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The Times They Are A'Changin'
Chimes Of Freedom
All I Really Wanna Do
Blowin' In The Wind

2.Which of these ridiculous band names is actually fictitious?

Blues Magoos
Strawberry Alarm Clock
Electric Shoes
Vanilla Fudge

3.From the years 1960 to 1969, which artist won the most Grammy awards (2) for the category of “Album of the year”?

Elvis Presley
The Beatles
Frank Sinatra
Simon & Garfunkel

4.From the years 1960-69, which songwriting duo had the most Grammy wins for writing “Song of The Year”?

John Lennon and Paul McCartney
Paul Francis Webster and Johnny Mandel
Henry Mancini and Johnny Mercer
Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel

5.In 1968, this song spent 9 weeks at the #1 position in the US charts:

I Heard It Through The Grapevine-Marvin Gaye
People Got To Be Free- The Rascals
Sittin' On The Dock Of The Bay-Otis Redding
Hey Jude-The Beatles

6.Which artist released a critically acclaimed (but at the time a commercial failure) album that was supposedly The Beatles’ inspiration for Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band?

Jimi Hendrix with Electric Ladyland
The Doors with Morrison Hotel
The Beach Boys with Pet Sounds
The Zombies- Odyssey and Oracle

7.What was the name of Arthur Lee’s band?

Free
Love
Mountain
Peace

8.How many albums did Syd Barrett participate on with Pink Floyd, before his breakdown?

1
2
3
4

9.Which one of the following artists was first to be inducted into the Rock N’ Roll Hall of fame in 1986?

The Beatles
The Everly Brothers
The Beach Boys
Smokey Robinson

10.One of the biggest labels of the ‘60’s, Motown, was founded in what year?

1959
1960
1961
1962