Our Fun Music Quiz for 1962

Your Music Quiz 1962

Welcome to our Fun Music Quiz for 1962. We hope you enjoy taking part and please share your experience on social media when you've completed it.

Named after the Telstar communications satellite which was launched into space this year, who had a hit with this instrumental?

a. The Typhoons

b. The Tornados

c. The Hurricanes

d. Whirlwinds

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Mike Sarne had a hit with 'Come Outside', but who was the actress who provided the spoken part?

a. Barbara Windsor

b. Wendy Richard

c. Joan Simms

d. Hattie Jacques

2 of 10
Who sang 'Happy Birthday Sweet 16'?

a. Neil Sedaka

b. Pat Boone

c. Cliff Richard

d. Bobby Vee

3 of 10
What was Bernard Cribbins singing about?

a. Flowers In The Ground

b. Mud In The Ground

c. Hole In The Ground

d. Stood In The Ground

4 of 10
What is the song whose title is the name of a dance craze and was re-released by Chubby Checker?

a. The Conga

b. The Charleston

c. The Bump

d. The Twist

5 of 10
Which of these was a hit for Cliff Richard?

a. The Night Is Young

b. Walk On By

c. Run To Him

d. When The Girl In Your Arms Is The Girl In Your Heart

6 of 10
What song did The Tokens have in the charts this year, but didn't get to number 1 until Tight Fit released it in 1982?

a. You're The Only Good Thing

b. The Lion Sleeps Tonight

c. Jeannie

d. Walk On By

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Who was 'Cryin' In The Rain'?

a. Neil Sedaka

b. Bobby Darin

c. The Everly Brothers

d. Roy Orbison

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What did Sam Cooke want to do in 1962 and again in 1986?

a. Dance The Night Away

b. Drink The Night Away

c. Twistin' The Night Away

d. Sleep the Night Away

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Who sang about 'The Wanderer'?

a. Dion

b. Billy Fury

c. Bobby Vee

d. Leroy Van Dyke

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Our Fun Music Quiz for 1962

Welcome to our Fun Music Quiz for 1962. We hope you enjoy taking part and please share your experience on social media when you've completed it.

Named after the Telstar communications satellite which was launched into space this year, who had a hit with this instrumental?

Mike Sarne had a hit with 'Come Outside', but who was the actress who provided the spoken part?

Who sang 'Happy Birthday Sweet 16'?

What was Bernard Cribbins singing about?

What is the song whose title is the name of a dance craze and was re-released by Chubby Checker?

Which of these was a hit for Cliff Richard?

What song did The Tokens have in the charts this year, but didn't get to number 1 until Tight Fit released it in 1982?

Who was 'Cryin' In The Rain'?

What did Sam Cooke want to do in 1962 and again in 1986?

Who sang about 'The Wanderer'?

Now it’s time to see your results...