Who Wrote the 1966 #1 Hit?

Choose an answer from the three choices offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1. The Righteous Brothers had a three week chart topper with (You're My) Soul and Inspiration. Who wrote this 1966 #1 Hit?

• Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
• Bill Medley
• Paddy Corea

2. Who wrote Ballad of the Green Berets, the 1966 #1 Hit for Barry Sadler?

• Robin Moore and Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler
• Robin Wright and Morris Chain
• Barry Johnston and Leon Irvin

3. These Boots Are Made for Walkin' was a 1966 #1 Hit for Nancy Sinatra. Who wrote the 1966 #1 Hit?

• Lee Hazlewood
• Billy Strange
• Al Casey

4. The Mamas & the Papas had a #1 Hit with Monday, Monday. Who wrote the 1966 #1 Hit?

• John Phillips
• Denny Doherty
• Scott MacKenzie

5. Good Lovin' was a 1966 #1 Hit for The Young Rascals. Who wrote the 1966 #1 Hit?

• Felix Cavaliere and Gene Cornish
• Arif Mardin and Tom Dowd
• Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick

6. Percy Sledge had a 1966 #1 Hit with When a Man Loves a Woman. Who wrote the 1966 #1 Hit?

• Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Barnes
• Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright
• Esther Phillips and Spencer Davis Group

7. Strangers in the Night was a 1966 #1 Hit for Frank Sinatra. Who wrote the 1966 #1 Hit?

• Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, and Eddie Snyder
• Herbert Rehbein
• Ralph Chicorel

8. Tommy James and the Shondells hit the top of the chart with Hanky Panky. Who wrote the 1966 #1 Hit?

• Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
• Henry Glover
• Donald A. Guarisco

9. In August, The Lovin' Spoonful had the 1964 #1 Hit. The song was Summer in the City. Who wrote the 1964 #1 Hit?

• Mark Sebastian and Steve Boone
• Paul Leka
• Horatio Sanz and Fred Armisen

10. The Monkees ended 1966 with a #1 Hit. It was I'm a Believer. Who wrote the 1964 #1 Hit?

• Neil Diamond
• Jeff Barry
• Micky Dolenz

Check Your Answers

• 1. Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil
• 2. Robin Moore and Staff Sgt. Barry Sadler
• 3. Lee Hazlewood
• 4. John Phillips
• 5. Rudy Clark and Arthur Resnick
• 6. Calvin Lewis and Andrew Wright
• 7. Bert Kaempfert, Charles Singleton, and Eddie Snyder
• 8. Jeff Barry and Ellie Greenwich
• 9. Mark Sebastian and Steve Boone
• 10. Neil Diamond

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