1939 In Music Trivia Quiz

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

1. Judy Garland had the #1 hit with Over the Rainbow.

• True or False?

2. What Rock and Roll Star was born on January 19, 1939?

• Phil Everly
• Wayne Newton
• Elvis Presley

3. "Honolulu" is an American musical film that was released by MGM in 1939. Who was NOT a star in the movie?

• Eleanor Powell
• George Burns and Gracie Allen
• Mickey Rooney

4. Who was the famous DJ born on January 21, 1939

• Wolfman Jack
• Dick Clark
• Tom Peake

5. In 1939, When the Saints Go Marching In was a pop hit. Who turned this religious song into a pop hit?

• Tommy Dorsey
• Glenn Miller
• Louis Armstrong

6. Who was the pianist and singer-songwriter born on March 13, 1939?

• Neil Sedaka
• Barry Manilow
• Gus Freeland

7. In 1939, what bandleader had a hit with Moonlight Serenade?

• Al Donohue
• Shep Fields
• Glenn Miller

8. What singer and actor was born on September 18, 1939?

• Frankie Avalon
• Dick Powell
• Johnny Downs

9. "God Bless America" is an American patriotic song originally written by Irving Berlin in 1918 and revised by him in 1938. It became a hit for what singer?

• Woody Guthrie
• Kate Smith
• Mary Jane Walsh

10. Who was the singer born on November 26, 1939?

• Grace Slick
• Cindy Birdsong
• Tina Turner

Check Your Answers

• 1. True
• 2. Phil Everly
• 3. Mickey Rooney
• 4. Wolfman Jack
• 5. Louis Armstrong
• 6. Neil Sedaka
• 7. Glenn Miller
• 8. Frankie Avalon
• 9. Kate Smith
• 10. Tina Turner

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