Name the #1 Hit [1941]

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

1. The Artie Shaw song reached #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on December 21, 1940 and spent 2 weeks as #1. In 1941, it spent 11 weeks as the #1 hit. Name the #1 Hit?

• “Frenesi”
• “Adios Mariquita Linda”
• “Fernando”

2. On March 8, Glenn Miller broke the 12 week string on Artie Shaw’s hit. Name the #1 Hit?

• “The Woman from Eden”
• “Stanford March”
• "Song of the Volga Boatmen"

3. From March 29th to May 31st, Jimmy Dorsey had the #1 hit. Name the #1 Hit?

• “Once Upon a Time in America”
• “Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)"
• “The Crying Game”

4. On May 31, Sammy Kaye knock Jimmy Dorsey out of the #1 spot. Name the #1 Hit?

• “Sister”
• “Mommy”
• “Daddy”

5. What was NOT a Jimmy Dorsey #1 song in 1941?

• “My Sister and I”
• “Maria Elena”
• “The Denver Tango”

6. Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly sang vocals for this Jimmy Dorsey song that hit #1 on August 30th. Name the #1 Hit?

• “My Eyes Belong to You”
• “Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)”
• “Oh Come My Darling”

7. On October 4th, bandleader Freddy Martin had the #1 hit. Name the #1 Hit?

• “Piano Concerto in B Flat”
• “Europea”
• “Saxman Blues”

8. On September 29th, Jimmy Dorsey hit #1. Name the #1 Hit?

• “Blue Champagne”
• “Blue Hawaii”
• “Blue Moon”

9. Starting on November 29th, Glenn Miller held the #1 spot. Name the #1 Hit?

• “Chattanooga Choo Choo”
• “Pennsylvania 65 Thousand”
• “Harrier Express”

10. On December 20th, Glenn Miller had a new song hit #1. Name the #1 Hit?

• “Can’t Help It”
• “My Day”
• “Elmer’s Song”

Check Your Answers

• 1. "Frenesi"
• 2. "Song of the Volga Boatmen"
• 3. “Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)"
• 4. “Daddy”
• 5. “The Denver Tango”
• 6. “Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)”
• 7. “Piano Concerto in B Flat”
• 8. “Blue Champagne”
• 9. “Chattanooga Choo Choo”
• 10. “Elmer’s Song”

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