Who Wrote 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. In 1941, Artie Shaw had a #1 hit with "Frenesi". Who wrote the #1 hit?

• Alberto Dominguez
• Leonard Whitcup
• Mariquita Linda

2. "Amapola (Pretty Little Poppy)" was a #1 hit for Jimmy Dorsey. Who wrote the #1 hit?

• Helen O'Connell and Bob Eberly
• Joseph LaCalle and Albert Gamse (English)
• Manny Boggs and Edwin Kerr

3. Jimmy Dorsey and another #1 hit in 1941 with “My Sister and I”. Who wrote the #1 hit?

• Myron Campbell and Ira Hayes
• Hy Zaret, Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
• Jimmy Johnson and Noel Manfred

4. Sammy Kaye had a #1 hit with “Daddy.” Who wrote the #1 hit?

• Bobby Troup
• Sammy Kaye
• Ira Hayes

5. "Chattanooga Choo Choo" was a #1 hit for Glenn Miller. Who wrote the #1 hit?

• Mark Penn and Betty Clinton
• Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
• Amanda Gore and Tammy Wines

6. "Maria Elena" is a popular song and another Tommy Dorsey #1 song. Who wrote the #1 hit?

• Lorenzo Barcelata and Bob Russell (English)
• Wayne King and Fernando Penne
• Mayra Dorean and Manny Boggs

7. "Green Eyes (Aquellos Ojos Verdes)" again hit #1 for Jimmy Dorsey. Who wrote the #1 hit?

• Mayra Dorean and Manny Boggs
• Adolfo Utrera and Nilo Menéndez. Eddie Rivera and Eddie Woods(English).
• Wayne King and Fernando Penne

Check Your Answers

• 1. Alberto Dominguez
• 2. Joseph LaCalle and Albert Gamse (English)
• 3. Hy Zaret, Joan Whitney & Alex Kramer
• 4. Bobby Troup
• 5. Mack Gordon and Harry Warren
• 6. Lorenzo Barcelata and Bob Russell (English)
• 7. Adolfo Utrera and Nilo Menéndez. Eddie Rivera and Eddie Woods(English).

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