Classic One-Hit Wonders

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Instructions: They may have had just one big hit, but what unforgettable songs they were! Test your one-hit wonder knowledge!

1.
Which band had a 1969 hit with 'In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida' but never matched its success?
A
Blue Cheer
B
Vanilla Fudge
C
Iron Butterfly
D
Strawberry Alarm Clock
2.
Bobby McFerrin had a number-one hit in 1988 with which feel-good song?
A
Happy Together
B
Don't Worry, Be Happy
C
Walking on Sunshine
D
Shiny Happy People
3.
Which artist had a 1974 hit with 'Kung Fu Fighting'?
A
Carl Douglas
B
Billy Paul
C
Barry White
D
Harold Melvin
4.
Norman Greenbaum's only major hit was which 1969 song?
A
Put Your Hand in the Hand
B
Spirit in the Sky
C
Jesus Is Just Alright
D
My Sweet Lord
5.
Which one-hit wonder band recorded 'Come On Eileen' in 1982?
A
Madness
B
Dexys Midnight Runners
C
The Specials
D
Bad Manners
6.
Lipps Inc. had a massive 1980 disco hit with which song?
A
Boogie Wonderland
B
Le Freak
C
Ring My Bell
D
Funkytown
7.
Which novelty act had a 1962 hit with 'Monster Mash'?
A
The Crypt-Kickers
B
The Munsters
C
Screaming Jay Hawkins
D
Bobby 'Boris' Pickett
8.
Zager and Evans reached number one in 1969 with which futuristic song?
A
Space Oddity
B
In the Year 2525
C
21st Century Schizoid Man
D
Rocket Man
9.
Which Scottish band had a 1975 hit with 'Saturday Night'?
A
Pilot
B
Nazareth
C
Bay City Rollers
D
Average White Band
10.
Soft Cell's biggest hit was a 1981 cover of which classic song?
A
Always Something There to Remind Me
B
These Boots Are Made for Walkin'
C
You Keep Me Hangin' On
D
Tainted Love
11.
Which Australian band had a worldwide 1983 hit with 'Down Under'?
A
Men at Work
B
Air Supply
C
Midnight Oil
D
INXS
12.
The Knack had a 1979 power pop hit with which catchy song?
A
Frustrated
B
Let Me Out
C
My Sharona
D
Good Girls Don't
13.
Which group had a 1968 hit with the bubblegum pop song 'Green Tambourine'?
A
Ohio Express
B
The Archies
C
The Lemon Pipers
D
The 1910 Fruitgum Company
14.
Reunion had a 1974 hit about a girl from the class of 1957. What was it called?
A
Rock and Roll, Hoochie Koo
B
Life Is a Rock (But the Radio Rolled Me)
C
The Night Chicago Died
D
Class Reunion
15.
Which band's only hit was the 1985 power ballad 'Take On Me'?
A
Kajagoogoo
B
Cutting Crew
C
Alphaville
D
a-ha

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