Bobby Darin 1950s and 1960s Trivia Quiz

Bobby Darin: 1950s and 1960s Hits
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Bobby Darin: 1950s and 1960s Hits
Twelve questions on early rock-and-roll favorites, big-band standards, Hollywood appearances, and a 1960s folk crossover.
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Bobby Darin moved easily between rock and roll, romantic pop, swinging standards, and folk music. This trivia quiz revisits his late-1950s breakthrough, familiar recordings, television performances, Hollywood career, major music awards, and changing musical style during the 1960s.
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What This Quiz Covers

Questions cover a bathtub-inspired breakthrough record, a 1959 romantic hit, a swinging crime-themed standard, a 1962 song about lost love, Darin's Hollywood marriage, an early Grammy ceremony, television variety appearances, and his later folk recordings.

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  1. Which 1959 Bobby Darin hit tells the story of a dangerous criminal known as MacHeath?
  2. Bobby Darin's famous 1959 recording about a notorious criminal originally came from which stage musical?
  3. Which 1961 romantic comedy featured Bobby Darin alongside Rock Hudson and Gina Lollobrigida?
  4. Which actress married Bobby Darin in 1960 after they met while making the film Come September?
  5. Which 1966 Bobby Darin hit marked a successful move into folk music with a song written by Tim Hardin?
  6. Which Bobby Darin recording features the romantic line 'Somewhere beyond the sea, somewhere waiting for me'?
  7. Which Grammy Award did Bobby Darin receive in 1960 in recognition of his breakthrough recording career?
  8. Which 1958 Bobby Darin hit tells the story of a young man who jumps out of the bathtub when a party starts?
  9. Which Bobby Darin song from 1958 celebrates a popular teenage dance gathering?
  10. Which Sunday-night television variety show featured Bobby Darin performing during his rise to stardom?
  11. Which 1959 Bobby Darin hit describes his longing for someone to love and hold?
  12. Which 1962 Bobby Darin hit recalls simple moments shared with a former sweetheart?
Bobby Darin: 1950s and 1960s Hits
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