Music of Motown 3 - Answers

Published: Wednesday 20th April 2022A free quiz about the music and musicians associated with the Motown record label.
  1. What was Smokey Robinson's real first name? William.
  2. Which song writing team wrote many of Motown's early hits including "Baby Love" and "You Keep Me Hanging On"? Holland, Dozier and Holland.
  3. What song provided Marvin Gaye with his first UK number one? "I Heard It Through the Grapevine".
  4. In which year did "Ball of Confusion" by The Temptations reach the UK top ten? 1970
  5. What was the first single released in the UK on the Tamla-Motown label? "Stop, In The Name of Love" The Supremes.
  6. Levi Stubbs was the lead singer of which Motown group? The Four Tops.
  7. What was the name of Gladys Knight's backing group? The Pips.
  8. Which single gave The Elgins their only UK top ten hit? "Heaven Must Have Sent You".
  9. Which single gave the Marvelettes their only UK top 20 hit? "When You're Young and In Love", reached no 13.
  10. Which Lionel Ritchie single topped the UK charts for six weeks in 1984? "Hello".
  11. What instrument was played by Junior Walker? Saxophone.
  12. What name is given to the house in which Berry Gordy founded the Motown brand? Hitsville, USA.
  13. What was Mary Wells debut top ten hit in the UK? "My Guy".
  14. Which Motown artist recorded "Don't Leave Me This Way", achieving a Grammy in 1978 for Best Female R&B Vocal Performance? Thelma Houston.
  15. How many members made up The Isley Brothers in the 1960s? Six.
  16. Who recorded the 1967 Motown single "Jimmy Mack"? Martha Reeves & The Vandellas.
  17. Who duetted with Marvin Gaye on the 1969 hit "Onion Song"? Tammi Tyrell.
  18. Which band originally recorded the Edwin Starr hit "War"? The Temptations.
  19. Which company bought the Motown Corporation in 1988? MCA Records.
  20. Which single made Little Stevie Wonder the youngest person to top the US charts in 1963? "Fingertips".

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