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WorksheetsMotown Trivia
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What soul singer, also known as "The Mad Man from Macon" and "The King of Soul," originally wrote "Respect"?
Otis Redding
Levi Stubbs
Sam Cooke
Smokey Robinson
Which group had their first US number one on the Billboard chart in 1965 with "My Girl"?
The Supremes
Four Tops
The Temptations
The Commodores
This San Francisco group was unique, multiracial, with male and female musicians. They broke new ground with hits like "Hot Fun in the Summertime" and "Everyday People".
Sly and the Family Stone
War
Archie Bell and the Drells
Earth, Wind and Fire
Who recorded "You Are The Sunshine Of My Life" in 1972?
Marvin Gaye
Steive Wonder
Lionel Richie
Sam Cooke
The Supremes were one of the sixties most popular groups. Who was the best known lead singer of this famous female trio?
Gladys Horton
Rosalind Ashford
Florence Ballard
Diana Ross
This group had previously reached the charts in both the US and UK with "Twist and Shout" in 1962. After joining Motown, they repeated the feat in 1966 with "This Old Heart of Mine (Is Weak For You)". Who are they?
The Originals
The Commodores
The Beatles
The Isley Brothers
Which artist, who later formed a successful song writing partnership with Norman Whitfield, released the song "Money (That's What I Want)"?
Nickolas Ashford
Lamont Dozier
Barrett Strong
Valerie Simpson
They were a Motown act, probably the original "boy band", that are still so popular with young girls. Their earliest hits included "ABC" and "The Love You Save." The lead singer went on to tremendous success as a solo act. Name the group.
DeBarge
Isley Brothers
The Chambers Brothers
Jackson Five
What was the first #1 hit for the Motown family, according to Billboard Magazine's pop chart?
Shop Around
My Girl
What's Goin On
Please Mr. Postman
Who was the lead singer with Motown group The Miracles in the 1960s?
Ottis Redding
Smokey Robinson
Marvin Gaye
Ronnie White
Which of these Motown artists was the lead singer with the Commodores?
Levi Stubbs
Junior Walker
Lionel Richie
Eddie Kendricks
Berry Gordy, the founder of Motown Records, and first African-American to own a record label, was once a professional athlete in which of the following sports?
Boxing
Billiards
Basketball
Baseball
These words open one of Motown's top tunes- "Oooh, I bet you're wonderin' how I knew 'bout your plans to make me blue" - To which of these songs does this well-known lyric belong?
It's the Same Old Song
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted
Walk Away Renee
I Heard it Through the Grapevine
Complete this Smokie Robinson and the Miracles song title- "The Tears of a ______"?
Clown
Man
Baby
Mom
"My Guy" is a fine example of the music coming from the Motown label. Which of these artists hit the charts with "My Guy" in the mid-sixties?
Gladys Knight
Diana Ross
Thelma Houston
Mary Wells
