Q 01/05

On which 1966 TV series did Paul Revere & the Raiders appear as themselves in a mayoral election story?

A) Batman

B) Get Smart

C) Bewitched

D) Gilligan's Island

Answer · why

A) Batman

Batman featured the band performing a song in Hizzonner the Penguin, the episode in which the Penguin runs against the Caped Crusader for mayor of Got...

Q 02/05

Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & the Raiders once shared a Los Angeles house later infamous for which crimes?

A) The Black Dahlia murder

B) The Manson Family murders

C) The Wonderland murders

D) The Hillside Strangler killings

Answer · why

B) The Manson Family murders

The Manson Family murders of 1969 happened at 10050 Cielo Drive, where Lindsay had earlier lived and written songs with the band's producer.

Q 03/05

Which Paul Revere & the Raiders top five hit of 1966 is considered one of rock's earliest anti-drug songs?

A) Steppin' Out

B) Ups and Downs

C) Kicks

D) Too Much Talk

Answer · why

C) Kicks

Kicks was written as a warning to a friend about the dangers of drug use, and it topped the Canadian chart while reaching number four in the United St...

Q 04/05

Which song did both the Kingsmen and Paul Revere & the Raiders record in the same studio in April 1963?

A) Gloria

B) Wooly Bully

C) Hang On Sloopy

D) Louie Louie

Answer · why

D) Louie Louie

Louie Louie was taped by the Kingsmen first, and their single became the national smash while the Raiders' cleaner version narrowly missed the Hot 100...

Q 05/05

What kind of outfits did Paul Revere & the Raiders wear on stage, playing on their leader's famous name?

A) Confederate cavalry uniforms

B) Pirate costumes

C) Revolutionary War uniforms

D) Royal Navy uniforms

Answer · why

C) Revolutionary War uniforms

Revolutionary War uniforms were Revere's own idea, a gimmick borrowed from the folk hero whose name he shared, and they made the band easy to spot on ...