Statistics for Music by Year, 1950–1969

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Year	Hint	Answer	% Correct
1969	Musical festival at which Jimi Hendrix played a psychedelic version of the American national anthem	Woodstock	93%
1964	Band which caused "mania" when they visited the United States	The Beatles	92%
1955	Singer who wrote his first song with Art Garfunkel	Paul Simon	91%
1966	Band whose song "Good Vibrations" went to #1 on the pop charts	The Beach Boys	86%
1968	Singer who performed at Folsom State Prison	Johnny Cash	84%
1957	Mansion purchased by Elvis	Graceland	79%
1960	Dance moved which Chubby Checker invited people to do	The Twist	76%
1959	Singer who was killed in a plane crash along with Ritchie Valens and the Big Bopper	Buddy Holly	72%
1954	Person who the Chordettes implored to "bring them a dream"	Mr. {Sandman}	70%
1967	Singer who recorded "Sitting On the Dock of the Bay" just days before dying in a plane crash	Otis Redding	68%
1958	Rock and roller who recorded "Johnny B. Goode"	Chuck Berry	66%
1962	Halloween song which became a "Graveyard Smash"	Monster Mash	66%
1956	European song contest which was held for the first time	Eurovision	64%
1961	Blind, eleven year old prodigy who was signed by Motown Records	Stevie Wonder	61%
1965	Icon who dismayed fans by playing electric music at the Newport Folk Festival	Bob Dylan	60%
1963	Folk trio who released "Puff (The Magic Dragon)"	Peter, Paul and Mary	54%
1953	Flamboyant piano player who debuted at Carnegie Hall	Liberace	52%
1951	Singer who recorded his signature tune, "Unforgettable"	Nat King Cole	46%
1950	New Orleans piano player who had his first hit song, "The Fat Man"	Fats Domino	36%
1952	City which hosted the "Moondog Coronation Ball" – considered by many to be the world's first rock & roll concert	Cleveland	19%