This Ben E. King Trivia Will Have You Singing His Greatest Songs - Can You Ace It?

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1.

When did Ben E. King first have a top 100 single on the year-end Billboard charts?

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Answer: 1987
2.

What name did R&B singer Ben E. King's first doo-wop group The Five Crowns switch to?

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Answer: The Drifters
3.

What is R&B artist Ben E. King's real name?

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Answer: Benjamin Earl Nelson
4.

Where was Ben E. King born?

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Answer: Henderson, North Carolina
5.

What hit song did Ben E. King co-write for The Drifters in 1959?

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Answer: There Goes My Baby
6.

Which song was Ben E. King's first solo hit?

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Answer: Spanish Harlem
7.

What job did Ben E. King have in his father's restaurant?

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Answer: Singing Waiter
8.

Which Ben E. King album cover shows a flower growing out of a sidewalk?

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Answer: Spanish Harlem
9.

On what TV series did Ben E. King make an appearance as himself in 1995?

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Answer: Chicago Hope
10.

After over 40 years of performing Ben E. King released an album in 2006 called what?

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Answer: I've Been Around
11.

Who plays bass on Ben E. King's recording of "Stand By Me"?

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Answer: Lloyd Trotman
12.

What is considered to be R&B legend Ben E. King's signature song?

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Answer: Stand By Me
13.

In junior high, Ben E. King began performing with a street corner group called what?

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Answer: The Four B's
14.

What is the name of Ben E. King's foundation?

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Answer: Stand By Me Foundation
15.

When did Benjamin Earl Nelson change his name to Ben E. King?

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Answer: 1960
16.

How many times did Ben E. King make the U.S. Top 10 chart with "Stand By Me"?

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Answer: Twice
17.

Ben E. King's "Street Tough" was in what 2005 video game?

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Answer: Indigo Prophecy (Fahrenheit)
18.

What was Ben E. King's 1975 comeback hit?

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Answer: Supernatural Thing, Part I
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