Was this an actual dance craze in the 1960s or did we make it up?

Can you tell fad from fiction?

 
Here's a quiz that is sure to make your brain do the Twist!

The Sixties were the ultimate era for fad dances. Chubby Checker got the decade off to a rockin' start with his smash hit "The Twist" in 1960. More and more dance crazes followed, from the Monkey to the Shake.

The dances had hit singles to help you along.

Let's see if you can remember the TRUE dance crazes of the '60s. Try to spot the ones we made up!
  1. The Watusi
  2. The Mashed Potato
  3. The Tater Tot
  4. The Milk Truck
  5. The Loco-Motion
  6. The Hitch Hike
  7. The Smart Alec
  8. The Jerk
  9. The Frug
  10. The Willy Nilly
  11. The Hully Gully
  12. The Swim
  13. The Neptune
  14. The Bonanza
  15. The Hoss
  16. The Pony
  17. The Aardvark
  18. The Jinkie

Was this an actual dance craze in the 1960s or did we make it up?

Your Result...

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45 Comments

MaryAnn 2 months ago
Super fun quiz, though I only got 13/18.
JHP 2 months ago
14/18 - I wasn't old enuf (MIS-spelling intended) was a wee-tot (but I LOVE tater tots with ketchup :)

with cayenne pepper
CaroleThorpe 8 months ago
(I was only born in 1962!)
You got 18 out of 18
You've got the moves! Way to shimmy and shake right through this!
EllisClevenger 46 months ago
You got 16 out of 18
You've got the moves! Way to shimmy and shake right through this!
Missed #6 and #11
RobCertSDSCascap 60 months ago
16/18- Hit the dance floor!
#11- Gabbo taught me.
mdit21 62 months ago
Hank Ballard and the Midnighters got a head start and were twisting in 1959.
Edward 62 months ago
18 - 18 ( not an Alice Cooper song )
And as others have posted - MY request is Peter Gunn 10 till 11. AND, 77 Sunset Strip 11 to 12.
LindaWilliams 62 months ago
You got 17 out of 18
You've got the moves! Way to shimmy and shake right through this!
bringbackWKRP 62 months ago
15 for 18 and i'm not a dancer. Please bring back WKRP for the Fall
Edward bringbackWKRP 62 months ago
YES ! ! ! !
EllisClevenger 62 months ago
You got 15 out of 18
You've got the moves! Way to shimmy and shake right through this!
I missed #6, #11, and #16.
I guess all that dancing made me dizzy.
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