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Beach Boys Trivia

Ride the trivia wave with Beach Boys facts—from surf demos to studio masterpieces—prove you've got more than just good vibrations!

EXAMPLE QUESTIONS

Founded in 1961 in Hawthorne, California, the band’s three founding brothers all shared what surname?

Wilson

In what single-channel format did Brian Wilson intentionally mix Pet Sounds?

Mono

Their first No. 1 since 1966, boosted by the Tom Cruise film Cocktail, which 1988 single topped the Billboard Hot 100?

Kokomo

Under the pre-1975 RIAA one-million sales threshold, what certification did the 1964 hit “I Get Around” receive?

Gold

In 1961, before their label rebranded them to fit the surf craze, what was the band’s original name?

The Pendletones