FREE! Click here to Join FunTrivia. Thousands of games, quizzes, and lots more!
Everly Brothers Quizzes, Trivia and Puzzles
Everly Brothers Quizzes, Trivia

Everly Brothers Trivia

Everly Brothers Trivia Quizzes

  1. Home
  2. »
  3. Quizzes
  4. »
  5. Music Trivia
  6. »
  7. Music D-G

Fun Trivia
9 Everly Brothers quizzes and 95 Everly Brothers trivia questions.
1.
  Don Everly: Brother Juke Box    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
After Phil Everly died in 2014, I created a quiz in his honor, called "Phil Everly: Harmonies from Heaven." His brother Don died in 2021, and it is far past time for him to have his own quiz.
Average, 10 Qns, BarbaraMcI, Dec 05 23
Average
BarbaraMcI gold member
Dec 05 23
204 plays
2.
  The Music of The Everly Brothers   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
No other duo even came near the success of Phil and Don Everly. What do you know about the music of the top duo of the Rock 'n' Roll era. US chart:Joel Whitburn's book of Billboard Top Pop Singles. UK chart:The Guinness book of British Hit Singles.
Average, 10 Qns, shipyardbernie, Aug 19 11
Average
shipyardbernie gold member
641 plays
3.
  Lyrics Of The Everly Brothers   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Between 1957 and 1964, The Everly Brothers had 34 songs on Billboard's Top 100/Hot 100 charts, including 15 that made the top ten. From the lyrics given can you identify ten of their hits? [All songs listed are by The Everly Brothers.]
Easier, 10 Qns, lowtechmaster, Sep 24 17
Easier
lowtechmaster
567 plays
4.
  The Everly Brothers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The Everly Brothers were not really in my era but I think they are fab and hence the quiz! I hope you enjoy this challenge.
Average, 10 Qns, JenPenWen, Jul 07 13
Average
JenPenWen
413 plays
5.
  The Everly Brothers: "Girls, Girls,Girls"    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
It seems to be that Don and Phil lived up to their song "The Sheik of Araby", looking at how many girls are mentioned in their songs. Here are some out of the duo's harem!
Average, 15 Qns, Heidi66, Jan 09 24
Average
Heidi66 gold member
Jan 09 24
892 plays
6.
  Phil Everly: Harmonies from Heaven    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The harmonies of the Everly Brothers have often been described as heavenly. Phil Everly, younger of the brothers, died Jan. 3, 2014, at age 74. Here is a quiz about his contributions to the brothers' heavenly harmonies and about some of Phil's solo work.
Average, 10 Qns, BarbaraMcI, Jun 01 14
Average
BarbaraMcI gold member
199 plays
7.
  Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Everly Brothers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Don and Phil Everly created some of the most beautiful harmonies in popular music. This quiz pays tribute to these Rock and Roll Hall of Famers.
Difficult, 10 Qns, ralzzz, Jun 29 08
Difficult
ralzzz gold member
855 plays
8.
  Everly Brothers' Hits    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Do you remember these hits by the Everly Brothers? They're from the '50s and 60s.
Average, 10 Qns, mafekinggal, Apr 04 11
Average
mafekinggal
2489 plays
9.
  Songs by the Everly Brothers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This is a quiz from one of my favorite Everly Brothers cds I hope you enjoy it!
Difficult, 10 Qns, lteresa, Mar 20 19
Difficult
lteresa
Mar 20 19
703 plays

Everly Brothers Trivia Questions
1. Don Everly was born in 1937 in Brownie, Kentucky, which no longer exists. What kind of industry was the center of the community?

From Quiz Don Everly: Brother Juke Box

Answer: Coal mining

Brownie was a coal camp which was later absorbed into Central City, which was originally named for a gristmill but which was formed around the coal industry.

2. From which Everly Brothers song come these lyrics? "Each time we meet, love, I find complete love. Without your sweet love What would life be?"

From Quiz Lyrics Of The Everly Brothers

Answer: Let It Be Me

On the Billboard Hot 100 chart, in 1960 "Let It Be Me" scored at number seven, while in 1961 "Ebony Eyes" made number eight and "Muskrat" reached number 82. In 1963, "(So It Was, So It Is) So It Always Will Be" failed to chart.

3. 'Groundhog Groundhog what makes your back so round? I've been living in the ground all my life, it's no wonder I'll go round, I'll go round, I'll go round. Tapir tapir what makes you fly so high?' A very catchy little song, what is the title?

From Quiz The Everly Brothers

Answer: Muskrat

The Everly Brothers are Don and Phil Everly. They are famous for playing the guitar and singing in harmony with each other. A very popular group in the late '50s and early '60s. This song 'Muskrat' got to twenty in the UK charts in 1961.

4. What was the title of The Everly Brothers first hit on the US pop chart? These lyrics might help. "She was my baby 'til he stepped in Goodbye to romance that might have been"

From Quiz The Music of The Everly Brothers

Answer: Bye Bye Love

"Bye Bye Love" was a number two hit on the US pop chart in 1957 and earned a Gold Disc. It reached number six on the UK chart the same year. Written by husband and wife Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, "Bye Bye Love" also reached number one on the Billboard country chart by The Everly Brothers in 1957. At the same time a version of the song by country singer Webb Pierce reached number seven on the Billboard country chart. "Bye Bye Baby" was a number 45 hit on the US pop chart for Mary Wells in 1961, it did not chart in the UK. "Bye Bye Barbara" was a number 53 hit on the US pop chart for Johnny Mathis in 1964, it did not chart in the UK. "Bye Bye Blues" was a number 54 hit on the US pop chart for Bert Kaempfert in 1966, it reached number 24 on the UK chart in 1965.

5. In this Everly Brothers song, the movie "didn't have much of a plot", so they both fell asleep and he tried to wake her up at 4 o'clock in the morning. Who's the Sleeping Beauty?

From Quiz The Everly Brothers: "Girls, Girls,Girls"

Answer: Little Susie

"Wake up, Little Susie", one of their first singles, peaked at #1 on the US charts in 1957, at # 2 in Britain. Like many other Everly songs of that period, it was written by Bordelaux and Felice Bryant. It was banned by some Boston radio stations. They thought the couple in the song was doing more than just taking a nap. It was later covered by Simon & Garfunkel.

6. Phil and Don Everly were born in the 1930's. Which brother is the oldest?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Everly Brothers

Answer: Don

Phil was born in Chicago, IL on January 19, 1939. Don was born in Brownie, KY on February 1, 1937.

7. 'I am a - - I've gambled down in town.'

From Quiz Songs by the Everly Brothers

Answer: roving gambler

8. What flight number was 'Ebony Eyes' on?

From Quiz Everly Brothers' Hits

Answer: 1203

This song peaked at number 8 in 1961.

9. What is Don Everly's middle name?

From Quiz Don Everly: Brother Juke Box

Answer: Donald

It may seem to be a trick question, but Isaac Donald Everly was called "Donald" to distinguish him from his father Isaac Everly, a noted guitarist.

10. 'The movie wasn't so hot. It didn't have much of a plot. We fell asleep our goose is cooked. Our reputation is shot.' One of their most famous tracks, can you name it?

From Quiz The Everly Brothers

Answer: Wake Up Little Suzie

Surprisingly 'Wake Up Little Suzie' was actually banned from some radio stations at the time due to chance of the lyrics being mis-interpreted. Yet it still made it to number two in the UK charts in 1957.

11. "Wake Up Little ______" was The Everly Brothers first US number one hit. What is the missing name in the title?

From Quiz The Music of The Everly Brothers

Answer: Susie

"Wake Up Little Susie" was number one for four weeks on the US pop chart in 1957 and earned a Gold Disc. It reached number two on the UK chart the same year. Written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant, it was also number one on the Billboard country chart for The Everly Brothers. As crazy as it sounds, it was banned by radio stations in Boston. All the boy and girl in the song did was fall asleep at the movies because the picture was boring. We've all been there, right?

12. Which song was the first Everly Brothers hit to reach number one on the US pop charts?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Everly Brothers

Answer: Wake Up Little Susie

Although "Wake Up Little Susie" was the first number one single, it was not their first million seller. "Bye Bye Love" was the first million seller, but it only reached number two on the charts.

13. 'I had a bottle of burgundy wine my love she did not know, So I poisoned that little girl long the banks below.'

From Quiz Songs by the Everly Brothers

Answer: down in the willow garden

This is an old Irish ballad. The original name was 'Rose Connelly'.

14. Complete this line: 'So sad ____ _____ _____ _____ _____ ______.'

From Quiz Everly Brothers' Hits

Answer: to watch good love go bad

This song hit number 7 in 1960. Its title is (of course) 'So Sad'.

15. "Don't want your love anymore. Don't want your kisses, that's for sure. I die each time I hear this sound...." Listening to which song did teens hear these lines?

From Quiz Lyrics Of The Everly Brothers

Answer: Cathy's Clown

In 1960 on the Billboard Hot 100, "Cathy's Clown" topped the chart at number one, "Lucille" reached number 21, and "Be Bop A-Lula" peaked at number 74. In 1964, "Gone, Gone, Gone" made it to number 31.

16. 'Her eye was black, her face was red, her hair was a fright. It looked as if she'd been a cryin' half of the night. I told her I was sorry she said get out of sight.' Another one of their great records, just name it.

From Quiz The Everly Brothers

Answer: Poor Jenny

The Everly Brothers have held the record for the most top 100 singles for any duo, one of these being this track, 'Poor Jenny', which reached position fourteen in the UK singles chart in 1959.

17. The Everly Brothers' first UK number one was the double A-side "All I Have To Do Is Dream/Claudette". Which popular singer of the '60s wrote "Claudette"?

From Quiz The Music of The Everly Brothers

Answer: Roy Orbison

"All I Have To Do Is Dream/Claudette" was number one for seven weeks on the UK chart in 1958. "All I Have To Do Is Dream" was number one for five weeks on the US pop chart the same year. "Claudette" written by Roy Orbison reached number 30 on the US pop chart the same year. "All I Have To Do Is Dream" was written by Felice and Boudleaux Bryant and was also a number one hit on the Billboard country chart. "Claudette" was written by Roy Orbison about his then wife Claudette who was killed in a motorcycle accident in 1966. It reached number 15 on the Billboard country chart.

18. What record label did the Everly Brothers first sign with in the 1950's?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Everly Brothers

Answer: Columbia Records

This is a tough question because The Everly Brothers signed first with Columbia, but their first four singles didn't sell. Cadence Records was then persuaded to sign the boys. That magical time only lasted two years, but in that time they had a string of hits including "Wake Up Little Susie", "Bye Bye Love" and "All I Have to Do Is Dream". They signed with Warner Bros. in February of 1960.

19. In 'Devoted to You', how long can she count on him?

From Quiz Everly Brothers' Hits

Answer: till the sun dries up the sea

Number 10 in 1958. Carly Simon and James Taylor made it to number 36 with it in 1978.

20. The Everly Brothers sang these words in which song? "You don't realize what ya do to me, And I didn't realize what a kiss could be. Umm, ya got a way about ya, Now I can't live without ya."

From Quiz Lyrics Of The Everly Brothers

Answer: Till I Kissed You

Three songs made the Billboard Hot 100: "Till I Kissed You" (1959) at number four; "That's old Fashioned (That's The Way Love Should Be)" (1962) at number nine; and "Love Of My Life" (1958) at number 40. "You're The One I Love" (1964) did not chart.

21. 'I want you to tell me why you walked out on me. I'm so lonesome every day. I want you to know that since you walked out on me. Nothin' seems to be the same old way.' Catchy, but can you name it?

From Quiz The Everly Brothers

Answer: Walk Right Back

The Everly Brothers have a star on the Walk of Fame. One of the tracks that made them so well known is this hit, 'Walk Right Back', which was a number one hit in the UK back in 1961.

22. What band backed The Everly Brothers for the recording of "Two Yanks in England"?

From Quiz Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: The Everly Brothers

Answer: The Hollies

Graham Nash, of the Hollies, had a huge amount of respect for The Everly Brothers. When they recorded "Two Yanks in England" in 1966, The Hollies were commissioned to help write and play back up to the boys. The album isn't considered one of the greatest Everly Brothers albums because it is mostly non-original recordings, but the combination of The Hollies with The Everly Brothers was plenty intriguing.

23. 'I am here to get my baby - - -?'

From Quiz Songs by the Everly Brothers

Answer: out of jail

24. Who was a 'Bird Dog'?

From Quiz Everly Brothers' Hits

Answer: Johnny

A number 1 hit in 1958.

25. 'It would be thrilling, if you were willing. And if it can never be, pity me. For you were born to be kissed, how can I resist, you are temptation. I am yours here is my heart.' Can you match the correct title to these lyrics?

From Quiz The Everly Brothers

Answer: Temptation

'Temptation' was another number one hit for The Everly Brothers in the UK back in 1961. The brothers Phil and Don Everly were given a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 1997.

26. This is a traditional song sung by the Everly Brothers; there are more versions existing than branches on a briar. Sweet Willie died first, then she died after him. Do you remember the young lady?

From Quiz The Everly Brothers: "Girls, Girls,Girls"

Answer: Barbara Allen

It was released on "Songs Our Daddy Taught Us", in 1958. The poem/song was first published in print in the UK in 1780, but had already been known for much longer. The context in short: he dies of a broken heart, she comes to his deathbed, but only regrets her actions after he's gone. She dies then also.

27. 'Mother dear come bathe my forehead, for I am growing very weak, Let one drop of water fall upon my burning cheek.'

From Quiz Songs by the Everly Brothers

Answer: Put my little shoes away

The original singers were Gid Tanner and the Skillet Lickers. Wow, what a name for a country group.

28. Finish this line from 'Crying in the Rain': 'Raindrops falling from ___ could never wash away my misery'.

From Quiz Everly Brothers' Hits

Answer: heaven

Number 6 in 1962. Words and music by Carole King and Howie Greenfield.

29. Don Everly contributed guest vocals to many recordings by other artists. What fellow Country Music Hall of Fame member shared vocals with Don on her 1979 album "Blue Kentucky Girl"?

From Quiz Don Everly: Brother Juke Box

Answer: Emmylou Harris

"Blue Kentucky Girl" won the 1980 Grammy for Best Female Country Vocal Performance.

30. "I'll never let you see The way my broken heart is hurting me. I've got my pride, and I know how to hide All my sorrow and pain." The Everly Brothers used these lines in what number?

From Quiz Lyrics Of The Everly Brothers

Answer: Crying In The Rain

"Crying In The Rain" was a Billboard Hot 100 hit at number six in 1962. In 1960, "So Sad (To Watch Good Love Go Bad)" made it to number seven and "Always It's You" checked in at number 56. Also in 1960, "Brand New Heartache" failed to chart.

This is category 2930
Last Updated Oct 26 2024 5:45 AM
play trivia = Top 5% Rated Quiz, take trivia quiz Top 10% Rated Quiz, test trivia quiz Top 20% Rated Quiz, popular trivia A Well Rated Quiz
new quizzes = added recently, editor pick = Editor's Pick editor = FunTrivia Editor gold = Gold Member

Teachers / educators: FunTrivia welcomes the use of our website and quizzes in the classroom as a teaching aid or for preparing and testing students. See our education section. Our quizzes are printable and may be used as question sheets by k-12 teachers, parents, and home schoolers.

 ·  All questions, answers, and quiz content on this website is copyright FunTrivia, Inc and may not be reproduced without permission. Any images from TV shows and movies are copyright their studios, and are being used under "fair use" for commentary and education.