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1. Rock wasn't yet invented when its first mention in a 1947 R&B song was part of which title?
2. Everyone knows the electric guitar is the basis for Rock and Roll's signature sound but who invented it?
3. Rock and Roll started a long tradition of being part of movie sound tracks when "Rock Around The Clock" was included in which 1955 movie?
4. In 1954, long before MP3s, the transistor radio was invented by the TTK corporation and was an early rock accessory for hip fans. What company is TTK now?
5. Which song, by Bill Haley and the Comets, was the first song to chart as "Rock and Roll" on the Bill Board Jukebox and Cash Box charts?
6. Rock has made a habit of producing crossover hits, but which was the first song to top pop, jazz and the R&B charts?
7. Which was the first song by a black act to go number one on the Cash Box charts?
8. Flutes are not usually seen in rock music but which song had a flute solo first?
9. Who was the first all female act to go to Billboard number one?
10. Going national in 1957 after a run on local TV, having acts lip sync songs, an ageless host, going from black and white to color and back again did not slow down which early rock show?
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