Anatomy of a Song: Elvis is Everywhere Quiz

Answer: Elvis is still the king

"Elvis is everywhere/ Elvis is everything/ Elvis is everybody/ Elvis is still the king"

For several decades, Elvis has often been referred to as the King of Rock and Roll or the King. Sometimes, others such as Chuck Berry are given this title.

Mojo Nixon (born as Neill Kirby McMillan, Jr., in 1957) co-wrote "Elvis is Everywhere" with Skid Roper (born as Richard Bandke in 1954). The song appeared on their 1957 album "Bo-Day-Shus!" Despite not being released as a single at the time, it might be the best known of Mojo Nixon's songs.

Answer: Cheeseburger and Nutty Buddies

"He's in your cheeseburgers/ Elvis is in Nutty Buddies!"

Nutty Buddies are a frozen treat consisting of an ice cream cone filled with vanilla and chocolate ice cream, and topped with a shell of chocolate and peanuts. They were created by the Seymour Ice Cream Company of Dorchester, MA.

At its most basic, a cheeseburger consists of a patty of ground beef, topped with one or more slices of cheese and served on a split hamburger bun. They can be found in many fast food restaurants and sit-down restaurants throughout the United States.

Answer: Blue

"He's in the young, the old,/ The fat, the skinny,/ The white, the black/ The brown and the blue/ People got Elvis in 'em too."

Blue is one of the primary colors along with red and yellow. In the music video, a person whose skin has been painted blue appears briefly on screen behind Mojo Nixon.

Answer: Michael J. Fox

"Anti-Elvis got no Elvis in 'em,/ Lemme tell ya./ Michael J. Fox has no Elvis in him."

When the narrator mentions Michael J. Fox (born 1961), the music comes to a complete stop for a few seconds. Fox starred in the television series "Family Ties" (1982-1989) and the first four seasons of "Spin City" (1996-2002), as well as "Back to the Future" (1985) and its sequels.

Mojo Nixon may have been thinking of Alex P. Keaton (Fox's character on "Family Ties") as someone who was unlike Elvis.

Answer: Pyramids and Stonehenge

"Man, there's a lot of unexplained phenomenon/ Out there in the world.../ Who built the pyramids?/ ELVIS!/ Who built Stonehenge?/ ELVIS!

The Pyramid complex near Giza, Egypt, consists of three large Pyramids, the Sphinx, and a number of smaller structures. Built in the 26th Century BCE, they served as tombs for several Fourth Dynasty Pharaohs.

Stonehenge, near Salisbury, England, is a large set of standing stones purposely arranged in a deliberate pattern. Built and then modified in the period 3000 to 1600 BC, the purpose of Stonehenge is uncertain, but may have been meant for astronomical observation.

Association with two sites on two continents suggests that Elvis has worldwide influence and power.

Answer: The Bermuda Triangle

"You know what's going on in that Bermuda Triangle?/ Down in the Bermuda Triangle/ Elvis needs boats./ Elvis needs boats."

The Bermuda Triangle (also called the Devil's Triangle) is an area of the North Atlantic Ocean roughly between Miami, FL, San Juan, PR, and the island of Bermuda. It is known popularly as a mysterious area with a disproportionate number of disappearances.

The song is beginning to suggest that Elvis had superhuman or supernatural powers.

Answer: Captain and Commodore

"Aahh! The Sailing Elvis!/ Captain Elvis!/ Commodore Elvis it is."

It is only natural that the King of Rock and Roll would be assigned high naval ranks. In addition to being a courtesy title for a ship's commander, captain is also equivalent to a colonel in the army.

A commodore can be a courtesy title given to the commander of a portion of a fleet. Commodore can also be equivalent to a brigadier general in the army. In the US Navy, the title of commodore was eventually replaced by rear admiral, lower half.

Answer: Star Trek

"Yeah man, you know people from outer space,/ People from outer space they come up to me./ They don't look like like Doctor Spock./ They don't look like Klingons,/ All that Star Trek jive./ They look like Elvis."

Strictly speaking, "Dr. Spock" would probably refer to Benjamin Spock (1903-1998), a US pediatrician best known for his 1946 book, "Baby and Child Care".

"Star Trek" began as a television series created by Gene Roddenberry. The Klingons were an extraterrestrial warrior race. "Mr. Spock" was the first officer on the Starship Enterprise and had enough scientific knowledge to earn several doctorates. He was first portrayed by Leonard Nimoy (1931-2015).

Answer: Elvislution

"Everything everywhere will be Elvis./ Why do you think they call it evolution anyway?/ It's really Elvislution!/ Elvislution!"

Evolution was a scientific theory developed by Charles Darwin (1809-1882) based on observations he made on the "Beagle". He saw that species evolved over time in response to environmental conditions. The songs seems to describe convergent evolution where diverse individuals become more alike over time.

Answer: Billy Idol

"Everybody's got to sing like the king!/ Like the king/ Get that leg going now/ Get your lip too./ Not no fool Billy Idol lip either"

Elvis was known for the movement of his lower body when performing, leading to the nickname "Elvis the Pelvis". During several early television appearances, he was only filmed from the waist or higher.

Billy Idol (born William Broad in 1955) is a British musician known for several hits in the 1980s including "Dancing With Myself", "White Wedding", and "Rebel Yell". Incidentally critics have compared how Billy Idol curled his lip during performances with how Elvis did the same.