Elvis Is In The Building Trivia Quiz

Answer: Blue Moon Boys

The trio encountered tremendous success in country and western clubs across the south and southwest. Many owners of the clubs they played considered the boys too wild. Reception from radio stations wasn't too favorable either. Blues stations thought the act was too country for their listeners. Country stations felt the boys were too bluesy.

Answer: Bicycle

Though the shop was filled with various types of general merchandise perfect for a birthday gift. Young Elvis had his mind set and put up quite a fuss in trying to convince his mother to get the bicycle. But protective Gladys won out and talked him into the guitar instead.

The story is sometimes told with a .22 rifle instead of a bicycle.

Answer: False

Elvis stopped at Sun Records to record two Ink Spots songs, "My Happiness" and "That's When Your Heartaches Begin."

Answer: July 1, 1956

Elvis fans went along with it, delighted to see him. But many were upset, believing that Allen had made Elvis look foolish. In later years Elvis himself expressed annoyance and regret over the whole episode.

Answer: $40,000

This was one of the greatest muscial bargains history! Included in the deal was all of Elvis' released Sun material, plus five unreleased tracks as well.

Answer: Vince Everett

Filmed in black and white, "Jailhouse Rock" premiered on October 17, 1957 in Memphis. Total gross for the film exceeded $4,000,000, making it one of the top-grossing films of that year.

Answer: Kissin' Cousins

Elvis was born with blondish/ brown hair. He had been inspired by the jet black hair of Tony Curtis and decided to color it. In "Kissin' Cousins", Elvis played distant cousins- one with dark hair. The other a blond. Elvis had a lot of fun switching back and forth between the two characters.

Answer: false

Carl Perkins, not Roy Orbison, had been doing some recording that day for Sun Records in Memphis. The piano player for the session was Jerry Lee Lewis. Watching at Carl's request from the control room was Johnny Cash. As was customary for Elvis those days, he dropped in to say hello. The performance was recorded and together they were indeed the Million Dollar Quartet.

Answer: Jesse

Elvis was born at 4:35 a.m. on Tuesday January 8, 1935, A twin brother, Jesse Garon was stillborn, and buried the next day in Priceville Cemetery.

Answer: If I Can Dream

The dramatic and heart-felt "If I Can Dream," was an anthem about brotherhood commissioned during the very turbulent times at hand. 1968 had seen the assassinations of both Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy. Choral director W. Earl Brown wrote the number, and after listening a dozen times or so, Elvis announced, "I'll do it."
It became his biggest hit in five years.