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Elvis Is In The Building Trivia Quiz

Think you know all there is about Elvis? Put on your "Blue Suede Shoes", and reflect on the "Memories" of the one and only Elvis.

A multiple-choice quiz by bunnybing. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
bunnybing

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
169,630

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2111

Last 3 plays: Guest 91 (8/10), Guest 173 (6/10), Guest 24 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. It's 1954, Elvis, Scotty Moore and Bill Black begin performing their first professional shows for, can you believe $10.00 a night? What was the stage name given to Scotty Moore and Bill Black? Hint

The Hound-Dogs

Blue Moon Boys

The Lauderdale Kings

Blue Mountain Boys

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Question 2 of 10

2. Folklore would have you believe Elvis went into the Tupelo Hardware Store on his 11th birthday wanting a guitar. This isn't the full story. Young Elvis had quite another idea in mind for his chosen birthday present. Which one of these toys is often said to be the one he wanted? Hint

Rare comic book

Electric train set

Buck-skin cap

Bicycle

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Question 3 of 10

3. Sunshine Records is the name of the infamous recording studio where Elvis cut his first record.

True

False

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Question 4 of 10

4. What year did Elvis' good humor and sportsmanship get put to the test on the Steve Allen Show? This was the one where he was dressed in a tuxedo and sang "Hound Dog" to a sleepy-eyed basset hound named Sherlock? Hint

October 7, 1955

July 1, 1956

January 1. 1957

May 15, 1958

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Question 5 of 10

5. On November 20, 1955, RCA Records bought out Elvis' contract with Sam Phillips of Sun Records and thus began the unstopable force that changed music forever. How much money was the contract purchased for? Hint

$50,000

$60,000

$20,000

$40,000

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Question 6 of 10

6. The movie, "Jailhouse Rock" was released in 1957. Also in the movie were Judy Tyler, and Dean Jones. It was Elvis' third movie. What was the name of the character Elvis played? Hint

Lucky Jackson

Rusty Wells

Vince Everett

Greg Nolan

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Question 7 of 10

7. This 1964 release was filmed at Big Bear Lake, California and featured such co-stars as Yvonne Craig, Pamela Austin, and Maureen Reagan, daughter of future-president Ronald Reagan. What was the name of this film which Elvis played opposite of... ELVIS? Hint

Live a Little, Love a Little.

Double Trouble

Kissin' Cousins

It Happened at the World's Fair

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Question 8 of 10

8. On December 4, 1956 Sun engineers recorded the impromptu vocalizations of Elvis, along with Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis. They called the group as a whole, The Million Dollar Quartet.

True

False

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Question 9 of 10

9. What would have been the name of Elvis' twin brother? Hint

Jimmy

Jesse

James

Jerry

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Question 10 of 10

10. December 3, 1968, Colonel Parker wanted the final song of Elvis' triumphant 68' Come-back Special to be a traditional Christmas Carol. Producer Steve Binder thought otherwise and asked for an original song to be written for the closing number. What was the name of this powerful song? Hint

If I Can Dream

Trouble

Guitar Man

Big Boss Man

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. It's 1954, Elvis, Scotty Moore and Bill Black begin performing their first professional shows for, can you believe $10.00 a night? What was the stage name given to Scotty Moore and Bill Black?

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.

3. Sunshine Records is the name of the infamous recording studio where Elvis cut his first record.

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.

6. The movie, "Jailhouse Rock" was released in 1957. Also in the movie were Judy Tyler, and Dean Jones. It was Elvis' third movie. What was the name of the character Elvis played?

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.

9. What would have been the name of Elvis' twin brother?

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.

Source: Author bunnybing

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