Elvis in Colour Trivia Quiz

Answer: Blue

Elvis recorded "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1956. Carl Perkins wrote the song and recorded it prior to Elvis.

Answer: Black

In the TV Special Elvis wore a two piece black leather suit while jamming on stage with his band. There is also a segment of the show where he stands alone in the centre of the state singing a variety of his hits, in the same black leather suit.

Answer: Two

"G I Blues" and "Blue Hawaii" were the only two films with a colour in the film title. "G I Blues" was released in 1960 and "Blue Hawaii" was released in 1961.

Answer: Blue Velvet

Although Tom Jones had the biggest hit with "Green Green Grass of Home", Elvis did actually record the song in 1975.
Elvis recorded the medley "Yellow Rose of Texas" / "The Eyes of Texas" in 1963 for his 1964 film "Viva Las Vegas".
"Blue Moon of Kentucky" was an earlier recording, originally on the Sun Record Label and was the flip side to "That's Alright (Mama)".
" Blue Velvet" has never been recorded by Elvis, and was originally a hit for Bobby Vinton in 1963. Prior to that, Tony Bennett sang it in 1951 and The Statues in 1960.

Answer: Gold

The full title is "50,000,000 Fans Can't Be Wrong - Elvis Gold Records Volume Two".
The same photograph can be seen on an earlier album " A Touch of Gold".
Apparently, Elvis hated the gold lame tuxedo suit, he thought it was too heavy.

Answer: White

In the film, Elvis can be seen in different attire, the rehearsals etc. But the main part of the film was the actual show in which he wore a white jumpsuit. Since the making of this film extra footage has now become available on various videos and DVD's, which I believe does show Elvis in a different coloured jumpsuit.

Answer: Blue

There is a really good shot showing Elvis' beautiful blues eyes on a close up in the film "Elvis: That's The Way It Is".

Answer: Pink

Elvis bought the Cadillac for his mother even though she was unable to drive.
Elvis still had the car at Graceland on the day he died. Elvis had promised to give the car to his daughter, Lisa Marie when she turned 18 in 1986.

Answer: Blue

The word "blue" appeared in the title of 18 Elvis songs.
"Blue Christmas", "Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain","Something Blue" and
"Moody Blue" to name just a few.
Other songs with a colour in the title include: "Yellow Rose of Texas",
"Long Black Limousine","Brown Eyed Handsome Man", "Milky White Way" and "Silver Bells".

Answer: Riding The Rainbow

"Kid Galahad" was Elvis' tenth film released in 1962. "When my Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again" was not sung in any of Elvis' films. "There's Gold in the Mountains" was sung by Elvis in the film "Kissin' Cousins". "Pocketful of Rainbows" was sung by Elvis in his movie "G I Blues".

Answer: Red

Colonel Tom Parker originally wanted Elvis to close the show with a Christmas song, but producer Steve Binder had the musical director write "If I Can Dream" for Elvis' closing number.
The Colonel obviously didn't get his own way with this one!

Answer: White

Elvis wore a rather tight pair of white shorts at a Luau. If you have seen the film you may remember the scene? He sings "Ito Eats", "Ku-u-i-Po" and "Slicin' Sand".

Answer: Red

Apparently, the song was composed for Elvis because of his fondness for Teddy Bears.
The song's full title is "(Let Me Be Your) Teddy Bear". He also wore a white and red shirt.
This was Elvis' second film. The song was recorded in 1957.

Answer: False

Elvis did not record "Moody Blue" until 1976. Elvis' last film was released in 1972 and was the documentary film "Elvis on Tour". His last feature film was "Change of Habit".

Answer: White

"Aloha from Hawaii" was a benefit concert for the Kuiokalani Lee Cancer fund.
After the audience left the building, Elvis recorded five songs.
The five songs were:
"Blue Hawaii", "Ku-u-i-po", "Hawaiian Wedding Song", "Early Morning Rain" and "No More".