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Oldies Mania: Part 1 Trivia Quiz

How well do you know your oldies? This quiz will be about the good old songs themselves and the people who sing them. I love oldies, and I hope you make a good score on my quiz!

A multiple-choice quiz by HappyDaysFan. Estimated time: 2 mins.

Author
HappyDaysFan

Time
2 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
157,599

Updated
Jul 18 22

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Easy

Avg Score
8 / 10

Plays
10316

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 82 (7/10), aandp1955 (9/10), Guest 108 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Whose version of "Hound Dog" is number 19 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time?
Hint

Buddy Holly

Beatles

Rolling Stones

Elvis Presley

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Question 2 of 10

2. "I found my thrill..." comes from what song by Fats Domino? Hint

"Blueberry Hill"

"Come Go with Me"

"Ain't That a Shame"

"Sh-boom"

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who sings "Come Go With Me"? Hint

the Del-Vikings

Fats Domino

Elvis Presley

Beatles

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which of these is part of the theme of "American Pie" by Don McLean? Hint

the death of Buddy Holly, Jiles P. Richardson, and Richie Valens

his "patriotic pie" was stolen

breaking up with a "Miss America" contestant

his love for Chevrolet cars

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who wrote "Blue Suede Shoes"? Hint

Carl Perkins

the Big Bopper

Elvis Presley

Paul McCartney and John Lennon

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Question 6 of 10

6. What are the first names of the Everly Brothers? Hint

Don and Dan

Don and Phil

Phil and Jacob

Alan and Ron

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who is best known for singing "Johnny B. Goode"? Hint

Elvis Presley

Chuck Berry

Bill Haley and his Comets

the Beatles

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Question 8 of 10

8. What band first made "Barbara Ann" a hit? Hint

Beach Boys

the Rolling Stones

the Beatles

the Regents

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Question 9 of 10

9. What song is known for starting Rock-n-Roll music? It is sung by Bill Haley and his Comets. Hint

"Hound Dog"

"Rock Around the Clock"

"Jailhouse Rock"

"It's Only Rock 'n Roll"

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who is known as the "King of Rock-n-Roll"? Hint

John Lennon

Elvis Presley

Fats Domino

Chuck Berry

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Nov 20 2024 : Guest 82: 7/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Whose version of "Hound Dog" is number 19 on Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest songs of all time?

Answer: Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley is best known for singing "Hound Dog". Another blues singer sang it before him, but "Hound Dog" is the song best associated with Elvis.

2. "I found my thrill..." comes from what song by Fats Domino?

Answer: "Blueberry Hill"

"Blueberry Hill" is where this line comes from. Richie Cunningham, from "Happy Days" used to sing this all the time on the show.

3. Who sings "Come Go With Me"?

Answer: the Del-Vikings

4. Which of these is part of the theme of "American Pie" by Don McLean?

Answer: the death of Buddy Holly, Jiles P. Richardson, and Richie Valens

It was about the death of Buddy Holly, Jiles P. Richardson (the Big Bopper, "Chantilly Lace"), and Richie Valens in a plane crash on February 3, 1959. This is also known as the Day the Music Died ("...the day the music died").

5. Who wrote "Blue Suede Shoes"?

Answer: Carl Perkins

Elvis Presley is best known for singing this song, but Carl Perkins wrote it. He woke up in the middle of the night with the idea for the words, and he wrote them down on a potato sack with 3 Irish potatoes in it.

6. What are the first names of the Everly Brothers?

Answer: Don and Phil

7. Who is best known for singing "Johnny B. Goode"?

Answer: Chuck Berry

Although Chuck Berry is best known for singing "Johnny B. Goode", Elvis also sang it at his "Aloha from Hawaii" concert.

8. What band first made "Barbara Ann" a hit?

Answer: the Regents

The song was first made a hit by the Regents in 1961. This song(by the Regents) is also played on the 1973 movie "American Graffiti", starring Ron Howard and Richard Dreyfus. It can also be found on the soundtrack of that movie. Later, in 1965, the Beach Boys made it once again a hit on the pop charts.

9. What song is known for starting Rock-n-Roll music? It is sung by Bill Haley and his Comets.

Answer: "Rock Around the Clock"

"Rock Around the Clock," sung by Bill Haley and his Comets, is known as the song that started Rock-n-Roll. It was first a hit in 1955.

10. Who is known as the "King of Rock-n-Roll"?

Answer: Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley, my favorite, is known as "the King of Rock-n-Roll." He will always be the King of Rock-n-Roll.

Source: Author HappyDaysFan

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