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Quiz about Song Lyrics From The 1950s
Quiz about Song Lyrics From The 1950s

Song Lyrics From The 1950s Trivia Quiz

You'll be asked to either identify the artist or the song title of these songs back in the days when you could "really" sing along. If this is well received, I'll do more!

A multiple-choice quiz by maddogrick16. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
maddogrick16
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
172,110
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
14 / 20
Plays
4672
Awards
Top 5% quiz!
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Question 1 of 20
1. "I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain
Fightin' and trouble are my middle name"
Name the artist.
 Hint


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Question 2 of 20
2. "Take one fresh and tender kiss
Add one stolen night of bliss
One girl, one boy, some grief, some joy"
Name the artist. Hint


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Question 3 of 20
3. "People come to their windows, they all stare at me
Shaking their heads in sorrow, saying who can that fool be"
Name the song. Hint


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Question 4 of 20
4. "I play the game but to my real shame
You've left me to dream on my own"
Name the song. Hint


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Question 5 of 20
5. "In a lonely shack by the railroad track
He spent his younger days
And I guess the sound of the outward bound
Made him a slave to his wandering ways"
Name the song. Hint


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Question 6 of 20
6. "Knocked once, tried to tell them I've been there.
Door slam! Hospitality slim there"
Who sang this #1 song in 1956. Hint


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Question 7 of 20
7. "They say for every boy and girl
There's just one love in this whole world"
Name the song. Hint


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Question 8 of 20
8. "Well bless my soul, what's wrong with me
I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree"
What Presley hit are these lyrics from? Hint


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Question 9 of 20
9. "Well you say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie" is a line from which song? Hint


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Question 10 of 20
10. "Soon he'll be there at your side with a sweet bouquet
And he'll kiss your lips and caress your waiting finger tips
And your hearts will fly away"
Name the artist. Hint


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Question 11 of 20
11. "After breakfast everyday, she throws a warning glance my way and never fails to say____________. Complete the lyric which is also the song's title. Hint


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Question 12 of 20
12. "Deep in the dark your kiss will thrill me
Like days of old
Lighting the spark of love that fills me
With dreams untold"
Which Platters hit contains these lines? Hint


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Question 13 of 20
13. "The moon and stars no longer shine
The dream is gone I thought was mine
There's nothing left for me to do
But cry-yi-yi-yi over you"
Name the artist of "Singing The Blues" Hint


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Question 14 of 20
14. "I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine"
Name the artist. Hint


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Question 15 of 20
15. "You've been keepin' love from me just like you were a miser
And I'll admit I wasn't very smart
So I went out and found myself a guy that's so much wiser
And he taught me the way to win your heart"
Name that tune. Hint


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Question 16 of 20
16. "Take out the papers and the trash
Or you don't get no spendin' cash"
is a lyric from which Coasters song? Hint


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Question 17 of 20
17. "We stood beside our cotton bales and didn't say a thing"
Name the artist. Hint


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Question 18 of 20
18. "Lead us not into temptation
Bless this hour of meditation
Guide him with eternal love"
Name the artist.
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Question 19 of 20
19. "What a darn good life when you got a wife like __________"
Fill in the blank for the title. Hint


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Question 20 of 20
20. "Well, I might take a train, I might take a plane,
But if I have to walk, I'm goin' just the same"
Where? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. "I was born one mornin', it was drizzlin' rain Fightin' and trouble are my middle name" Name the artist.

Answer: Tennessee Ernie Ford

 "Bless your little pea pickin' heart" was the catch phrase of Tennessee Ernie Ford who scored with "Sixteen Tons", a #1 hit from November 1955.
2. "Take one fresh and tender kiss Add one stolen night of bliss One girl, one boy, some grief, some joy" Name the artist.

Answer: Dean Martin

 "Memories Are Made Of This" was Dean Martin's first #1 hit in January 1956. His other one was "Everybody Loves Somebody" in 1964.
3. "People come to their windows, they all stare at me Shaking their heads in sorrow, saying who can that fool be" Name the song.

Answer: "Just Walkin' In The Rain"

 "Just Walkin' In The Rain" was a #2 song for Johnnie Ray in 1956. He had a #1 hit earlier in the decade with "Cry". Ray sang with great emotion and died in 1990.
4. "I play the game but to my real shame You've left me to dream on my own" Name the song.

Answer: "The Great Pretender"

 This #1 song, "The Great Pretender", was the first of four #1 hits The Platters would have during the 1950's. This one peaked in February 1956.
5. "In a lonely shack by the railroad track He spent his younger days And I guess the sound of the outward bound Made him a slave to his wandering ways" Name the song.

Answer: "The Wayward Wind"

 "The Wayward Wind" was a #1 song for Gogi Grant for eight weeks in 1956. She had a earlier hit in 1955, "Suddenly There's A Valley" but that was all, folks!
6. "Knocked once, tried to tell them I've been there. Door slam! Hospitality slim there" Who sang this #1 song in 1956.

Answer: Jim Lowe

 The song, of course, was "Green Door". Jim Lowe was a New York City DJ when he recorded this smash hit in 1956. He had two other minor hits then must have returned to spinning discs.
7. "They say for every boy and girl There's just one love in this whole world" Name the song.

Answer: "Young Love"

 "Young Love" was an oddity of the 50's. It was a #1 hit for two different artists in 1957 - Sonny James for one week and Tab Hunter for six weeks. Just as curious is the fact that Andy Williams and Charlie Gracie duplicated the feat later in 1957 with the song "Butterfly". These are the only two incidences during the "rock era" when this has happened.
8. "Well bless my soul, what's wrong with me I'm itching like a man on a fuzzy tree" What Presley hit are these lyrics from?

Answer: "All Shook Up"

 This was just one of Presley's twelve #1 hits of the 1950's!
9. "Well you say you're gonna leave, you know it's a lie" is a line from which song?

Answer: "That'll Be The Day"

 "Cause that'll be the day that I die" the lyric continues. Buddy Holly and the Crickets' first hit and only #1 song.
10. "Soon he'll be there at your side with a sweet bouquet And he'll kiss your lips and caress your waiting finger tips And your hearts will fly away" Name the artist.

Answer: Tommy Edwards

 The song is "It's All In The Game". The melody was originally written in 1912 by Charles Dawes who later was Calvin Coolidge's Vice President from 1925 to 1929.
11. "After breakfast everyday, she throws a warning glance my way and never fails to say____________. Complete the lyric which is also the song's title.

Answer: "Get A Job"

 This #1 was the only hit for the Silhouettes in 1958.
12. "Deep in the dark your kiss will thrill me Like days of old Lighting the spark of love that fills me With dreams untold" Which Platters hit contains these lines?

Answer: "Twilight Time"

 Buck Ram was the manager of this group and the lyricist for many of their songs, this one included. They sure don't write lyrics like this anymore!
13. "The moon and stars no longer shine The dream is gone I thought was mine There's nothing left for me to do But cry-yi-yi-yi over you" Name the artist of "Singing The Blues"

Answer: Guy Mitchell

 This was a ten week, #1 song for Mitchell in 1956 whose career spanned the entire decade.
14. "I can make you mine, taste your lips of wine" Name the artist.

Answer: Everly Brothers

 "All I Have To Do Is Dream" from 1958 was the Everly's second #1 hit of the four they would have in their recording career. The others were "Wake Up Little Suzie", "Bird Dog" and "Cathy's Clown".
15. "You've been keepin' love from me just like you were a miser And I'll admit I wasn't very smart So I went out and found myself a guy that's so much wiser And he taught me the way to win your heart" Name that tune.

Answer: "Witch Doctor"

 This #1 hit from 1958, sung by David Seville of "The Chipmunks" fame, started a trend of novelty songs that topped the charts. Later that year "The Purple People Eater" and "The Chipmunk Song" also hit #1.
16. "Take out the papers and the trash Or you don't get no spendin' cash" is a lyric from which Coasters song?

Answer: "Yakety Yak"

 This was a #2 song in the summer of 1958. Two or three "Coaster" acts were still performing into the 2000's with at least one member of the original group.
17. "We stood beside our cotton bales and didn't say a thing" Name the artist.

Answer: Johnny Horton

 "The Battle of New Orleans" was a huge hit in 1959.
18. "Lead us not into temptation Bless this hour of meditation Guide him with eternal love" Name the artist.

Answer: The Browns

 "The Three Bells" told the story of little Jimmy Brown from birth to death. The lead singer of the Browns was Jim Ed Brown. Pure coincidence!
19. "What a darn good life when you got a wife like __________" Fill in the blank for the title.

Answer: "Honeycomb"

 "Honeycomb" was a #1 song and the biggest hit for Jimmie Rodgers in 1957.
20. "Well, I might take a train, I might take a plane, But if I have to walk, I'm goin' just the same" Where?

Answer: Kansas City

 Wilbert Harrison's version of the old blues standard topped the charts for two weeks in 1959.
Source: Author maddogrick16

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