Song by Song: "Tutti Frutti" Trivia Quiz

Answer: 1955

"Tutti Frutti" was released as a single in October of 1955. It was included on Little Richard's debut album "Here's Little Richard," which was released in March of 1957. The album peaked at number 13 on the U.S. Billboard Pop Albums chart. Rolling Stone magazine rated it the 50th greatest album of all time.

Answer: Richard Penniman

Little Richard's real name was Richard Wayne Penniman. Dorothy La Bostrie also wrote the song with him, and a Joe Lubin is credited as well. The single was produced by Robert "Bumps" Blackwell and released in October of 1955 with "I'm Just a Lonely Guy" on the B-side.

Answer: ice cream

In "I Hear You Knockin'" by Jeff Hannusch (1985), songwriter Dorothy LaBostrie is quoted as saying the name of the song was inspired by a flavor of ice cream called Tutti Fruity that was sold at the drugstore she used to visit on Galvez Street. Today, it is used somewhat generically to describe ice cream full of tropical fruit flavors such as pineapple, banana, orange, and cherry. Sometimes, nuts are included as well.

In Italian, "tutit frutti" means "all fruits."

Answer: piano

Guitar was played by Justin Adams. Lee Allen was on tenor saxophone, and Frank Fields on double bass. Little Richard sang lead vocals and played guitar.

In a 2015 BBC documentary, drummer Charles Connor claimed the lyrics were originally sexually suggestive but were cleaned up for recording. For example, the original line, "Tutti Frutti, good booty" was replaced with "Tutti Fruity, aww rooty."

Answer: Elvis Presley

Pat Boone also did an earlier cover version of the song, making it more popular than Little Richard's original. In 1955, Little Richard's version of "Tutti Frutti" peaked at number two on the Billboard Black Singles chart. Boone's 1956 cover, however went to number 12 on the national pop chart.

The Elvis version was included on Elvis's self-titled debut album and released as a single on September 8, 1956 with "Blue Suede Shoes" on the A-side.

Answer: wop

Elvis changed the ending of the phrase from Little Richard's original "bom bom" to "bam boom."

"Tutti Fruitti" was rated the 43rd greatest song of all time in Rolling Stone magazine's 2004 list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time."

Answer: Sue

"I got a gal, named Sue, she knows just what to do."

"Tutti Frutti" topped the list of popular music magazine Mojo's "The Top 100 Records That Changed the World."

Answer: best

Rufus Thomas covered "Tutti Frutti" on "The Crown Prince of Dance" in 1973 in a funk style. Carl Perkins covered it in 1978 on "Ol' Blue Suede's Back."

Answer: Daisy

"I got a gal, named Daisy, she almost drives me crazy
Got a gal, named Daisy, she almost drives me crazy
She knows how to love me, yes indeed
Boy you don't know what she do to me."

Queen performed "Tutti Frutti" live at Wembley in 1986. The English new wave band The Flying Lizards covered it in 1984.

Answer: Val Kilmer

In the movie, Val Kilmer played an American rock-and-roll singer visiting East Germany. In the film, his character sang "Tutti Frutti" to a formal dinner audience who was expecting a classical singer to perform instead.