Doo Wop Trivia Quiz

 

 

SLP Class of 1958

Doo Wop Oldies Quiz

 
 
 

 

Since we are all over 50 you should have a pretty easy time with this exam.
If you are a relative who is under 50 you can claim a handicap.
Select one answer for each question.

 Read each question carefully, then pick an answer by clicking the circle in front of your answer choice.  Also, write your answers down on a piece of paper.  When you have completed all 30 questions, you will be invited to grade your own answers by placing your answer in a "box" at each question and compare it with the correct answer shown in boldface type.  Then see how your score compares with other groups.

 

 

1. When did 'Little Suzie' finally wake up?
a. The movie's over, it's 2 o'clock
b. The movie's over, it's 3 o'clock
c. The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock

2. 'Rock Around The Clock' was used in what movie?
a. Rebel Without A Cause
b. Blackboard Jungle
c. The Wild Ones

3. What's missing from a Rock & Roll standpoint? Earth _____?
a. Angel
b. Mother
c. Worm

4. 'I found my thrill . . .' where?
a. Kansas City
b. Heartbreak Hotel
c. Blueberry Hill

5. 'Please turn on your magic beam, _____ _____ bring me a dream'
a. Mr. Sandman
b. Earth Angel
c. Dream Lover

6. For which label did Elvis Presley first record?
a. Atlantic
b. RCA
c. Sun

7. He asked, 'Why's everybody always pickin' on me?' Who was he??
a. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
b. Charlie Brown
c. Buster Brown

8. Bobby Darin's 'Mack The Knife,' the one with the knife, was named:?
a. MacHeath
b. MacCloud
c. MacNamara

9. A Name the song with ''A-wop bop a-loo bop a-lop bam boom.'?
a. Good Golly, Miss Molly
b. Be-Bop-A-Lula
c. Tutti Fruitti

10. Who is generally given credit for originating the term 'Rock And Roll'?
a. Dick Clark
b. Wolfman Jack
c. Alan Freed

11. In 1957, he left the music business to become a preacher?
a. Little Richard
b. Frankie Lymon
c. Tony Orlando

12. Paul Anka's 'Puppy Love' is written to what star?
a. Brenda Lee
b. Connie Francis
c. Annette Funicello

13. The Everly Brothers are . . .
a. Pete and Dick
b. Don and Phil
c. Bob and Bill

14. The Big Bopper's real name was:
a. Jiles P. Richardson
b. Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
c. Marion Michael Morrison

15. In 1959, Berry Gordy, Jr. started a small record company called?
a. Decca
b. Cameo
c. Motown

16. Edd Brynes had a hit with 'Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb'. What TV show was he on?
a. 77 Sunset Strip
b. Hawaiian Eye
c. Surfside Six

17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married:
a. Carol Lynley
b. Sandra Dee
c. Natalie Wood

18. They were a one hit wonder with 'Book Of Love':
a. The Penguins
b. The Monotones
c. The Moonglows

19. The Everly Brothers sang a song called 'Till I ________ You.'
a. Loved
b. Kissed
c. Met

20. Chuck Berry sang 'Oh, ___________, why can't you be true?'
a. Suzie Q
b. Peggy Sue
c. Maybelline

21. 'Wooly _______'
a. Mammouth
b. Bully
c. Pully

22. 'I'm like a one-eyed cat . . .
a. can't go into town no more
b. sleepin' on a cold hard floor
c. peepin' in a seafood store

23. 'Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do . . .'
a. cause there ain't no answer for a life without booze
b. cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
c. cause my car's gassed up and I'm ready to cruise

24. 'They often call me Speedo, but my real name is .......'
a. Mr. Earl
b. Jackie Pearl
c. Milton Berle

25. 'You're my Fanny and nobodyelses...'
a. girl
b. butt
c. love

26. 'I want you to play with my . . .'
a. heart
b. dreams
c. ding a ling

27. 'Be Bop A Lula . . .'
a. she's got the rabies
b. she's my baby.
c. she loves me, maybe

28. 'Fine Love, Fine Kissing . . .'
a. right here
b. fifty cents
c. just for you

29. 'He wore black denim trousers and . . .'
a. a pink carnation
b. pink leotards
c. motorcycle boots

30. 'I got a gal named . . .'
a. Jenny Zamboni
b. Gerri Mahoney
c. Boney Maroney

Now Grade Yourself
 

 


 

ANSWERS:

The Correct Answers are shown in BOLDFACE type.  Enter you answers in the "box" and compare!

  1. When did 'Little Suzie' finally wake up?
  Your answer
      a. The movie's over, it's 2 o'clock
      b. The movie's over, it's 3 o'clock
      c. The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock

  2. 'Rock Around The Clock' was used in what movie?
  Your answer
      a. Rebel Without A Cause
      b. Blackboard Jungle
      c. The Wild Ones

  3. What's missing from a Rock & Roll standpoint? Earth _____?
  Your answer
      a. Angel
      b. Mother
      c. Worm

  4. 'I found my thrill . . .' where?
  Your answer
      a. Kansas City
      b. Heartbreak Hotel
      c. Blueberry Hill

  5. 'Please turn on your magic beam, _____ _____ bring me a dream'
  Your answer
      a. Mr. Sandman
      b. Earth Angel
      c. Dream Lover

  6. For which label did Elvis Presley first record?
  Your answer
      a. Atlantic
      b. RCA
      c. Sun

  7. He asked, 'Why's everybody always pickin' on me?' Who was he??
  Your answer
      a. Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
      b. Charlie Brown
      c. Buster Brown

  8. Bobby Darin's 'Mack The Knife,' the one with the knife, was named:?
  Your answer
      a. MacHeath
      b. MacCloud
      c. MacNamara

  9. A Name the song with ''A-wop bop a-loo bop a-lop bam boom.'?
  Your answer
      a. Good Golly, Miss Molly
      b. Be-Bop-A-Lula
      c. Tutti Fruitti

  10. Who is generally given credit for originating the term 'Rock And Roll'?
  Your answer
      a. Dick Clark
      b. Wolfman Jack
      c. Alan Freed

  11. In 1957, he left the music business to become a preacher?
   Your answer
      a. Little Richard
      b. Frankie Lymon
      c. Tony Orlando

  12. Paul Anka's 'Puppy Love' is written to what star?
  Your answer
      a. Brenda Lee
      b. Connie Francis
      c. Annette Funicello

  13. The Everly Brothers are . . .
  Your answer
      a. Pete and Dick
      b. Don and Phil
      c. Bob and Bill

  14. The Big Bopper's real name was:
  Your answer
      a. Jiles P. Richardson
      b. Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
      c. Marion Michael Morrison

  15. In 1959, Berry Gordy, Jr. started a small record company called?
  Your answer
      a. Decca
      b. Cameo
      c. Motown

  16. Edd Brynes had a hit with 'Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb'. What TV show was he on?
  Your answer
      a. 77 Sunset Strip
      b. Hawaiian Eye
      c. Surfside Six

  17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married:
  Your answer
      a. Carol Lynley
      b. Sandra Dee
      c. Natalie Wood

  18. They were a one hit wonder with 'Book Of Love':
  Your answer
      a. The Penguins
      b. The Monotones
      c. The Moonglows

  19. The Everly Brothers sang a song called 'Till I ________ You.'
  Your answer
      a. Loved
      b. Kissed
      c. Met

  20. Chuck Berry sang "Oh, ___________, why can't you be true?"
  Your answer
      a. Suzie Q
      b. Peggy Sue
      c. Maybelline

  21. 'Wooly _______'
  Your answer
      a. Mammouth
      b. Bully
      c. Pully

  22. I'm like a one-eyed cat . . .
  Your answer
      a. can't go into town no more
      b. sleepin' on a cold hard floor
      c. peepin' in a seafood store

  23. "Sometimes I wonder what I'm a gonna do . . ."
  Your answer
      a. cause there ain't no answer for a life without booze
      b. cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
      c. cause my car's gassed up and I'm ready to cruise

  24. 'They often call me Speedo, but my real name is .......'
  Your answer
      a. Mr. Earl
      b. Jackie Pearl
      c. Milton Berle

  25. 'You're my Fanny and nobodyelses...'
  Your answer
      a. girl
      b. butt
      c. love

  26. 'I want you to play with my . . .'
  Your answer
      a. heart
      b. dreams
      c. ding a ling

  27. 'Be Bop A Lula . . .'
  Your answer
      a. she's got the rabies
      b. she's my baby.
      c. she loves me, maybe

  28. 'Fine Love, Fine Kissing . . .'
  Your answer
      a. right here
      b. fifty cents
      c. just for you

  29. 'He wore black denim trousers and . . .'
  Your answer
      a. a pink carnation
      b. pink leotards
      c. motorcycle boots

 30. 'I got a gal named . . .'
  Your answer
      a. Jenny Zamboni
      b. Gerri Mahoney
      c. Boney Maroney


 

 

 




SCORING

25 - 30 correct: You are older than dirt, and obviously gifted with mental abilities. Now if you could only find your glasses. Definitely someone who should share their wisdom!


18 - 24 correct: Not quite dirt yet, but your mind is getting keen.


0 - 17 correct: You are not old enough to share the wisdom of your experiences.