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Donna 12-16-2007 05:08 PM

The Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz..
 
Welcome to "The Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz." Take the quiz and see how you score as a true "Oldies Fan". Write down your answers and check them with the answers below.
Have fun !

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?_____Baby, Earth_____, _____On My Shoulder Love
a) Angel
b) Head

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) Chancellor
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. Name the song with "A-wop bop a-loo bop a-lop bam boom"?
a) Good Golly Miss Molly
b) Be-Bo p-A-Lula
c) Tutti Fruitti

10. Who is generally given credit for 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. In1959, 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


Answers:

1. c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
2. b) Blackboard Jungle

3. a) Angel
4. c) Blueberry Hill

5. a) Mr. Sandman
6. c) Sun

7. b) Charlie Brown
8. a) Mac Heath

9. c) Tutti Fruitti
10. c) Alan Freed

11. a) Little Richard
12. c) Annette Funicello

13. b) Don and Phil
14. a) Jiles P. Richardson

15. c) Motown
16. a) 77 Sunset Strip

17. b) Sandra Dee
18. b) The Monotones


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nONIE 12-16-2007 05:14 PM

Re: The Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz..
 
Great trip down memory lane Donna :bigthumbsup: gonna take the quiz right now ;D

rdkent 12-16-2007 06:59 PM

Re: The Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz..
 
Fun quiz Donna. Got em all except #17.

nhsnowbird 12-16-2007 07:31 PM

Re: The Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz..
 
What fun ... didn't remember about Little Richard. Great memories ... thanks.

bsliny 12-16-2007 07:53 PM

Re: The Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz..
 
Thanks for the memories I missed on 4 of the questions But i quess thats passing
:hot: :hot: :hot:

KathieI 12-16-2007 08:19 PM

Re: The Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz..
 
Donna, love this quiz. Did pretty well. 13 out of 18. ??? What's passing??? Thanks for this I'm sure you had better things to do today, like shoveling snow, etc. Love Kath

golfnut 12-17-2007 03:05 AM

Re: The Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz..
 
I got 15 right

redwitch 12-17-2007 12:50 PM

Re: The Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz..
 
Missed one. Should have missed 2 others but got them right out of sheer guesswork. Who said you can't get lucky on multiple choice quizzes?

DickY 12-17-2007 01:08 PM

Re: The Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz..
 
Missed 3 but they were all familiar questions. :bigthumbsup:


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