[78-L] fwd: Doo Wop Oldies Quiz

Sat Apr 4 21:49:25 PDT 2009

I missed 3 of these. Some are ridiculously easy, a couple I never heard of, one 
or two are head scratchers..don't blame me, I'm just passing them along.

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This will bring back memories.......
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Doo Wop Oldies Quiz:   (answers  below)
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Thirty great memories about  music that caused our
parents and teachers grief! Take the quiz and see how you
score as a true  'Oldies Fan.' Write down your
answers and check them against the answers at the end.
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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
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2. 'Rock Around The Clock' was used in what movie?
a)    Rebel Without A Cause
b)    Blackboard Jungle
(c)    The Wild Ones
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3. What's missing from a Rock & Roll standpoint? Earth _____
(a)    Angel
(b)    Mother
(c)    Worm
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4.  'I found my thrill .. . ..'  where?
(a)      Kansas City
(b)    Heartbreak Hotel
(c)    Blueberry Hill
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5.  'Please turn on your magic beam, _____ _____ bring me a  dream,:
(a)    Mr. Sandman
(b)    Earth Angel
(c)    Dream Lover
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6  For which label did Elvis Presley first record?
(a)    Atlantic
(b)     RCA
(c)    Sun
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7. He asked, 'Why's everybody always pickin' on me?'  Who was he?
(a)    Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
(b)    Charlie Brown
  (c)    Buster Brown
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8. Bobby Darin's 'Mack The Knife,' the one with the knife,  was named:
(a)    MacHeath
(b)    MacCloud
(c)    MacNamara
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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
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10.  Who is generally given credit for originating the term  'Rock And Roll'?
(a)     Dick Clark
(b)     Wolfman Jack
(c)     Alan Freed
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11.  In 1957, he left the music business to become a preacher:
(a)     Little Richard
(b)     Frankie Lymon
(c)     Tony Orlando
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12.   Paul Anka's 'Puppy Love' is written to what  star?
(a)     Brenda Lee
(b)     Connie Francis
(c)     Annette Funicello
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13.   The Everly Brothers are . . ...
(a)    Pete and Dick
(b)    Don  and Phil
(c)     Bob  and Bill
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14.   The Big Bopper's real name was:
(a)    Jiles P. Richardson
(b)    Roy  Harold Scherer Jr.
(c)    Marion Michael Morrison
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15.   In 1959, Berry Gordy, Jr., started a small record company called..
(a)     Decca
(b)     Cameo
(c)     Motown
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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
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17.   In 1960 Bobby Darin married:
(a)     Carol Lynley
(b)     Sandra Dee
(c)     Natalie Wood
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18.   They were a one hit wonder with 'Book Of Love':
(a)    The  Penguins
(b)    The  Monotones
(c)   ; The  Moonglows
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19.   The Everly Brothers sang a song called 'Till I ________ You.'
(a)     Loved
(b)     Kissed
(c)     Met
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20.   Chuck Berry sang 'Oh, ___________, why can't you  be true?'
(a)     Suzie Q
(b)     Peggy Sue
(c)     Maybelline
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21.   'Wooly _______'
(a)     Mammouth
(b)     Bully
(c)     Pully
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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
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23.   'Sometimes I wonder what I'm 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
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24.   'They often call me Speedo, but my real name is....'
(a)     Mr.  Ear l
(b)     Jackie Pearl
(c)     Milton Berle
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25.   'You're my Fanny and nobody else's...'
(a)     girl
(b)     butt
(c)     love
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26.   'I want you to play with my . . . '
(a)     heart
(b)     dreams
(c)     ding a ling
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27.   'Be Bop A Lula . . ..'
(a)     she's got the rabies
(b)     she's my baby.
(c)    she  loves me, maybe
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28.   'Fine Love, Fine Kissing...'
(a)     right here
(b)     fifty cents
(c)     just for you
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29.   'He wore black denim trousers and...'
(a)    a  pink carnation
(b)     pink leotards
(c)     motorcycle boots
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30.   'I got a gal named . . .'
(a)     Jenny Zamboni
(b)     Gerri Mahoney
(c)     Boney Maroney
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Answers:  Scroll Down
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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
19.  (b)   Kissed
20.  (c)    Maybelline
21.  (b)   Bully
22.  (c)   peepin' in a seafood store
23.  (b)   cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
24.  (a)  Mr. Earl
25.  (b)   butt
26.  (c)   ding a ling
27.  (b)   she's my baby
28.  (a)   right here
29.  (c)   motorcycle boots
30.  (c)   Boney Maroney
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Forward to everyone lucky enough to have been teenagers in the Doo Wop era......