[78-L] fwd: Doo Wop Oldies Quiz
Malcolm Rockwell
malcolm at 78data.com
Sun Apr 5 09:15:40 PDT 2009
I missed 12, 25 & 28.
Seems nobody caught the misspelling of Edd Byrnes name, though!
Mal
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David Lennick wrote:
> 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.
>
> dl
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> This will bring back memories.......
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> Doo Wop Oldies Quiz: (answers below)
> >
> 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.
> >
> 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 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. Ear l
> (b) Jackie Pearl
> (c) Milton Berle
> >
> 25. 'You're my Fanny and nobody else's...'
> (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
> >
> >
> >
> Answers: Scroll Down
> >
> * * * * * * * * * * * * *
> >
> 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
> >
> Forward to everyone lucky enough to have been teenagers in the Doo Wop era......
>
>
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