[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.
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> This will bring back memories.......
>                       >
> 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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