THE DOO WOP OLDIES QUIZ

 

 

 

 

 

 

Doo Wop 30 Oldies Quiz     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. Don't cheat, now ! 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. In 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-Bop-A-Lula (c)    Tutti Fruitti 10.  Who is generally given credit for originating the term  ''Rock And Roll''? (a)     Dic k 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 were . . ... (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. Earl (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 so you aren't tempted to cheat  (as if cheating were needed here). * * * * * * * * * * * * 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)    Ann ette 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 sea food 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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