gofish Posted May 25, 2013 Share Posted May 25, 2013 Doo Wop Oldies Quiz--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Don't cheat, now!1. When did ''Little Suzie'' finally wake up?(a) The movie's over, it's 2 o'clock( The movie's over, it's 3 o'clock© The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock2. ''Rock Around The Clock'' was used in what movie?(a) Rebel Without A Cause( Blackboard Jungle© The Wild Ones3. What's missing from a Rock & Roll standpoint? Earth _____(a) Angel( Mother© Worm4. ''I found my thrill . . .'' where?(a) Kansas City( Heartbreak Hotel© Blueberry Hill5. ''Please turn on your magic beam,__________ bring me a dream,'':(a) Mr. Sandman( Earth Angel© Dream Lover6. For which label did Elvis Presley first record?(a) Atlantic( RCA© Sun7.. He asked, ''Why's everybody always pickin' on me?'' Who was he?(a) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown( Charlie Brown© Buster Brown8. In Bobby Darin's ''Mack The Knife,'' the one with the knife, was named:(a) MacHeath( MacCloud© MacNamara9. Name the song with ''A-wop bop a-loo bop a-lop bam boom.''(a) Good Golly, Miss Molly( Be-Bop-A-Lula© Tutti Fruitti10. Who is generally given credit for originating the term ''Rock And Roll''?(a) Dick Clark( Wolfman Jack© Alan Freed11. In 1957, he left the music business to become a preacher:(a) Little Richard( Frankie Lymon© Tony Orlando12. Paul Anka's ''Puppy Love'' is written to what star?(a) Brenda Lee( Connie Francis© Annette Funicello13. The Everly Brothers are . . ...(a) Pete and Dick( Don and Phil© Bob and Bill14. The Big Bopper's real name was:(a) Jiles P. Richardson( Roy Harold Scherer Jr.© Marion Michael Morrison15. In 1959, Berry Gordy, Jr., started a small record company called...(a) Decca( Cameo© Motown16. Edd Brynes had a hit with ''Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb''.. What TV show was he on?(a) 77 Sunset Strip( Hawaiian Eye© Surfside Six17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married:(a) Carol Lynley( Sandra Dee© Natalie Wood18. They were a one hit wonder with ''Book Of Love'':(a) The Penguins( The Monotones© The Moonglows19. The Everly Brothers sang a song called ''Till I ______ You.''(a) Loved( Kissed© Met20. Chuck Berry sang ''Oh,___________, why can't you be true?''(a) Suzie Q( Peggy Sue© Maybelline21. ''Wooly_______''(a) Mammouth( Bully© Pully22. ''I'm like a one-eyed cat . . . ."(a) can't go into town no more( sleepin' on a cold hard floor© peepin' in a seafood store23. ''Sometimes I wonder what I'm gonna do . . . . ..''(a) cause there ain't no answer for a life without booze( cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues© cause my car's gassed up and I'm ready to cruise24. ''They often call me Speedo, but my real name is . .. . . . .''(a) Mr. Earl( Jackie Pearl© Milton Berle25. ''You're my Fanny and nobody else's ....''(a) girl( butt© love26. ''I want you to play with my . . . ''(a) heart( dreams© ding a ling27. ''Be Bop A Lula ....''(a) she's got the rabies( she's my baby.© she loves me, maybe28. ''Fine Love, Fine Kissing ...''(a) right here( fifty cents© just for you29. ''He wore black denim trousers and . . .''(a) a pink carnation( pink leotards© motorcycle boots30. ''I got a gal named . . .''(a) Jenny Zamboni( Gerri Mahoney© Boney MaroneyAnswers:* * * * * * * * * * * *1 © The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock2. ( Blackboard Jungle3. (a) Angel4. © Blueberry Hill5. (a) Mr. Sandman6. © Sun7. ( Charlie Brown8. (a) Mac Heath9. © Tutti Fruitti10.. © Alan Freed11. (a) Little Richard12. © Ann ette Funicello13. ( Don and Phil14. (a) Jiles P. Richardson15. © Motown16. (a) 77 Sunset Strip17. ( Sandra Dee18. ( The Monotones19. ( Kissed20. © Maybelline21. ( Bully22. © peepin' in a seafood store23. ( cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues24. (a) Mr. Earl25. ( butt26. © ding a ling27. ( she's my baby28. (a) right here29. © motorcycle boots30. © Boney Maroney Quote Link to comment
Daylily Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 I got 18 out of 30. Some things I've never heard of so they must have been before my time Quote Link to comment
Jeepers Posted May 26, 2013 Share Posted May 26, 2013 Ack, I forgot to keep score but I missed about 10-11 of them although, I did guess some of them right... and I really love Doo Wop. I don't know a lot of the back stories though. Quote Link to comment
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