Great Memories Test For The older Ones

[halfdome, Danny]

Great memories about music that caused our parents and teachers grief!!!!



Welcome to 'The Expanded Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz.' Take the quiz and see how you

score as a true 'Oldies Fan'. Write down your answers and check them with the

answers below.



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. 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 you

b) Kissed you

c) Met you





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 cheated were needed here).





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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.



Put the number you had correct in the heading and forward to everyone of us lucky to be teenagers in the Doo Wop era......including the person who sent it to you......

[satch]

I think I only know 2 or 3, and that's only because of my dad.

[halfdome, Danny]

I missed 3 Danny

[dguff]

I only missed one but the test was right in my era.

Jerome

[Nitetimes]

I knew way too many of those!!!

[Pam Wright]

Hey Danny,

That was fun!!! I got 24 out of 30....and Lots of memories!!!!!

pam

[ADK]

Great fun; 28 of 30

[Mike C.]

Great memories, but I missed 3.

[Miriam C.]

:thumbsup: Great memories, but I missed 3.

Am I old or what. I quit while I was batting 100%. Course I really had work to do.

[rainjer]

I missed 11...

I guess I am not as old as I feel....

Jeremy

[AlaskaJack]

Well, first off I read that as: ..."Great Mammaries Test" ....

Then after putting on my glasses..... I missed 6!

[prohandyman]

Dang it. I hate to admit that I know so many answers!

[tinksdad]

Knew way too many of them!!!

One of the answers to #14 is John Wayne and I'm not saying which one!!

[sledge]

well I got 21 right.......... and for the first time in a LOOOONG time, I must be Too YOUNG ! I'm been called a lot of things , but not Young. .... If I had thought of it, I would have missed more.

[Joseph]

One of the answers to #14 is John Wayne and I'm not saying which one!!

Marion Michael Morrison, of course...

I missed #2 because I've never seen any of those movies.

Joseph