Doo Wop Oldies Quiz:

 
Thirty 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". In the comment section, please write your answers...and no Active Rain prizes...this is way too easy.


 

 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

 

      (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.

 


 

 
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4 Comments on Doo Wop Oldies Quiz:

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07
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Hi Nancy

I enjoyed taking your quiz I think I got 100, and won't have any homework.

Good luck and success

Lou Ludwig

8:31pm • #1
148,853 Points Outside Blog

Here's my best shot and yes I was singing some of the songs to get the answers, and maybe they were right. Some I know for sure (!) some maybe (?) others no way (??). Thanks for the rock and roll memories.

1. C
2. B(?)
3. A
4. C
5. C(?)
6. A(?)
7. B
8. A
9. C
10. A
11. B(?)
12. C
13. B
14. C
15. C!
16. A
17. B
18. B
19. B
20. A!
21. B!
22. ??
23. B!
24. ??
25. ??
26. C!
27. ??
28. ??
29. A
30. C

Hey, wait! How did Lou get 100%??? Where's the answers? No cheating here!!!

8:40pm • #2
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"the big blogger"

8:41pm • #3
FEB
08

It's not  because Im an oldies fan that I know a lot of these; Im just old

2:36am • #4

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