Fifties Music quiz to test the oldies out there.

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Now then how good is you knowledge of the fifties music. Thirty great memories about music that caused parents and teachers grief! Take the quiz and see how you score as a true ''Oldies Fan.''

When you click to view your score, whether you’re right or wrong will appear to the side of the question. You can always change your answer and check to see if you have improved your score. Don’t worry if you didn’t get them all correct most people only achieve 70% on the first attempt.

	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 One’s
	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	Eearth 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	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 & Dick
	b	Don & Phil
	c	Bob & Bill
	14) The Big Bopper's real name was ?
	a	Jiles P Richardson
	b	Roy Harold Scherer Jnr
	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

Your Score:

Wilma and me just loved the hill

Don’t ask me

Mom sounds about right

I thought they were named after us.

Don’t you ever call me that

We’d better call in at the drugstore later

Please Earl slow down I’m your girl