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50s Rock and Roll Trivia
50s Rock and Roll Trivia
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Trivia on Rock and Roll from the fifties.
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1
Who told Buddy Holly that he hoped his plane crashed?
Ritchie Valens
Elvis
Waylon Jennings
Don McLean
2
Who made the term
Rock and Roll
famous?
James Dean
Elvis
Alan Freed
Bill Haley
3
What year did Bill Haley's "Rock around The Clock" become famous?
1956
1955
1960
1957
4
Who were known as the
Million Dollar Quartet
?
Buddy Holly, Ritch Valens, JP Richardson and Roger Peterson
Elvis Presley, Tony Platters, Bill Haley and Frankie Lymon
Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Johnny Cash
Elvis Presley, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins and Buddy Holly
5
The turn of the decade signified What for Rock and Roll?
The disappearance of the rough edge of Rock and Roll
A newer, sharper sound
Unpredictability
Raw edges and surprises
6
The day the music died took how many lives?
3
1
2
4
7
Who was the Host of American Bandstand?
Alan Freed
Dick Clark
Rick Azar
8
Which was
NOT
a Pat Boone song?
Love Letters in the Sand
Don’t Forbid Me
Remember Me
April Love
9
Who was The King of Rock?
Elvis
Buddy Holly
Ritchie Valens
Muddy Waters
10
What year was
Hound Dog
the Number 1 Hit?
1957
1956
1954
1955
11
Who was
NOT
active in the fifties?
Patti Paige
Pat Boone
Perry Como
The Rolling Stones
12
White Teens preferred Pop
True
False
13
The Day The Music Died Refers to...
The end of 50s Rock
The death of Elvis
The change from Blues Music to Rock and Roll
The Death of Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and J.P. Richardson
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The last year in the history of Rock where all of the year end Top Ten Artists were American...
1961
1957
1959
1962
