quiz 1489 – 50s music (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 What was the title of the major hit for The Cadillacs? Closeoo, Fastoo, Speedoo, Uptooo 2 What were the names of the Everley Brothers? Don and Phil, Phil and Drew, Don and Wayne, Ed and Don 3 What year did the First Grammy Awards take place? 1957, 1955, 1959, 1952 4 What year saw Bill Haley storm the charts with Rock Around the Clock? 1956, 1958, 1952, 1954 5 What year saw the death of Buddy Holly? 1950, 1959, 1953, 1956 6 What year saw the death of Chuck Willis? 1950, 1958, 1955, 1952 7 When was Hound Dog by Elvis a number 1 hit in the US? 1959, 1962, 1956, 1965 8 Which 1950s star began life in the TV show The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet? Ricky Nelson, Sam Cooke, Johnny Otis, Hank Ballad 9 Which 1950s singer starred in "Song of the Open Road" and "Iceland"? Nat King Cole, Sammy Kaye, Dean Martin, Perry Como 10 Which 1950s singer starred in The Jazz Singer? Patti Page, Clara Lane, June Valli, Peggy Lee 11 Which 1950s singer voiced Thomas O Malley in "The Aristocats"? Nat King Cole, Sammy Kaye, Phil Harris, Gene Autry 12 Which 1950s singer won an Academy Award for "From Here to Eternity"? Dean Martin, Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Peggy Lee 13 Which 1950s singers real middle name was Laverne? Patti Page, Rosemary Clooney, Kay Starr, Peggy Lee 14 Which 1950s star hosted the ABC show "So you want to lead a band"? Nat King Cole, Dean Martin, Sammy Kaye, Perry Como 15 Which act had a 1955 smash hit with Tutti Frutti? Chuck Berry, Bobby Darin, Buddy Holly, Little Richard 16 Which act had a hit with the famous track "Be Bop A Lula"? Eddie Cochran, Johnny Cash, Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins 17 Which act had a No.2 hit with "Bye Bye Love" despite the song being rejected by 30 other acts? Little Richard, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers, Bobby Darin 18 Which act was a long term friend of Little Richard, their friendship much covered in the press of the times? Jay Hawkins, Sonny Till, Larry Williams, Duane Eddy 19 Which act was often billed as "The Happiest Man Alive"? Ivory Joe Hunter, Frankie Lymon, Little Willie John, Chuck Willis 20 Which act's debut album was entitle Bluejean Bop? Gene Vincent, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins, Eddie Cochran