1950’s Rock and Roll Review

Question 1

Who sang the songRock Around the Clock?

Answer 1

Bill Haley and his Comets

Question 2

What is the title of the first Rock and Roll

record?

Answer 2

Rocket 88 by Ike Turner and Jackie Brenston

Question 3

Name the tune and artist.

Answer 3

Heartbreak Hotelby Elvis Presley

(1956)

Question 4

Who coined or first used the phrase Rock and

Roll?

Answer 4

Alan Freed

Question 5

Who wrote and sangthe original version of

Tutti Fruitti?

Answer 5

Little Richard (1955)

Question 6

Name the tune and artist.

Answer 6

Lollipopby the Chordettes

(1958)

Question 7

What was the name of the TV show hosted by

Dick Clark?

Answer 7

American Bandstand

Question 8

Name the 3 music artists that died in the Iowa

plane crash.

Answer 8

Buddy HollyRitchie Valens

The Big Bopper

Question 9

Name the tune and artist.

Answer 9

Rocket 88 by Ike Turner and Jackie Brengsten

(1951)

Question 10

What was the electric blues song that influenced many early rock musicians? It is also the name of a famous

Rock and Roll band.

Answer 10

Rollin Stoneby Muddy Waters

(1950)

Question 11

What famous guitarist helped promote the Gibson electric solid

body guitar?

Answer 11

Les Paul

Question 12

Name the tune and artist

Answer 12

That’ll Be the Dayby Buddy Holly

and the Crickets(1957)

Question 13

Name three small record companies that were

successful in the 1950’s

Answer 13

AtlanticChess

ImperialSun

Tamla/Motown

Question 14

What’s the name of the King of Rock and Roll who recorded his first

song in 1953 for his mom’s birthday?

Answer 14

Elvis Presley

Question 15

Name the tune and artist.

Answer 15

Tutti Fruittiby Little Richard

(1955)

Question 16

Name the tune and artist.

Answer 16

Rock around the Clockby Bill Haley and his

Comets (1954)

Question 17

Name the tune and artist

Answer 17

Blue Suede Shoes by Carl Perkins

Question 18

Name the tune and artist

Answer 18

Whole Lotta Shakin’ Going On

by Jerry Lee Lewis(1957)

Question 19

Name the term used to describe when record companies would pay

DJ’s to play certain records

Answer 19

Payola

Question 20

What performer started the dance craze called

“The Twist?”

Answer 20

Chubby Checker

Question 21

Name the tune and artist

Answer 21

Donnaby Ritchie Valens (1959)

Question 22

What is it called when an artist performs a song already recorded by

another musician

Answer 22

Cover

Question 23

Name five non-musical events that occurred during the

1950’s

Answer 23

Credit card, organ transplant, “Peanuts” cartoon, Korean War, McCarthy hunts for Communists, hydrogen bomb, color TV, WWII

Peace Treaty, seat belts, polio vaccine, Queen Elizabeth, DNA discovered, Hillary & Norgay reach Mt. Everest, atomic

submarine, government says cigarettes cause cancer, Bannister breaks 4-minute mile, segregation ruled illegal in U.S., Disneyland

oens, Emmett Till murdered in Chicago, James Dean dies, McDonalds opens, Rosa Parks bus incident, Grace Kelly marries

Prince Ranier III of Monaco, TV remote control, velcro, Dr. Seuss’ Cat in the Hat, Soviets launch Sputnik, Hope Diamond donated to

the Smithsonian, hula hoops, Legos, NASA founded, peace symbol created, Antarctica Scientific Preserve, US Quiz shows

fixed

Question 24

Name the tune and artist

Answer 24

Rollin’ Stoneby Muddy Waters (1950)

Question 25

Name the tune and artist

Answer 25

Johnny B. Goodeby Chuck Berry (1958)