November 30, 2011 9:46 PM
Doo Wop Test
Tripp sent me this, so okay, just for fun. I'm 63 and got 22 right (updated because I made a mistake and subtracted 6 from 25 9nstead of 28 - really!)
If you take the time to answer these, please share your age and your score :) Click at the end for answers:
Doo Wop Test1. 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'clock2. ''Rock Around The Clock'' was used in what movie?
(a) Rebel Without A Cause
(b) Blackboard Jungle
(c) The Wild Ones3. What's missing from a Rock & Roll standpoint? Earth _____
(a) Angel
(b) Mother
(c) Worm4. ''I found my thrill . . .'' where?
(a) Kansas City
(b) Heartbreak Hotel
(c) Blueberry Hill5. ''Please turn on your magic beam, _____ _____ bring me a dream,'':
(a) Mr. Sandman
(b) Earth Angel
(c) Dream Lover6. For which label did Elvis Presley first record?
(a) Atlantic
(b) RCA
(c) Sun7. He asked, ''Why's everybody always pickin' on me?'' Who was he?
(a) Bad, Bad Leroy Brown
(b) Charlie Brown
(c) Buster Brown8. In Bobby Darin's ''Mack The Knife,'' the one with the knife, was named:
(a) MacHeath
(b) MacCloud
(c) MacNamara9. 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 Fruitti10. Who is generally given credit for originating the term ''Rock And Roll''?
(a) Dick Clark
(b) Wolfman Jack
(c) Alan Freed11. In 1957, he left the music business to become a preacher:
(a) Little Richard
(b) Frankie Lymon
(c) Tony Orlando12. Paul Anka's ''Puppy Love'' is written to what star?
(a) Susan Gibbs
(b) Connie Francis
(c) Annette Funicello13. The Everly Brothers were ........
(a) Pete and Dick
(b) Don and Phil
(c) Bob and Bill14. The Big Bopper's real name was:
(a) Jiles P. Richardson
(b) Roy Iddings Jr.
(c) Marion Michael Morrison15. In 1959, Berry Gordy, Jr. started a small record company called...
(a) Decca
(b) Cameo
(c) Motown16. 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 Six17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married:
(a) Carol Lynley
(b) Sandra Dee
(c) Natalie Wood18. They were a one hit wonder with ''Book Of Love'':
(a) The Penguins
(b) The Monotones
(c) The Moonglows19. The Everly Brothers sang a song called ''Till I ______ You.''
(a) Loved
(b) Kissed
(c) Met20. Chuck Berry sang ''Oh, ___________, why can't you be true?''
(a) Suzie Q
(b) Peggy Sue
(c) Maybelline21. ''Wooly _______''
(a) Mammouth
(b) Bully
(c) Pully22. ''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 store23. ''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 cruise24. ''They often call me Speedo, but my real name is ..... . . .''
(a) Mr. Earl
(b) Jackie Pearl
(c) Milton Berle25. ''You're my Fanny and nobody else's .......''
(a) girl
(b) butt
(c) love26. ''I want you to play with my . . . ''
(a) heart
(b) dreams
(c) ding a ling27. ''Be Bop A Lula .......''
(a) she's got the rabies
(b) she's my baby.
(c) she loves me, maybe28.. ''Fine Love, Fine Kissing ...''
(a) right here
(b) fifty cents
(c) just for you29. ''He wore black denim trousers and . . .''
(a) a pink carnation
(b) pink leotards
(c) motorcycle boots30. ''I got a gal named . ... .''
(a) Jenny Zamboni
(b) Gerri Mahoney
(c) Boney Maroney
* * * * * * * * * * * *
1. (c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
2. (b) Blackboard Jungle
3. (a) Angel
4. (c) Blueberry Hill
5. (a) Mr. Sandman
6. (c) Sun
7. (b) Charlie Brown
8. (a) Mac Heath
9. (c) Tutti Fruitti
10. (c) Alan Freed
11. (a) Little Richard
12.. (c) Annette Funicello
13. (b) Don and Phil
14. (a) Jiles P. Richardson
15. (c) Motown
16.. (a) 77 Sunset Strip
17. (b) Sandra Dee
18. (b) The Monotones
19. (b) Kissed
20. (c) Maybelline
21. (b) Bully
22. (c) peepin' in a sea food store
23. (b) cause there ain't no cure for the summertime blues
24. (a) Mr. Earl
25. (b) butt
26. (c) ding a ling
27. (b) she's my baby
28. (a) right here
29. (c) motorcycle boots
30. (c) Boney Maroney
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Comments
I got 18/30 or 60%. I'm 38. I owe 100% of my successful answers to my dad & his influence- he's 67 and owned a radio station when I was growing up...he started dj'ing when he was in high school and continued till 1990. It was an awesome environment in which to grow up! :)
Posted by: cam | November 30, 2011 10:58 PM
I'm 41 and got 18 (though 2 or 3 were guesses!)
Posted by: marian | November 30, 2011 11:39 PM
I'm 35 and knew the answers to 18, plus one good guess for a total of 19; I skipped the others I didn't know.
Posted by: marisa | December 1, 2011 12:04 AM
33 years old & 18 right :-)
Posted by: Dianna | December 1, 2011 2:00 AM
I'm 28 and got 20 right! I was so surprised because I guessed on a lot of them. This is fun. :)
Posted by: annie | December 1, 2011 8:35 AM
Wow - this is embarassing! I got 18 right and I'm 53. Could it be because I had Family Life Radio playing in the background while trying to remember these oldies?? Maybe..... :-)
Posted by: Nana | December 1, 2011 10:42 AM
I am 43 and answered 28 questions correctly. I did, however, grow up in a doo wop family. my parents were from the Bronx, my uncle was a doo wop singer in a number of famous bands, Larry Chance, Dion, Jonny Maestro and others were frequent guests at Sunday macaroni, so I may have had an edge.
Posted by: Danielle M. | December 1, 2011 11:09 AM
Got 18 and I'm 36. The song lyrics were easier than the other questions.
Posted by: Vanessa Pawlovich | December 1, 2011 12:39 PM
I'm 32 & got 19 right. My mom loved singing oldies while making pancakes for us on Saturday mornings, so the lyric-based questions were easiest for me. Ahh...the memories that those lyrics brought back are great - thanks for the reminder!
Posted by: Jen | December 1, 2011 2:59 PM
Wow. This gives me a lot of hope!
First of all, I made a mistake - I actually got 22 right. For some reason I subtracted my number wrong from 25 instead of 28.
But my assumption was that the younger generations would not know much about this music. So, yay! I was wrong.
And Danielle - 28 right? I am so impressed
Posted by: barbara | December 1, 2011 8:41 PM
I'm 49 years old, and I scored a 21 out of 30! Not bad for someone who grew up in a Swedish Baptist family, huh?!
Posted by: Patty | December 1, 2011 8:45 PM
numbers 16 and 17 were more knowledge of the times based, and I had no idea about them, the music questions came easily for me. of course, other than Hymns, this is the only music I know anything about. I still listen to it with my children.
Posted by: Danielle M. | December 2, 2011 8:07 AM
I'm 38 & I got 16 right, without guessing on any of the ones I really didn't know.
Posted by: Sheila | December 4, 2011 5:59 PM
I am 62 and got 25 correct.
Posted by: Jan | December 6, 2011 2:39 PM
