1950s Rock & Roll Pioneers

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Instructions: Remember the birth of rock and roll? Test your knowledge of the trailblazers who started it all!

1.
Which artist is often called the 'Father of Rock and Roll' for his hit 'Johnny B. Goode'?
A
Little Richard
B
Fats Domino
C
Chuck Berry
D
Bo Diddley
2.
What was Little Richard's breakthrough hit in 1955?
A
Good Golly, Miss Molly
B
Long Tall Sally
C
Lucille
D
Tutti Frutti
3.
Bill Haley & His Comets had a massive hit with which song featured in the film 'Blackboard Jungle'?
A
See You Later, Alligator
B
Rock Around the Clock
C
Crazy Man, Crazy
D
Shake, Rattle and Roll
4.
Which 1950s rocker was known for his wild piano playing and flamboyant stage persona?
A
Chuck Berry
B
Fats Domino
C
Jerry Lee Lewis
D
Ray Charles
5.
Jerry Lee Lewis's most famous hit was which song?
A
High School Confidential
B
Breathless
C
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
D
Great Balls of Fire
6.
Buddy Holly was from which U.S. state?
A
Tennessee
B
Mississippi
C
Louisiana
D
Texas
7.
What tragic event on February 3, 1959, became known as 'The Day the Music Died'?
A
Little Richard quit music
B
A plane crash killed Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and The Big Bopper
C
Elvis was drafted
D
Chuck Berry was arrested
8.
Which New Orleans pianist had hits like 'Blueberry Hill' and 'Ain't That a Shame'?
A
Professor Longhair
B
Fats Domino
C
Huey 'Piano' Smith
D
Lloyd Price
9.
What was the name of Buddy Holly's backing band?
A
The Satellites
B
The Meteors
C
The Crickets
D
The Comets
10.
Which DJ is credited with popularizing the term 'rock and roll' on his radio show?
A
Dick Clark
B
Wolfman Jack
C
Murray the K
D
Alan Freed
11.
Ritchie Valens had a hit with which song adapted from a Mexican folk tune?
A
Little Girl
B
La Bamba
C
Donna
D
Come On, Let's Go
12.
Which recording studio in Memphis, run by Sam Phillips, launched many rock pioneers?
A
Chess Records
B
Stax Records
C
FAME Studios
D
Sun Studio
13.
Carl Perkins wrote and recorded which rock and roll classic in 1956?
A
That'll Be the Day
B
Blue Suede Shoes
C
Summertime Blues
D
Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On
14.
Eddie Cochran's 'Summertime Blues' became an anthem for which group?
A
Teenagers
B
Soldiers
C
Factory workers
D
College students
15.
The famous 'Million Dollar Quartet' jam session at Sun Studio included Elvis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Carl Perkins, and whom?
A
Roy Orbison
B
Chuck Berry
C
Johnny Cash
D
Buddy Holly

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