Retro Jukeboxes
Instructions: Jukebox history, culture, and the songs they played
- 1.
Which company manufactured the iconic Wurlitzer 1015 jukebox, one of the most recognizable jukeboxes ever made?
ARock-OlaBSeeburgCWurlitzerDAMI - 2.
What year was the Wurlitzer 1015, nicknamed the 'bubbler,' first produced?
A1940B1952C1946D1958 - 3.
What colorful tubes filled with rising bubbles gave certain Wurlitzer jukeboxes their distinctive look?
ANeon tubesBLava columnsCPlasma tubesDBubble tubes - 4.
How much did it typically cost to play one song on a jukebox in the 1950s?
AA pennyBA quarterCA dimeDA nickel - 5.
What format of music did jukeboxes originally play before switching to 45 RPM records?
A8-track cartridgesBWax cylindersCReel-to-reel tapeD78 RPM records - 6.
What type of establishment was most commonly associated with jukeboxes in the 1950s?
ADiners and soda shopsBGas stationsCBarbershopsDLibraries - 7.
Which record format, with its large center hole, became the standard for jukeboxes in the 1950s?
A33 RPM LPB45 RPM singleC78 RPM shellacD16 RPM transcription disc - 8.
What American jukebox manufacturer was named after its founder, David Cullen Rockola?
AWurlitzerBSeeburgCRock-OlaDAMI - 9.
What was the typical number of song selections available on a popular 1950s jukebox?
A100 songsB10 songsC50 songsD24 songs - 10.
Which Seeburg jukebox model, introduced in 1948, was the first to play only 45 RPM records?
ASeeburg TrashcanBSeeburg V200CSeeburg DiscothequeDSeeburg M100A - 11.
What was the term for the small printed cards inside the jukebox that listed the available songs?
AMusic labelsBPlay cardsCTitle stripsDSong sheets - 12.
Which 1950s rock and roll hit by Bill Haley & His Comets was one of the most-played jukebox songs of the decade?
ABlue Suede ShoesBJohnny B. GoodeCHound DogDRock Around the Clock - 13.
What mechanical component inside a jukebox picked up the selected record and placed it on the turntable?
AThe tone armBThe selector armCThe record changer mechanismDThe coin sorter - 14.
What did people commonly call the route operators who serviced and stocked jukeboxes?
AJukebox jockeysBRoute menCMusic vendorsDBox runners - 15.
Where does the word 'jukebox' likely originate from?
AA German word for musicBThe Gullah word 'juke' meaning disorderly or rowdyCThe French word 'jouer' meaning to playDA brand name from the 1920s