1958 In Music Trivia Quiz

Choose an answer from the three choices and True or False offered after each question and then "Check Your Answers" at the end of the quiz.

1. What happen on March 24, 1958?

• Dan and Jean have their first top 10 hit
• Elvis Presley enters the U.S. Army
• Dick Clark becomes the host of American Bandstand

2. August 4 - Billboard magazine debuts its "Hot 100" singles chart, with Ricky Nelson's "Poor Little Fool" as the No. 1 record.

• True or False?

3. Who begins his recording career?

• Mark Reynolds
• Jerry Lee Lewis
• Phil Spector

4. What was the biggest hit in 1958?

• Volare
• Tom Dooley
• Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

5. "The Blob" was published in 1958. Who wrote the song?

• w. Mack David m. Burt Bacharach
• w.m. Roy Orbison
• w.m. Jerry Leiber & Mike Stoller

6. Who was born on February 21?

• Alice Tatum
• Mary Chapin Carpenter
• Manny David

7. Who was born on March 5?

• Barry Gibb
• Andy Gibb
• Robin Gibb

8. Who was born on August 16?

• Madonna
• Eddie Basha
• Phil Spector

9. Michael Jackson was born in 1958. What was the date?

• February 6
• August 29
• October 1

10. Who released the album Rhonda?

• Bing Crosby
• Rhonda Fleming
• Beach Boys

Check Your Answers

• 1. Elvis Presley enters the U.S. Army
• 2. True
• 3. Phil Spector
• 4. Volare
• 5. w. Mack David m. Burt Bacharach
• 6. Mary Chapin Carpenter
• 7. Andy Gibb
• 8. Madonna
• 9. August 29
• 10. Rhonda Fleming

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