quiz 1701 – 50s music (QA) print friendly version Click on question to reveal answer 1 Who hit No.1 in 1950 with Teardrops From My Eyes? Dolly Parton, Ruth Brown, Patti Page, Big Mama Thornton 2 Who hit Number 1 in 1950 with "Harbour Lights"? Dean Martin, Sammy Kaye, Nat King Cole, Perry Como 3 Who hit Number 1 in 1950 with "Mona Lisa"? Dean Martin, Perry Como, Nat King Cole, Mario Lanza 4 Who hit Number 1 in 1951 with "Be My Love"? Perry Como, Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Mario Lanza 5 Who hit Number 1 in 1955 with the Great Pretender? The Cadillacs, The Dominoes, The Clovers, The Platters 6 Who is commonly associated with the theme tune to Champion the Wonder Horse? Frank Sinatra, Perry Como, Frankie Lane, Dean Martin 7 Who is often called The King of Soul? Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins, Bo Diddley, Sam Cooke 8 Who married dancer Delores Mohawk in the 1950s? Gene Vincent, Carl Perkins, Sam Cooke, Bo Diddley 9 Who originally had a hit with Blue Suede Shoes? Jerry Lee Lewis, Eddie Cochran, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins 10 Who played a character named Bong in the 1957 movie Untamed Youth? Billy Ward, Eddie Cochran, Buddy Holly, Jerry Lee Lewis 11 Who played the role of Enrich o Caruso in the 1950s movie "The Great Caruso"? Frank Sinatra, Nat King Cole, Perry Como, Mario Lanza 12 Who released a version of "Blueberry Hill" which reached No.2 in 1956? Ray Charles, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Little Richard 13 Who sang the theme tunes to 1950s films including 3:10 to Yuma and Blazing Saddles? Perry Como, Dean Martin, Frankie Lane, Frank Sinatra 14 Who scored a 1957 hit with CC Rider? Chuck Willis, Ricky Nelson, Johnny Ace, Johnny Otis 15 Who scored a number one hit with "All I Have To Do is Dream"? The Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Bobby Darin, Little Richard 16 Who started his career with the do-wop band The Royals? Hank Ballad, Gene Vincent, Sam Cooke, Bo Diddley 17 Who teamed up with Les Paul on the 1951 Number 1 single "How High The Moon"? June Ford, Betty Ford, Jane Ford, Mary Ford 18 Who teamed up with The Drifters to release "Oh What a Dream" in 1954? Patti Page, Big Mama Thornton, Dolly Parton, Ruth Brown 19 Who took a leading role in the Civil Rights Movement from an early stage? Bo Diddley, Carl Perkins, Gene Vincent, Sam Cooke 20 Who was backed by The Ray Men? Sonny Till, Link Wray, Larry Williams, Jay Hawkins