Bell & Bear Quiz

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Elvis Presley

1.    In which town was Elvis born on 8th January 1935?
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2.    Which two songs were on Elvis's first single on the Sun label in the USA?
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3.    What was Elvis's first UK hit?
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4.    What was Elvis's first feature film?
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5.    Prior to his posthumous number one 'Way Down', what was Elvis's last UK chart-topping single?
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6.    In which city did Elvis marry Priscilla Beaulieu on 1st May 1967?
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7.    What was the name of Elvis's twin brother, who was stillborn?
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8.    Which songwriting team was responsible for such hits as 'Hound Dog', 'Baby I Don't Care', 'Trouble' and 'King Creole'?
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9.    How much did RCA pay Sun for Elvis's recording contract in November 1955?
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10.    What event happened on 1st February 1968?
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11.    What links Dr. John Carpenter, Guy Lambert, Danny Fisher, Walter Gulick and Lt. Josh Morgan?
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12.    Whom did Elvis receive as his guests at his Beverley Hills home on 27th August 1965?
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13.    Who played Elvis in Elvis; The Movie in 1979?
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14.    What was Elvis's first UK number one hit single?
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15.    Which Elvis single had two spells at the top of the UK charts in 1965?
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16.    In the song 'Trouble' what does Elvis say is his middle name?
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17.    In which two consecutive years did Elvis score four UK number one hit singles?
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18.    Which United States President made Elvis a special agent of the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs?
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19.    Who, along with Elvis, made up the 'Million Dollar Quartet'?
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20.    In the song 'Jailhouse Rock', which instrument is played by Spider Murphy?
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Elvis Presley - Answers
1.    Tupelo, Mississippi
2.    'That's All Right' and 'Blue Moon of Kentucky'
3.    Heartbreak Hotel
4.    Love Me Tender
5.    'The Wonder of You'
6.    Las Vegas
7.    Jessie
8.    Jerry Leiber and Mike Stroller
9.    $35,000
10.    Lisa Marie Presley was born
11.    They are all movie characters played by Elvis
12.    The Beatles
13.    Kurt Russell
14.    All Shook Up
15.    Crying In The Chapel
16.    Misery
17.    1961 and 1962
18.    Richard Nixon
19.    Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and Johnny Cash
20.    Tenor saxophone