Elvis Presley
Elvis became one of the defining stars of 1950s rock. This topic is part of Music Artists within Music. This page currently draws on 8 supporting questions, with answers and bonus facts available below.
Elvis Presley trivia questions
Elvis Presley was known as the King of what?
Answer: Rock and Roll
Bonus fact: Elvis became one of the defining stars of 1950s rock.
What was the name of Elvis Presley's famous Memphis home?
Answer: Graceland
Bonus fact: Graceland is now a major tourist attraction.
Which record label first recorded Elvis Presley professionally?
Answer: Sun Records
Bonus fact: Sam Phillips recorded Presley at Sun Studio in Memphis.
"Million Dollar Quartet" is built around a real studio gathering of Elvis Presley and which three other musicians?
Answer: Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins
Bonus fact: The four artists happened to be at Sun Records on the same day in 1956.
Which Memphis record label launched Johnny Cash's recording career in the mid-1950s?
Answer: Sun Records
Bonus fact: Sun owner-producer Sam Phillips auditioned Cash and his band after Elvis Presley's breakthrough at the label.
Who is often called the King of Rock and Roll?
Answer: Elvis Presley
Bonus fact: Elvis Presley was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1986.
In what year was Tammy Wynette inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame?
Answer: 1998
Bonus fact: Elvis Presley and George Morgan were also among the Hall’s 1998 inductees.
"All Shook Up" is a jukebox musical built around songs made famous by whom?
Answer: Elvis Presley
Bonus fact: The score includes familiar Elvis songs while the story itself is fictional.