Q 01/05

In which city did American Bandstand begin in 1952 as a local show on WFIL-TV's Channel 6?

A) Baltimore

B) New York City

C) Philadelphia

D) Pittsburgh

Answer · why

C) Philadelphia

Philadelphia teens queued around the block to get in, and the show made national celebrities of local high-schoolers, complete with fan mail.

Q 02/05

Along with Ricky Nelson, which 1950s rock superstar never performed on Dick Clark's American Bandstand?

A) Chuck Berry

B) Elvis Presley

C) The Everly Brothers

D) Buddy Holly

Answer · why

B) Elvis Presley

Elvis Presley and Nelson were the only leading rock and roll stars of the era to skip the show. Buddy Holly and Chuck Berry both made early national a...

Q 03/05

Which Hank Ballard B-side became a 1960 dance craze after Dick Clark pushed a cover on American Bandstand?

A) The Twist

B) The Float

C) The Continental Walk

D) The Hoochi Coochi Coo

Answer · why

A) The Twist

The Twist first caught on with teens on Buddy Deane's Baltimore dance show. Deane tipped off Clark, who could not book Ballard and had a local singer ...

Q 04/05

Which duo sang on American Bandstand in 1957 as schoolboys billed as Tom & Jerry?

A) The Everly Brothers

B) Jan and Dean

C) The Righteous Brothers

D) Simon & Garfunkel

Answer · why

D) Simon & Garfunkel

Simon & Garfunkel earned the spot with Hey Schoolgirl, a single imitating their idols the Everly Brothers. Garfunkel called himself Tom Graph, a nod t...

Q 05/05

Which singer told Dick Clark on American Bandstand in 1984 that her ambition was to rule the world?

A) Cyndi Lauper

B) Madonna

C) Whitney Houston

D) Tina Turner

Answer · why

B) Madonna

Madonna had just performed Holiday, which peaked at number 16 that month. Two weeks later she made her first appearance on British television.