Q 01/05

In what U.S. state was Elvis Presley born?

A) Tennessee

B) Alabama

C) Arkansas

D) Mississippi

Answer · why

D) Mississippi

Elvis was born in Mississippi in a two-room shotgun house his father built; the family moved to Memphis, Tennessee, in November 1948, when he was 13.

Q 02/05

What was the name of Elvis Presley's mother?

A) Minnie Mae

B) Octavia

C) Gladys

D) Rosella

Answer · why

C) Gladys

Gladys Presley fell ill with hepatitis in August 1958; the Army gave Elvis emergency leave and he reached Memphis two days before she died, aged 46.

Q 03/05

Which number-one hit was Elvis's first single after his discharge from the Army in March 1960?

A) It's Now or Never

B) Are You Lonesome Tonight?

C) Return to Sender

D) Stuck on You

Answer · why

D) Stuck on You

'Stuck on You' was cut two weeks after his discharge and rushed out within days in a generic sleeve; it took only three weeks to reach number one.

Q 04/05

In which city did Elvis Presley make his first recordings for RCA Victor on January 10, 1956?

A) Memphis

B) Nashville

C) New York

D) Los Angeles

Answer · why

B) Nashville

Nashville hosted Elvis's first RCA session two days after his 21st birthday; the label added guitarist Chet Atkins and three backing singers to his us...

Q 05/05

What job was Elvis doing for Crown Electric when he cut his first single in 1954?

A) Driving a delivery truck

B) Selling appliances

C) Reading electricity meters

D) Repairing radios

Answer · why

A) Driving a delivery truck

Driving a delivery truck for Crown Electric was still Elvis's day job when his first single came out; he kept it for about three more months, quitting...