Q 01/05

Elvis Presley was born in 1935 in which Mississippi town?

A) Biloxi

B) Jackson

C) Tupelo

D) Natchez

Answer · why

C) Tupelo

The family moved to Memphis when he was 13, and his twin brother Jesse Garon was stillborn 35 minutes before him.

Q 02/05

Elvis began his recording career in 1954 with producer Sam Phillips at which Memphis label?

A) Sun

B) Decca

C) Chess

D) RCA Victor

Answer · why

A) Sun

Producer Sam Phillips wanted to bring the sound of Black music to a wider audience, and found his man.

Q 03/05

What was Elvis's first single for RCA Victor, released in January 1956, and his first million-seller?

A) Blue Suede Shoes

B) Love Me Tender

C) Heartbreak Hotel

D) Hound Dog

Answer · why

C) Heartbreak Hotel

It was inspired by a newspaper story about a lonely man who jumped from a hotel window.

Q 04/05

Who managed Elvis for almost his entire career?

A) Andrew Loog Oldham

B) Brian Epstein

C) Colonel Tom Parker

D) Sam Phillips

Answer · why

C) Colonel Tom Parker

He arranged the deal that moved Elvis from Sun to RCA Victor.

Q 05/05

What was Elvis's first movie, released in November 1956?

A) Blue Hawaii

B) King Creole

C) Love Me Tender

D) Jailhouse Rock

Answer · why

C) Love Me Tender

Jailhouse Rock followed in 1957, then Blue Hawaii and Viva Las Vegas.