MOVIES/MUSICALS
FUN FACTS
NAME THAT SONG
PICTURE THIS
GROWING UP ELVIS
100
1969 Dr. John Carpenter played by Elvis takes on the job of running a health care center in a low-income district.
What is Change of Habit?
100
On October 18, 1956 Elvis gave Sweet Pea to this family member
Who is his mother?
100
You can burn my house,
Steal my car,
Drink my liquor
From an old fruitjar.
What is Blue Suede Shoes?
100
Elvis Presley's career lasted for over two decades, and his last performance was here on June 26, 1977.
a. Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana
b. Heinz Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
c. United Center in Chicago, Illinois
What is Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana?
100
Presley purchased at Tupelo Hardware Co. for $12.95 on his eleventh birthday, January 8, 1946.
What is his first guitar?
200
What Hawaiian-themed movie starred Elvis in 1961?
a. Maui Momma
c. Mai Tai
c. Blue Hawaii
d. Red Volcano
What is c. Blue Hawaii
200
Elvis had a fondness for this specific sandwich
What is a peanut butter and banana sandwich?
200
They give us a room
with a view of the beautiful Rhine
They give us a room
with a view of the beautiful Rhine
Gimme a muddy old creek
in Texas any old time
What is G.I. Blues?
200
Elvis passed acting in a 1976 movie starring Barbara Streisand and Kris Kristofferson. (Hint Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga)
What is A Star is Born?
200
How many No. 1 hits did Elvis Presley have on the Billboard Hot 100?
a. 5 hits
b. 8 hits
c. 13 hits
d. 18 hits
What is d. 18 hits.
300
This was Elvis's first movie
What is Love Me Tender?
300
Graceland was purchased by Elvis at this age
a. 18 years old
b. 22 years old
c. 45 years old
d. 52 years old
What is 22 years old?
300
People, don't you understand
the child needs a helping hand
or he'll grow to be an angry young man some day
Take a look at you and me,
are we too blind to see,
do we simply turn our heads
and look the other way
What is In The Ghetto?
300
Elvis collected these:
a. fish
b. skittles
c. records
d. Pokémon cards
What are c. records?
Elvis Presley had a diverse collection of records, including:
- Cheech & Chong comedy albums
- Martin Luther King Jr.'s speeches
- Bill Cosby comedy records
- Partridge Family albums
- West Side Story music
- Mozart and Brahms symphonies
300
What was Elvis's first job?
a. Plumber
b. Parker Machinists Shop
c. Cashier at Speedway
d. Assistant baseball coach
What is b. Parker Machinists Shop
400
This was rated as the #1 worst Elvis Presley movie
What is Tickle Me?
400
What was Elvis Presley's middle name?
a. Greg
b. Buc
c. Aaron
d. James
What is Aaron
400
The way she moves her hips to her fingertips
I feel I'm heaven bound
And when she starts to sway, I've gotta say
She really move the grass around
What is Rock A Hula Baby?
400
Elvis flew to Houston to purchase this on
June 12, 1956 at a cost of $10,000. (Hint 1956 Car)
What is a 1956 Cadillac Eldorado?
Originally white with a black interior, the story goes that Elvis squashed a handful of grapes on the fender and told customizer Jimmy Sanders, that was the colour he wanted.
400
What is Elvis's natural hair color?
What is Blonde?
He used shoe polish to turn his hair black. Elvis started dying his hair black after filming 'Love Me Tender' because he felt that it brought out his facial features better on camera.
500
Number of Elvis feature films
a. 10
b. 21
c. 31
d. 40
What is c. 31?
500
How many hits does Elvis Presley have?
a. 50 hits
b. 68 hits
c. 85 hits
d. 149 hits
What is 149 hits.
500
Showed your photograph
To some old gray bearded man
Sitting on a bench
Outside a gen'ral store
They said 'Yes, she's been here'
But their memory wasn't clear
Was it yesterday,
No, wait the day before
What is Kentucky Rain?
500
On July 18, 1953, Presley paid $3.98 for this service
a. type writer
b. a car wash
c. big mac value meal
d. record his first demo
What is d. to record his first demo?
"My Happiness" and "That's When Your Heartaches Begin".
500
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
Elvis's biggest fear
(Two part response/answer)
a. heights/sharks
b. fire/ drowning
c. sleepwalking/ terror of the dark
d. spiders/ snakes
What is c. sleepwalking and terror of the dark?
For much of his adult life, Elvis Presley maintained a nocturnal sleep schedule. He fell asleep in the early hours of the morning and woke up late in the afternoon. This schedule came from a lifelong fear of sleepwalking and his terror of the dark.