Elvis Presley Day Trivia Jeopardy Template

Childhood

Military Service

Hobbies

Songs

100

Elvis Presley was born in this Southeastern US city on January 8,1935:

A. Memphis, Tennessee

B. Tupelo, Mississippi

C. Nashville, Tennessee

D. Dunwoody, Georgia

B. Tupelo, Mississippi

100

In 1958, Elvis Presley was inducted into which branch of the United States Armed Forces:

A. The Army

B. The Navy

C. The Air Force

D. The Marines

A. Army

100

Elvis Presley collected this make (brand) of car. He owned more than 200 of them in his lifetime and gave many of them away as gifts to friends:

A. Jaguar

B. Chevrolet

C. Cadillac

D. Tesla

C. Cadillac

100

This song was Elvis' first #1 hit. It was released in 1956:

A. That's All Right (Mama)

B. America The Beautiful

C. Suspicious Minds

D. Heartbreak Hotel

200

Elvis Presley grew up in a close-knit, working class family. His father was a tenant farmer and truck driver and his mother was a seamstress and factory worker. Their names were:

A: Vernon Elvis and Gladys Presley

B. Robert and Magnolia Presley

C. Clarence and Clementine Presley

D. George and Jane Jetson

A. Vernon Elvis and Gladys Presley

200

Elvis Presley did his basic training at this military site in Killeen, Texas:

A. Fort McHenry

B. Fort Ticonderoga

C. Fort Hood

D. Fort Knox

C. Fort Hood

200

Elvis Presley was an avid student of this ancient form of self defense:

A. Martial Arts

B. Boxing

C. Jousting

D. Running

A. Martial Arts

200

Elvis Presley recorded this many songs during his career:

A. Approximately 270

B. Approximately 770

C. Approximately 5,770

D. More than 10,070

B. Approximately 770

300

At the age of 10, Elvis Presley entered a youth talent contest at the Mississippi-Alabama Fair and Dairy Show in Tupelo, Mississippi where he sang "Old Shep." He finished in what place in the final standings:

A. 1st Place

B. 2nd Place

C. 3rd Place

D. 5th Place

300

Elvis Presley was stationed at a US army base in this strategically important European country from 1958-1960:

A. Italy

B. France

C. East Germany

D. West Germany

300

Elvis Presley chartered a flight from Graceland to this city located in the Rocky Mountains to get a massive sandwich (consisting of an entire loaf of bread that had been hollowed out and filled with peanut butter, jelly, and bacon):

A. Provo, Utah

B. Denver, Colorado

C. Boise, Idaho

D. Gophers' Gulch, New Mexico

B. Denver, Colorado

400

Elvis Presley's father mostly did this type of work to provide for his family:

A. Professional Baseball Player

B. High School Teacher

C. Odd jobs (mostly driving a truck)

D. Pastry Chef

C. Odd jobs (mostly driving a truck)

400

Elvis Presley attained this military rank during his time in the US Army:

A. Private

B. Sergeant

C. Lieutenant Colonel

D. General

B. Sergeant

400

Elvis Presley bought this mansion (with 23 rooms, 10,000 sq.ft of living space on 13.8 acres of land) in 1957 in the state of Tennessee:

A. The Hermitage

B. Belmont Mansion

C. Two Rivers Mansion

D. Graceland

500

In 1948, Elvis Presley's family moved from Tupelo to which city:

A. Nashville, Tennessee

B. Memphis, Tennessee

C. Birmingham, Alabama

D. Oxford, Mississippi

B. Memphis, Tennessee

500

Elvis Presley met this young woman, who would later become his wife, while stationed in West Germany:

A. Priscilla Beaulieu

B. Priscilla Flintstone

C. Cher

D. Taylor Swift

A. Priscilla Beaulieu

500

On October 28, 1956, Elvis Presley was inoculated with the polio vaccine to shift public perception about the shot and to boost vaccination rates before his appearance on which wildly popular TV show:

A. As The World Turns

B. The Lawrence Welk Show

C. The Ed Sullivan Show

D. Perry Mason

C. The Ed Sullivan Show