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The term "doo-wop" was taken from the ad-lib syllables sung in harmony in doo-wop songs. Two songs in particular may lay claim to being the "first" to contain the syllables "doo wop" in the refrain: the 1955 hit, "When You Dance" by The Turbans, in which the chant "doo wop" can be plainly heard, and the 1956 classic "In the Still of the Night (I Remember)" by The Five Satins, with the plaintive "doo wop, doo wah" refrain in the bridge.
Welcome to 'The Doo-Wop Oldies Quiz.' Take the quiz and see how you score as a true 'Oldies Fan'. Write down your answers and check them against the correct answers.
 1. When did 'Little Suzie' finally wake up?
      a) The movie's over, it's 2 o'clock
      b) The movie's over, it's 3 o'clock
      c) The movie's over, it's 4 o'clock
 2. 'Rock Around The Clock' was used in what movie?
      a) Rebel Without A Cause
      b) Blackboard Jungle
      c) The Wild Ones
 3. What's missing?_____Baby, Earth_____, _____On My Shoulder Love
      a) Angel
      b) Head
 4. 'I found my thrill...' where?
      a) Kansas City
      b) Heartbreak Hotel
      c) Blueberry Hill
 5. 'Please turn on your magic beam, _____ _____ bring me a dream'
      a) Mr. Sandman
      b) Earth Angel
      c) Dream Lover
 6. For which label did Elvis Presley first record?
      a) Chancellor
      b) RCA
      c) Sun
 7. He asked, 'Why's everybody always pickin' on me?' Who was he?
      a) Bad Bad Leroy Brown
      b) Charlie Brown
      c) Buster Brown
 8. Bobby Darin's 'Mack The Knife', the one with the knife, was named:
      a) MacHeath
      b) MacCloud
      c) MacNamara
 9. Name the song with 'A-wop bop a-loo bop a-lop bam boom'?
      a) Good Golly Miss Molly
      b) Be-Bo p-A-Lula
      c) Tutti Fruitti
 10. Who is generally given credit for the term 'Rock And Roll'?
      a) Dick Clark
      b) Wolfman Jack
      c) Alan Freed
 11. In 1957, he left the music business to become a preacher.
      a) Little Richard
      b) Frankie Lymon
      c) Tony Orlando
 12. Paul Anka's 'Puppy Love' is written to what star?
      a) Brenda Lee
      b) Connie Francis
      c) Annette Funicello
 13. The Everly Brothers are...
      a) Pete and Dick
      b) Don and Phil
      c) Bob and Bill
 14. The Big Bopper's real name was:
      a) Jiles P. Richardson
      b) Roy Harold Scherer Jr.
      c) Marion Michael Morrison
 15. In 1959, Berry Gordy Jr. started a small record company called...
      a) Decca
      b) Cameo
      c) Motown
 16. Edd Brynes had a hit with 'Kookie, Kookie, Lend Me Your Comb.' What
      TV show was he on?
      a) 77 Sunset Strip
      b) Hawaiian Eye
      c) Surfside Six
 17. In 1960 Bobby Darin married:
      a) Carol Lynley
      b) Sandra Dee
      c) Natalie Wood
 18. They were a one hit wonder with 'Book Of Love.'
      a) The Penguins
      b) The Monotones
      c) The Moonglows