40 Elvis Trivia Questions and Answers
Elvis Presley trivia from Tupelo to Graceland: the Sun recordings, the hit singles, the films, the army years and the television specials. Some questions are for casual listeners and some are for people who know the name of his high school. The answers are shown under each question.
There are 40 questions on this page. They are free to use for quiz nights, classrooms and pub quizzes, and each one links to its own page.
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1.In which Mississippi town was Elvis Presley born in 1935?
Answer: Tupelo
Open this question2.What is the name of the mansion in Memphis, Tennessee, that was once owned by Elvis Presley?
Answer: Graceland
Open this question3.For which Memphis record label did Elvis Presley make his first recordings in 1954?
Answer: Sun Records
Open this question4.Which producer worked with Elvis Presley at Sun Records at the start of his career in 1954?
Answer: Sam Phillips
Open this question5.What was the title of Elvis Presley's first single, released by Sun Records in 1954?
Answer: That's All Right
Open this question6.Who is best known as the manager of Elvis Presley?
Answer: Colonel Tom Parker
Open this question7.Which song, released in January 1956, was Elvis Presley's first single for his new record label RCA Victor?
Answer: Heartbreak Hotel
Open this question8.What was Elvis Presley's first film, released in 1956?
Answer: Love Me Tender
Open this question9.What was the name of Elvis Presley's twin brother, who was stillborn?
Answer: Jesse Garon Presley
Open this question10.What was the first name of Elvis Presley's wife, whom he married in 1967?
Answer: Priscilla
Open this question11.What is the name of Elvis Presley's only child, born in 1968?
Answer: Lisa Marie Presley
Open this question12.In which year did Elvis Presley die?
Answer: 1977
Open this question13.What was Elvis Presley's middle name?
Answer: Aaron
Open this question14.In which branch of the armed forces did Elvis Presley serve from 1958 to 1960?
Answer: The US Army
Open this question15.In which country was Elvis Presley stationed with the 3rd Armored Division during his army service?
Answer: West Germany
Open this question16.On which television variety show did Elvis Presley appear in January 1957, filmed only from the waist up?
Answer: The Ed Sullivan Show
Open this question17.By what name is Elvis Presley's 1968 NBC television special commonly known?
Answer: The '68 Comeback Special
Open this question18.Which 1973 Elvis Presley concert was broadcast live by satellite from Honolulu?
Answer: Aloha from Hawaii
Open this question19.Which President did Elvis Presley visit at the White House in December 1970?
Answer: Richard Nixon
Open this question20.Which single was Elvis Presley's last number-one hit on the US pop chart?
Answer: Suspicious Minds
Open this question21.Which 1957 musical drama film starring Elvis Presley was directed by Richard Thorpe?
Answer: Jailhouse Rock
Open this question22.The song "Can't Help Falling in Love" was recorded by Elvis Presley for which 1961 film?
Answer: Blue Hawaii
Open this question23.Which actress starred opposite Elvis Presley in the 1964 film "Viva Las Vegas"?
Answer: Ann-Margret
Open this question24.Which guitarist formed the Blue Moon Boys, Elvis Presley's backing band, in 1954?
Answer: Scotty Moore
Open this question25.Who wrote and first recorded the rock and roll standard "Blue Suede Shoes" in 1955?
Answer: Carl Perkins
Open this question26.Who made the original recording of "Hound Dog" in 1952?
Answer: Big Mama Thornton
Open this question27.Which songwriting team wrote "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock"?
Answer: Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller
Open this question28.What was the first name of Elvis Presley's mother?
Answer: Gladys
Open this question29.Which brand-new Las Vegas hotel, boasting the largest showroom in the city, booked Elvis Presley for fifty-seven shows over four weeks?
Answer: The International Hotel
Open this question30.The "Million Dollar Quartet" recorded at Sun Records in December 1956 was made up of Elvis Presley, Carl Perkins, Jerry Lee Lewis and which other singer?
Answer: Johnny Cash
Open this question31.By what nickname was Elvis Presley's circle of friends and employees known?
Answer: The Memphis Mafia
Open this question32.Elvis Presley's motto was "TCB". What did the letters stand for?
Answer: Taking Care of Business
Open this question33.The melody of "Love Me Tender" was adapted from which Civil War-era ballad?
Answer: Aura Lea (Aura Lee)
Open this question34.Elvis Presley's hit "It's Now or Never" was based on which Italian song?
Answer: 'O Sole Mio
Open this question35.Elvis Presley won three competitive Grammy Awards. For which kind of music did he win all of them?
Answer: Gospel
Open this question36.Which 1972 single was Elvis Presley's last top-ten hit on the US pop chart?
Answer: Burning Love
Open this question37.Which Dutch musician's 2002 remix of Elvis Presley's "A Little Less Conversation" topped the singles charts in nine countries?
Answer: Junkie XL (JXL)
Open this question38.In which year did Graceland open to the public as a museum?
Answer: 1982
Open this question39.Which Memphis high school did Elvis Presley attend, graduating in 1953?
Answer: Humes High School
Open this question40.By what title is Elvis Presley often known?
Answer: The King of Rock and Roll
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