Easy Elvis Presley Trivia Questions
Who was Elvis Presley?
A: Elvis was an American singer and actor.
Where was Elvis born?
A: Tupelo, Mississippi.
When was he born?
A: January 8, 1935.
He had a twin brother that was what?
A: Stillborn.
When Elvis was 13 years old, he and his family
relocated to where?
A: Memphis, Tennessee.
His music career began there in 1954, when he
recorded a song with whom?
A: Producer Sam Phillips at Sun Records.
Elvis was an early popularizer of what kind of
music?
A: Rockabilly.
What is rockabilly?
A: An uptempo, backbeat-driven fusion of country
music and rhythm and blues.
RCA Victor acquired his contract in a deal
arranged by whom?
A: Colonel Tom Parker.
Colonel Tom Parker managed the singer for how
long?
A: More than two decades.
What was Presley's first RCA single?
A: "Heartbreak Hotel".
When was Heartbreak Hotel released?
A: In January 1956.
Where did Heartbreak Hotel become a number-one
hit?
A: In the United States.
Presley was regarded as the leading figure of
what type of music?
A: Rock and roll.
In November 1956, he made his film debut in what
movie?
A: Love Me Tender.
What happened to Elvis in 1958?
A: He was drafted into military service.
When did Presley resume his recording career?
A: Two years later.
What did Elvis devote much of the 1960s to?
A: Making Hollywood films and their accompanying
soundtrack albums.
In 1968, following a seven-year break from live
performances, what did he do?
A: He returned to the stage in the acclaimed
televised comeback special Elvis.
1973, Presley was featured in what?
A: The first globally broadcast concert via
satellite, Aloha from Hawaii.
Years of prescription drug abuse damaged his
health, and he died in 1977 at what age?
A: The age of 42.
Elvis won how many Grammys?
A: Three.
Elvis received the Grammy Lifetime Achievement
Award at what age?
A: Age 36.