12. Fabian was known for his ability to make hits out of both sides of a new release. Perhaps his most memorable success in this department was "Hound Dog Man" and its flip side, which was
13. The army's tough. And there's no time for playing games. So when a soldier was handling a deck of cards in the chapel instead of praying or something else appropriate, the brass called the soldier in to find out why he was being a wise guy. The song was called "Deck of Cards," but how did Wink Martindale know the story?
14. There have been a number of big stomps in our time. There was the "Bristol Stomp," "Foot Stomping," then "Bongo Stomp." Which group was responsible for which song?
15. Where do all the hippies meet? The answer's in a song.
16. Billy and Sue met the first day of school, and ever since lived by the golden rule. Why?
17. The Echoes didn't call the girl they all liked "Honey," even though she was sweet, and they didn't even call her "Sweethcart" or "Angel." What did they fall her?
18. David Seville did all the chipmunk songs which we loved so much as teenyboppers. Which was the first in that series?
19. If you take the blue line out to the end, you end up in Revere by the once-condemned roller coaster. That amusement park was probably what inspired the famous singer who grew up there to later record a song about another such place. Who was this ride-lover?
20. There were the Parakeets, the Monkees, the Crazy Elephant. There was another group of this name-type which sang "I Ran All the Way Home (Just to Say I Love You)." What was the group's name?
21. Sometimes you make so many hits that no one remembers some of your first releases. Who, for example, had among their first recordings "Connie-O" and "Marlena?"
22. "Little girl he's never dreaming of you He'll break your heart, just wait and see-ce-ce." Bobby Rydell advised in a song, Name that tune.
23. Jesse Lee Turner was among the universe's most eligible bachelors ten years ago. One aggressive girl, who claimed to have four arms, three eyes, and three lips, said to Jesse, "I can really rock and swing cause I've got more of everything. Oh. Mr. Earth Man, won't you marry me?" What song told us of this dramatic proposal?
24. Bobby Vinton was the king of songs about blue things. Other great songs featuring this color were "Blue Moon" and "I'm Mr. Blue." What was Roy Orbison's contribution to this collection?
25. Who recorded "A Little Bit of Soap" many years ago on the Laurie label?
26. Whose nerves were shaken and whose brain rattled? He had sort of curly hair which was whiter than blonde, but blonder than white.
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