Buddy Holly Trivia Quiz - Trivia Quiz

1 What was Buddy Holly's birth name?

A. Buddy Eugene Holly

B. Charles Hardin Holley

C. Gerald Donald Holly

2 What was the name of Buddy Holly's influential backing band?

A. The Comets

B. The Drifters

C. The Crickets

3 In which city was Buddy Holly born?

A. Tulsa, Oklahoma

B. Clovis, New Mexico

C. Lubbock, Texas

4 Which Buddy Holly hit took its title from a line John Wayne repeated in the film The Searchers?

A. Oh Boy!

B. Rave On

C. That'll Be the Day

5 How did Buddy Holly's stage surname come to be spelled “Holly” rather than his family name “Holley”?

A. He changed it to honor a street near his childhood home

B. A record company misspelled it on a contract, and he adopted it

C. It was a marketing idea from his producer to look simpler in print

6 Many of Buddy Holly's classic tracks were recorded at which studio?

A. RCA Studio B in Nashville

B. Norman Petty Studios in Clovis, New Mexico

C. Sun Studio in Memphis

7 Which electric guitar model did Buddy Holly famously help popularize?

A. Fender Stratocaster

B. Gibson Les Paul

C. Gretsch White Falcon

8 Which Buddy Holly song was recorded by The Beatles on their 1964 album Beatles for Sale?

A. Not Fade Away

B. Words of Love

C. Everyday

9 Whom did Buddy Holly marry in 1958?

A. Peggy Sue Gerron

B. Connie Francis

C. Maria Elena Santiago

10 How old was Buddy Holly when he died in 1959?

A. 22

B. 21

C. 25

11 The plane crash that killed Buddy Holly occurred during which concert tour?

A. The Winter Dance Party

B. The Surf Ballroom Anniversary Tour

C. The Rock and Roll Caravan

12 Which pair of fellow performers also died in the same plane crash as Buddy Holly?

A. Eddie Cochran and Gene Vincent

B. Ritchie Valens and J.P. "The Big Bopper" Richardson

C. Ricky Nelson and Carl Perkins

13 What venue did Buddy Holly play just hours before the fatal flight on February 3, 1959?

A. Apollo Theater, New York

B. The Fillmore West, San Francisco

C. The Surf Ballroom in Clear Lake, Iowa

14 Which studio technique was Buddy Holly among the first in rock to use prominently?

A. Double-tracking his vocals and guitar parts

B. Digital sampling

C. Auto-Tune processing

15 Which posthumously released Buddy Holly single, written by Paul Anka, became a hit in 1959?

A. Heartbeat

B. It Doesn't Matter Anymore

C. Crying, Waiting, Hoping