Elvis Presley Quiz: Guess the Song & Test Your Trivia

An Elvis Presley quiz runs on a rare pairing: you know the King's voice instantly, but the real test is knowing who cut the song first. Guess the Elvis Presley song from the hits 'Jailhouse Rock', 'Heartbreak Hotel' and 'Suspicious Minds', then test your trivia on the ones he only borrowed, 'Hound Dog' from Big Mama Thornton and 'Blue Suede Shoes' from Carl Perkins, plus the melody behind 'Love Me Tender', and sort Sun rockabilly from a Vegas finale. Know the covers and you know Elvis.

Main genreRock (rock and roll, rockabilly)

Active1954 to 1977 (1950s, 1960s)

Real nameElvis Aaron Presley

Best-known songs to guessJailhouse Rock, Heartbreak Hotel, Hound Dog, Can't Help Falling in Love, Suspicious Minds

Songs he didn't originate'Hound Dog' (Big Mama Thornton), 'Blue Suede Shoes' (Carl Perkins), 'That's All Right' (Arthur Crudup), 'Suspicious Minds' (Mark James)

Borrowed melodies'Love Me Tender' from 'Aura Lee', 'It's Now or Never' from ''O sole mio', 'Can't Help Falling in Love' from 'Plaisir d'amour'

Deep cuts fans missIn the Ghetto, Kentucky Rain, Burning Love, An American Trilogy

Eras in the quizSun rockabilly, Hollywood movie ballads, the '68 Comeback, the Las Vegas showroom

Related artistsJohnny Cash, The Beatles, The Rolling Stones

Quiz difficultyEasy on the King's versions, hard on who recorded them first

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Reconhece o máximo de músicas a partir de excertos áudio. Quanto mais rápido responderes, mais pontos fazes.

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As 8 músicas mais conhecidas

De intros imediatamente reconhecíveis a refrãos universais — perfeitas para testar a sua memória.

Jailhouse Rock

Heartbreak Hotel

Hound Dog

Can't Help Falling in Love

Suspicious Minds

In the Ghetto

Kentucky Rain

Burning Love

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✦'Hound Dog' topped the R&B chart for Big Mama Thornton in 1953, three years before Elvis Presley recorded his 1956 rock and roll version, a favourite gotcha in any Elvis quiz.

✦The melody of 'Can't Help Falling in Love' comes from 'Plaisir d'amour', a French romance written in 1784 by Jean-Paul-Egide Martini.

✦'Love Me Tender' sets new lyrics to 'Aura Lee', a sentimental ballad from the American Civil War era.

✦Elvis won three competitive Grammy Awards in his lifetime, and every one was for a gospel recording rather than a rock and roll hit.

✦'It's Now or Never' rebuilds the Neapolitan classic ''O sole mio', published in 1898, into a 1960 number-one single for Elvis Presley.

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The King's versions (easy points)

Start with the songs Elvis made unmistakably his own: 'Jailhouse Rock', 'Heartbreak Hotel', 'Return to Sender' and 'Teddy Bear'. Most players name the Elvis Presley recording from the first line, so these anthems are the quick points that open any round on a high.

The covers he didn't write (where scores split)

Here the quiz turns. Several Elvis signatures belonged to another artist first: 'Hound Dog' to Big Mama Thornton, 'Blue Suede Shoes' to Sun labelmate Carl Perkins, 'That's All Right' to bluesman Arthur Crudup, and 'Suspicious Minds' to writer Mark James. Knowing who cut the record first is what separates casual fans from the credit-readers.

Older than rock and roll (superfan tier)

The deepest points reach back centuries. 'Love Me Tender' borrows the tune of the Civil War ballad 'Aura Lee', 'It's Now or Never' is built on the 1898 Neapolitan song ''O sole mio', and 'Can't Help Falling in Love' traces to the 1784 French air 'Plaisir d'amour'. Place those sources from a short clip and you are in superfan territory.

Three Elvises in one voice (the era test)

The last challenge is placing the era by ear, because Elvis sounded like three different singers across his career: the raw Sun rockabilly of 'Mystery Train', the soft Hollywood ballads of the movie years, and the big-band Vegas power of 'Burning Love' and 'An American Trilogy'. With only a short clip, the era is often the tell.

Perguntas frequentes

How well do you know Elvis Presley?

Play the Elvis Presley quiz on Songtrivia and find out. Name the King's version from a short clip, then answer trivia across his Sun, Hollywood and Vegas years. The hits are a good start; spotting which ones were covers is what lifts your score.

What was Elvis Presley's real name and where was he from?

He was born Elvis Aaron Presley in Tupelo, Mississippi, in 1935 and grew up in Memphis, Tennessee, where he later lived at his Graceland home.

Which Elvis Presley songs are in the quiz?

Expect the classics everyone knows, 'Jailhouse Rock', 'Heartbreak Hotel', 'Hound Dog' and 'Can't Help Falling in Love', alongside later cuts like 'Suspicious Minds', 'In the Ghetto' and 'Burning Love' that separate the real fans.

Did Elvis Presley write his own songs?

Rarely. Elvis was one of pop's great interpreters, not a songwriter. 'Hound Dog' came from Big Mama Thornton, 'Blue Suede Shoes' from Carl Perkins and 'Suspicious Minds' from Mark James, exactly the kind of origin the quiz likes to test.

How hard is the Elvis Presley quiz?

The King's versions are easy points, but the traps run deep: naming who recorded a song first, catching the old melodies behind 'Love Me Tender' and 'It's Now or Never', and placing a clip between his rockabilly, movie and Vegas eras.

Is the Elvis Presley quiz free to play?

Yes. The Elvis Presley quiz on Songtrivia is free, with no signup and no Spotify account needed. Open the page and start guessing.

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