The Seventies Quiz
Test your knowledge of the 70's pop music scene by answering the following questions
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Round One
The following songs were all hits in the British Charts during the 1970's. Name the artists.
| No. | Question | Answer |
| 1 | "YMCA" |
Village People |
| 2 | "I don't like Monday's"? |
The Boomtown Rats |
| 3 | "cum on feel the noize" |
Slade |
| 4 | "Don't go breaking my heart" |
Elton John and Kiki Dee |
| 5 | "Grandad" |
Clive Dunn |
| 6 | "Do you think I'm Sexy" |
Rod Stewart |
| 7 | "Bright Eyes" |
Art Garfunkel |
| 8 | "You took the words right out of my mouth" |
Meatloaf |
| 9 | "Cars" |
Gary Numan |
| 10 | "Boogie Nights" |
Heatwave |
| 11 | "When your in Love with A Beautiful Woman" |
Dr Hook |
| 12 | "Tears of a Clown" |
Smokey Robinson and the Miracles |
| 13 | "Barbados" |
Typically Tropical |
| 14 | "Funky Moped/Magic roundabout" |
Jasper Carrott |
| 15 | "Tie a yellow ribbon round the old oak tree" |
Dawn featuring Tony Orlando |
| 16 | "Whispering Grass" |
Windsor Davies & Don Estelle |
| 17 | "(Don't fear) The Reaper" |
Blue Oyster Cult |
| 18 | "Sweet Caroline" |
Neil Diamond |
| 19 | "Supersonic Rocket Ship" |
The Kinks |
| 20 | "See My Baby Jive" |
Wizzard |
| 21 | "Only You Can" |
Fox |
| 22 | "Pretty Vacant |
The Sex Pistols |
| 23 | "Get Down" |
Gilbert O'Sullivan |
| 24 | "Puppy Love" |
Donny Osmond |
| 25 | "Are Friends Electric" |
Tubeway Army |
Round 2
Answer the following questions
| No. | Question | Answer |
| 1 | "Hi Ho Silver Lining " was a re-released hit in the 70's for who ? |
Jeff Beck |
| 2 | Bread had a top 5 hit in 1970 what was the name of the song ? |
"Make it with you" |
| 3 | Mud hit the top spot in 1974 with what song ? |
Tiger Feet |
| 4 | The Commodores had 1 top 5 hit in 1978 What was it called ? |
"Three Times a Lady" |
| 5 | What item of clothing took David Dundas into the top 10 in 1976 |
Jeans (Song: Jeans On) |
| 6 | Boney M had a 1978 number 1 with which song ? |
"Rivers Of Babylon" |
| 7 | "Tragedy" was a top 5 hit for the Bee Gees in which year ? |
1979 |
| 8 | The Four Seasons had a hit in 1976 with what song ? |
"December 63 (oh what a night)" |
| 9 | Baccara made it into the charts in 1977 with which song ? |
"Yes Sir I can Boogie" |
| 10 | Middle of the Road had a No. 1 in 1971 what was it called ? |
Chirpy Chirpy Cheep Cheep |
| 11 | Which Comedian hid a hit with D.I.V.O.R.C.E in 1975 and who sang it Originally ? |
Billy Connolly & Tammy Wynette |
| 12 | "In the Summertime" was a No. 1 in 1970 for who ? |
Mungo Jerry |
| 13 | Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel had a No 1 in 1975 with which song ? |
"Make me Smile (Come up and See me)" |
| 14 | The new Seekers hit "I'd Like to teach the world to sing" was used to advertise which product ? |
Coca
Cola |
| 15 | What is Billy Ocean's real name ? |
Leslie Charles |
| 16 | Slade had how many No 1's during the 1970's |
Six |
| 17 | Steelers wheel had a top 10 hit in 1973 with what song ? |
"Stuck in the middle with you" |
| 18 | What was Alvin Stardust's only no 1 hit single of the seventies ? |
"Jealous Mind" |
| 19 | Billie Jo Spears had a top 10 hit with "Blanket on the ground" in what year ? |
1975 |
| 20 | Name the group who scored an instrumental hit in 1972 with "Amazing Grace" |
The Pipes & Drums and Military Band of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards |
| 21 | Brian and Michael 1978 hit was about the artist L.S. Lowry. Name the song. |
"Matchstalk men and Matchstalk cats and dogs" |
| 22 | Lieutenant Pigeon had a top 5 hit in 1972 with what tune ? |
"Mouldy Old Dough" |
| 23 | What Nationality was Barry Biggs ? |
Jamaican |
| 24 | On what Record Label was Boney M's "Daddy Cool" recorded ? |
Atlantic |
| 25 | Name the members that make up the trio "Three Degrees" |
Sheila Ferguson, Valerie Holiday & Fayette Pinkney |
