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Quiz about 1978 Hot 100 Lyrics
Quiz about 1978 Hot 100 Lyrics

1978 Hot 100 Lyrics Trivia Quiz

These lyrics are all taken from the Billboard Hot 100 songs from 1978. I'll give you the opening 2-3 lines of each song and you need to guess the title.

A multiple-choice quiz by ratwood59. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
ratwood59
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
273,508
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
7 / 10
Plays
4048
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which popular disco song started with these lyrics:
"Listen to the ground
There is movement all around
There is something goin' down
And I can feel it"?
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Question 2 of 10
2. Do you remember this one:
"I didn't know what day it was
when you walked into the room.
I said hello unnoticed.
You said goodbye too soon"?
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Question 3 of 10
3. Do you recall this hit from early 1978:

"All your life you've waited for love to come and stay.
And now that I have found you, you must not slip away"?
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Question 4 of 10
4. What O'Jays hit did these lyrics come from:
"Good lovin'
The girl's got plenty good lovin'.
Ask me how I know, and I'll tell you so..."?
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Question 5 of 10
5. Can you think of the song that started:
"I close my eyes,
Only for a moment and the moment's gone"?
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Question 6 of 10
6. Do you remember the love song that starts with these lyrics:
"So many nights I sit by my window
Waiting for someone to sing me his song.
So many dreams I kept deep inside me"?
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Question 7 of 10
7. Can you recall this one-hit wonder:
"You asked me if I loved you,
and I choked on my reply.
I'd rather hurt you honestly
than mislead you with a lie"?
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Question 8 of 10
8. What is the name of the song that starts out:
"Spending all my nights, all my money going out on the town.
Doing anything just to get you off of my mind"? Hint


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Question 9 of 10
9. Do you recall this duet:
"I got chills
They're multiplying
And I'm losing control"?
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Question 10 of 10
10. And finally, what big hit began with these lyrics:
"You got me lookin' at that heaven in your eyes.
I was chasin' your direction;
I was tellin' you no lies"?
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which popular disco song started with these lyrics: "Listen to the ground There is movement all around There is something goin' down And I can feel it"?

Answer: Night Fever

 Holdover theme song from the seventh biggest movie of 1977, "Saturday Night Fever". "Star Wars" was the top grossing film for 1977. Number two song of 1978.
2. Do you remember this one: "I didn't know what day it was when you walked into the room. I said hello unnoticed. You said goodbye too soon"?

Answer: You're In My Heart

 This song spent four weeks at number one for Rod Stewart. Number 37 for the year.
3. Do you recall this hit from early 1978: "All your life you've waited for love to come and stay. And now that I have found you, you must not slip away"?

Answer: The Goodbye Girl

 This was a hit for David Gates, formerly of Bread, from the movie of the same name.
4. What O'Jays hit did these lyrics come from: "Good lovin' The girl's got plenty good lovin'. Ask me how I know, and I'll tell you so..."?

Answer: Use Ta Be My Girl

 Biggest hit of the year for the O'Jays. Number 42 for the year.
5. Can you think of the song that started: "I close my eyes, Only for a moment and the moment's gone"?

Answer: Dust In The Wind

 Kansas' biggest hit. Number 39 for the year.
6. Do you remember the love song that starts with these lyrics: "So many nights I sit by my window Waiting for someone to sing me his song. So many dreams I kept deep inside me"?

Answer: You Light Up My Life

 First song in the modern Rock era to stay at number one for ten weeks. Number three hit for 1978 for Debby Boone.
7. Can you recall this one-hit wonder: "You asked me if I loved you, and I choked on my reply. I'd rather hurt you honestly than mislead you with a lie"?

Answer: Sometimes When We Touch

 Number 33 for the year sung by Dan Hill. Later covered by Barry Manilow!
8. What is the name of the song that starts out: "Spending all my nights, all my money going out on the town. Doing anything just to get you off of my mind"?

Answer: Baby Come Back

 The only number one hit for "Player." Number seven for the year.
9. Do you recall this duet: "I got chills They're multiplying And I'm losing control"?

Answer: You're The One That I Want

 Smash hit for John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John from the extremely popular movie "Grease." Number thirteen for the year.
10. And finally, what big hit began with these lyrics: "You got me lookin' at that heaven in your eyes. I was chasin' your direction; I was tellin' you no lies"?

Answer: Shadow Dancin'

 Number one hit for the year by Andy Gibb. Written by his brothers, Barry, Maurice and Robin--the "Bee Gees."
Source: Author ratwood59

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