Duets in the 1970s Trivia Quiz

Answer: Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer

Barbra Streisand had 21 Billboard Top 40 hits between 1964 and 1996, including at Number One "The Way We Were" (1973), "Evergreen" (1977), and "Women In Love" (1980). "People" (1964) only reached Number Five. Donna Summer had 20 Billboard Top 40 hits between 1975 and 1989. Her Number One hits were "MacArthur Park" (1978), "Hot Stuff" (1979), and "Bad Girls" (1979).

Answer: Bridge Over Troubled Water

Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel had 14 Billboard Top 40 hits between 1965 and 1975. At Number One were "The Sound Of Silence" (1965) and "Mrs. Robinson" (1968). "I Am A Rock" (1966) was Number Three, "Cecilia" (1970) was Number Four, and "Homeward Bound" (1966) reached Number Five.

Answer: Johnny Mathis and Deniece Williams

Johnny Mathis had 20 Billboard Top 40 hits between 1957 and 1982, including "Chances Are" (Number One in 1957), "It's Not For me to Say" (Number Five in 1957), and "Gina" (Number Six in 1962). He combined with Dionne Warwick on "Friends In Love" (Number 32 in 1982). Deniece Williams had three Top 40 hits including "Let's Hear It For The Boy" (Number One in 1984).

Answer: You're The One That I Want

Their version of "Summer Nights" reached Number Five in 1978. Between 1976 and 1978, Travolta had three other Top 40 hits, including "Let Her In" (1976). Olivia Newton-John scored 29 Top 40 hits between 1971 and 1996. Her four Number One hits were "I Honestly Love You" (1975), "Have You Ever Been Mellow" (1975), "Magic" (1980), and "Physical" (1981).

Answer: The Captain and Tennille

Daryl "The Captain" Dragon and his wife Toni Tennille had nine Top 40 hits from 1975-1979. Their other Number One song was "Do That To Me One More Time" (1979). In 1976, they charted with "Angel Face" at Number Three and "Shop Around" and "Muskrat Love" both at Number Four.

Answer: Don't Go Breaking My Heart

Elton John (Reginald Kenneth Dwight) had 58 Top 40 hits between 1970 and 1999. "Crocodile Rock" (1972) and "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) were two of his Number One hits. "I've Got The Music In Me" was the only charted hit for Kiki Dee (Pauline Matthews), reaching Number 12 in 1974.

Answer: Rich Girl

Daryl Hall and John Oates had 29 Top 40 hits from 1976-1990. In addition to "Rich Girl," their other Number One hits were "Kiss On My List," "Private Eyes," and "I Can't Go For That" ( all in 1981), "Maneater" (1982), and "Out Of Touch" (1984). "Sara Smile" charted at Number Four in 1976, "You Make My Dreams" at Number Five in 1981, and "Say It Isn't So" at Number Two in 1983.

Answer: Peaches and Herb

Francine "Peaches" Barker and Herb Fine had had five Top 40 hits between 1967 and 1968, including "Close Your Eyes" (Number Five in 1967) and "Love Is Strange" (Number 13 in 1967). After a reorganization, Linda "Peaches" Greene and Herb Fine had three Top 40 hits from 1979 to 1980, including "Shake Your Groovy Thing" (Number Five in 1979).

Answer: Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond

Neil Diamond had 38 Top 40 hits between 1966 and 1983. His Number One songs were "Cracklin' Rosie" (1970) and "Song Sung Blue" (1972). "Love On The Rocks" reached Number Two in 1980, and "Sweet Caroline" (1965) and "I Am...I Said" (1971) charted at Number Four. Barbra Streisand had 21 Top 40 songs, including the Number One hits "The Way We Were" (1973), "Evergreen" (1977), and "Woman In Love" (1980).

Answer: Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr.

Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., were both members of The Fifth Dimension. They married in 1969 and had one other Top 40 hit, "Your Love," that reached Number 15 in 1977. The Fifth Dimension had 20 Top 40 hits from 1967 to 1973, including at Number One "Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In" and "Wedding Bell Blues" (both in 1969).