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Music of the 70s Trivia Quiz

I'm not very old, but I really enjoy the music of the 70s! Here are some fairly easy questions about the music of the 70s.

A multiple-choice quiz by ajaxsoccer14. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
ajaxsoccer14

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,720

Updated
Oct 03 24

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
14 / 20

Plays
5891

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

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Question 1 of 20

1. Who sang "Disco Duck"? Hint

Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots

The Trammps

Parliament

Huey Lewis & The News

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who sang "I Just Wanna Stop"? Hint

Gino Vannelli

Steve Miller

Johnny Mathis

James Brown

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who sang "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast"? Hint

Joe Cocker

Sammy Davis Jr.

Wayne Newton

Eric Clapton

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Question 4 of 20

4. What about "Frankenstein"? Hint

Edgar Winter

Curtis Mayfield

Booker T & The M.G.'s

Stevie Wonder

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who sang "The Candy Man"?

Answer: (Three Words (No comma!))

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which of these is not a Van Morrison song? Hint

Moondance

Brown-Eyed Girl

Domino

Hooked on a Feeling

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who sang "I Will Survive"? Hint

Aretha Franklin

Alicia Bridges

Chaka Khan

Gloria Gaynor

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Question 8 of 20

8. Who sang "Jungle Boogie"? Hint

Kool & the Gang

Barry White

KC & the Sunshine Band

Ray Stevens

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Question 9 of 20

9. Which band sang "Smokin' in the Boy's Room"? Hint

Thin Lizzy

Edgar Winter Group

Brownsville Station

Def Leppard

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Question 10 of 20

10. Who sang "Brick House"? Hint

Chicago

The Commodores

Earth, Wind & Fire

Little River Band

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who sang "Shining Star"? Hint

Earth, Wind & Fire

Chicago

War

Journey

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Question 12 of 20

12. Which band sang "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy"? Hint

Loverboy

Led Zeppelin

Culture Club

Queen

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Question 13 of 20

13. Who sang "Rock & Roll Fantasy"? Hint

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Bad Company

AC/DC

Metallica

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Question 14 of 20

14. Who sang "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"? Hint

Stevie Wonder

Marvin Gaye

Alan O'Day

Leo Sayer

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Question 15 of 20

15. Eric Clapton was once a guitarist for Buffalo Springfield.

True

False

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Question 16 of 20

16. Who sang "Feels Like the First Time"? Hint

Nirvana

REO Speedwagon

Foreigner

Cheap Trick

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Question 17 of 20

17. Who sang "Disco Lady"? Hint

Warren Zevon

Eddie Money

Johnnie Taylor

Gene McFadden

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which female vocalist sang "Right Back Where We Started From"? Hint

Carole King

Debby Boone

Maxine Nightingale

Carly Simon

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Question 19 of 20

19. Who sang "Get Up"? Hint

James Brown

Mac Davis

Bobby Brown

Ray Parker Jr.

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Question 20 of 20

20. Who sang "Reunited"? Hint

Sam & Dave

Dawn and Tony Orlando

England Dan & John Ford Coley

Peaches & Herb

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who sang "Disco Duck"?

Answer: Rick Dees & His Cast of Idiots

Rick Dees now hosts the "Weekly Top 40 Countdown".

2. Who sang "I Just Wanna Stop"?

Answer: Gino Vannelli

This is a great song to play for that one you love!

3. Who sang "Daddy Don't You Walk So Fast"?

Answer: Wayne Newton

It is a proven fact that many people do not like the song, for they feel the lyrics are too sappy. I, however, like it!

4. What about "Frankenstein"?

Answer: Edgar Winter

Edgar Winter was an albino.

5. Who sang "The Candy Man"?

Answer: Sammy Davis Jr.

Many people get a laugh out of the line "groovy lemon pie"!

6. Which of these is not a Van Morrison song?

Answer: Hooked on a Feeling

"Domino" is one of my favorite songs. I like Van Morrison very much as a singer.

7. Who sang "I Will Survive"?

Answer: Gloria Gaynor

One of the most enduring of the disco hits.

8. Who sang "Jungle Boogie"?

Answer: Kool & the Gang

Kool & the Gang also sang "Celebration".

9. Which band sang "Smokin' in the Boy's Room"?

Answer: Brownsville Station

Cub Koda, the lead singer, really did skip class to smoke, so he wasn't a poser. It shows by the incorrect placement of the apostrophe in the word "boy's".

10. Who sang "Brick House"?

Answer: The Commodores

Lionel Richie is the lead singer of The Commodores.

11. Who sang "Shining Star"?

Answer: Earth, Wind & Fire

Philip Bailey is the leader singer of Earth, Wind & Fire, but I'm sure more people know Verdine White, the bass guitarist!

12. Which band sang "Good Old-Fashioned Lover Boy"?

Answer: Queen

Freddie Mercury was the lead singer of Queen, but sadly he died from pneumonia from his AIDS condition.

13. Who sang "Rock & Roll Fantasy"?

Answer: Bad Company

Bad Company also sang many other songs, including another song titled "Shooting Star".

14. Who sang "You Make Me Feel Like Dancing"?

Answer: Leo Sayer

Not many people know Leo Sayer's real voice, since he can change it from soprano to tenor in one quick motion.

15. Eric Clapton was once a guitarist for Buffalo Springfield.

Answer: False

He was a guitarist for Derek & the Dominoes, Cream, and the Yardbirds, but never for Buffalo Springfield.

16. Who sang "Feels Like the First Time"?

Answer: Foreigner

Foreigner also sang "Cold as Ice" and many more great songs.

17. Who sang "Disco Lady"?

Answer: Johnnie Taylor

This song was released in 1976.

18. Which female vocalist sang "Right Back Where We Started From"?

Answer: Maxine Nightingale

Even though she did sing this song, after listening to it, Maxine Nightingale thought that the melody was terrible, and the hand-clapping was too childish. However, she was obviously wrong.

19. Who sang "Get Up"?

Answer: James Brown

This is the correct title of the song, but many people know it as the "Sex Machine" song!

20. Who sang "Reunited"?

Answer: Peaches & Herb

This song was released in 1979.

Source: Author ajaxsoccer14

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