Pop Hits of 1976 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mahogany

Diana Ross reached the number one spot on the U.S. Billboard singles chart in January 1976 with the song "Do You Know Where You're Going To". This tune came from the movie "Mahogany", which starred Ross as a successful fashion designer living in Rome, Italy. In the song's chorus, Ross sang these words:

"Do you know where you're going to?
Do you like the things that life is showing you?
Where are you going to? Do you know?"

Answer: Beat

In 1976, Vicki Sue Robinson, born in New York City, had a crossover hit with the song "Turn the Beat Around." This song reached the U.S. top ten on both the pop and disco music charts during the spring and summer. Robinson sang these words in the song's chorus:

"Turn the beat around
Love to hear the percussion
Turn it upside down
Love to hear the percussion..."

Answer: Bob

Paul Simon had a number one U.S. Billboard single in February 1976 with his song "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover." The song, which was released in late 1975, did not mention the name "Bob" in its lyrics. Simon sang these words in the song's chorus:

"Just slip out the back, Jack
Make a new plan, Stan
You don't need to be coy, Roy
Just listen to me..."

The names "Gus" and "Lee" are also mentioned in the chorus.

Answer: Lou Rawls

Chicago-born Lou Rawls had a top ten song on the U.S. Billboard singles chart with his "You'll Never Find Another Love Like Mine." This song peaked at number two in the summer of 1976. The veteran Rawls was known for his smooth, deep voice. The lyrics to the tune's second verse read:

"You'll never find; it'll take the end of all time
Someone to understand you like I do
You'll never find the rhythm, the rhyme
All the magic we shared, just we two..."

Answer: England Dan

"England" Dan Seals and John Ford Coley were both born in Texas. The duo reached the number two position on the U.S. Billboard singles chart in June 1976 with their hit "I'd Really Love to See You Tonight." The song concerned a telephone call between two old friends or ex-lovers . England Dan and John F. Coley sang these words:

"I'm not talking 'bout moving in
And I don't want to change your life
But there's a warm wind blowing, the stars are out
And I'd really like to see you tonight."

Answer: Chesapeake Bay

The Atlanta-based band Starbuck reached the number three spot on the U.S. singles chart in April 1976 with the song "Moonlight Feels Right." Lead vocalist Bruce Blackman sang about a pleasant moonlight drive along Maryland's Chesapeake Bay. Blackman crooned these words:

"I'll take you on a trip beside the ocean
And drop the top at Chesapeake Bay
Ain't nothing like the sky to dose a potion
The moon'll send you on your way
Moonlight feels right, moonlight feels right..."

Chesapeake Bay is a large body of water located in the eastern section of the USA. It borders on three states: Maryland, Virginia and Delaware.

Answer: Maxine Nightingale

Maxine Nightingale, born in London, achieved huge success in the U.S. with her song "Right Back Where We Started From." Nightingale recorded this song in 1975, and it climbed to the top ten position in the UK singles charts in November of that year. In the U.S., this tune was released in January 1976; it moved up to the number two spot on the Billboard singles chart in the spring of 1976.

Answer: Boogie

The group Wild Cherry hailed from Ohio and had a U.S. one number hit single in September 1976 with the song "Play That Funky Music." Lead singer Robert Parissi belted out these lines from the song's chorus:

"Play that funky music, white boy
Play that funky music right
Play that funky music, white boy
Lay down that boogie and play that funky music
'Til you die..."

Answer: December 1963

The Four Seasons, led by the incomparable Frankie Valli, had an international number one hit single with their song "December 1963 (Oh What a Night). In the U.S., this tune topped the Billboard charts in March 1976. The tune was co-written by Four Seasons' member Bob Gaudio. "Silly Love Songs" was performed by Paul McCartney & Wings; "You Sexy Thing" was sung by White Chocolate; and "More More More" was performed by Andrea True Connection.

Answer: An Angel

"Heaven Must Be Missing an Angel" was a crossover hit single for the group Tavares. The band, which was composed of five brothers, came from Massachusetts. The song "Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel" reached the Billboard number 15 singles position in June 1976. The lyrics to the song's chorus read,

"Heaven must be missing an angel
Missing one angel, child
'Cause you're here with me right now..."