Who Sang These 70s Songs? Part 1 Quiz

Answer: ABBA

This song went to number three on the U.K. charts and stayed there for 12 weeks. "ABBA" was the Sweden's biggest export of the time and did their country proud with many number one hits.

Answer: David Essex

This song stayed on the U.K. charts for 11 weeks in 1973 and reached number three. David Essex was born in 1947, in London. He was first a stage actor before he bacame known as a singer. "Rock On" was his first major hit and was written by him.

Answer: Cat Stevens

Cat Stevens sang "Morning Has Broken" in 1972. It reached number nine on the U.K. Charts and stayed there for 13 weeks. Since his conversion to Islam, he now goes by the name of Yusuf Islam.

Answer: Rod Stewart

This song reached number one on the U.K. Charts in 1978 and stayed there for 13 weeks. Rod was born in 1945. Before starting his singing career in the early 1960's he worked as a gravedigger. His signature song is "Maggie May"(1971).

Answer: Peter, Paul and Mary

This song reached number two on the U.K Charts in 1970 and remained there for 16 weeks. Peter, Paul and Mary were a successful folk singing group of the 1960s. They may have had a hit with this song but John Denver actually wrote the song. He was an unknown artist at the time.

Answer: Bee Gees

This song reached number five on the U.K. Charts in 1975. The Bee Gees consisted of three brothers, Barry Gibb (born 1946) and twin brothers, Robin and Maurice Gibb (born 1949). Maurice died in January 2003. They were well known for their "falsetto" sound.

Answer: Police

This song reached number one on the U.K. Charts in 1979 and stayed there for 11 weeks. The Police were a British rock band consisting of members Sting, Andy Summers and Stewart Copeland. They were together from 1977 to 1984. From then on Sting embarked on a successful solo career and is still well known today.

Answer: Blondie

This song made it to number five on the U.K. Charts in 1978 and stayed there for 12 weeks. Blondie gained fame in the late 1970's as an American rock band. They broke up in 1982 but reconnected in 1998 and they have been touring and performing ever since. They were inducted into the "Rock and Roll Hall of Fame" in 2006.

Answer: John Paul Young

John Paul Young was born in Scotland in 1950 but grew up in Sydney, Australia. His song, "Love Is In The Air" became a world wide hit in 1978. It reached number two on the Australian charts, number seven on the U.S charts and number five on the U.K. charts.

Answer: Rolf Harris

Rolf Harris was born in 1930, in Australia. He is well known as a musician, composer, painter and television host. In the 1970's and 1980's he had a string of television shows, namely, "Rolf Harris' Show"(1974) and "Rolf's Cartoon Club"(1987).