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So You Know the Music of the 1970s?

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So You Know the Music of the 1970s game quiz
"Here are a few questions to tax you about the songs and artists of the 1970's! All chart positions are for the UK."

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  



1. Who had a UK hit in March 1971 with "Double Barrel"?
    Phil Collins
    Edwyn Collins
    Dave and Ansil Collins
    Jeff Collins


2. Which ex-Hoochie Coochie Men vocalist went on to have have great success in the 1970s and beyond?
    Barbra Streisand
    Stephen Stills
    Rod Stewart
    Peter Straker


3. Which 1972 single was the first major hit to feature a synthesizer in the UK charts?
    "Son of my Father" - Chicory Tip
    "Yellow River" - Christie
    "It's Only Make Believe" - Child
    "I Did What I Did For Maria" - Tony Christie


4. Which singer / songwriter was the Roberta Flack song "Killing me Softly with his Blues" written about?
    Terry Lightfoot
    Rod Stewart
    Don McLean
    Elvis Presley


5. Which Gilbert O'Sullivan song was about baby-sitting for the singer's manager?
    Alone Again (Naturally)
    Clair
    Ooh Baby
    No Matter How I Try


6. Which number one hit (in the UK) from 1972 featured Rob and Hilda Woodward?
    Wade in the Water
    Mouldy Old Dough
    Meet Me on the Corner
    Lady Eleanor


7. Which Glam Rock band's front man died on the 10th February 1997?
    Marcel King - Sweet Sensation
    Sylvia Vrethammer - Sylvia
    Sylvester James - Sylvester
    Brian Connolly - The Sweet


8. Jonathan King formed his own record label in the 70s, called UK Records. But what was the first single to make it to number one in the UK for the label?
    "I'm Not in Love" - 10cc
    "Rubber Bullets" - 10cc
    "Dreadlock Holiday" - 10cc
    "When Will I See You Again?" - Three Degrees


9. Which UK band accompanied Nottingham Forest Football Club on their 1978 single "We've Got the Whole World in our Hands"?
    The Nolans
    Nucleus
    Paper Lace
    Peter Noone


10. Which UK group was famous for wearing white berets in the 1970s?
    The Rubettes
    Royal Scots Dragoon Guards
    Status Quo
    Ruts


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