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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"?
    Edwyn Collins
    Dave and Ansil Collins
    Jeff Collins
    Phil Collins


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


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


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


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


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


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


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
    "When Will I See You Again?" - Three Degrees
    "Dreadlock Holiday" - 10cc
    "Rubber Bullets" - 10cc


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


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

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