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1970s and 1980s Australian Music Trivia Quizzes

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19 quizzes and 220 trivia questions.
1.
  Australian Rock and Roll "Royalty"   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
In the late 70s/early 80s, Australian rock acts paid their dues by playing live in small venues like hotels. This became known as Pub Rock. If they were good they were signed to record contracts. If they were lucky they became internationally recognised.
Average, 10 Qns, 1nn1, Mar 19 16
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  Australian Music: '70s "Countdown"   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Are you a fan of Aussie music? Then you should remember "Countdown" and the inimitable Ian "Molly" Meldrum. Complete the missing lyrics from these songs, all of which appeared on "Countdown" in the '70s.
Easier, 10 Qns, leith90, Dec 28 13
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  Aussie Rock in the 60s and 70s   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Australian music in the 1960s and 1970s was coming of age, and finally learning to compete with the UK and US imports. I was in my teens at the time and got to witness the breakthrough firsthand. Hopefully my quiz will stir some memories.
Average, 10 Qns, ozzz2002, May 26 08
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  Australian Music: '80s "Countdown"   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Are you a fan of Aussie music? Then you'll remember "Countdown" and the inimitable Ian "Molly" Meldrum. Australia had moved out of the glam-rock era and produced some great music in the '80s. Complete the missing lyrics from these "Countdown" songs.
Average, 10 Qns, leith90, Jan 22 23
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Jan 22 23
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  Finish the Lyric: 1980s Australian Classics   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here is a lyrics quiz with an Aussie twist. All you have to do is hum, sing or tap your foot along with the lyrics given until you can fill in the gap. Don't sing too loudly if you're in an internet cafe! Enjoy.
Average, 10 Qns, hews, Oct 17 06
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  Australian 70s Music    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
This quiz will test your knowledge of Australian popular music in the 70s!
Tough, 10 Qns, FussBudget, May 12 13
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  Australian Songs and Singers    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
A mix of Aussie bands who were ruling supreme in the 70' and 80's.Basically I give you a few lyrics and the title, you pick the Aussie Band.
Average, 10 Qns, chookcladding, Aug 28 04
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  Australian Music in the 1980s    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Cast your mind back twenty odd years ago, shouldn't be too hard!:)
Average, 10 Qns, mandamoo, Feb 21 09
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  Aussie Pub Rock Bands 70s 80s   popular trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Have a good time at the pubs and clubs through the 70s and 80s? See how the memory is after all those late alcohol soaked sweaty nights! Aussie bands who became pub rock legends.
Tough, 10 Qns, lpmusonut, Aug 09 09
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598 plays
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  Play Some Aussie Music!    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Australia has given the world many a rock singer or crooner. Here's a quiz on some Australian bands you may, or may not, know. From the 70's till present day. Good Luck!
Average, 10 Qns, LMN, Nov 16 13
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trivia question Quick Question
Cold Chisel released their third album in May 1980. What was the name of the album?

From Quiz "Australian Music in the 1980s"




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  Glitter & Glam The Australian Way    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
During the 1970's we had our own 'Glam Rockers'. Ten multiple choice questions to test your memory!
Average, 10 Qns, mandamoo, Jan 29 17
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  Australian 70s Rock 'n Pop    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Test your knowledge of Aussie rock and pop from the 70s .... may be a little difficult for anyone outside Australia but give it a try! Good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, siameezer, Jun 27 01
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  Australian Cover Versions    
Multiple Choice
 25 Qns
Some of Australia's best music in the 60's and 70's was taken from overseas artists and, in some cases, improved. In this quiz, I'll name the Australian artist as well as the overseas artist(s) who performed the song, as well as the year it was released
Impossible, 25 Qns, Dalgleish, May 02 09
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Dalgleish gold member
911 plays
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  Australian 1970s Punk Rock    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Many of the early punk bands got their start in Australia. Here are a few questions about the main protagonists. Enjoy!
Difficult, 15 Qns, roket555, Mar 26 06
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  Australian Hits of the 70s    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
This should be a simple quiz. I give you the Australian hit song and year, and you tell me who performed it. Easy, isn't it? Isn't it??
Very Difficult, 15 Qns, dalgleish, Jul 26 05
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  Aussie Rock    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Music from the golden age of Aussie pub rock of the 70s and 80s.
Tough, 10 Qns, Eraserhead, Sep 21 07
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Eraserhead
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  Early 1970s Hits in Brisbane    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
Here are some songs which were hits in Brisbane Qld in the early 1970s. Please provide either the artist or song title as requested. For those of you who remember the call signs for 4IP, 4BC or 4BK, they are especially for you!
Tough, 10 Qns, OzBadge, Mar 06 06
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  Australian Music in the 1970s    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
I've based these questions on the early 70's. Hope you enjoy!:)
Tough, 10 Qns, mandamoo, Feb 21 09
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mandamoo
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  More Australian Hits of the 70s    
Multiple Choice
 15 Qns
Seems the first one is causing a few problems. So let's see how you go with this'un. Once again, I'll give you the song and the year, and all you have to do is pick the artist.
Very Difficult, 15 Qns, dalgleish, May 27 04
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1485 plays

1970s and 1980s Australian Music Trivia Questions
1. "Horror movie, right there on my TV Horror movie, right there on my TV Horror movie, and there's known abuse Horror Movie it's _____________" What shocked Skyhooks right out of their brains?

From Quiz Australian Music: '70s "Countdown"

Answer: The six thirty news

"Horror Movie" was the second single from Skyhooks "Living in the Seventies" album. It was their first number 1 hit in Australia. When Skyhooks first appeared on "Countdown" their bass player (Greg Macainsh) was in hospital. So Red Symons's girlfriend (Jenny Keath) dressed up like Greg and did the gig. Lead singer, Graeme "Shirley" Strachan tragically died in 2001 when he crashed his helicopter on Queensland's Sunshine coast.

2. The early 80s pub rock scene spawned a band called Dee Minor and The ______.

From Quiz Aussie Pub Rock Bands 70s 80s

Answer: Dischords

Dee Minor were a short lived but popular pub club band in Sydney in the early 80s and only released one mini LP.

3. "U.S forces give the nod...." -- The song "U.S. Forces"

From Quiz Australian Songs and Singers

Answer: Midnight Oil.

Formed in 1976, the band Midnight Oil was originally named 'Farm'. They performed on the back of a truck outside the Exxon building in New York. In my opinion, Midnight Oil offers music with a conscience, an environmental awareness, accompanied by a sound that makes you bop away and words that make you want to do something, anything. I saw The 'Oils' in the early 1990s at the Sydney Entertainment Centre and was totally blown away. Other songs include "Best Of Both Worlds", "Beds are Burning" and my personal favourite "Blue Sky Mine".

4. What are the missing words in this song? "Travelling in a fried-out combie, on a hippy trail, head full full of zombie. I met a strange lady,____________________".

From Quiz Finish the Lyric: 1980s Australian Classics

Answer: "she made me nervous"

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie! Few songs boast such an iconic status in the Australian rock songbook. These lines come from the song "Down Under", by "Men at Work". This was the first single released from "Business as Usual".

5. From the summer of 1970, this siren-wailing song was a big hit in Brisbane for R Dean Taylor.

From Quiz Early 1970s Hits in Brisbane

Answer: Indiana Wants Me

"Indiana Wants Me" landed in the top end of the charts in Brisbane, Perth and Hobart at the end of 1970, and was also a major national hit in both the USA and UK. Taylor was the first white man to record for the Tamla Motown label, and co-wrote "Love Child" for Diana Ross & The Supremes. The other songs mentioned are "Mississippi" by John Phillips, "Can't Wait For September", by Pyramid and "High Sheriff Of Calhoun County", by Tony Joe White.

6. The lyric "And I'm Spending All My Money In Your Telephone Booths" is found in which song?

From Quiz Australian 70s Music

Answer: Somewhere In Sydney

"Somewhere In Sydney" was released by the Skyhooks as one side of a double A sided single in 1976. The full lyrics to the verse are: "Sydney, sweet Sydney, I love your red roofs, And I'm spending all my money in your telephone booths, So many people, So many types, So much truth, And so much hype".

7. Which theatrical band had a minor hit with "I'm Not Like Everybody Else"?

From Quiz Aussie Rock

Answer: Jimmy and the Boys

Lead singer Ignatius Jones went on to co-ordinate Sydney's 2000 New Year celebrations.

8. The start of the new decade marked the death of an 'electric' lead singer. Can you name him?

From Quiz Australian Music in the 1980s

Answer: Bon Scott

Yep, on 20th February 1980, Bon Scott's life was cut short after an apparent heavy night on the booze.

9. Skyhooks had the look, can you name their debut album?

From Quiz Glitter & Glam The Australian Way

Answer: Living In The 70's

A classic album that spent many months at #1 when released in October 1975.

10. The Saints created some wonderful punk racket that dragged them into the legendary status. They were previously known as...

From Quiz Australian 1970s Punk Rock

Answer: Kid Galahad and the Eternals

Kym Bradshaw, bass player on the classic first single 'I'm Stranded.' As of 2002 he is working on the London Stock Exchange.

11. Who sang the hit 'Julia' in 1970?

From Quiz Australian Music in the 1970s

Answer: Ted Mulry

It was indeed the late Ted Mulry, who went on to huge success fronting the legendary Ted Mulry Gang.

12. Which group, named after their deep-voiced lead singer, created such classics such as "The Weeping Song", "Do You Love Me?" and "Deanna"?

From Quiz Play Some Aussie Music!

Answer: Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds

Nick Cave and his fellow musicians have been around since the late 70's singing their original-sounding melodies and hard rock songs. They have gone through a few name changes, including "Boys Next Door" and "Birthday Party".

13. Jon English (Bob Seger) 1974

From Quiz Australian Cover Versions

Answer: Turn The Page

I'm a Seger fan, but Jon English's is THE definitive version of this song.

14. 'Mean Pair of Jeans' (1977)

From Quiz More Australian Hits of the 70s

Answer: Marty Rhone

15. 'Throw a Little Love My Way' (1971)

From Quiz Australian Hits of the 70s

Answer: Tadpole

Tadpole were a one-hit studio group.

16. Which band was Daryl Braithwaite lead singer of?

From Quiz Australian 70s Rock 'n Pop

Answer: Sherbet

Sherbet were probably Australia's most popular band in the mid 70's and Daryl was also voted King of Pop

17. "_________, must be there Well it's just got to be there I've never, ever seen Eden I don't want to live in this place" What were the Eurogliders missing?

From Quiz Australian Music: '80s "Countdown"

Answer: Heaven

The Eurogliders: Grace Knight and Bernie Lynch had seven Top 40 hits in the '80s, with "Heaven (Must be There)" making it into the Top 10. They first performed this song on "Countdown" in 1984. Their big break as unknowns was recording a meat pie ad; even though they're vegetarians.

18. "I've got a girl called ____________ She's as skinny as a stick of macaroni But I love her and she loves me Oh how happy we can be Makin' love underneath the apple tree" Who is Hush's inamorata?

From Quiz Australian Music: '70s "Countdown"

Answer: Bony Moronie

Hush formed in 1971 and made the N.S.W. finals of "Hoadley's Battle of the Sounds" in 1972. Hush was one of "Countdown's" leading bands in the early years of the show. Their version of "Bony Moronie" was their first big hit, and the song they performed on their first "Countdown" appearance. At the time, glam-rock was big in Australia and Hush were well known for their colourful outfits and big stage act.

19. Outlines' big hit in the early 80s was a little ditty entitled "The ______ That Ate Five Dock".

From Quiz Aussie Pub Rock Bands 70s 80s

Answer: Cicada

Outline were a fusion of Jazz, Punk and Rock who had a big and loyal following in the late 70s and early 80s.

20. "Unlock the door and light the fire." -- "Comin' Home"

From Quiz Australian Songs and Singers

Answer: Radiators

The Radiators. A great pub band. Had hits with "Seventeen", "Summer Holiday", and another I shall not name due to the family rating on this site. According to the website www.theradiators.com they were the "First Australian band to have advance/ presales on a debut album. 6000 copies of 'Feel The Heat' had been sold before it was released".

21. Can you complete the following lyrics? "I will come to you at night time, I will raise you from your sleep, I will kiss you in four places, I'll ______________________"

From Quiz Finish the Lyric: 1980s Australian Classics

Answer: "go running along your street"

"Throw Your Arms Around Me" by "Hunters and Collectors" was by no means a big hit when it was released in 1988. It has left a lasting impression, however. In 1999 it was found in a poll to be more familiar to a sample of Australians than the national anthem! For some reason as well, it seems to be the song of choice among cricket spectators watching the Australian team play in England - during the tours in 1997 and 2001 the rowdy Aussies nearly drowned out the TV commentators!

22. In early 1971, this British act had a hit in Brisbane with "Baby, I Won't Let You Down".

From Quiz Early 1970s Hits in Brisbane

Answer: Pickettywitch

"Baby, I Won't Let You Down" was the follow up hit to the more popular "That Same Old Feeling", which charted nationally in 1970. Pickettywitch was fronted by Polly Browne, who had a solo 70's hit with "Up In A Puff Of Smoke".

23. Which band enjoyed "Surf & Mull & Sex & Fun"?

From Quiz Aussie Rock

Answer: Mental As Anything

The band's first hit was "Nips Are Getting Bigger".

24. Cold Chisel released their third album in May 1980. What was the name of the album?

From Quiz Australian Music in the 1980s

Answer: 'East'

'Breakfast At Sweethearts' was album number two. However, their self-titled debut album released two years earlier, spawned the classic 'Khe Sanh' about an Australian soldier returning from Vietnam.

25. Name the second single from Skyhooks' debut album?

From Quiz Glitter & Glam The Australian Way

Answer: Horror Movie

Love this song with its clever references to the television news.

26. Which band had a number-one hit with 'The Pushbike Song' in 1970?

From Quiz Australian Music in the 1970s

Answer: The Mixtures & Mixtures

'shhh, ooh-ooh, shhh, aaah...'

27. Paul Kelly has worked with a variety of different bands and artists. Which was the first group he created in 1978 when he signed with Mushroom Records?

From Quiz Play Some Aussie Music!

Answer: Paul Kelly and the Dots

Paul Kelly has given us such great songs as "You're So Fine", "Dumb Things" and "From Little Things Big Things Grow". He is still song writing and performing today!

28. The Mixtures (Mungo Jerry, Idle Race) 1970

From Quiz Australian Cover Versions

Answer: In The Summertime

The first in a long line of hits for The Mixtures (well, a line, anyway), it was also the inspiration for their original international hit, 'The Pushbike Song'.

29. 'I Like It Both Ways' (1976)

From Quiz Australian Hits of the 70s

Answer: Supernaut

Classic Sydney glam-rock outfit, sadly under-rated.

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