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Quiz about Australian Hits of the 70s
Quiz about Australian Hits of the 70s

Australian Hits of the 70s Trivia Quiz


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??

A multiple-choice quiz by dalgleish. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
dalgleish
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
39,725
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 15
Plays
1099
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1. 'Throw a Little Love My Way' (1971) Hint


2. 'I Like It Both Ways' (1976) Hint


3. 'Another Night On the Road' (1978) Hint


4. 'Rock and Roll Lady' (1972) Hint


5. 'Sympathy' (1971) Hint


6. 'Crying In the Rain' (1970) Hint


7. 'Shake a Hand' (1975) Hint


8. 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' (1977) Hint


9. 'Confrontation' (1979) Hint


10. 'Curly' (1970) Hint


11. 'She Taught Me How To Love Again' (1977) Hint


12. 'Trouble In the City' (1979) Hint


13. 'Under the Silent Tree' (1972) Hint


14. 'Catfish John' (1973) Hint


15. 'Goblin's Gamble' (1971) Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. 'Throw a Little Love My Way' (1971)

Answer: Tadpole

Tadpole were a one-hit studio group.
2. 'I Like It Both Ways' (1976)

Answer: Supernaut

Classic Sydney glam-rock outfit, sadly under-rated.
3. 'Another Night On the Road' (1978)

Answer: Sherbet

Probably Sherbet's last decent hit before their American 'invasion'.
4. 'Rock and Roll Lady' (1972)

Answer: Gary Young

Drummer for Daddy Cool, Young released this toward the end of his Daddy Cool days.
5. 'Sympathy' (1971)

Answer: Mike Brady

A reasonable sized hit for Mike, but nothing like the success he was to find 8 years later with 'Up There Cazaly'.
6. 'Crying In the Rain' (1970)

Answer: Trevor Spry

Trevor was a rock journalist and panelist on 'Uptight' and 'Happening 70', and this was his only foray into the pop charts.
7. 'Shake a Hand' (1975)

Answer: Johnny Farnham

Not one of Johnny's bigger hits.
8. 'They Shoot Horses, Don't They?' (1977)

Answer: Racing Cars

Another classic song, lost in the midst of time...
9. 'Confrontation' (1979)

Answer: The Aliens

Top song from another one-hit wonder group.
10. 'Curly' (1970)

Answer: Jimmy Hannan

Jimmy was everyone's favourite game show host, and didn't belt a bad song, either.
11. 'She Taught Me How To Love Again' (1977)

Answer: Bjerre

Lindsay Bjerre was a David Bowie clone. Great song, though.
12. 'Trouble In the City' (1979)

Answer: Moscos and Stone

Moscos and Stone were just about the biggest thing on the Queensland music scene around the turn of the decade, and this was just one of their biggies.
13. 'Under the Silent Tree' (1972)

Answer: Flake

Flake were a Sydney outfit who pumped out some high class stuff in the early 70's.
14. 'Catfish John' (1973)

Answer: Hawking Bros.

15. 'Goblin's Gamble' (1971)

Answer: Autumn

Autumn were probably more famous for their covers, but this was a high class original from them.
Source: Author dalgleish

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