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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.

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

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

1. 'Throw a Little Love My Way' (1971) Hint

Drummond

Tadpole

Daddy Cool

Zoot

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

Skyhooks

Supernaut

Hush

Sherbet

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

Sherbet

Ted Mulry Gang

Yellow Dog

Little River Band

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

Alison Durbin

Gary Young

Blackfeather

Mike McLellan

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5. 'Sympathy' (1971) Hint

Liv Maessen

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Hans Poulsen

Mike Brady

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

Jamie Redfern

Ross D. Wylie

Issi Dy

Trevor Spry

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7. 'Shake a Hand' (1975) Hint

Richard Clapton

William Shakespeare

Johnny Farnham

Daryl Braithwaite

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

The Saints

Dragon

Racing Cars

Skyhooks

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9. 'Confrontation' (1979) Hint

The Saints

Jimmy and the Boys

The Aliens

Split Enz

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10. 'Curly' (1970) Hint

Jimmy Hannan

Ronnie Burns

Johnny Farnham

Mike Preston

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

Billy Thorpe

Richard Clapton

Bjerre

Tully

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

Yellow Dog

Dragon

Moscos and Stone

Cold Chisel

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

Sherbet

New Dream

Master's Apprentices

Flake

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14. 'Catfish John' (1973) Hint

Hawking Bros.

Johnny Chester

John Williamson

Fielding and Dyer

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

Daddy Cool

Axiom

Autumn

Jigsaw

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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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