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Quiz about Classic Songs from the 70s
Quiz about Classic Songs from the 70s

Classic Songs from the 70s Trivia Quiz


Here is a mixture of questions relating to my favourite songs from the 70's. Enjoy!

A multiple-choice quiz by sajabo. Estimated time: 8 mins.
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Author
sajabo
Time
8 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
105,716
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
11 / 20
Plays
5582
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 216 (7/20), Guest 136 (15/20), booklover1959 (12/20).
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Question 1 of 20
1. Complete the lyric: "I've seen ______ times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought that I'd see you again".

Answer: (One Word)
Question 2 of 20
2. Name the artist who sings the lyrics: "So you think you're a Romeo, playing a part in the picture show"?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 3 of 20
3. Which Creedence Clearwater Revival song starts "Just about a year ago, I set out on the road"? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Complete the lyric: "Instead of being my deliv'rance, she had a strange resemblance to a ____ named Frankenstein"

Answer: (One Word)
Question 5 of 20
5. Which Eagles song says "Lay down your law books now"? Hint


Question 6 of 20
6. Which band "Told them you were living downtown, driving all the old men crazy"?

Answer: (Two Words - from 1976)
Question 7 of 20
7. Complete the lyrics: "But if you want to leave, ____
____
____, I hope you have a lot of nice things..."

Answer: (three words)
Question 8 of 20
8. Complete the lyric: "This is for all the ______ people, thinking that love has left them dry".

Answer: (one word)
Question 9 of 20
9. Which in which Eagles song do they have "seven women on my mind"? Hint


Question 10 of 20
10. What "Shuffle" did Boz Scaggs sing about?

Answer: (One Word)
Question 11 of 20
11. In which James Taylor song does he sing "I'm busy 24 hours a day"? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. Name the song that these lyrics are from: "Everything looks worse in black and white"

Answer: (One Word)
Question 13 of 20
13. Complete the lyrics: "Together we climbed hills and trees, learned of ____ and ABC's" Hint


Question 14 of 20
14. Paul McCartney and the Wings were a "Band __
___ ___".

Answer: (Three Words)
Question 15 of 20
15. Complete the song title: "The Night ______ Died"

Answer: (One Word)
Question 16 of 20
16. True or False: B.J. Thomas and King Harvest both did versions of "Hooked on a Feeling".


Question 17 of 20
17. Who sang "Heaven Must be Missing an Angel"? Hint


Question 18 of 20
18. "Happy Days", the theme song for the television show of the same name, was performed by Pratt and who? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. How many ways did Paul Simon suggest for leaving your lover in 1975? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. In 1978 Tony Orlando asked "Who's in the Strawberry Patch with _______". Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Complete the lyric: "I've seen ______ times when I could not find a friend, but I always thought that I'd see you again".

Answer: lonely

From "Fire and Rain" by James Taylor, which was written after his fight with drug addiction, though the first verse was a reaction to the death of a friend. Beautiful song.
2. Name the artist who sings the lyrics: "So you think you're a Romeo, playing a part in the picture show"?

Answer: Supertramp

From the song "Take The Long Way Home", which can be found on the album "Greatest Hits Volume 1".
3. Which Creedence Clearwater Revival song starts "Just about a year ago, I set out on the road"?

Answer: "Lodi"

This song is a reflection of singer John Fogerty's days with The Golliwogs, the earlier version of CCR.
4. Complete the lyric: "Instead of being my deliv'rance, she had a strange resemblance to a ____ named Frankenstein"

Answer: cat

From the song "Another Saturday Night" by Cat Stevens, one of my all- time favourite artists.
5. Which Eagles song says "Lay down your law books now"?

Answer: "Doolin Dalton"

Brilliant band, brilliant song. "Doolin Dalton" tells of the Doolin Dalton Gang who terrorised parts of the western USA in the late 1800's.
6. Which band "Told them you were living downtown, driving all the old men crazy"?

Answer: Thin Lizzy

From the song "The Boys Are Back In Town", which is featured in the recent movie "A Knight's Tale" with Heath Ledger.
7. Complete the lyrics: "But if you want to leave, ____ ____ ____, I hope you have a lot of nice things..."

Answer: take good care

From the song "Wild World" by Cat Stevens, and is said to be about searching for happiness and love in a crazy (or wild) world.
8. Complete the lyric: "This is for all the ______ people, thinking that love has left them dry".

Answer: single

From the song "Lonely People" by America, which is about not giving up even when times seem hard. It went to number 5 on the charts in 1975.
9. Which in which Eagles song do they have "seven women on my mind"?

Answer: "Take It Easy"

"Take It Easy" went to number 12 on the charts. It was released on the 1st of May, 1972.
10. What "Shuffle" did Boz Scaggs sing about?

Answer: Lido

"Lido Shuffle" went to number 11 on US charts in 1977.
11. In which James Taylor song does he sing "I'm busy 24 hours a day"?

Answer: "Handy Man"

"Handy Man" was written by J. Jones and O. Blackwell.
12. Name the song that these lyrics are from: "Everything looks worse in black and white"

Answer: Kodachrome

By Paul Simon. Kodachrome is actually a registered trademark of Kodak and is a method of colour transparency.
13. Complete the lyrics: "Together we climbed hills and trees, learned of ____ and ABC's"

Answer: love

From the song "Seasons in the Sun" by Terry Jacks, which tells the sad story of a man who is dying and must say goodbye to everybody in his life. Terry Jacks named his power boat "Seasons in the Sun" after the success of the song.
14. Paul McCartney and the Wings were a "Band __ ___ ___".

Answer: on the run

"Band On The Run" was released in April of 1974, peaked at number one, and remained on the charts for 13 weeks.
15. Complete the song title: "The Night ______ Died"

Answer: Chicago

By Paper Lace, from 1974. It made number one on US and OZ charts, and was the 3rd best selling single in that year.
16. True or False: B.J. Thomas and King Harvest both did versions of "Hooked on a Feeling".

Answer: False

Blue Swede and B.J. Thomas did "Hooked on a Feeling". King Harvest's main 70's hit was "Dancing in the Moonlight".
17. Who sang "Heaven Must be Missing an Angel"?

Answer: Tavares

This song was featured in the 2000 movie "Charlie's Angels".
18. "Happy Days", the theme song for the television show of the same name, was performed by Pratt and who?

Answer: McClain

This was the theme song for "Happy Days", which was an ABC TV show which ran from 1974 to 1984 and included 255 episodes.
19. How many ways did Paul Simon suggest for leaving your lover in 1975?

Answer: 50

The song, titled "50 Ways to Leave Your Lover", went to Number One on charts in the U.S.
20. In 1978 Tony Orlando asked "Who's in the Strawberry Patch with _______".

Answer: Sally

This song spent 7 weeks on the Billboard charts in 1973, peaking at only number 27.
Source: Author sajabo

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