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Quiz about Disco Trivia
Quiz about Disco Trivia

Disco Trivia Trivia Quiz


How much do you know about disco music and the stars who made it? Try your luck at this quiz.

A multiple-choice quiz by elspbeth. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
elspbeth
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
249,352
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
2456
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 97 (5/15), Guest 136 (8/15), Guest 47 (5/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. What is the full name of KC of K.C. and the Sunshine Band? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. What was the former profession of Andrea True who had a hit with "More, More, More?" Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. How much did the guy make who did the duck voice in the disco tune "Disco Duck?" Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. Who had the disco hit "I Will Survive?" Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. What mid-70s heavy rock band turned to a disco sound in 1979? Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. One of the first big disco hits was "The Hustle" by: Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. Who was jailed at the age of 17 for the theft of $30,000 worth of Cadillac tires? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. Who had a hit with "Le Freak?" Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. A female artist made a hit recording a Bee Gees written tune, "You Stepped Into My Life." Her name was: Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. Who was Melba Moore's co-star in a television variety series of the early 1970s? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. Name the artist who released "The Cocomotion?" Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. Who made the 1976 hit "Disco Duck?" Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. We all know the big disco movie, "Saturday Night Fever", released in 1977 and starring John Travolta in his second incarnation. Who played Travolta's love interest in the film? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Do you know which one of Travolta's relatives had a part in "Saturday Night Fever?" Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. The Bee Gees underwent a reincarnation when they moved from their original soft rock sound to disco. Their original band name was Hint



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Dec 10 2024 : Guest 97: 5/15
Dec 06 2024 : Guest 136: 8/15
Dec 06 2024 : Guest 47: 5/15
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Dec 02 2024 : Guest 47: 13/15
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. What is the full name of KC of K.C. and the Sunshine Band?

Answer: Harry Wayne Casey

This band, who hail from South Florida, are still performing and making TV appearances. "Get Down Tonight" and "Shake Your Booty" are two of their big hits.
2. What was the former profession of Andrea True who had a hit with "More, More, More?"

Answer: movie actress in adult films

More attempted a return to the movie business, after her third albbum failed to do well, but, being in her 30s, was too old to get back into the business. A return to a career in music was impossible due to a goiter on her vocal chords. She now works as a drug and alcohol counsellor at a rehab center in Florida.
3. How much did the guy make who did the duck voice in the disco tune "Disco Duck?"

Answer: 50 dollars

He was involved in a lawsuit in the late 70s to try and recover some of the royalties.
4. Who had the disco hit "I Will Survive?"

Answer: Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor has a really neat website - it opens with her walking onto the site and speaking to the viewer. Gaynor is still performing, has been one of the voices on a children's storytape, and is involved in various charities, including the Rita Hayworth Gala for Alzheimer's.
5. What mid-70s heavy rock band turned to a disco sound in 1979?

Answer: Kiss

"I Was Made for Lovin' You" was a hit off their 7th album.
6. One of the first big disco hits was "The Hustle" by:

Answer: Van McCoy

Van McCoy and the Soul City Symphony recorded "The Hustle." McCoy started in a street corner singing group that he formed with his brother and some friends, called The Starlighters. He had a prolific career of songwriting but died very young, at 39, of a heart attack.
7. Who was jailed at the age of 17 for the theft of $30,000 worth of Cadillac tires?

Answer: Barry White

Barry was born in Texas and raised in Los Angeles. After serving his four month jail term, Barry turned from gang life to music. In later life, he declined a voice role in South Park; he was a devout Christian and did not feel comfortable with the show's irreverence. Barry died in 2003, from renal failure, at the age of 58.
8. Who had a hit with "Le Freak?"

Answer: Chic

According to one website I found about the group, Chic, fronted by Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards, "Le Freak" was originally titled something else; it was written in response to being refused entrance at the door of the popular disco club Studio 54.
9. A female artist made a hit recording a Bee Gees written tune, "You Stepped Into My Life." Her name was:

Answer: Melba Moore

Summer, Clifford and Charles are also singers of the disco era. Melba Moore is still making records and recording soundtracks for movies. She had some hard times in the early 1990s and was reputed to be on welfare; her daughter left her and moved in with Bill Cosby and family. She has a four-octave vocal range.
10. Who was Melba Moore's co-star in a television variety series of the early 1970s?

Answer: Clifton Davis

Clifton Davis, who is still performing, singing, and acting, is also an ordained minister.
11. Name the artist who released "The Cocomotion?"

Answer: El Coco

"El Coco" was the duo of M. Michael Lewis and Laurin Rider. The produced, wrote, arranged and played all the instruments and had a jazz background. They retired the "El Coco" name in the late 1970s when disco was on the wane, and retired from the music biz entirely in the early 1980s, after some television work.
12. Who made the 1976 hit "Disco Duck?"

Answer: Rick Dees and his Cast of Idiots

Believe it or not, "Disco Duck" went to number 1 on the charts.
13. We all know the big disco movie, "Saturday Night Fever", released in 1977 and starring John Travolta in his second incarnation. Who played Travolta's love interest in the film?

Answer: Karen Lynn Gorney

Karen was more or less never heard from again. Recently she has taken part in some documentaries about disco.
14. Do you know which one of Travolta's relatives had a part in "Saturday Night Fever?"

Answer: his sister

Actually, both his sister, Ellen, (occasionally seen in "Welcome Back Kotter" also), and his mom, Helen, had parts as extras in the film.
15. The Bee Gees underwent a reincarnation when they moved from their original soft rock sound to disco. Their original band name was

Answer: The Rattlesnakes

The brothers Gibb endured many hardships over the years - alcoholism, drugs, mental health, and early death of their youngest brother, Andy.
Source: Author elspbeth

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