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Quiz about The Sound of 1970
Quiz about The Sound of 1970

The Sound of 1970 Trivia Quiz


Can you recall the music from the 70's? Here is your chance to go back in time.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lord_Digby. Estimated time: 2 mins.
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Author
Lord_Digby
Time
2 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
283,919
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
4518
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 107 (9/10), sadwings (10/10), chang50 (10/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who performed the song "Paranoid"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. "The Tears Of A Clown" was a number one hit for who? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Who was the artist who sang "War"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Who performed their version of "Woodstock" in 1970, reaching number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What English heavy rock band played "Black Night"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Who was the female artist who sang "Big Yellow Taxi"? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. "Question" was a UK number two hit for what Birmingham based band? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. "Band of Gold" was a UK number one in September 1970. Who was the artist? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which ex-Beatle sang "My Sweet Lord"? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. "American Woman" was a number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Who was the band? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who performed the song "Paranoid"?

Answer: Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath are a band from Birmingham, England. Formed in 1968 the band members were Ozzy Osbourne (vocals), Tony Iommi (guitar), Terence "Geezer" Butler (bass), and Bill Ward (drums. Paranoid was also an album Released on the 18th September 1970. Other tracks on the album are "Iron Man" and "War Pigs".
2. "The Tears Of A Clown" was a number one hit for who?

Answer: Smokey Robinson and the Miracles

"The Tears Of A Clown" was the first Tamla Motown to be a number one hit in the UK. The sound of Tamla Motown was huge in the UK in the 70's. Popular artists were Smokey Robinson, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder.
3. Who was the artist who sang "War"?

Answer: Edwin Starr

"War" is an anti-Vietnam War protest song, first released in 1969 and performed by the band The Temptations. Edwin Starr's rendition made it to the number one slot on the Billboard Hot 100 and was placed at number three in the UK charts.
4. Who performed their version of "Woodstock" in 1970, reaching number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100?

Answer: Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young

Joni Mitchell wrote the song "Woodstock". The band Matthews' Southern Comfort also had a hit with this song which reached the number one position in the UK.
The song is about the Music and Art Fair in Bethel, New York 1969. Over 500,000 people attended the festival. In 1970 Woodstock was also made into a movie.
5. What English heavy rock band played "Black Night"?

Answer: Deep Purple

"Black Night" reached the number two slot in the UK charts in June 1970. The album "Deep Purple in Rock" was also released the same year. Tracks from this album were "Speed King" and "Child in Time". "Speed King" was the flip-side of "Black Night".
6. Who was the female artist who sang "Big Yellow Taxi"?

Answer: Joni Mitchell

Joni Mitchell is a Canadian singer songwriter. Joni Mitchell's third album, "Ladies of the Canyon" was released in April 1970. Tracks from the album are "The Arrangement" and "Woodstock", a big hit for Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young also in 1970.
7. "Question" was a UK number two hit for what Birmingham based band?

Answer: The Moody Blues

Another rock band from Birmingham, England. The album "A Question of Balance" was released in August 1970. The song "Question" also featured on the album.

One of the bands greatest hits was "Nights in White Satin" taken from the album "Days of Future Passed", released in 1967.
8. "Band of Gold" was a UK number one in September 1970. Who was the artist?

Answer: Freda Payne

Freda Payne is an African-American singer and actress. Two other hits for Freda Payne in 1970 was "Unhooked Generation" and "Deeper and Deeper", both taken from the album "Band of Gold". Freda Payne also appeared in the movie "The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps", released in 2000.
9. Which ex-Beatle sang "My Sweet Lord"?

Answer: George Harrison

A UK number one hit and a number one hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in December 1970. The single was taken from his triple album "All Things Must Pass", released on the 27th November 1970.
10. "American Woman" was a number one on the Billboard Hot 100. Who was the band?

Answer: The Guess Who

The Guess Who are a Canadian rock band. The single was taken from the album American Woman. Other songs from the band are "No Time", "Share the Land", "Hand Me Down World" and "Laughing". Most of the songs were written by Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman. Randy Bachman left the band and formed Bachman-Turner Overdrive in 1973.
Source: Author Lord_Digby

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