MUSIC QUIZ 43 THE 70'S

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Put a year to this musical event: The brothers Angus & Malcolm Young are looking for a singer for their newly formed band called AC/DC. They offer the spot to John Paul Young who knocks it back. The singer in Fraternity, Bon Scott, sees the fledgling band on stage in Adelaide. He joins soon after. What year is this?
1974
2. Put the band to these names: Eric Faulkner, Stuart Wood, Leslie McKeown, Derek Longmuir and his brother Alan Longmuir?
BAY CITY ROLLERS
3. Which Australian group emerged from the ashes of The Farm?
MIDNIGHT OIL
4. "Bohemian Rhapsody" came out in 1975. It took 3 weeks to record with 7 days being spent on the vocals alone. There were 180 vocal overdubs on it! Which Queen album was it on?
I NIGHT AT THE OPERA
5. Born in Canada in 1943, I released eight highly acclaimed studio albums in the '70s. I was born Roberta Joan Anderson, but became better known as who?
JONI MITCHELL
6. Whose debut album began with the words "Jesus died for somebody's sins but not mine"?
PATTI SMITH / HORSES ALBUM 1975
7. Which of the following did Deborah Harry not do before forming Blondie in New York City in 1974?
a. She sang in a group called Wind In The Willows
b. She was a playboy bunny
c. She was an art student majoring in sculpture
d. She worked as a beautician
C) SHE WAS AN ART STUDENT MAJORING IN SCULPTURE
8. The opening lines are:
"You're always dancing down the street with your suede blue eyes.
And every new boy that you meet, he doesn't know the real surprise"
THE CARS / MY BEST FRIENDS
9. He was only 19 when he signed on the dotted line with Warner Bros. That was 1977. His first single "Soft & Wet" came out on his 20th birthday. It made the black charts and ended up selling 350,000 copies in the US. Who am I talking about?
PRINCE
10. What was Lou Reed's double album of white noise called? It's been described as the "most unlistenable album of all time".
METAL MACHINE MUSIC
11. We all died our hair blonde in 1977 to appear in a chewing gum commercial on TV. We are?
THE POLICE
12. Who appeared alongside Bryan Ferry in his 1976 film clip for his solo hit "Let's Stick Together"? He was romantically linked to her at the time.
JERRY HALL
13. They had four #1 hit singles in 1970. Lead by the 12 year old Michael Jackson, can you tell me the names of his other 4 brothers who comprised the group?
TITO / MARLON / JERMAINE / ?
14. Harry Wayne Casey led which famous '70s band?
K C AND THE SUNSHINE BAND
15. Casey & bassist Richard Finch formed the group and before they started having chart hits, they wrote produced and recorded this #1 hit for George McCrae in 1974.
ROCK YOUR BABY
16. How long did the Sex Pistols USA tour last before they disbanded?
(a) 9 days
(b) 19 days
(c) 23 days
A) 9 DAYS
17. Before it was Cherry Cola, what did Ray Davies actually sing in The Kinks 1970 classic "Lola"?
COCA COLA
18. What was Bowie's 1973 covers album called?
PINUPS
19. Where did the name Lynyrd Skynyrd come from?
GYM SCHOOL TEACHER
20. Who said in 1976 that "There is going to be a new race and the kids are going to start it up"?
RADIO BIRDMAN
21. Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Bernie Leadon and Randy Meisner, are what band?
THE EAGLES
22. Abba won the 1974 Eurovision Song Contest with which song?
WATERLOO
23. In the '70s I worked as a research physicist at the Weapon's Research Establishment in Adelaide. I then travelled to Armidale, NSW to complete an honours degree in quantum mechanics. I played keyboards and luckily my band followed me because we became pretty big soon after. Who am I?
DON WALKER
24. Which has Queen's guitarist Brian May got a PhD in - Astronomy, Biochemistry or Genetics?
ASTRONOMY
25. Eric Clapton had a hit in 1974 with "I Shot The Sheriff". Who wrote it?
BOB MARLEY
26. Jonathan Richman's Boston band was called what?
THE MODERN LOVERS
27. Dark Side Of The Moon stayed on the Billboard album charts for which of the following
A) 372 consecutive weeks
B) 592 consecutive weeks
C) 741 consecutive weeks
C) 741 CONSECUTIVE WEEKS
28. Lita Ford & Joan Jett's '70s band was?
THE RUNAWAYS
29. It's 1979.Sony invents the first Walkman player.Dire Straits are at the top of the charts with "Sultans Of Swing".Dylan releases an album of religious inspired songs called "Slow Train Coming".Disco is pronounced dead.and Elvis Costello is riding high with his 3rd album and the single "Oliver's Army". But while on tour in the States, Elvis made the papers when he got into a fight in a bar with two famous American rock stars and members of their band after he made allegedly racist comments about Ray Charles. Name the 2 famous musos Elvis had a fight with?
STEPHEN STILLS / BONNIE BRAMLETT
30 . The first song played on Double J in 1975 was The Skyhooks "You Just Like Me Cause I'm Good In Bed". What were the next two?
THE ROLLING STONES
31. My real name is Marvin Aday, but I became known to the world in the '70s via the nickname my football coach had given my when I was 13. I am?
MEATLOAF
32. Opening lines: "I never used to cry 'cause I was all alone/
Me myself & I is all I've ever known"?
LENE LOVICH / LUCKY NUMBER
33. Who am I? I was on tour in Europe in 1977 and was playing football with some French journalists when I injured my foot. My toenail came off and cancerous cells were found. Doctors urged me to have my toe amputated, but I refused and had minor surgery instead. Every one thought I'd recovered, but four years later I died aged 36. I am?
BOB MARLEY
34. Who sang back up vocals on Carly Simon's '72 hit "You're So Vain"?
MICK JAGGER
35. Which of the following acts did Brian Eno produce in the '70s?
A) Bowie B) Talking Heads C) Bad Company D) Devo
A) BOWIE / B) TALKING HEADS / DEVO
36. Sylvester Stewart was better known as whom in the '70s?
SLY STONE
37. After The Easybeats, Harry Vanda and George Young did production for the likes of AC/DC and John Paul Young, but they also formed which group in 1976?
FLASH AND THE PAN
38. They turned an old, unused Easybeats backing tape into an international hit that same year. What was the song called?
HEY ST. PETER
39. Bowie wrote which famous song for Mott The Hoople?
ALL THE YOUNG DUDES
40. Born in Italy in 1940, but working from my Musicland studio in Munich Germany, I became in the '70s one of the pioneers of the disco sound. With my partner Pete Bellotte, I produced Donna Summer's major hits like "Love To Love You", "I Feel Love" and "Hot Stuff". At the end of the decade I started getting into soundtracks, and won an Academy Award for my score to "Midnight Express".
GEORGIO MORODER
41. We formed in Dusseldorf in 1970. Our name translated as "power station". We are?
KRAFTWERK
42. In the 70s, Vince Furnier was better known as?
ALICE COOPER
43. Name the club in New York City that gave bands like The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads and Television their first gigs?
CBGB
44. Which of these punk singles was released first?
A) The Saints "I'm Stranded"
B) The Damned "New Rose"
C) The Sex Pistols "Anarchy In The UK"
A) THE SAINTS / I'M STRANDED
45. In which European city is the Deep Purple song "Smoke On The Water" set?
MONTREUX SWITZERLAND
46. Frank Zappa recorded a live album in 1975 called "Bong Fury" with an old school friend. Who was that friend?
CAPTAIN BEEFHEART
47. Name 4 of The Ramones "brothers" who passed through the band in the '70s?
JOEY / DEE DEE / TOMMY / MARKY / JOHNNY
48. "I Don't Know How To Love Him" came from which '70s musical?
JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
49. How many #1 singles did Abba have in Australia in the '70s?
a. 4
b. 6
c. 10
B) 6
50. Which Australian group of the late '70s asked, "Who listens to the radio"?
THE SPORTS
51. Opening lines: "I don't wanna know your name/Cause you don't look the same"?
THE SWEET / FOX ON THE RUN
52. Which track off Neil Young's breakthrough 1972 album Harvest was written about the heroin addiction of Danny Whitten, one of the members of Young's band Crazy Horse? He died later in that same year.
NEEDLE AND THE DAMAGE DONE
53. Can you name the two members of Steely Dan?
WALTER BECKER / DONALD FAGEN
54. Which Beatle produced Badfinger's 1971 hit "Day After Day"?
GEORGE HARRISON
55. Who was the one hit wonder that sang "S-s-s-single Bed" in 1975?
NOOSHA FOX
56. He supposedly invented country-rock. Too much drink and drugs finished him off in September 1973 at the age of 26. His body and coffin was stolen by some of his mates who followed the singer's wish to be cremated in the Joshua Tree Desert. He was?
GRAM PARSONS
57. Rick Wakeman - the man with so many keyboards it was lucky anyone found him at all - played on some big records in the early '70s..Bowie's "Life On Mars", Lou Reed's debut solo album, Cat Stevens "Morning Has Broken" and also Black Sabbath's "Changes". He also had solo albums like Journey To The Centre Of The Earth and The Six Wives of Henry VIII. But Rick Wakeman was also a member of which prog-rock band in the '70s?
YES
58. Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn would join Yes in the early '80s replacing Rick Wakeman and Jon Anderson. But before that, they had success in 1979 as a duo called?
THE BUGGLES
59. I died in 1975 from an O.D. leaving behind a son I'd barely met called Jeff. I released 9 albums before dying at the age of 28. I was?
TIM BUCKLEY
60. What album cover did Lucille Ball complain about in 1978?
ROLLING STONES
61. Bruce Springsteen wrote a song which became a 1978 hit for The Pointer Sisters. What was the song?
FIRE
62. Phil Judd was a founding member of two well-known groups in the '70s. What were they?
SPLIT ENZ / SWINGERS
63. Tilbrook and Difford were the major songwriters with which UK New Wave group?
UK SQUEEZE
64. We were a brother/sister combo who won the 1970 Best New Artist Grammy. One of us was called Karen, the other Richard. Collectively they were?
THE CARPENTERS
65. We formed in 1971. Our original drummer died drowning in his own bath (.Billy Murcia.). The group only made 2 albums, the last prophetically called "Too Much Too Soon" in 1974. Although neither cracked the Top 100 anywhere in the world, they're still seen as being the inspiration behind many punks bands that followed. Towards the end of the group, Malcolm McLaren became their manager. Who are we?
THE NEW YORK DOLLS
66. The lengthiest #1 hit single in rock history occurred in the '70s. What song was it?
DON MCLEAN'S AMERICAN PIE
67. How long is "Stairway To Heaven"?
A) exactly 6 mins
B) exactly 7 mins
C) exactly 8 mins
C) EXACTLY 8 MINUTES
68. (a) Who sang "Ca Plane Pour Moi" in 1978?
A) PLASTIC BERTRAND
(b)Where was he from?
BELGIUM
69. Which album was the original Elton John recording of "Candle In The Wind" on?
GOODBYE YELLOW BRICK ROAD
70. In 1975 Elton John became a Godfather. To whom?
SEAN LENNON
71. "In The City", "Modern World" and "Down In The Tube Station At Midnight" were all singles for which English band?
THE JAM
72. (a) Robin Scott was better known as who in 1979?
M
(b) Name the cities in his track "Pop Musik"?
NEW YORK / LONDON / PARIS / MUNICH
73. These opening lines are from a 1976 classic - "Guess who just got back today?/Those wild-eyed boys that had been away"...
THIN LIZZY'S THE BOYS ARE BACK IN TOWN
74. "Dr.Bogenbroom", "A Song For Jeffrey" and "Witch's Promise" were songs from which 1972 hit concept album?
JETHRO TULL / LIVING IN THE PAST
75. Before Thriller came out in the early '80s, the largest selling album was which '70s soundtrack?
SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER
76. We were progressive rock's first supergroup. Our three members came from The Nice, King Crimson and The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown. We were?
EMERSON, LAKE AND PALMER
77. Name the twins in the Bee Gees?
MAURICE AND ROBIN
78. On October 1st 1978, all four members of a certain group released solo albums. What was the band?
KISS
79. What was the name of Malcolm McLaren's clothing shop in King's Road, London, where all the Sex Pistols met?
SEX
80. Who was in a London group called the 101'ers in the mid-70s?
JOE STRUMMER
81. During the second week of September in 1977, an English singer died in a car accident. He was just short of his 30th birthday. His real surname was Feld. Who was he?
MARC BOLAN
82. I was 31 when I died in 1978 after falling down some stairs. I was a folk singer who sang on Led Zeppelin IV appearing on the track "The Battle Of Evermore". Who was I and what was my most famous band?
SANDY DENNY / FAIR PORT CONNECTION
83. Not counting Led Zeppelin IV, what was one of the nicknames given to Led Zeppelin's untitled 4th album?
FOUR SYMBOLS / THE RUNES ALBUM
84. Before Bon Scott joined, a singer called William Shakespeare was also offered the job of fronting AC/DC. The shrimpy, squeaky voiced singer went on to have 2 hits in Australia in the '70s. Can you name either?
MY LITTLE ANGEL / CAN'T STOP MYSELF FROM LOVING YOU
85. What did Paul Hewson change his name to in the late-70s?
BONO
86. "Orgasm Addict" was a UK punk hit for who?
THE BUZZCOCKS

[godoubleblues]

Q2 - Bay City Rollers
Q12 - Jerry Hall
Q14 - KC and the Sunshine Band (Shake, Shake, Shake)
Q19 - Leornard Skinner, a school teacher of some of the band members
Q21 - The Eagles
Q22 - Waterloo
Q23 - Don Walker
Q31 - Meatloaf
Q37 - Flash and the Pan
Q40 - Giorgio Moroder
Q42 - Alice Cooper
Q48 - JC Superstar
Q50 - The Sports
Q52 - Needle and the Damage Done
Q55 - Fox
Q56 - Gram Parsons
Q58 - Softcell
Q61 - Fire
Q62 - Split Enz and the Swingers
Q64 - The Carpenters
Q72 - a. M b. New York, London, Paris, Munich

[locky801]

A14. yep thats the way I like it KC and the Sunshine Band

A22 (from the wife) Waterloo

A31 Meatloaf

A37 Flash in the Pan

A50 The Sports

A55 Fox

[godoubleblues]

Q73 - The Boys are Back in Town
Q76 - Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Q78 - Kiss
Q81 - Marc Bolan
Q85 - Bono

[JAS]

and I knew a few of these...damn you GDD

Q5 Joni Mitchell
Q24 Astronomy
Q68 my brother used to play it non-stop Plastic Bertrand & Belgium
Q69 Only know Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road

Regards
JAS

[Interceptor]

1. Put a year to this musical event: The brothers Angus & Malcolm Young are looking for a singer for their newly formed band called AC/DC. They offer the spot to John Paul Young who knocks it back. The singer in Fraternity, Bon Scott, sees the fledgling band on stage in Adelaide. He joins soon after. What year is this? 1974
3. Which Australian group emerged from the ashes of The Farm? Midnight Oil
4. "Bohemian Rhapsody" came out in 1975. It took 3 weeks to record with 7 days being spent on the vocals alone. There were 180 vocal overdubs on it! Which Queen album was it on? A Night at the Opera
10. What was Lou Reed's double album of white noise called? It's been described as the "most unlistenable album of all time".
Machine Music?
17. Before it was Cherry Cola, what did Ray Davies actually sing in The Kinks 1970 classic "Lola"? Coca Cola
19. Where did the name Lynyrd Skynyrd come from? band member's high school gym teacher's name
25. Eric Clapton had a hit in 1974 with "I Shot The Sheriff". Who wrote it? Bob Marley
27. Dark Side Of The Moon stayed on the Billboard album charts for which of the following C
A) 372 consecutive weeks
B) 592 consecutive weeks
C) 741 consecutive weeks
33. Who am I? I was on tour in Europe in 1977 and was playing football with some French journalists when I injured my foot. My toenail came off and cancerous cells were found. Doctors urged me to have my toe amputated, but I refused and had minor surgery instead. Every one thought I'd recovered, but four years later I died aged 36. I am? Bob Marley
35. Which of the following acts did Brian Eno produce in the '70s? A
A) Bowie B) Talking Heads C) Bad Company D) Devo
39. Bowie wrote which famous song for Mott The Hoople?All the Young Dudes
41. We formed in Dusseldorf in 1970. Our name translated as "power station". We are? Kraftwerk
43. Name the club in New York City that gave bands like The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads and Television their first gigs? CBGB
44. Which of these punk singles was released first? A
A) The Saints "I'm Stranded"
B) The Damned "New Rose"
C) The Sex Pistols "Anarchy In The UK"
45. In which European city is the Deep Purple song "Smoke On The Water" set? Montreux
53. Can you name the two members of Steely Dan? Donald Fagen and Walter Becker
54. Which Beatle produced Badfinger's 1971 hit "Day After Day"? George Harrison
57. Rick Wakeman - the man with so many keyboards it was lucky anyone found him at all - played on some big records in the early '70s..Bowie's "Life On Mars", Lou Reed's debut solo album, Cat Stevens "Morning Has Broken" and also Black Sabbath's "Changes". He also had solo albums like Journey To The Centre Of The Earth and The Six Wives of Henry VIII. But Rick Wakeman was also a member of which prog-rock band in the '70s? Yes
58. Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn would join Yes in the early '80s replacing Rick Wakeman and Jon Anderson. But before that, they had success in 1979 as a duo called? The Buggles
59. I died in 1975 from an O.D. leaving behind a son I'd barely met called Jeff. I released 9 albums before dying at the age of 28. I was? Tim Buckley
66. The lengthiest #1 hit single in rock history occurred in the '70s. What song was it? American Pie
67. How long is "Stairway To Heaven"? C
A) exactly 6 mins
B) exactly 7 mins
C) exactly 8 mins
68. (a) Who sang "Ca Plane Pour Moi" in 1978? Plastique Betrand
(b)Where was he from? Belgium
69. Which album was the original Elton John recording of "Candle In The Wind" on?Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
75. Before Thriller came out in the early '80s, the largest selling album was which '70s soundtrack? Saturday Night Fever
82. I was 31 when I died in 1978 after falling down some stairs. I was a folk singer who sang on Led Zeppelin IV appearing on the track "The Battle Of Evermore". Who was I and what was my most famous band? Sandy Denny
83. Not counting Led Zeppelin IV, what was one of the nicknames given to Led Zeppelin's untitled 4th album? Four Symbols

[JK]

13. They had four #1 hit singles in 1970. Lead by the 12 year old Michael Jackson, can you tell me the names of his other 4 brothers who comprised the group?

Shaquille, Kobe, LeBron, Carmelo

[Footy Chick]

1. 1973
4. A Night at the Opera
5. Roberta Flack
7.She sang in a group called Wind In The Willows
10.Metal Machine Music
13.Tito, Marlon, Jermaine
15. Rock Your baby
17.Coca cola
18. Pinups
23. Dave Mason - The Reels
25.Bob Marley
26. The Modern Lovers
28.The Runaways
33. Bob Marley
35. Talking Heads
37.Flash in the Pan
38.Hey St Peter
39. All the young dudes
40. Giorgio Moroder
41. Kraftwerk
42. Alice Cooper
44.The Damned "New Rose"
45. Montreal.
49.10
50. The Sports
51. Fox on the run- sweet
52. The Needle and the damage done
53. Donald Fagan and Walter Becker
55.Noosha Fox
57. yes
58. The Buggles
59. Jim Morrison
60. Some Girls-Rolling Stones
61.Fire
62. Split Enz
63 UK Squeeze
64. Carpenters
66. Paradise by the Dashboard Light
67. 7 mins
68. a)Plastic Bertrand b) France
71. The Jam
72. M - New York London, Paris Munich
73. The Boys are back in Town
75. Saturday Night Fever
76.Emerson Lake and Palmer
77. Maurice and Robin
78. Kiss
81. Marc Bolan
84.My Little Angel
85. Bono

[Pseudo]

Great quiz mitty, you've outdone yourself this time...

17 - Coca Cola
19 - after high school gym teacher Leonard Skinner (as appearing on a recent Pseudo quiz )
21 - The Eagles
22 - Waterloo ?
24 - Astronomy. He only completed it recently.
25 - Bob Marley?
35 - David Bowie
37 - Flash and the Pan
41 - Kraftwerk (as appearing on the same recent quiz )
42 - Alice Cooper
44 - A ?
45 - Montreux, Switzerland
48 - Jesus Christ Superstar
50 - The Sports (as appearing on Pseudo's recent 80s lyrics quiz )
51 - Fox On The Run - The Sweet
52 - The Needle and the Damage Done
57 - Yes ?
58 - The Buggles
63 - (UK) Squeeze
64 - The Carpenters
66 - American Pie ?
68 a) Plastic Bertrand
b) Belgium
70 - Sean Lennon
72 a) M
b) New York, London, Paris, Munich, everybody talk about ... Pop Musik!
78 - Kiss

[FattyLumpkin]

Jeez, not much left to answer.

20. Radio Birdman ?
28. Blackhearts ?
34. Mick Jagger ?
65. New York Dolls ??
79. Guessing - wasn't it just called "Sex" ?
86. Buzzcocks

[magpie in the 80's]

Q2 - Bay City Rollers
Q12 - Jerry Hall
Q14 - KC and the Sunshine Band (Shake, Shake, Shake)
Q19 - Leornard Skinner, a school teacher of some of the band members
Q21 - The Eagles
Q22 - Waterloo
Q23 - Don Walker
Q31 - Meatloaf
Q37 - Flash and the Pan
Q40 - Giorgio Moroder
Q42 - Alice Cooper
Q48 - JC Superstar
Q50 - The Sports
Q52 - Needle and the Damage Done
Q55 - Fox
Q56 - Gram Parsons
Q58 - Softcell...........................incorrect
Q61 - Fire
Q62 - Split Enz and the Swingers
Q64 - The Carpenters
Q72 - a. M b. New York, London, Paris, Munich

all others correct GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

A14. yep thats the way I like it KC and the Sunshine Band

A22 (from the wife) Waterloo

A31 Meatloaf

A37 Flash in the Pan

A50 The Sports

A55 Fox

all correct

[magpie in the 80's]

Q73 - The Boys are Back in Town
Q76 - Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Q78 - Kiss
Q81 - Marc Bolan
Q85 - Bono

all correct GDB

[magpie in the 80's]

:cry: and I knew a few of these...damn you GDD

Q5 Joni Mitchell
Q24 Astronomy
Q68 my brother used to play it non-stop Plastic Bertrand & Belgium
Q69 Only know Goodbye, Yellow Brick Road

Regards
JAS

all correct JAS

[magpie in the 80's]

1. Put a year to this musical event: The brothers Angus & Malcolm Young are looking for a singer for their newly formed band called AC/DC. They offer the spot to John Paul Young who knocks it back. The singer in Fraternity, Bon Scott, sees the fledgling band on stage in Adelaide. He joins soon after. What year is this? 1974
3. Which Australian group emerged from the ashes of The Farm? Midnight Oil
4. "Bohemian Rhapsody" came out in 1975. It took 3 weeks to record with 7 days being spent on the vocals alone. There were 180 vocal overdubs on it! Which Queen album was it on? A Night at the Opera
10. What was Lou Reed's double album of white noise called? It's been described as the "most unlistenable album of all time".
Machine Music?
17. Before it was Cherry Cola, what did Ray Davies actually sing in The Kinks 1970 classic "Lola"? Coca Cola
19. Where did the name Lynyrd Skynyrd come from? band member's high school gym teacher's name
25. Eric Clapton had a hit in 1974 with "I Shot The Sheriff". Who wrote it? Bob Marley
27. Dark Side Of The Moon stayed on the Billboard album charts for which of the following C
A) 372 consecutive weeks
B) 592 consecutive weeks
C) 741 consecutive weeks
33. Who am I? I was on tour in Europe in 1977 and was playing football with some French journalists when I injured my foot. My toenail came off and cancerous cells were found. Doctors urged me to have my toe amputated, but I refused and had minor surgery instead. Every one thought I'd recovered, but four years later I died aged 36. I am? Bob Marley
35. Which of the following acts did Brian Eno produce in the '70s? A
A) Bowie B) Talking Heads C) Bad Company D) Devo
39. Bowie wrote which famous song for Mott The Hoople?All the Young Dudes
41. We formed in Dusseldorf in 1970. Our name translated as "power station". We are? Kraftwerk
43. Name the club in New York City that gave bands like The Ramones, Blondie, Talking Heads and Television their first gigs? CBGB
44. Which of these punk singles was released first? A
A) The Saints "I'm Stranded"
B) The Damned "New Rose"
C) The Sex Pistols "Anarchy In The UK"
45. In which European city is the Deep Purple song "Smoke On The Water" set? Montreux
53. Can you name the two members of Steely Dan? Donald Fagen and Walter Becker
54. Which Beatle produced Badfinger's 1971 hit "Day After Day"? George Harrison
57. Rick Wakeman - the man with so many keyboards it was lucky anyone found him at all - played on some big records in the early '70s..Bowie's "Life On Mars", Lou Reed's debut solo album, Cat Stevens "Morning Has Broken" and also Black Sabbath's "Changes". He also had solo albums like Journey To The Centre Of The Earth and The Six Wives of Henry VIII. But Rick Wakeman was also a member of which prog-rock band in the '70s? Yes
58. Geoff Downes and Trevor Horn would join Yes in the early '80s replacing Rick Wakeman and Jon Anderson. But before that, they had success in 1979 as a duo called? The Buggles
59. I died in 1975 from an O.D. leaving behind a son I'd barely met called Jeff. I released 9 albums before dying at the age of 28. I was? Tim Buckley
66. The lengthiest #1 hit single in rock history occurred in the '70s. What song was it? American Pie
67. How long is "Stairway To Heaven"? C
A) exactly 6 mins
B) exactly 7 mins
C) exactly 8 mins
68. (a) Who sang "Ca Plane Pour Moi" in 1978? Plastique Betrand
(b)Where was he from? Belgium
69. Which album was the original Elton John recording of "Candle In The Wind" on?Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
75. Before Thriller came out in the early '80s, the largest selling album was which '70s soundtrack? Saturday Night Fever
82. I was 31 when I died in 1978 after falling down some stairs. I was a folk singer who sang on Led Zeppelin IV appearing on the track "The Battle Of Evermore". Who was I and what was my most famous band? Sandy Denny
83. Not counting Led Zeppelin IV, what was one of the nicknames given to Led Zeppelin's untitled 4th album? Four Symbols

on fire interceptor........all correct

[magpie in the 80's]

13. They had four #1 hit singles in 1970. Lead by the 12 year old Michael Jackson, can you tell me the names of his other 4 brothers who comprised the group?

Shaquille, Kobe, LeBron, Carmelo

ah not quite right CP

[magpie in the 80's]

1. 1973.....................................incorrect
4. A Night at the Opera
5. Roberta Flack........................................................incorrect
7.She sang in a group called Wind In The Willows.............incorrect
10.Metal Machine Music
13.Tito, Marlon, Jermaine
15. Rock Your baby
17.Coca cola
18. Pinups
23. Dave Mason - The Reels..........................................incorrect
25.Bob Marley
26. The Modern Lovers
28.The Runaways
33. Bob Marley
35. Talking Heads
37.Flash in the Pan
38.Hey St Peter
39. All the young dudes
40. Giorgio Moroder
41. Kraftwerk
42. Alice Cooper
44.The Damned "New Rose"
45. Montreal.............................................................incorrect
49.10......................................................................incorrect
50. The Sports
51. Fox on the run- sweet
52. The Needle and the damage done
53. Donald Fagan and Walter Becker
55.Noosha Fox
57. yes
58. The Buggles
59. Jim Morrison.........................................................incorrect
60. Some Girls-Rolling Stones
61.Fire
62. Split Enz
63 UK Squeeze
64. Carpenters
66. Paradise by the Dashboard Light................................incorrect
67. 7 mins..................................................................incorrect
68. a)Plastic Bertrand b) France.....................................incorrect on france
71. The Jam
72. M - New York London, Paris Munich
73. The Boys are back in Town
75. Saturday Night Fever
76.Emerson Lake and Palmer
77. Maurice and Robin
78. Kiss
81. Marc Bolan
84.My Little Angel
85. Bono

all others correct FC and ROMAN

[magpie in the 80's]

Great quiz mitty, you've outdone yourself this time...

17 - Coca Cola
19 - after high school gym teacher Leonard Skinner (as appearing on a recent Pseudo quiz )
21 - The Eagles
22 - Waterloo ?
24 - Astronomy. He only completed it recently.
25 - Bob Marley?
35 - David Bowie
37 - Flash and the Pan
41 - Kraftwerk (as appearing on the same recent quiz )
42 - Alice Cooper
44 - A ?
45 - Montreux, Switzerland
48 - Jesus Christ Superstar
50 - The Sports (as appearing on Pseudo's recent 80s lyrics quiz )
51 - Fox On The Run - The Sweet
52 - The Needle and the Damage Done
57 - Yes ?
58 - The Buggles
63 - (UK) Squeeze
64 - The Carpenters
66 - American Pie ?
68 a) Plastic Bertrand
b) Belgium
70 - Sean Lennon
72 a) M
b) New York, London, Paris, Munich, everybody talk about ... Pop Musik!
78 - Kiss

the only one that hadnt already been mentioned was Q70.....................all correct

[magpie in the 80's]

Jeez, not much left to answer.

20. Radio Birdman ?
28. Blackhearts ?..............................................incorrect
34. Mick Jagger ?
65. New York Dolls ??
79. Guessing - wasn't it just called "Sex" ?
86. Buzzcocks

all others correct FL

[magpie in the 80's]

AFTER ALL THAT THERE ARE STILL ABOUT 15 QUESTIONS TO ANSWER