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1970s Music Trivia

Answer these questions about the music of the 1970's.
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What genre of music was exemplified by "The Hustle" and "Stayin' Alive"?
Disco
What band called the Queen a "fascist regime"?
The Sex Pistols
From where can you check out anytime you like, but never leave?
Hotel California
What album by Pink Floyd charted for 741 consecutive weeks, starting in 1973?
The Dark Side of the Moon
What genre of music was the club CBGB famous for?
Punk
What was the last name of siblings Donny and Marie?
Osmond
Which singer left The Supremes to start a successful solo career?
Diana Ross
Where did Jimmy Buffet search for his lost shaker of salt?
Margaritaville
What song was about "the day the music died"?
American Pie
What rhinestone-studded singer frequently performed in Las Vegas?
Elvis Presley
What popular pop group came from Sweden?
ABBA
What Australian hard rockers did dirty deeds dirt cheap?
AC/DC
Who was the most famous reggae singer?
Bob Marley
What song by Lynyrd Skynyrd became the most-requested song of all time at concerts?
Freebird
Fill in the blank: You're so ____ you probably think this song is about you
Vain
What band was composed of a cop, a soldier, a construction worker, a cowboy, a biker, and a Native American?
The Village People
Whose grave in Paris has become a popular tourist attraction?
Jim Morrison
Who sang "The Way We Were"?
Barbra Streisand
Who did Bernie Taupin collaborate with?
Elton John
What #1 hit of 1975 was about a bunch of truckers talking on their C.B. radios?
Convoy
plattitude
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Level 92
Feb 9, 2015
Thought of 'Teddy Bear' first for the CB question, but the correct answer fits better.
Kyle72211
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Level 59
Aug 18, 2015
Ahhhhhhh Teddy Bear....what a tear jerker
ander217
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Level 75
Aug 10, 2018
"Breaker, breaker, one nine, this here's the rubber duck. You got a copy on me, Pigpen?" They just don't make music like that anymore. :)
postwaste
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Level 85
Aug 10, 2018
And with good reason.
InterAlia
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Level 75
Mar 21, 2023
It's a novelty song - fun, but one like that is enough.
snix
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Level 55
Aug 10, 2015
There were a whole lot of rhinestone-studded performers in Las Vegas. My first guess was Glenn Campbell.
irish41
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Level 59
Aug 10, 2015
I tried Liberace first.
larrylevine
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Level 67
Aug 10, 2015
Tried Liberace, Elton John, Glenn "Rhinestone Cowboy"...of course I'm just making excuses for overlooking the painfully obvious...the State Farm commercial says it all.
ander217
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Level 75
Aug 11, 2015
Liberace gained fame as a pianist, not a singer, and Glen Campbell just wasn't on the same playing field as Elvis. Glen Campbell was more of a TV personality then with a few movie roles who occasionally played Vegas. He said that one of the most thrilling moments of his life was playing on the soundtrack for the Elvis movie, Viva Las Vegas. Elvis and Glen were friends and I liked them both, but ask anyone back then who wore rhinestones and sang in Vegas, and Elvis would be the first answer.
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Jul 5, 2017
Thank you @ander217
loganite
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Level 88
Aug 10, 2015
If you like 70's music, try my Who Did That Multi-Platinum Album - 1970's
nanook
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Level 51
Aug 11, 2015
Who/what is CBGB?
jmellor13
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Level 67
May 11, 2018
It was a club in the East Village (New York City) where a lot of punks bands built their followings, most notably the Ramones and Blondie (who, yes, was considered punk for a while). The club was an institution for decades, and it closed down about...ten years ago, maybe? They made a movie about its 1970s heyday that came out like five years ago, but it was pretty bad. Ron Weasley was in it. I don't recommend it. Listen to the music instead.
MrMagoo
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Level 84
Aug 10, 2018
Snape too
PoetsCorner
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Level 85
Jan 1, 2022
Talking Heads was another punk band that got their start at CBGB. I attended a concert there once but, by that time, it was WAY past its prime. Still happy to be able to say I went.
kalbahamut
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Level 82
May 11, 2018
Never heard of it. Still can't believe I missed the answer, though. How many popular 70s music genres are there? I could have sworn I typed "punk." Maybe I only tried "funk."
bakainu
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Level 67
May 13, 2018
A really filthy bar on the Bowery in New York that was famous as ground zero for the punk explosion
Killerduff
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Level 87
Aug 20, 2015
Music club in New York
cornflakesfu
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Level 86
May 11, 2018
Was really hoping the answer to the second question would be Queen.
RobNobody
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Level 76
May 11, 2018
At first, I thought the question was about Queen, and I couldn't think of why anyone would call them a fascist regime.
markthoma
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Level 73
May 12, 2018
I thought it was about the band Queen the whole time, but I still figured the answer had to be the Sex Pistols, who else would call another band a fascist regime? Haha.
Sammy87
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Level 61
May 11, 2018
No clues about Rush? For shame...
InterAlia
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Level 75
Mar 21, 2023
There's A LOT not covered here. Sequel?
HectorVortac
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Level 48
May 12, 2018
I answer too fast the question about the grave in Paris and now am curious: would Mr Mojo Risin have worked?
cma61466
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Level 70
May 14, 2018
Or Lizard King
sciencyguy
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Level 46
Aug 10, 2018
Once I started singing "YMCA" any slim chance I could have had at getting The Village People disappeared.

So where am I headed? Omaha!

Paulk70
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Level 67
Aug 10, 2018
Quite happy- but first time I heard of Jimmy Buffet.
FatDad
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Level 81
Aug 10, 2018
The Sex Pistols didn't call the Queen a "Fascist Regime", they called her a "moron".

The lines are:

God save the Queen

A fascist regime

Made you a moron

Potential H-bomb

MrMagoo
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Level 84
Aug 10, 2018
Who is the woman for the quiz photo?
rtabram
+3
Level 59
Aug 10, 2018
Carly Simon, who wrote and sang "You're So Vain"
postwaste
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Level 85
Oct 11, 2020
I believe the correct answer is FREE BIRD!!!!!
funnyvalentine
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Level 48
May 26, 2022
Sat there for a while trying to figure out who would call Queen a fascist regime, only to finally notice the article in front of it.
Alexquiz17
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Level 88
Dec 2, 2023
I have a question for Carly Simon.

Who is the song about, if it’s not written about some guy who’s so vain he’d probably think it was about him? So it is about him? Or not? Women…

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