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01

Disco & Funk

11 questions
“Nicknamed the 'Queen of Disco,' which singer scored a huge hit with the moaning 1975 track 'Love to Love You Baby'?Easy
Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards led which band behind the 1978 disco anthem 'Le Freak'?Medium
Question 3 photo: NightclubsWhich legendary Manhattan nightclub, opened in 1977, became the epicenter of celebrity disco culture?Medium
Led by Maurice White, which horn-driven funk band released 'September' in 1978?Easy
Question 5 photo: SoundtracksJohn Travolta's white suit and dance moves made which 1977 film's soundtrack a disco-defining blockbuster?Easy
Question 6 photo: P-FunkGeorge Clinton masterminded which sprawling funk collective known for the Mothership stage prop and albums like 'Mothership Connection'?Medium
Whose 1978 song 'I Will Survive' became an enduring anthem of resilience on the disco charts?Easy
“Which trio of brothers wrote and sang 'Stayin' Alive' and 'Night Fever' with soaring falsetto harmonies?Easy
Dubbed the 'Godfather of Soul,' whose stripped-down rhythmic style on tracks like 'Sex Machine' became a foundation of funk?Medium
“Costumed as a cowboy, cop, and construction worker, which group performed the campy disco hit 'Y.M.C.A.'?Easy
“At Comiskey Park in 1979, what infamous promotional event saw disco records blown up between baseball games?Hard
02

70s Rock Anthems

11 questions
Featuring an 8-minute build with no chorus, what Led Zeppelin epic closes side one of their untitled 1971 album?Easy
Which Queen anthem famously shifts from ballad to mock-opera to hard rock across nearly six minutes?Easy
Question 14 photo: Debut RockTom Scholz's guitar-driven debut single introduced what band with the line 'I'm not looking back'?Medium
Whose triple-guitar outro anthem 'Free Bird' is dedicated to the memory of Duane Allman?Medium
Question 16 photo: California RockWhich Eagles classic opens with the line 'On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair'?Easy
Question 17 photo: Hard RockRecorded shortly before Bon Scott's death, what AC/DC anthem declares 'I'm on the highway to hell'?Easy
Inspired by a Frank Zappa concert fire in Montreux, which Deep Purple riff became one of rock's most-learned licks?Medium
Question 19 photo: Band TurmoilBorn out of the band's own breakups, what 1977 Fleetwood Mac album gave rock its 'Go Your Own Way'?Medium
Ending with the defiant cry 'we won't get fooled again', which Who anthem closes their album 'Who's Next'?Medium
Whose 1975 breakout title track promises 'tramps like us, baby we were born to run'?Easy
“Which Aerosmith anthem, later famously covered by Run-D.M.C., first appeared on their 1975 album 'Toys in the Attic'?Medium
03

Singer-Songwriters

11 questions
Featuring 'It's Too Late' and 'You've Got a Friend,' what 1971 Carole King album became one of the era's best-selling records?Easy
Which James Taylor song, released in 1970, chronicles his struggles with addiction and became his signature ballad?Medium
“Whose 1971 album 'Blue' is often ranked among the most influential singer-songwriter records of all time?Easy
“Which British singer-songwriter of 'Wild World' and 'Peace Train' converted to Islam in 1977 and took the name Yusuf Islam?Medium
Which California singer-songwriter wrote 'Take It Easy' with Glenn Frey before the Eagles turned it into a hit?Hard
Harry Chapin's 1974 chart-topper about a father too busy for his son is titled what?Medium
Question 29 photo: Canadian FolkWhich Canadian singer-songwriter recorded 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,' a 1976 ballad about a Great Lakes shipwreck?Medium
Known for sharp satire, which pianist-songwriter wrote 1977's controversial hit 'Short People'?Hard
“Neil Young's stripped-down 1972 album featuring 'Heart of Gold' and 'Old Man' shares its name with which farm animal-related word?Medium
Question 32 photo: Coming of AgeWhich singer-songwriter's 1975 hit 'At Seventeen' candidly addressed teenage insecurity and social exclusion?Hard
Question 33 photo: Iconic LyricsDon McLean's 1971 epic 'American Pie' famously refers to which tragic 1959 event as 'the day the music died'?Medium
04

One-Hit Wonders of the 70s

11 questions
Carl Douglas topped charts worldwide in 1974 with which kung-fu themed disco hit?Easy
Question 35 photo: Psychedelic RockFeaturing a fuzzed-out guitar riff and gospel-inspired lyrics, 'Spirit in the Sky' was the sole hit for which singer-songwriter?Medium
Question 36 photo: Southern GothicVicki Lawrence, better known as a comedic actress, scored a 1973 number one with which murder-mystery ballad?Hard
A melancholy French melody became a global smash for this Canadian artist's version of which song about facing death?Medium
Question 38 photo: Blues PopWhose sultry 1973 single 'Midnight at the Oasis' became her only major crossover hit?Medium
Question 39 photo: DiscoWhich trio's 1974 single 'Rock the Boat' helped kick the disco era into gear?Medium
With a jug-band shuffle and Ray Dorset's drawl, 'In the Summertime' was the breakout smash for which British band?Easy
Whose 1979 tale of a personal-ads romance became famous as 'The Pina Colada Song'?Easy
Sammy Johns' one enduring hit, later covered by Kenny Chesney, told a road-trip love story called what?Hard
Question 43 photo: Cover VersionsA Swedish band's 'ooga-chaka' cover of a B.J. Thomas song, 'Hooked on a Feeling', gave which group its lone US number one?Medium
Famous for its bizarre yodeling and flute breaks, 'Hocus Pocus' was the surprise hit for which Dutch prog-rock band?Hard
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