70s Music Quiz — 44 Questions and Answers (2026)

Nicknamed the 'Queen of Disco,' which singer scored a huge hit with the moaning 1975 track 'Love to Love You Baby'?

Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards led which band behind the 1978 disco anthem 'Le Freak'?

AnswerChic

'Le Freak' reportedly began as an angry song after the duo was denied entry to Studio 54.

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Which legendary Manhattan nightclub, opened in 1977, became the epicenter of celebrity disco culture?

Led by Maurice White, which horn-driven funk band released 'September' in 1978?

AnswerEarth, Wind & Fire

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John Travolta's white suit and dance moves made which 1977 film's soundtrack a disco-defining blockbuster?

George Clinton masterminded which sprawling funk collective known for the Mothership stage prop and albums like 'Mothership Connection'?

Whose 1978 song 'I Will Survive' became an enduring anthem of resilience on the disco charts?

AnswerGloria Gaynor

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Which trio of brothers wrote and sang 'Stayin' Alive' and 'Night Fever' with soaring falsetto harmonies?

Dubbed the 'Godfather of Soul,' whose stripped-down rhythmic style on tracks like 'Sex Machine' became a foundation of funk?

AnswerJames Brown

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Costumed as a cowboy, cop, and construction worker, which group performed the campy disco hit 'Y.M.C.A.'?

At Comiskey Park in 1979, what infamous promotional event saw disco records blown up between baseball games?

Featuring an 8-minute build with no chorus, what Led Zeppelin epic closes side one of their untitled 1971 album?

AnswerStairway to Heaven

It was never released as a single in the US, yet became rock radio's most requested song.

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Which Queen anthem famously shifts from ballad to mock-opera to hard rock across nearly six minutes?

AnswerBohemian Rhapsody

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Tom Scholz's guitar-driven debut single introduced what band with the line 'I'm not looking back'?

Whose triple-guitar outro anthem 'Free Bird' is dedicated to the memory of Duane Allman?

AnswerLynyrd Skynyrd

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Which Eagles classic opens with the line 'On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair'?

Recorded shortly before Bon Scott's death, what AC/DC anthem declares 'I'm on the highway to hell'?

Inspired by a Frank Zappa concert fire in Montreux, which Deep Purple riff became one of rock's most-learned licks?

AnswerSmoke on the Water

The 'smoke on the water' refers to a casino fire that Deep Purple witnessed while trying to record nearby.

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Born out of the band's own breakups, what 1977 Fleetwood Mac album gave rock its 'Go Your Own Way'?

Ending with the defiant cry 'we won't get fooled again', which Who anthem closes their album 'Who's Next'?

AnswerWon't Get Fooled Again

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Whose 1975 breakout title track promises 'tramps like us, baby we were born to run'?

AnswerBorn to Run (Bruce Springsteen)

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Which Aerosmith anthem, later famously covered by Run-D.M.C., first appeared on their 1975 album 'Toys in the Attic'?

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?

AnswerTapestry

Tapestry stayed on the Billboard 200 for over six years.

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Which James Taylor song, released in 1970, chronicles his struggles with addiction and became his signature ballad?

AnswerFire and Rain

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Whose 1971 album 'Blue' is often ranked among the most influential singer-songwriter records of all time?

Which British singer-songwriter of 'Wild World' and 'Peace Train' converted to Islam in 1977 and took the name Yusuf Islam?

Which California singer-songwriter wrote 'Take It Easy' with Glenn Frey before the Eagles turned it into a hit?

AnswerJackson Browne

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Harry Chapin's 1974 chart-topper about a father too busy for his son is titled what?

AnswerCat's in the Cradle

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Which Canadian singer-songwriter recorded 'The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,' a 1976 ballad about a Great Lakes shipwreck?

Known for sharp satire, which pianist-songwriter wrote 1977's controversial hit 'Short People'?

AnswerRandy Newman

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Neil Young's stripped-down 1972 album featuring 'Heart of Gold' and 'Old Man' shares its name with which farm animal-related word?

Which singer-songwriter's 1975 hit 'At Seventeen' candidly addressed teenage insecurity and social exclusion?

Don McLean's 1971 epic 'American Pie' famously refers to which tragic 1959 event as 'the day the music died'?

Carl Douglas topped charts worldwide in 1974 with which kung-fu themed disco hit?

AnswerKung Fu Fighting

It was reportedly recorded in just 10 minutes as a B-side.

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Featuring a fuzzed-out guitar riff and gospel-inspired lyrics, 'Spirit in the Sky' was the sole hit for which singer-songwriter?

Vicki Lawrence, better known as a comedic actress, scored a 1973 number one with which murder-mystery ballad?

A melancholy French melody became a global smash for this Canadian artist's version of which song about facing death?

AnswerSeasons in the Sun

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Whose sultry 1973 single 'Midnight at the Oasis' became her only major crossover hit?

Which trio's 1974 single 'Rock the Boat' helped kick the disco era into gear?

With a jug-band shuffle and Ray Dorset's drawl, 'In the Summertime' was the breakout smash for which British band?

AnswerMungo Jerry

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Whose 1979 tale of a personal-ads romance became famous as 'The Pina Colada Song'?

AnswerRupert Holmes

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Sammy Johns' one enduring hit, later covered by Kenny Chesney, told a road-trip love story called what?

AnswerChevy Van

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A Swedish band's 'ooga-chaka' cover of a B.J. Thomas song, 'Hooked on a Feeling', gave which group its lone US number one?

Famous for its bizarre yodeling and flute breaks, 'Hocus Pocus' was the surprise hit for which Dutch prog-rock band?

AnswerFocus

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