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101 70’s Music Trivia Questions To Ring Your Bell

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70's Music

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June 30, 2022

In the 70’s, music was everywhere. From disco, funk, jazz, soul, and many songs that were popular back then are still known to many today. Songs like the “Y.M.C.A,” “Stayin Alive,” and “Bohemian Rhapsody” can still be heard playing. The real question is, how well do you know these songs personally? 

Whether you grew up in the 70’s or are a big fan of artists from the time like the Bee Jees, The Beatles, and more, this 70’s music quiz is for you. Even if you’ve never listened to 70’s music on purpose, you never know how much you could secretly have stored in your memory. 

These 70’s music trivia questions and answers will put your memory to the test and ask you all kinds of questions about 70’s music, artists, and more from the era. 

If you’re looking for more music trivia to try, check out our 60's music and 80's music trivia quizzes.

Showing 101 70's Music trivia questions and answers

1. Who sang the song 'Police & Thieves'?

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2. Which band sang 'We used to kiss hello remember'?

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3. Which artist sang 'Yellow river, yellow river is in my mind and in my eye'?

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4. Which female artist had a hit in 1971 singing 'Surrender your love baby, Surrender your love'?

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5. Where did 10cc keep your picture, in the lyrics of 'I'm Not in Love'?

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6. Where do yoy 'go to town on Saturday, But go to church every Sunday' according to Tina Turner?

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1. What one-word band was responsible for the hit song 'Angel in Your Arms'?

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2. Who sang the hit 'Blitzkrieg Bop'?

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3. Johnny Nash released what hit song in the 1970s?

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4. Which group sang 'And if young Nigel says he's happy, He must be happy'?

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5. Which artist sang 'Time in New England, Took me away'?

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6. Which group sang 'Get yourself a constitution, Come join the revolution now'?

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1. Where was Bonnie Tyler 'Lost' in the '70s?

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2. Which group asked 'Brown sugar, how come you taste so good'?

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3. What song was a big hit for Eric Clapton?

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4. Who sang the one-hit wonder 'American Pie'?

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5. Which group said 'Sail on down the line, Bout a half a mile or so'?

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6. Which group sang 'And you come to me on a summer breeze, Keep me warm in your love, then you softly leave'?

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1. Who sang the hit novelty song 'The Streak'?

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2. Which color is used to describe Jolene's skin in the song by Dolly Parton?

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3. Where can you 'Play in sports and skin dive, Study oceanography'?

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4. What song was a big hit for Prince when it was first released in the 1970s?

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5. Which artist sang 'Don't you know that it (hurts so good)'?

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6. Which act sang 'Hello Hooray Let the show begin'?

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1. Who found a place on the charts with the disco hit 'Can't Get Enough Of Your Love'?

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2. Which group sang 'F-foxy, foxy on the run and hideaway'?

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3. What singer scored a hit with 'Superstition'?

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4. Which artist said 'I was proud to go and do my patriotic chore'?

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5. What punk band scored a hit in the 70s with the 10-minute song 'Marquee Moon'?

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6. What group performed the hit song 'My Sharona'?

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1. What duo sang the hit song 'Bridge Over Troubled Water'?

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2. What disco group had a hit in the '70s with 'Dancing Queen'?

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3. What band scored a spot on the charts with 'Comfortably Numb' from their soundtrack for 'The Wall'?

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4. What was the aristocratic title of D'Arbanville in the Cat Stevens song?

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5. The song 'A Horse With No Name' was a big hit for what group?

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6. What TV star found a space on the charts with their hit song 'The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia'?

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1. Which adjective does Meat Loaf use to describe his silver-black bike in 'Bat out of Hell'?

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2. Who sang the hit song 'Rise'?

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3. Which female singer asked 'Do you get What you're hoping for' in a 1970s hit?

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4. Which artist sang 'Got me so blind I can't see, That she's a black magic woman'?

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5. Which artist sang 'Anyway, the thing is, what I really mean, Yours are the sweetest eyes I've ever seen'?

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6. Which group sang 'Did you catch his face, was it 10538'?

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1. Which female artist sang 'And I think I'm gonna love you for a long long time'?

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2. Which artist sang 'Then I guess she had to crash, Valium would have helped that bash'?

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3. Which group advised 'Whatever you say, You pay your money, You take your choice'?

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4. Which group sang 'Do you, do you want my love, woman'?

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5. Which group encouraged you to 'Dance away the heartache, Dance away the tears'?

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🙌 You’re awesome!

6. Gloria Gaynor performed what hit song in the 1970's?

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1. Which group had an early hit singing 'So come on, now let's try it, I love you, can't deny it'?

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2. What group had a hit with 'Rock Lobster'?

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3. AC/DC had a hit in the 70's with what metal classic?

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4. What group found fame with the disco hit 'Le Freak'?

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🎯 Bullseye!

5. Which group sang 'Give a little bit, Give a little bit of your love to me'?

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6. Who sang the hit song 'Who Are You'?

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1. Which group had a 1979 hit singing 'Talk about, Pop muzik'?

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2. Who performed the hit song 'Baby, I Love Your Way'?

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3. Which country hit has the line 'And something warm to come to, When nights are cold and lonely'?

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4. What song fronted by Paul McCartney sang 'Band on the Run'?

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5. What country star had a hit in the 1970's with 'Rhinestone Cowboy'?

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6. What metal band sang the hit song 'Paranoid'?

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1. Which group sang 'But she can really do the brontosaurus, And she can scream the heeby jeeby for us'?

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2. Which group sang 'Did they get you to trade, Your heroes for ghosts'?

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3. What song was the biggest hit for Blondie in the 1970s?

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4. Which group said 'Sing baby sing the world is getting better'?

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🎯 Bullseye!

5. Which group sang 'Come and see, Oh January, Don't go Don't go'?

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6. Which artist sang 'I am flying, Passing high clouds'?

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1. Which group advised you to 'Take the Long Way Home'?

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2. Who sang 'Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough'?

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3. What one-letter group had a hit with the song 'Pop Muzik'?

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4. Which group sang 'Feel the need, oh, feel, feel the need in me'?

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🥂 Here's to you!

5. Which character in Copacabana 'lost her youth and she lost her Tony, Now she's lost her mind'?

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6. Who sang the hit song 'American Woman'?

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1. Which artist sang 'Long nights crying by the record machine, Dreaming of my Chevy and my old blue jeans'?

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2. Who sang the hit song 'Maggie May'?

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3. What singer had a big hit in the 1970's with 'Do Ya Think I'm Sexy'?

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4. Which country star sang 'Honey, come back I just can't stand'?

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5. What funk group had a hit with 'Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll'?

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🎉 Hooray!

6. Who sang the song 'Up the Junction'?

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1. What group had a hit with 'Midnight Train to Georgia'?

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👏 Bravo!

2. Which female artist sang 'Because the night belongs to lovers, Because the night belongs to lust'?

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3. What Beatle had a solo hit with 'You're Sixteen'?

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4. Who sang the disco hit 'Sugar Pie Guy'?

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5. Who sang the song 'Heroes'?

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6. Which artist sang 'My love must be a kind of blind love' in 1975?

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1. What song was a big hit for the group Walter Murphy & The Big Apple Band?

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2. Which artist sang 'Farewell is a lonely sound, When told to someone you love'?

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3. Which artist sang 'My Maseratti does one-eighty-five, I lost my license, now I don't drive'?

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4. Where did the angels sprinkle the moon dust according to the lyrics of 'Close To You'?

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🎯 Bullseye!

5. Who sang the hit song 'Too Much Heaven'?

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🙌 You’re awesome!

6. Which artist said 'I'll be fine when you're gone, I'll just cry all night long'?

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🤘 Rock on!

1. What song was a bit hit in the 1970's for the group Gang of Four?

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2. What crooner sang the hit song 'The Candy Man'?

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3. Who sang the disco hit 'I'm So Excited'?

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4. Who scored gold with the song 'Heart of Gold'?

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5. Who had a hit in the 1970s with 'Psycho Killer'?

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6. What was the 'Army' described as in the lyrics of a 1978 World Cup hit?

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1. Who found a hit with 'Tiny Dancer' in the 1970's?

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2. What did the New Seekers say they'd like to 'Teach the World' to do in 1971?

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3. What song was hit for The Undertones in the 1970s?

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4. What song was a big hit for Marvin Gaye in the 1970s?

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5. Which 70s group were singing about taking the 'Trans Europe Express'?

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