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Music Quiz Rock & Disco
Music Quiz Rock & Disco
1 Which rock group launched the careers of guitarists Jimmy Page, Eric Clapton and Jeff
Beck? The Yardbirds
2 British model Pattie Boyd inspired two of music's most famous men to write emotional
songs about her; can you name both songs and the artists?
'Something' by George Harrison, and 'Layla' by Eric Clapton
3 In 1994, which artist staged the largest free music concert in history in Rio de Janeiro?
Rod Stewart (played in front of 3.5 million people)
4 Which 1997 song by Chumbawamba is also colloquially known as 'I Get Knocked
Down'? Tubthumping
5 Which American rock band has the signature songs Free Bird and Sweet Home
Alabama? Lynyrd Skynrd (bonus where does the name come from) teacher long hair
6 American musician John Cameron Fogerty was the principal songwriter, lead singer and
guitarist of which band? Creedence Clearwater Revival
7 Piano Man was the first single released by which singer? Billy Joel
8 Which rock band released the albums Paranoid in 1970 and Master of Reality in 1971?
Black Sabbath
9 Which rock band's tongue logo design was inspired by an Indian Hindu goddess?
Rolling Stones
10 'I get up, and nothing gets me down' is the opening line to which rock single?
Jump (by Van Halen)
11 Which 1977 hit single by the Spanish vocal duo Baccara is the best-selling single of all-
time by a female group? Yes Sir I Can Boogie
12 Silver Lady singer David Soul also starred in which iconic action TV series? Starsky &
Hutch
14 What was the best selling film soundtrack of the 1970s in the UK?
Saturday Night Fever
15 Who was jailed at the age of 17 for the theft of $30,000 worth of Cadillac tires? Barry
White
a) Barry White b) Marvin Gaye c)Harold Melvin
16 What was the former profession of Andrea True who had a hit with "More, More, More?"
a)teacher b)waitress c) movie actress in adult films
17 Disco become so popular in the late 70s that everyone had to get on the bandwagon.
What heavy metal act released the disco hit "I Was Made for Lovin' You"? Kiss
18 What artist recorded "The Hustle", a song that started a disco craze that swept the
nation? Van McCoy
19 Which female singing group recorded the disco classic "We Are Family"?
Sister Sledge
20 Which song earned Gloria Gaynor the best-selling single of 1979 in the US?
I Will Survive