Questions Seventies Music Quiz

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A seventies round taking in rock, glam, ska and Motown. Thin Lizzy, Alice Cooper, Elton John and Madness all feature.

One question digs into the detail of a Bob Marley lyric, asking for the sheriff's full name rather than just the song.

  1. Which Irish rock band released a song in 1976 called 'The Boys Are Back In Town'?
  2. Which Alice Cooper song begins with the lyrics, 'Well we had no choice, All the girls and boys, Makin all that noise'?
  3. What was the name of the sheriff in Bob Marley and The Wailer's song 'I Shot The Sheriff'?
  4. Which band released a version of 'Video Killed The Radio Star' in 1979?
  5. 'Rocket Man' was a hit song in 1972 by which English male singer?
  6. Which SKA group sang the lyrics, 'Hey you, don't watch that watch this! This is the heavy heavy monster sound'?
  7. Which song by The Jackson 5 includes the lyrics 'Easy as 1, 2, 3?'
  8. What is the opening line to Queen's song 'Bohemian Rhapsody?'
  9. Which female artist sang 'You've Got a Friend' and 'Will You Love Me Tomorrow'?
  10. From which song do the lyrics, 'Young man, there's no need to feel down, I said, young man, cause you're new in the town' originate?
  11. Which song earned Gloria Gaynor the best-selling single of 1979 in the US?
  12. What is the opening line to Elvis Presley's 'The Wonder of You'?
  13. Which Brotherhood of Man song won the 1976 Eurovision Song Contest?
  14. Who was the lead singer of The Carpenters?
  15. Which male artist had a UK Christmas number one in 1970 with 'I Hear You Knocking'?
  16. 'Le Freak' was a hit song in 1978 by which American band?
  17. What is the opening line to Abba's song 'Money, Money, Money'?
  18. Which Michael Jackson song includes the funky lyrics, 'You gotta feel that heat, And we can ride the boogie'?
  19. Which Jamaican artist released a song in 1974 that begins with the lyrics, 'Everybody was Kung Fu fighting'?
  20. Which American band released a song called 'That's the Way' in 1975?