Here’s another quick quiz from regular contributor Vic Vicary to get the old grey matter working, good luck!
70s & 80s Quiz
1 Which David Bowie song do these lyrics come from? “For here am I sitting in a tin can, far above the world, planet earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do”.
2 Name the Bee Gees No 1 hit in 1978?
3 What colour ribbon did Tony Orlando and Dawn tie around the old oak tree?
4 What kind of cowboy was Glen Campbell singing about?
5 In the 1976 chart hit what kind of nights were Heatwave having?
6 Who sang the 1977 No1 chart hit “You make me feel like dancing”?
7 What 1971 No1 hit included the lyrics. “You can hear the hoof beats pound as they raced across the ground and the clatter of the wheels as they spun round as he galloped into market street his badge upon chest”?
8 Who walked like an Egyptian on the 1986 No1 hit record?
9 How many miles did the Proclaimers walk?
10 What Queen was Billy Ocean singing about?
11 Who had the hit “Come on Eileen”?
12 Who was” Dancing in the dark”, a top hit in 1984?
13 What lies were Fleetwood Mac telling in the 1987 charts?
14 What lover did Stevie Wonder have in 1985?
15 What colour Monday did the group New Order have?
16 Who wanted to rule the world in 1985?
17 What movie did the song ” had the time of my life” sung by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes come from?
18 What kind of love did Lionel Richie and Diana Ross have?
19 Who sang “Every Breath you take”?
20 Who did Whitney Houston “I wanna Dance” with?
21 What song are these lyrics from “Why do I find it hard to write the next line Oh I want the truth to be said “?
22 Mick Jagger and David Bowie took “Dancing in the Street” to no 1 but who the took it to No 2 in 1964?
23 What did Pink Floyd have in the Wall?
24 What song, sung by Jennifer Rush was the best-selling record in 1985?
25 What was the ABBA song which won the European song contest?
ANSWERS
1 Space Oddity
2 Staying Alive
3 Yellow
4 Rhinestone
5 Boogie Night
6 Leo Sayo
7 Ernie (The fastest milkman in the West )
8 The Bangles
9 500 miles
10 Caribbean
11 Dexy’s Midnight Runners
12 Bruce Springsteen
13 Little white lies
14 Part time
15 Blue
16 Tears for Fears
17 Dirty Dancing
18 Endless love
19 The Police
20 Somebody
21 True
22 Martha and the Vandellas
23 Another brick
24 The Power of Love
25 Waterloo
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