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All right, it’s time once again to check your pop culture IQ. I graded the ’90s quiz last week and I’m pretty impressed. You all have some serious late-20th-century mojo.

This week we’re rolling it back to the ’70s. You remember the ’70s, right? Sideburns, feathered hair, and lots of polyester.

Ready? Here we go.
 
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1. On April 10, 1970, who formally announced the breakup of the Beatles?

a. John Lennon
b. George Martin
c. Paul McCartney

2. Which 1971 Led Zeppelin album is commonly referred to as "Zoso"?

a. "Physical Graffiti"
b. "Led Zeppelin IV"
c. "Houses of the Holy"
 

3. Janis Joplin died before completing what album?

a. “Pearl”
b. “Cheap Thrills”
c. “Big Brother & the Holding Company”

4. Which Deep Purple song was inspired by an ill-fated Frank Zappa gig?

a. “Fireball”
b. “Highway Star”
c. “Smoke on the Water”

5. Ann & Nancy Wilson are in what band?

a. Jefferson Airplane
b. Heart
c. Fleetwood Mac

6. U2 producer Brian Eno was a member of what band from 1971-73?

a. Roxy Music
b. Genesis
c. ELO

7. John Lennon and Yoko Ono co-hosted what talk show for a week in 1972?

a. “The Tonight Show”
b. “The Dick Cavett Show”
c. “The Mike Douglas Show”

8. What was Queen lead singer Freddie Mercury's real name?

a. Ferdinand Ertegun
b. Farrokh Bulsara
c. Franklin Melllor 

9. Name KISS’ 1974 debut album.

a. “KISS”
b. “Love Gun”
c. “Destroyer”

10. Which 1973 Pink Floyd album has spent over 1,500 weeks on the Billboard 200 chart?

a. “The Wall”
b. “Wish You Were Here”
c. “The Dark Side of the Moon”

11. Debbie Harry was lead singer for what New York band?

a. New York Dolls
b. Blondie
c. The Runaways

12. The Ramones appeared in what 1979 film?

a. "Valley Girl"
b. "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"
c. "Rock 'n' Roll High School"

13. What is Sex Pistols singer Johnny Rotten’s real name?

a. Joseph Cook
b. John Matlock
c. John Lydon

14. Bee Gees provided the music to what 1977 film?

a. “Xanadu”
b. “Saturday Night Fever”
c. “Car Wash”

15. Which 1977 Fleetwood Mac album chronicled the romantic breakup of most if its members?

a. “Rumours”
b. “Mr. Wonderful”
c. “Tusk”

16. “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave” is a lyric from which Eagles song?

a. “Life in the Fast Lane”
b. “Desperado”
c. “Hotel California”

17. From 1970-73 Rod Stewart was a member of what band?

a. Fairport Convention
b. Faces
c. Free

18. Issac Hayes wrote the theme song to which ’70s blaxploitation movie?

a. “Shaft”
b. “Super Fly”
c. “Foxy Brown”

19. What was the Jackson 5's last studio album for Motown?

a. “ABC”
b. “Moving Violation”
c. “Dancing Machine”

20. Who first recorded Donna Summer’s 1978 disco hit “MacArthur Park”?

a. William Shatner
b. Waylon Jennings
c. Richard Harris
 
 
 
 
 
 
ANSWERS:

1. c  2. b  3. a  4. c  5. b  6. a  7. c  8. b  9. a  10. c  11. b  12. c  13. c  14. b  15. a  16. c  17. b  18. a  19. b  20. c

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