1970s music Trivia
1970s music trivia captures a decade of major change, from the rise of disco and punk to the continued influence of rock, soul, and singer-songwriters. Spanning January 1, 1970, through December 31, 1979, this era produced chart-topping hits, memorable artists, and lasting trends that still shape popular music today.
Easy 1970s Music Trivia
13 questions
These easy 1970s music trivia questions are great for beginners and kids around age 12 and under.
Question 1
Which Bruce Springsteen album came out in 1975?
Answer: Born to Run
Bruce Springsteen released Born to Run in 1975.
Question 2
David Bowie worked with which musician on the late-1970s Berlin Trilogy?
Answer: Brian Eno
The so-called Berlin Trilogy was a collaboration between David Bowie and Brian Eno in the late 1970s.
Question 3
What was the name of the 1979 anti-disco event held at Comiskey Park in Chicago?
Answer: Disco Demolition Night
Disco Demolition Night took place at Comiskey Park in Chicago in 1979.
Question 4
The Eagles released which famous album in 1976?
- A.Off the Wall
- B.Hotel California
- C.Rumours
- D.A Night at the Opera
Answer: Hotel California
Hotel California was released by Eagles in 1976.
Question 5
Which Elton John album arrived in 1973?
Answer: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Elton John released Goodbye Yellow Brick Road in 1973.
Question 6
Which music legend died in 1977?
Answer: Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley died in 1977.
Question 7
Fleetwood Mac put out what blockbuster album in 1977?
- A.Off the Wall
- B.Rumours
- C.Tusk
- D.Hotel California
Answer: Rumours
Fleetwood Mac released Rumours in 1977.
Question 8
Michael Jackson released which solo album in 1979?
Answer: Off the Wall
Michael Jackson released Off the Wall in 1979.
Question 9
Queen released which album in 1975?
- A.A Night at the Opera
- B.News of the World
- C.Hotel California
- D.Rumours
Answer: A Night at the Opera
Queen released A Night at the Opera in 1975.
Question 10
Who was the lead singer of Roxy Music during the 1970s?
Answer: Bryan Ferry
Bryan Ferry was Roxy Music's lead singer in the 1970s.
Question 11
Stevie Wonder released which major album in 1976?
Answer: Songs in the Key of Life
Stevie Wonder released Songs in the Key of Life in 1976.
Question 12
What was the title of The Band's farewell concert in 1976?
Answer: The Last Waltz
The Band held its farewell concert, The Last Waltz, in San Francisco in 1976.
Question 13
The 1970 Isle of Wight Festival took place in which country?
Answer: England
The Isle of Wight Festival drew major rock acts in 1970 on the Isle of Wight in England.
1970s Music Family Trivia
12 questions
These family 1970s music trivia questions are built for mixed-age game nights, classrooms, and groups.
Question 1
What band took its name from the first initials of Agnetha, Björn, Benny, and Anni-Frid?
Answer: ABBA
ABBA's name comes from the first initials of Agnetha, Björn, Benny, and Anni-Frid.
Question 2
Which 1977 breakthrough album for Meat Loaf was written by Jim Steinman?
Answer: Bat Out of Hell
Bat Out of Hell was written by Jim Steinman and became Meat Loaf's breakthrough album in 1977.
Question 3
Black Sabbath also released which album in 1970?
- A.Blue
- B.Imagine
- C.London Calling
- D.Paranoid
Answer: Paranoid
Black Sabbath released Paranoid in 1970.
Question 4
Which group originally included Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler, and Bill Ward?
Answer: Black Sabbath
Those four musicians made up Black Sabbath's original lineup.
Question 5
Blondie came out of the same New York club scene centered around what famous venue?
Answer: CBGB
Blondie emerged from the same CBGB scene is several foundational punk and new wave acts.
Question 6
Which artist became a national star in 1975 thanks to the album Born to Run?
Answer: Bruce Springsteen
Born to Run turned Bruce Springsteen into a national star in 1975.
Question 7
Carole King released which major album in 1971?
- A.Blue
- B.Imagine
- C.Paranoid
- D.Tapestry
Answer: Tapestry
Carole King released Tapestry in 1971.
Question 8
In New York, what venue was an early key stage for the Ramones, Television, and Blondie?
Answer: CBGB
CBGB became a crucial early venue for the Ramones, Television, and Blondie.
Question 9
True or false: Donna Summer's song "I Feel Love" was produced by Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte. True or false?
Answer: True
The fact states that Giorgio Moroder and Pete Bellotte produced Donna Summer's "I Feel Love.".
Question 10
Fleetwood Mac's 1975 self-titled album was the first to feature which two musicians in the lineup?
Answer: Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks
Fleetwood Mac's 1975 self-titled album was their first with Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks.
Question 11
Who worked closely with David Bowie during a late-1970s career revival?
Answer: Iggy Pop
Iggy Pop and David Bowie were close collaborators during Iggy Pop's late-1970s career revival.
Question 12
John Lennon released which album in 1971?
Answer: Imagine
John Lennon released Imagine in 1971.
Fun 1970s Music Trivia
13 questions
These fun 1970s music trivia questions highlight surprising moments and playful facts for game-night groups.
Question 1
Which AC/DC album hit the road in 1979 with a title that sounds like the least relaxing GPS route ever?
- A.Who's Next
- B.All Things Must Pass
- C.Highway to Hell
- D.The Wall
Answer: Highway to Hell
AC/DC released Highway to Hell in 1979.
Question 2
Before becoming a major star in the P-Funk orbit, which bassist had earlier played with James Brown?
Answer: Bootsy Collins
Bootsy Collins became a major star in the P-Funk orbit after earlier playing with James Brown.
Question 3
What 1972 David Bowie album introduced Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars?
Answer: The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
David Bowie's The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars was released in 1972.
Question 4
George Harrison opened the decade with which 1970 album?
- A.Who's Next
- B.All Things Must Pass
- C.McCartney
- D.Bridge over Troubled Water
Answer: All Things Must Pass
George Harrison's album All Things Must Pass was released in 1970.
Question 5
Whose 1970s songwriting is especially associated with extensive use of open tunings?
Answer: Joni Mitchell
Joni Mitchell used open tunings extensively in her 1970s songwriting.
Question 6
True or false: Marvin Gaye's What's Going On was built as a song cycle with tracks that flow into each other.?
Answer: True
Marvin Gaye's What's Going On was built is a song cycle with tracks that flow into each other.
Question 7
Which group's Mothership Connection helped define a cosmic Afrofuturist image?
- A.Parliament
- B.Funkadelic
- C.The Eagles
- D.Simon & Garfunkel
Answer: Parliament
Mothership Connection helped define Parliament's cosmic Afrofuturist image.
Question 8
Two bands, one mastermind: who led both Parliament and Funkadelic as separate groups with overlapping members?
Answer: George Clinton
Parliament and Funkadelic were separate George Clinton-led groups with overlapping members.
Question 9
Which artist released the album McCartney in 1970 as his first solo album?
Answer: Paul McCartney
Paul McCartney released his first solo album, McCartney, in 1970.
Question 10
What Pink Floyd release arrived in 1979 with a title so plain it practically dares you to ask, 'Which wall?'?
- A.The Wall
- B.Highway to Hell
- C.Hotel California
- D.Who's Next
Answer: The Wall
Pink Floyd released The Wall in 1979.
Question 11
Which duo released Bridge over Troubled Water in 1970?
- A.The Rolling Stones
- B.Simon & Garfunkel
- C.The Eagles
- D.Parliament
Answer: Simon & Garfunkel
Simon & Garfunkel released Bridge over Troubled Water in 1970.
Question 12
Name the artist who put together this five-album 1970s run: Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life.?
Answer: Stevie Wonder
Stevie Wonder released Music of My Mind, Talking Book, Innervisions, Fulfillingness' First Finale, and Songs in the Key of Life in a five-album 1970s run.
Question 13
Hotel California marked a lineup first for which band?
Answer: The Eagles
The Eagles' Hotel California was the band's first studio album with Joe Walsh.
Funny 1970s Music Trivia
13 questions
These funny 1970s music trivia questions highlight playful moments, odd facts, and inside jokes.
Question 1
In 1978, Blondie dropped an album called Parallel Lines. What was that album's title, in case the lines got too parallel to read?
Answer: Parallel Lines
Blondie released Parallel Lines in 1978.
Question 2
Which artist released Super Fly in 1972, proving that a title can strut before you even press play?
Answer: Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield released Super Fly in 1972.
Question 3
Unknown Pleasures arrived in 1979. Which band put that mysterious package on the shelf?
Answer: Joy Division
Joy Division released Unknown Pleasures in 1979.
Question 4
Kate Bush released an album in 1978 with a title that sounds like a martial arts warm-up. What was it?
Answer: The Kick Inside
Kate Bush released The Kick Inside in 1978.
Question 5
Which group released There's a Riot Goin' On in 1971, a title that sounds like the world's worst neighborhood update?
Answer: Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone released There's a Riot Goin' On in 1971.
Question 6
In 1979, which band released a self-titled debut album, bravely deciding the band name was already doing enough work?
Answer: The B-52's
The B-52's released their self-titled debut album in 1979.
Question 7
What was the title of The Cars' 1978 debut album, in a thrilling twist, not trying very hard to hide its identity?
Answer: The Cars
The Cars released their self-titled debut album in 1978.
Question 8
Which band released a self-titled debut in 1973: The New York Dolls or Curtis Mayfield? One of these options is definitely not a band name crisis.?
- A.Curtis Mayfield
- B.Blondie
- C.Kate Bush
- D.The New York Dolls
Answer: The New York Dolls
The New York Dolls released their self-titled debut album in 1973.
Question 9
Blondie's Parallel Lines came out in what year: 1971, 1973, 1978, or 1979? Bell-bottoms are not accepted as a unit of time.?
- A.1971
- B.1973
- C.1979
- D.1978
Answer: 1978
Blondie released Parallel Lines in 1978.
Question 10
Super Fly landed in 1972. What was the album title released by Curtis Mayfield that year?
Answer: Super Fly
Curtis Mayfield released Super Fly in 1972.
Question 11
Which came out in 1978 from Kate Bush: The Kick Inside or Parallel Lines? Only one answer does not involve Blondie.?
- A.Super Fly
- B.The Cars
- C.The Kick Inside
- D.Parallel Lines
Answer: The Kick Inside
Kate Bush released The Kick Inside in 1978.
Question 12
There's a Riot Goin' On was released in 1971. Who sent that musical weather alert?
Answer: Sly and the Family Stone
Sly and the Family Stone released There's a Riot Goin' On in 1971.
Question 13
Name the band whose 1979 self-titled debut album was, refreshingly, exactly called The B-52's.?
Answer: The B-52's
The B-52's released their self-titled debut album in 1979.
Hard 1970s Music Trivia
14 questions
These hard 1970s music trivia questions are for expert fans who want a real challenge.
Question 1
Which Bob Marley and the Wailers studio album arrived in 1974, marking that year in their discography with a title later treated as a cornerstone release?
Answer: Natty Dread
Bob Marley and the Wailers released Natty Dread in 1974.
Question 2
Name the self-titled debut album that Boston released in 1976.?
Answer: Boston
Boston released its self-titled debut album, Boston, in 1976.
Question 3
In 1976, which band issued a debut album with exactly the same title as the band's own name?
Answer: Boston
Boston released its self-titled debut album in 1976.
Question 4
Which title completes this 1972 entry correctly: Deep Purple — ______?
- A.Mothership Connection
- B.Natty Dread
- C.Boston
- D.Machine Head
Answer: Machine Head
Deep Purple's 1972 album here is Machine Head.
Question 5
Which Kraftwerk album was released in 1974?
Answer: Autobahn
Autobahn is Kraftwerk's 1974 release.
Question 6
Match the act to the 1974 album: Kraftwerk — what title?
Answer: Autobahn
Kraftwerk released Autobahn in 1974.
Question 7
Parliament released which album in 1975?
Answer: Mothership Connection
Parliament released Mothership Connection in 1975.
Question 8
Which Patti Smith album was released in 1975?
Answer: Horses
Horses is Patti Smith's 1975 release.
Question 9
Fill in the blank for this 1975 release: Patti Smith — ______.?
- A.Machine Head
- B.Saturday Night Fever
- C.Mothership Connection
- D.Horses
Answer: Horses
Patti Smith released Horses in 1975.
Question 10
Which soundtrack album was released in 1977?
Answer: Saturday Night Fever
Saturday Night Fever was released is a soundtrack album in 1977.
Question 11
What album did the Sex Pistols release in 1977?
Answer: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols released Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols in 1977.
Question 12
Which 1977 album title belongs to the Sex Pistols in the provided facts?
Answer: Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
The Sex Pistols are linked to Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols in 1977.
Question 13
Which Stevie Wonder album was released in 1972?
Answer: Talking Book
Talking Book is Stevie Wonder's 1972 release.
Question 14
Fill in this 1972 album entry correctly: Stevie Wonder — ______.?
- A.Saturday Night Fever
- B.Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
- C.Talking Book
- D.Boston
Answer: Talking Book
Stevie Wonder released Talking Book in 1972.
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