1970's Classic Songs Quiz
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 9:12 pm1. Rupert Holmes wanted a lady who liked Pina Coladas and walks in the rain in the 1979 hit “Escape”. Name three other specific things he either wanted in a lady in the song, or that he didn't like himself. Making love at midnight, not into yoga, had half a brain, among others
2. In Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb”, what did his hands feel like? Two Balloons
3. What did he see in his thoughts through the trees in Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway To Heaven”? Smoke (rings of smoke, specifically)
4. Which U.S state is referenced throughout John Denver’s “Take Me Home Country Roads”? West Virginia
5. When Sugar Plum Fairy hit the streets in Lou Reed’s “Walk On The Wild Side”, which venue did she visit? The Apollo
6. Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain admitted part of the riff from “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was based on which 1976 hit, either consciously or otherwise, to the point that Nirvana played the riff from the original at the 1992 Reading Festival? More Than A Feeling - Boston
7. What four things did James Taylor recall seeing in “Fire and Rain”, apart from “seeing you again”? Fire, Rain, Sunny days that I thought would never end, lonely times when I could not find a friend
8. In Supertramp’s “Bloody Well Right”, what should you do AFTER you write your problems down in detail? Take them to a higher place
9. What two Christian names feature in Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights”? Heathcliff and Cathy
10. According to Wings’ “Mull Of Kintyre”, we “sweep through the heather like.....”? Deer in the glen
11. Dire Straits’ “Sultans of Swing” refers to a “crowd of young boys, they’re fooling around in the corner”. What are they dressed in? Best Brown Baggies, and Platform Soles
12. Why was it hard to hear in Little River Band's "Home On Monday", and who was he hoping to catch a glimpse of? It's just the echo on the line, and The Man From Memphis
13. What does the thirteen month old baby do in Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition”, to cause seven years of bad luck? Broke the Looking Glass
14. The Eagles “Take It Easy” referred to “seven women on my mind”. What were they all doing or saying, and what car was another woman driving further along in the song? Four that want to own me, two that want to stone me, one says she a friend of mine - and a flatbed Ford
15. How many numbers did Donna Summer dial in “Hot Stuff”? About a thousand
16. What non-marine food were they cooking in the B-52’s “Rock Lobster”? Baked Potatoes
17. In Alice Cooper’s “Schools Out”, what can’t “we even think of”? A word that rhymes
18. What two things don’t you need in AC/DC’s “Highway To Hell”? Reason or Rhyme
19. What weapon is mentioned in the Sex Pistols “God Save The Queen”? H-Bomb
20. How did Carole King “pass the time” in “It’s Too Late”? Stayed in bed all morning
2. In Pink Floyd’s “Comfortably Numb”, what did his hands feel like? Two Balloons
3. What did he see in his thoughts through the trees in Led Zeppelin’s “Stairway To Heaven”? Smoke (rings of smoke, specifically)
4. Which U.S state is referenced throughout John Denver’s “Take Me Home Country Roads”? West Virginia
5. When Sugar Plum Fairy hit the streets in Lou Reed’s “Walk On The Wild Side”, which venue did she visit? The Apollo
6. Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain admitted part of the riff from “Smells Like Teen Spirit” was based on which 1976 hit, either consciously or otherwise, to the point that Nirvana played the riff from the original at the 1992 Reading Festival? More Than A Feeling - Boston
7. What four things did James Taylor recall seeing in “Fire and Rain”, apart from “seeing you again”? Fire, Rain, Sunny days that I thought would never end, lonely times when I could not find a friend
8. In Supertramp’s “Bloody Well Right”, what should you do AFTER you write your problems down in detail? Take them to a higher place
9. What two Christian names feature in Kate Bush’s “Wuthering Heights”? Heathcliff and Cathy
10. According to Wings’ “Mull Of Kintyre”, we “sweep through the heather like.....”? Deer in the glen
11. Dire Straits’ “Sultans of Swing” refers to a “crowd of young boys, they’re fooling around in the corner”. What are they dressed in? Best Brown Baggies, and Platform Soles
12. Why was it hard to hear in Little River Band's "Home On Monday", and who was he hoping to catch a glimpse of? It's just the echo on the line, and The Man From Memphis
13. What does the thirteen month old baby do in Stevie Wonder’s “Superstition”, to cause seven years of bad luck? Broke the Looking Glass
14. The Eagles “Take It Easy” referred to “seven women on my mind”. What were they all doing or saying, and what car was another woman driving further along in the song? Four that want to own me, two that want to stone me, one says she a friend of mine - and a flatbed Ford
15. How many numbers did Donna Summer dial in “Hot Stuff”? About a thousand
16. What non-marine food were they cooking in the B-52’s “Rock Lobster”? Baked Potatoes
17. In Alice Cooper’s “Schools Out”, what can’t “we even think of”? A word that rhymes
18. What two things don’t you need in AC/DC’s “Highway To Hell”? Reason or Rhyme
19. What weapon is mentioned in the Sex Pistols “God Save The Queen”? H-Bomb
20. How did Carole King “pass the time” in “It’s Too Late”? Stayed in bed all morning
