Music Trivia Quiz #202 Answers

1. This movie theme by B.J. Thomas was the first Number One song of 1970.: "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head"
2. What song was directly inspired by the events of May 4, 1970?: "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young
3. Who performed live on 11-17-70 and later released the show as an album with that same title?: Elton John
4. Paul McCartney released his first solo album in 1970 - what was it?: "McCartney"
5. George Harrison released his first solo album in 1970 - what was it?: "All Things Must Pass"
6. "War" was good to what singer, who had a Number One hit with it in 1970?: Edwin Starr
7. She's a rapper, businesswoman, and Oscar-nominated actress who was known as Dana Owens when she was born on March 18, 1970.: Queen Latifah
8. "Spirit in the Sky" was a gospel-rock hit in 1970 for who?: Norman Greenbaum
9. Which Chicago album was released in 1970?: Chicago. Trick question? No, it's the album we've come to know as Chicago II, but it's real title was just "Chicago" at the time.
10. And which Grateful Dead album was released in June 1970?: "Workingman's Dead"
11. This Simon and Garfunkel album, the first one I can remember, was Number One in both the US and UK for most of the spring of 1970.: "Bridge Over Troubled Water"
12. What ground-breaking guitarist died in London on September 18, 1970?: Jimi Hendrix
13. What bluesy rock singer died just a few weeks later in Hollywood?: Janis Joplin
14. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" was a hit in August 1970 for who?: Stevie Wonder
15. This long-running radio program, hosted by Casey Kasem, debuted on July 1, 1970.: American Top 40
16. This soft-rock family act had its first Number One hit in the summer of 1970 with "(They Long to Be) Close To You.": The Carpenters
17. The Beatles had their last Number One hit in June 1970, with an appropriate title. What was it?: "The Long and Winding Road"

Bonus: He may be in some trouble now, but in 1970, he and his brothers became the first group since the Beatles to have four Number One hits in one year. Who is he?: Michael Jackson




		Bongos Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #202 - 1/5/05 1970 - 35 Years Ago Answers 1. This movie theme by B.J. Thomas was the first Number One song of 1970.: "Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head" 2. What song was directly inspired by the events of May 4, 1970?: "Ohio" by Crosby, Stills, Nash, & Young 3. Who performed live on 11-17-70 and later released the show as an album with that same title?: Elton John 4. Paul McCartney released his first solo album in 1970 - what was it?: "McCartney" 5. George Harrison released his first solo album in 1970 - what was it?: "All Things Must Pass" 6. "War" was good to what singer, who had a Number One hit with it in 1970?: Edwin Starr 7. She's a rapper, businesswoman, and Oscar-nominated actress who was known as Dana Owens when she was born on March 18, 1970.: Queen Latifah 8. "Spirit in the Sky" was a gospel-rock hit in 1970 for who?: Norman Greenbaum 9. Which Chicago album was released in 1970?: Chicago. Trick question? No, it's the album we've come to know as Chicago II, but it's real title was just "Chicago" at the time. 10. And which Grateful Dead album was released in June 1970?: "Workingman's Dead" 11. This Simon and Garfunkel album, the first one I can remember, was Number One in both the US and UK for most of the spring of 1970.: "Bridge Over Troubled Water" 12. What ground-breaking guitarist died in London on September 18, 1970?: Jimi Hendrix 13. What bluesy rock singer died just a few weeks later in Hollywood?: Janis Joplin 14. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)" was a hit in August 1970 for who?: Stevie Wonder 15. This long-running radio program, hosted by Casey Kasem, debuted on July 1, 1970.: American Top 40 16. This soft-rock family act had its first Number One hit in the summer of 1970 with "(They Long to Be) Close To You.": The Carpenters 17. The Beatles had their last Number One hit in June 1970, with an appropriate title. What was it?: "The Long and Winding Road" Bonus: He may be in some trouble now, but in 1970, he and his brothers became the first group since the Beatles to have four Number One hits in one year. Who is he?: Michael Jackson Back to Quiz #202 Back to the Music Trivia Homepage Back to Music Back Home