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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #361 - 1/23/07

1978 - 30 Years Ago

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1. From January 1 through May 13 1978, only one Number One song had no connection to the Gibb family. What was it?: "Baby Come Back" by Player
2. A song by an ex-Beatle broke the Gibb family's Number One streak in May 1978 - what was it?
: "With A Little Luck" by Paul McCartney and Wings
3. "I want you, I need you, but there ain't no way I'm ever gonna love you" was the chorus to what 1978 song?
: "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad" by Meat Loaf
4. What band, named after and led by two brothers, released its first album in 1978?
: Van Halen
5. Joe Walsh sang "My Maserati does 185, I lost my license, now I don't drive" in what 1978 hit?
: "Life's Been Good"
6. Chuck Mangione had a pop hit in 1978 with "Feels So Good." What instrument does Chuck play?
: Flugelhorn
7. What jazz guitarist had a Number Two hit with a cover of the Drifters' "On Broadway" in 1978?
: George Benson
8. What two superstars had a Number One duet with "You Don't Bring Me Flowers?"
: Barbra Streisand and Neil Diamond
9. Which original member of Chicago died in January 1978 of an accidentally self-inflicted gunshot wound?
: Terry Kath
10. Gary Busey starred in what 1978 film biography of an early rocker?
: "The Buddy Holly Story"
11. This Armenian composer famous for his "Sabre Dance" died on May 1, 1978.
: Aram Khachaturian
12. What Canadian country singer had a Number One hit in fall 1978?
: Anne Murray
13. Released in late 1978, this Village People hit about a fun place to stay is now a standard at sporting events across the country.
: "Y.M.C.A."
14. What new-wave band released "More Songs About Buildings And Food" in 1978?
: Talking Heads
15. This famed British rock drummer died of a drug overdose on September 7, 1978.
: Keith Moon
16. What disco-themed movie, starring Donna Summer as a singer, premiered in May 1978?
: "Thank God It's Friday"
17. Walter Egan's "Magnet and Steel," a fall 1978 hit, featured two members of what band on background vocals?
: Fleetwood Mac (Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks)

Bonus: Two of the three finalists in the second year of American Idol were born in 1978. Who are they?: Clay Aiken and Kimberly Locke

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