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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #374 - 4/23/08

The Spring of 1977

Answers

1. Barbra Streisand's "Evergreen" was Number One for three weeks in March 1977. What movie was it featured in?: A Star is Born
2. Bill Conti's "Gonna Fly Now" hit the Top Ten at the end of May 1977. What movie was it featured in?
: Rocky
3. The Eagles introduced us to the word "colitas" in the lyrics of this song, a Number One hit for them in May 1977.
: "Hotel California"
4. "Go Your Own Way" was the first Top Ten hit in March 1977 from this legendary Fleetwood Mac album.
" Rumours
5. He's the lead singer of My Chemical Romance, and he was born on April 9, 1977.
: Gerard Way
6. "Rich Girl" was the first Number One song for what duo?
: Daryl Hall & John Oates
7. They followed up "Car Wash" with "I Wanna Get Next To You" in May 1977.
: Rose Royce
8. "Couldn't Get It Right" was a Top Ten hit in May 1977 for who?
: Climax Blues Band
9. This slightly-menacing hit from KC and the Sunshine Band hit the Top Ten in May 1977.
: "I'm Your Boogie Man"
10. Paul McCartney and Wings had a Top Ten hit in April 1977 with a live version of what earlier hit?
: "Maybe I'm Amazed"
11. Of Count Basie, Benny Goodman, Glenn Miller, or Ella Fitzgerald, which was not saluted in the lyrics to Stevie Wonder's "Sir Duke?"
: Benny Goodman
12. Who had a Top Ten hit in April 1977 with "I've Got Love On My Mind?"
: Natalie Cole
13. This was ABBA's only Number One hit in the United States, and it hit Number One in April 1977.
: "Dancing Queen"
14. He took "Southern Nights" to the top of the pop and country charts in March and April 1977.
: Glen Campbell
15. This famed New York disco opened on April 26, 1977.
: Studio 54
16. What was Thelma Houston's only Number One hit, from April 1977?
: "Don't Leave Me This Way"
17. David Soul had a Number One hit in April 1977 with "Don't Give Up On Us." What TV show did he star in at the time?
" Starsky & Hutch

Bonus: This Italian tenor made his American TV debut on March 15, 1977, with a performance of "La Boheme.": Luciano Pavarotti

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