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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #387 - 7/23/08

The Summer of 1979

Answers

1. Which Donna Summer album was Number One for all of July 1979?: Bad Girls
2. This Cars album, their second, was released in June 1979.
: Candy-O
3. This British band played their last shows in the UK in August 1979, in support of their new album In Through The Out Door.
: Led Zeppelin
4. Actor David Naughton had a Top Five hit with "Makin' It" in July 1979. He was discovered in commercials for what soft drink?
: Dr. Pepper
5. Who told us, in a laid-back voice, that "Chuck E's in Love?"
: Rickie Lee Jones
6. Michael Jackson released this album that contained "Don't Stop Till You Get Enough" and "Rock With You" in August 1979.
: Off the Wall
7. The very irritating "Ring My Bell" was a Number One hit in June 1979 for who?
: Anita Ward
8. The Pittsburgh Pirates used this Sister Sledge hit as their theme song in 1979.
: "We Are Family"
9. What number album did Chicago release in 1979?
: 13
10. With what band did The Emotions team up to record "Boogie Wonderland?"
: Earth Wind & Fire
11. He stopped doing the hustle when he dies of a heart attack at age 38 on July 6, 1979.
: Van McCoy
12. According to Elton John, "Mama can't buy you" what?
: Love
13. This Supertramp Top Ten hit included the sounds of an electronic football game.
: "The Logical Song"
14. In what state was John Stewart's "Gold" set?
: California
15. "Clams on the half-shell, and roller skates" appear in the lyrics of what Chic song from the summer of 1979?
: "Good Times"
16. This song, the debut for The Knack, was the best selling single of 1979.
: "My Sharona"
17. To date, what distinction does "Love You Inside Out" have for the Bee Gees?
: It's their last Number One hit in the United States

Bonus: What was the official name of the anti-music demonstration that took place at a Chicago White Sox game on July 12, 1979?: Disco Demolition Night

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