Music Trivia Quiz #464 Answers

1. What show, an update of a classic 1939 children's movie, opened on Broadway in January 1975?: The Wiz
2. What British superstar sang backup on Neil Sedaka's "Bad Blood?": Elton John
3. What British superstar sang backup on David Bowie's "Fame?": John Lennon
4. This modern standards singer was born in Canada on September 9, 1975.: Michael Bublé
5. Kiss broke through in 1975 with their first Top 40 hit, a live version of a song they released earlier. What was the song?: "Rock and Roll All Nite"
6. "It's A Miracle" was an unusually up-tempo hit for this singer in 1975.: Barry Manilow
7. Their 1975 hits included "SOS" and "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do.": ABBA
8. He wouldn't really make it big until next year, but this Michigan rocker released his Beautiful Loser album in 1975.: Bob Seger
9. It's my favorite Chicago album cover; what is on the cover of 1975's Chicago VIII?: A cardinal
10. This Grateful Dead album, released in September 1975, was dedicated to the memory of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, who was a Deadhead.: Blues for Allah
11. Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott headlined this famous group tour, which started on October 30, 1975, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.: Rolling Thunder Revue
12. This composer from the Soviet Union, famous for symphonies and film music, died on August 9, 1975.: Dmitri Shostakovich
13.Their Wish You Were Here, released in September 1975, is an all-time classic.: Pink Floyd
14. "Oh, oh, oh, it's magic, you know, never believe it's not so" was sung by what Scottish band in 1975?: Pilot
15. Ringo Starr had a humorous hit in 1975 that described a person in recovery refusing various substances - what was the song?: "No No Song"
16. She asked us "Have You Never Been Mellow" in 1975.: Olivia Newton-John
17. This rather creepy 1975 Hot Chocolate song told the story of an actress who committed suicide because she couldn't find parts. : "Emma"

Bonus: We can hardly leave 1975 without mentioning KC and the Sunshine Band. What was the name of the all-instrumental album the band released that year?: The Sound of Sunshine




		Bongos Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #464 - 1/13/10 1975 - 35 Years Ago Answers 1. What show, an update of a classic 1939 children's movie, opened on Broadway in January 1975?: The Wiz 2. What British superstar sang backup on Neil Sedaka's "Bad Blood?": Elton John 3. What British superstar sang backup on David Bowie's "Fame?": John Lennon 4. This modern standards singer was born in Canada on September 9, 1975.: Michael Bublé 5. Kiss broke through in 1975 with their first Top 40 hit, a live version of a song they released earlier. What was the song?: "Rock and Roll All Nite" 6. "It's A Miracle" was an unusually up-tempo hit for this singer in 1975.: Barry Manilow 7. Their 1975 hits included "SOS" and "I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do.": ABBA 8. He wouldn't really make it big until next year, but this Michigan rocker released his Beautiful Loser album in 1975.: Bob Seger 9. It's my favorite Chicago album cover; what is on the cover of 1975's Chicago VIII?: A cardinal 10. This Grateful Dead album, released in September 1975, was dedicated to the memory of King Faisal of Saudi Arabia, who was a Deadhead.: Blues for Allah 11. Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, and Ramblin' Jack Elliott headlined this famous group tour, which started on October 30, 1975, in Plymouth, Massachusetts.: Rolling Thunder Revue 12. This composer from the Soviet Union, famous for symphonies and film music, died on August 9, 1975.: Dmitri Shostakovich 13.Their Wish You Were Here, released in September 1975, is an all-time classic.: Pink Floyd 14. "Oh, oh, oh, it's magic, you know, never believe it's not so" was sung by what Scottish band in 1975?: Pilot 15. Ringo Starr had a humorous hit in 1975 that described a person in recovery refusing various substances - what was the song?: "No No Song" 16. She asked us "Have You Never Been Mellow" in 1975.: Olivia Newton-John 17. This rather creepy 1975 Hot Chocolate song told the story of an actress who committed suicide because she couldn't find parts. : "Emma" Bonus: We can hardly leave 1975 without mentioning KC and the Sunshine Band. What was the name of the all-instrumental album the band released that year?: The Sound of Sunshine Back to Quiz #464 Back to the Music Trivia Homepage Back to Music Back Home