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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #637 - 5/8/13

The Spring of 1978

Answers

1. What Bee Gees song was Number One for eight weeks in a row in the spring of 1978?: "Night Fever"
2. This stage musical about the Chicken Ranch opened off-Broadway in April 1978.
: "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas"
3. According to Andy Gibb, love is thicker than what?
: Water
4. What goofy song about Sir Nose D'Voidoffunk was the number 1 R&B song for three weeks in March 1978 and also hit the pop chart?
: "Flash Light"
5. "Thank You For Being A Friend," a spring 1978 hit for Andrew Gold, was later used as the theme from what television show?
: The Golden Girls
6. What Kansas song, based on Native American spirituality, was a Top Ten hit in April 1978?
: "Dust in the Wind"
7. A comedic look at 60s R&B that later turned into an actual concert act made its television debut on Saturday Night Live in April 1978 - what was the name of the act?
: The Blues Brothers
8. A comedic look at the Beatles, "All You Need Is Cash," played on NBC in March 1978. What was the parody group featured in the show?
: The Rutles
9. What older KC and the Sunshine Band song entered the Top Forty in the spring of 1978?:
"Boogie Shoes"
10. What extremely popular group sang backup on Samantha Sang's "Emotion," a Top Three hit in the spring of 1978?
: The Bee Gees
11. According to the Sweet, love is like what?
: Oxygen
12. Chuck Mangione's "Feels So Good" was a jazz instrumental hit in the spring of 1978. What instrument did Chuck play on the song?
: The flugelhorn
13. Who sang about a visit to "Thunder Island" in the spring of 1978?
: Jay Ferguson
14. What did Warren Zevon see "drinking a pina colada at Trader Vic's" in the spring of 1978?
: A werewolf
15. What film about an early rock pioneer, starring Gary Busey, was released in May 1978?
: The Buddy Holly Story
16. With a little luck, you'll be able to remember who had a Number One hit with that song in May 1978.
: Paul McCartney and Wings
17. What album was Number One in the United States for the entire spring of 1978?
: The Saturday Night Fever soundtrack

Bonus: Who released their Cats Under the Stars album in April 1978?: The Jerry Garcia Band

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