Music trivia: the 1970s - Statistics

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Hint Answer % Correct
Who wrote and performed the 1973 song, "Knockin' on Heaven's Door"? Bob Dylan
77%
"Killing Me Softly with His Song" won Record of the Year and Song of the Year in 1974. Who performed this award winning song? Roberta Flack
73%
The Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1977 went to "Evergreen (Love Theme from "A Song is Born") which was co-written by what star of that film? Barbra Streisand
65%
Who wrote and performed the 1973 song "Kodachrome"? Paul Simon
56%
John Williams won his first Academy Award for Best Music (Original Score) in 1976. For which film was this music score written? Jaws
53%
"You're the First, the Last, My Everything" was a successful 1974 song by whom? Barry White
41%
Robbie Robertson, Garth Hudson, Richard Manuel, Rick Danko and Levon Helm comprise the classic '70s line up for what band? The Band
38%
1975 song, "Kung Fu Fighting" was performed by whom? Carl Douglas
37%
The 1970 Academy Award for Best Original Song went to "Raindrops Keep Fallin' on My Head" which was sung by what singer? B.J. Thomas
33%
"Baby What a Big Surprise" was a 1977 hit for what band? Chicago
26%
The 1976 song "Miami 2017 (Seen the Lights Go Out on Broadway) was written by what singer/songwriter? Billy Joel
17%
The Pointer Sisters' 1974 song "Fairytale" won the Grammy for Best Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group in what genre? Country
10%
1974 song "Late for the Sky" was written and performed by what singer/songwriter? Jackson Browne
10%
Shuggie Otis released "Strawberry Letter 23" in 1971. What group had a hit with that song in 1977? The Brothers Johnson
10%
What 1971 Beach Boys song contains the lines, "The music all is lost for now to a muted trumpeter swan, columnated ruins domino"? Surf's Up
7%
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