1970S ONE HIT WONDERS MATCHUP QUIZ
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1970s ONE HIT WONDERS MATCHUP QUIZ ( www.TriviaChamp.com ) 1> Hitchin' a Ride a. Boston b. The Tremeloes c. Vanity Fare d. Edison Lighthouse 2> Hooked on a Feeling a. The Raspberries b. 10cc c. Redbone d. Blue Swede 3> In the Summertime a. Stealers Wheel b. Shocking Blue c. Mungo Jerry d. The Rubettes 4> Mississippi Queen a. Mountain b. Grand Funk Railroad c. Canned Heat d. The Vagrants 5> Spirit in the Sky a. Prodigal Son b. Norman Greenbaum c. Harry Nilsson d. Elvin Bishop 6> Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes a. White Plains b. Brotherhood of Man c. Edison Lighthouse d. The First Class 7> Hold Your Head Up a. Atomic Rooster b. Argent c. The Zombies d. Mott the Hoople 8> It Nevers Rains in Southern California a. Cliff Richard b. Leo Sayer c. Albert Hammond d. Al Stewart 9> One Toke Over the Line a. Brewer And Shipley b. Five Man Electrical Band c. The Ozark Mountain Daredevils d. Honey Cone 10> All Right Now a. Back Street Crawler b. Free c. The Firm d. Bad Company 11> Me and Mrs. Jones a. Billy Paul b. Bill Withers c. Marvin Gaye d. Al Green 12> Torn Between Two Lovers a. Mary Hopkin b. Rita Coolidge c. Mary MacGregor d. Anne Murray 13> Walk on the Wild Side a. David Bowie b. Iggy Pop c. Jackson Browne d. Lou Reed 14> Billy, Don't Be a Hero a. Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods b. Andy Kim c. Paper Lace d. Bay City Rollers 15> I Can Help a. Charlie McCoy b. Billy Swan c. Johnny Christopher d. Tony Joe White 16> Kung Fu Fighting a. Carl Douglas b. Barry White c. CeeLo Green d. Van McCoy 17> Please Come to Boston a. Gary Morris b. Kenny Loggins c. Trey Bruce d. Dave Loggins 18> Seasons in the Sun a. Tony Orlando b. Gilbert O'Sullivan c. Bobby Goldsboro d. Terry Jacks 19> Smoking in the Boy's Room a. Goddo b. Brownsville Station c. Foghat d. Blackfoot 20> Afternoon Delight a. A Taste of Honey b. Captain and Tennille c. Seals and Crofts d. Starland Vocal Band 21> Black Betty a. The Lemon Pipers b. Steppenwolf c. Ram Jam d. Golden Earring 22> Hot Child in the City a. Bryan Adams b. Randy Bachman c. Mike Russell d. Nick Gilder 23> I Don't Like Mondays a. Elvis Costello b. INXS c. The Psychedelic Furs d. Boomtown Rats 24> Disco Duck a. Rick Dees b. Ryan Seacrest c. Wolfman Jack d. Howard Huntsberry 25> You Light Up My Life a. Crystal Gayle b. Debby Boone c. Connie Francis d. Debbie Gibson Answers: 1> Vanity Fare - Hitchin' a Ride reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1970. 2> Blue Swede - Released in 1973 on the album Hooked on a Feeling. 3> Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime is one of the best-selling songs of all-time with over 30 million copies sold. 4> Mountain - Mississippi Queen was released on Mountain's 1970 debut album Climbing!. 5> Norman Greenbaum - Greenbaum said that he was inspired to write the song after watching Porter Wagoner on TV singing a gospel song. 6> Edison Lighthouse - Love Grows Where My Rosemary Goes was released as a single in 1970. 7> Argent - Released in 1972 on the album All Together Now. 8> Albert Hammond - Released in 1972 on the album It Never Rains in Southern California. 9> Brewer And Shipley - One Toke Over the Line made Rolling Stone's 15 Greatest Stoner Songs list at number 8. 10> Free - From Free's 1970 album Fire and Water. 11> Billy Paul - From the 1972 album 360 Degrees of Billy Paul. 12> Mary MacGregor - Released in 1976, Torn Between Two Lovers was written by Peter Yarrow and Phillip Jarrell. 13> Lou Reed - Released on Reed's 1972 album Transformer. 14> Paper Lace - From the 1974 debut album Paper Lace. 15> Billy Swan - From Swan's 1974 album I Can Help. 16> Carl Douglas - Kung Fu Fighting was released as a single in 1974. 17> Dave Loggins - Please Come to Boston was nominated for a Best Male Pop Vocal Performance Grammy Award. 18> Terry Jacks - Released on the 1974 album Seasons in the Sun. 19> Brownsville Station - Released in 1973 on Brownsville Station's album Yeah! 20> Starland Vocal Band - Afternoon Delight was a number-one U.S. Hot 100 single in July of 1976. 21> Ram Jam - Based on the 20th-century African-American work song. 22> Nick Gilder - Released on the 1978 album City Nights. 23> Boomtown Rats - The song was inspired by the Cleveland Elementary School shooting that occurred on January 29, 1979. 24> Rick Dees - The voice of the duck in the song was provided by Ken Pruitt. 25> Debby Boone - You Light Up My Life won the 1978 Grammy Award for Song of the Year. The questions provided on this page and on the Trivia Champ website are for personal use only. NOT free for publication in any form including newsletters, applications and/or on websites without prior written permission from TriviaChamp.com Source: 1970s One Hit Wonders Matchup Quiz - TriviaChamp.com .