70s Song Lyrics Quiz Questions & Answers

By  King Hofer

Hard, blues, progressive, pop, folk, and disco! However you rocked out during this decade, you’ll enjoy our 70s Music Lyrics Quiz.

Test your 70s lyrics trivia with our quiz which features a high energy disco tunes round, classic rock songs, a section dedicated to the women of the seventies, and a duo hits round.

You’ll find 70s music trivia questions and answers at the bottom of this guide. Feel free to use our quiz to build your own.

Note: There are five rounds, each with five questions, making this 70s song lyrics quiz out of 20 points. If you love music, check out our other music quizzes too!

We’ve shared the 70s song title and artist in the answers section so you can give yourself additional points for guessing them right also.

If you’re not sure how to use this quiz, scroll to the bottom for instructions first.

You may also like our 70s Music Trivia Quiz which includes general knowledge questions, one-hit wonders, and other fun rounds.

Or try our 70s Trivia Quiz to test your expertise of the era.

Let’s get started with our guess the song lyrics quiz for the seventies.

Challenging 70s Music Lyrics Quiz Questions and Answers

70s Disco Lyrics Quiz Round

1. Don’t blame it on the sunshine, Don’t blame it on the moonlight, Don’t blame it on good times

2. Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da, Gitchi gitchi ya ya here, Mocha chocolata, ya ya

3. Do you remember

4. Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga

5. Red light spells

70s Rock Lyrics Quiz Round

1. Runnin’ with

2. I was made for lovin’ you, baby

3. I’m back

4. I’m on the highway to hell

5. Wig-wam bam

70s Rock Ballads Lyrics Quiz Round

1.  X you’re beautiful, yeah, But ain’t it time we said goodbye? X =

2. Everybody’s high on

3. The long and winding road

4. I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words

5. There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell, And I was thinking

70s Female Songs Lyrics Quiz Round

1. Good enough for me and my

2. Because the night belongs to lovers

3. They paved paradise

4. Well, I’ve been afraid of

5. Sittin’ here eatin’ my heart out waitin’, Waitin’ for some lover to call, Dialed about a thousand numbers lately, Almost rang the phone off the wall

70s Duo Lyrics Quiz Round

1. It’s raining, it’s pouring

2. You better shape up

3. Woo hoo, Nobody knows it

Right from the start

I gave you my heart

I was your clown

When I was down

4. I was so handsome, women cried

And I got sh0t but I never died

I had a six-g#n at my side

I used to jump my horse and ride

They said I used to lie

5. My mistake was to

Love you

Kiss you

Hug you

Miss you

How did you do?

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70s Disco Lyrics Quiz Round Answers

1. Don’t blame it on the sunshine, Don’t blame it on the moonlight, Don’t blame it on good times

Blame it on the disco

Blame it on the boogie

Blame it on the funk

Blame it on the dance floor

♫ Blame It on the Boogie by The Jackson 5

2. Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da, Gitchi gitchi ya ya here, Mocha chocolata, ya ya

Creole Lady Marmalade

She is called Lady Marmalade

Voulez-vous Lady Marmalade

Hey sister, Lady Marmalade

♫ Lady Marmalade by LaBelle 

70s Song Lyrics Trivia: This popular song was later covered by All Saints in 1998 then Christina Aguilera, Mýa, P!nk, Lil’ Kim for the Moulin Rogue soundtrack in 2001.

3. Do you remember

The 19th night of September?

The 20th night of September?

The 21st night of September?

The 22nd night of September?

♫ Earth, Wind & Fire by September

4. Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga

I can’t stop this feeling

When you hold me

I’m hooked on a feeling

I’m high on believing

♫ Hooked on a Feeling by Blue Swede

70s Song Lyrics Trivia: This song enjoyed a rebirth with the introduction of the dancing baby on the TV show Ally McBeal.

Although, the show creators borrowed the idea from Silicon Valley who had put the ghost baby dancing to the song in the form of a meme, before memes were a thing, before McBeal was filmed.

5. Red light spells

Stranger

Hold me back

Stop me

Danger

♫ Red Light Spells Danger by Billy Ocean

70s Hard Rock Lyrics Quiz Round Answers

1. Runnin’ with

My people

These new shoes

A guitar

The devil

♫ Runnin’ With the Devil by Van Halen

2. I was made for lovin’ you, baby

You were made for lovin’ me

Tonight, I want to give it all to you

And I can’t get enough of you, baby

‘Cause girl, I was made for you

♫ I Was Made for Lovin’ You by Kiss

3. I’m back

With a hole in my soul

Walking this way

In the saddle again

From livin’ on the edge

♫ Back in the Saddle by Aerosmith

4. I’m on the highway to hell

No stop signs

No speed limit

Nobody’s gonna slow me down

Nobody’s gonna mess me around

♫ Highway to Hell by AC/DC

5. Wig-wam bam

Wanna make you understand

Wanna touch your hand

Gonna get you if I can

Gonna make you my man

♫ Wig Wam Bam by Sweet

70s Rock Ballads Lyrics Quiz Round Answers

1.  X you’re beautiful, yeah, But ain’t it time we said goodbye? X =

Lola

Angel

Angie

Brandy

♫ Angie by The Rolling Stones

70s Song Lyrics Trivia: Keith Richards claims Angie isn’t about any woman in particular.

However, there has been speculation that Angie is actually David Bowie’s wife, Angela.

Richards is adamant he hadn’t even met Angela when this song was written.

2. Everybody’s high on

Congratulations

Commiserations

Communication

Consolation

♫ She’s Gone by Hall & Oates

3. The long and winding road

That leads to your door

That the rain washed away

Lead me to your door

Why leave me standing here?

♫ The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles

4. I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words

How wonderful life is while you’re in the world

How wonderful life is now you’re in the world

How wonderful life is when you’re in the world

How wonderful life is now you’re in my world

♫ Your Song by Elton John

5. There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell, And I was thinking

Welcome to the Hotel California

She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends

We are all just prisoners here

This could be Heaven or this could be Hell

♫ Hotel California by Eagles

70s Female Rock Lyrics Quiz Round Answers

1. Good enough for me and my

Bobby

Joe

Charlie

Jack

♫ Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin

2. Because the night belongs to lovers

Because the night belongs to us

Because the night belongs to lust

Because the night belongs to couples

Because the night belongs to touch

♫ Because the Night by Patti Smith Group

3. They paved paradise

Put up a parking lot

Put up a tree museum

Put up a shopping mall

Put up a theater hall

♫ Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell

4. Well, I’ve been afraid of

Getting older

Losing you

The darkest nights

Changin’

♫ Landslide by Fleetwood Mac

5. Sittin’ here eatin’ my heart out waitin’, Waitin’ for some lover to call, Dialed about a thousand numbers lately, Almost rang the phone off the wall

Gotta have some love tonight

Lookin’ for some hot stuff

Gotta have some hot stuff

Don’t want another night on my own

♫ Hot Stuff by Donna Summer and Kygo

70s Duo Lyrics Quiz Round Answers

1. It’s raining, it’s pouring

The old man is snoring

Rivers flow like my tears

My love life is boring

Enough is enough is enough

♫ No More Tears (Enough is Enough) by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer 

2. You better shape up

‘Cause I need a man

You better understand

Feel your way

Ooh, ooh, ooh, honey

♫ You’re the One That I Want by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

4. I was so handsome, women cried

5. My mistake was to

How did you do?

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70s Disco Lyrics Quiz Round Answers

1. Don’t blame it on the sunshine, Don’t blame it on the moonlight, Don’t blame it on good times

Blame it on the boogie

♫ Blame It on the Boogie by The Jackson 5

2. Gitchi gitchi ya ya da da, Gitchi gitchi ya ya here, Mocha chocolata, ya ya

Creole Lady Marmalade

♫ Lady Marmalade by LaBelle 

70s Song Lyrics Trivia: This popular song was later covered by All Saints in 1998 then Christina Aguilera, Mýa, P!nk, Lil’ Kim for the Moulin Rogue soundtrack in 2001.

3. Do you remember

The 21st night of September?

♫ Earth, Wind & Fire by September

4. Ooga-Chaka Ooga-Ooga

I can’t stop this feeling

♫ Hooked on a Feeling by Blue Swede

70s Song Lyrics Trivia: This song enjoyed a rebirth with the introduction of the dancing baby on the TV show Ally McBeal.

Although, the show creators borrowed the idea from Silicon Valley who had put the ghost baby dancing to the song in the form of a meme, before memes were a thing, before McBeal was filmed.

5. Red light spells

Danger

♫ Red Light Spells Danger by Billy Ocean

70s Hard Rock Lyrics Quiz Round Answers

1. Runnin’ with

The devil

♫ Runnin’ With the Devil by Van Halen

2. I was made for lovin’ you, baby

You were made for lovin’ me

♫ I Was Made for Lovin’ You by Kiss

3. I’m back

In the saddle again

♫ Back in the Saddle by Aerosmith

4. I’m on the highway to hell

No stop signs

♫ Highway to Hell by AC/DC

5. Wig-wam bam

Gonna make you my man

♫ Wig Wam Bam by Sweet

70s Rock Ballads Lyrics Quiz Round Answers

1.  X you’re beautiful, yeah, But ain’t it time we said goodbye? X =

Angie

♫ Angie by The Rolling Stones

70s Song Lyrics Trivia: Keith Richards claims Angie isn’t about any woman in particular.

However, there has been speculation that Angie is actually David Bowie’s wife, Angela.

Richards is adamant he hadn’t even met Angela when this song was written.

2. Everybody’s high on

Consolation

♫ She’s Gone by Hall & Oates

3. The long and winding road

That leads to your door

♫ The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles

4. I hope you don’t mind, I hope you don’t mind that I put down in words

How wonderful life is while you’re in the world

♫ Your Song by Elton John

5. There she stood in the doorway, I heard the mission bell, And I was thinking

This could be Heaven or this could be Hell

♫ Hotel California by Eagles

70s Female Rock Lyrics Quiz Round Answers

1. Good enough for me and my

Bobby

♫ Me and Bobby McGee by Janis Joplin

2. Because the night belongs to lovers

Because the night belongs to lust

♫ Because the Night by Patti Smith Group

3. They paved paradise

Put up a parking lot

♫ Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell

4. Well, I’ve been afraid of

Changin’

♫ Landslide by Fleetwood Mac

5. Sittin’ here eatin’ my heart out waitin’, Waitin’ for some lover to call, Dialed about a thousand numbers lately, Almost rang the phone off the wall

Lookin’ for some hot stuff

♫ Hot Stuff by Donna Summer and Kygo

70s Duo Lyrics Quiz Round Answers

1. It’s raining, it’s pouring

My love life is boring

♫ No More Tears (Enough is Enough) by Barbra Streisand and Donna Summer 

2. You better shape up

‘Cause I need a man

♫ You’re the One That I Want by John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John

3. Woo hoo, Nobody knows it

Right from the start

I gave you my heart

I was your clown

When I was down

♫ Don’t Go Breaking My Heart by Elton John and Kiki Dee

4. I was so handsome, women cried

And I got sh0t but I never died

I had a six-g#n at my side

I used to jump my horse and ride

They said I used to lie

♫ A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done by Sonny & Cher

5. My mistake was to

Love you

Kiss you

Hug you

Miss you

♫ My Mistake (Was To Love You) by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

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4. I was so handsome, women cried

And I got sh0t but I never died

♫ A Cowboy’s Work Is Never Done by Sonny & Cher

5. My mistake was to

Love you

♫ My Mistake (Was To Love You) by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye

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