70s Song Lyrics Quiz Questions & Answers

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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

• Blame it on the disco
• Blame it on the boogie
• Blame it on the funk
• Blame it on the dancefloor

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

3. Do you remember

• The 19th night of September?
• The 20th night of September?
• The 21st night of September?
• The 22nd night of 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

5. Red light spells

• Stranger
• Hold me back
• Stop me
• Danger

70s Rock Lyrics Quiz Round

1. Runnin’ with

• My people
• These new shoes
• A guitar
• The devil

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

3. I’m back

• With a hole in my soul
• Walking this way
• In the saddle again
• From livin’ on the edge

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

5. Wig-wam bam

• Wanna make you understand
• Wanna touch your hand
• Gonna get you if I can
• Gonna make you my man

70s Rock Ballads Lyrics Quiz Round

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

• Lola
• Angel
• Angie
• Brandy

2. Everybody’s high on

• Congratulations
• Commiserations
• Communication
• Consolation

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?

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

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

70s Female Songs Lyrics Quiz Round

1. Good enough for me and my

• Bobby
• Joe
• Charlie
• Jack

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

3. They paved paradise

• Put up a parking lot
• Put up a tree museum
• Put up a shopping mall
• Put up a theater hall

4. Well, I’ve been afraid of

• Getting older
• Losing you
• The darkest nights
• Changin’

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

70s Duo Lyrics Quiz Round

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

2. You better shape up

• ‘Cause I need a man
• You better understand
• Feel your way
• Ooh, ooh, ooh, honey

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

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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

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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