60s, 70s, Classic Rock Trivia Quiz
Only true 1960 - 1980 Classic music fans can answer these!
60s, 70s, Classic Rock Trivia Quiz
Question 1 of 17.
In Radar Love by Golden Earring, A song comes on the radio by Brenda Lee. What is the name of the song?

1. Need you now
2. gone gone gone
3. Hey Little Girl
4. Coming On Strong
"The radio plays that forgotten song. Brenda Lee's "Coming on Strong."

Question 2 of 17.
Paul McCartney wrote the song "Hey Jude" about who?

1. Julian
2. John Lennon Sr.
3. Cynthia Lennon
4. John Lennon
Julian Lennon (John's son) Na nana nana na na Hey Jude

Question 3 of 17.
Name the 1971 classic; "There's a sign on the wall but she wants to be sure Cause you know sometimes words have two meanings"

1. Over the hills and far away
2. stairway to heaven
3. Thank You
4. When the levee breaks
Stairway to Heaven: One of the "most played" songs ever recorded

Question 4 of 17.
According to Jimi Hendrix, what does the wind cry?

1. Along The Watchtower
2. The Sky
3. Mary
4. Fire
"The Wind Cries Mary" was written by Jimi Hendrix wrote it after an argument with his girlfriend, whose middle name was Mary.

Question 5 of 17.
Which song was a #1 hit for Sam the Sham and the Pharaohs in 1965?

1. Wooly Bully
2. Louie Louie
3. Mother Mother
4. Momma Told Me Not To Come
Wooly Bully - The lyrics contain the line "Let's not be L 7" which means "Let's not be square" from the shape formed by the fingers making an L on one hand and a 7 on the other.

Question 6 of 17.
In 1964 The Animals released their biggest hit, "House of the Rising Sun". What city was the setting for the song?

1. Baton Rouge
2. New Orleans
3. Corpus Christie
4. Chicago
New Orleans - The Animals recorded their version in just one take in May of 1964.

Question 7 of 17.
In 1967 Van Morrison released "Brown Eyed Girl" What do they bring with them down to the old mine?

1. transistor radio
2. bathing suit
3. a woolen blanket
4. a guitar
it's a transistor radio. Because of a contract that Van Morrison signed with Bang Records, without the aid of an agent, he never received royalties from that song.

Question 8 of 17.
In 1967 the Beatles released "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" According to the lyrics, what kind of taxis appear on the shore?

1. brilliant yellow
2. illusion
3. school bus
4. newpaper
Newspaper - The drawing was made by John Lennon's son, Julian. Lucy was a classmate of Julian's that he liked.

Question 9 of 17.
What group released the song, "Locomotive Breath" in 1971?

1. Jethro Tull
2. Focus
3. Chicago Transit Authority
4. Grand Funk Railroad
Jethro Tull. Featuring the amazing Ian Anderson

Question 10 of 17.
"In A Gadda Da Vida" was just supposed to be a sound check while the group waited for their producer. Luckily someone turned on the tape recorder. What group recorded this classic?

1. Iron Butterfly
2. Rare Earth
3. Slade
4. Brownsville Station
Iron Butterfly - "In the garden of Eden". The simple lyrics are only heard at the beginning and end of the song. This left plenty of room for extended solos, including a tribal sounding drum solo.

Question 11 of 17.
In 1967 Procol Harum released its first single and biggest hit. "A Whiter Shade of ??".

1. pale
2. white
3. grey
4. love
A White Shade of Pale: Co-author Keith Reid overheard someone at a party comment "You've turned a whiter shade of pale."

Question 12 of 17.
The 1974 hit by Steely Dan, what was Rikki told NOT to lose?

1. her temper
2. her smile
3. that number
4. your home
"Rikki don't lose that number" Donald Fagen wrote it about a girl he met in college, who never called him back

Question 13 of 17.
Three Dog Night had a hit with a song that started off with "Jeremiah Was A Bullfrog" in 1971. What was the song title?

1. joy to the world
2. One is the loneliest number
3. Elil's Coming
4. Celebrate
Joy To The World - it was their biggest hit

Question 14 of 17.
In 1972 Elton John released "Rocket Man". "And I think it's gonna be a ???"

1. long, long time
2. a rocket man
3. another man I'm not at home
4. out there alone
"And I think it's gonna be a long, long time, Till touch down brings me 'round again to find" A story also titled 'Rocket Man' written by sci-fi writer Ray Bradbury inspired the lyrics.

Question 15 of 17.
Which song was investigated by the F.B.I. because it was suspected of containing indecent lyrics? It was also used in Animal House

1. louie louie
2. Wooly Bully
3. Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds
4. White Rabbit
It's Louie Louie. The F.B.I. spent more than two years trying to decipher the unintelligible lyrics, which were suppose to contain profanities or suggestive wording. We now know that the song is about a man returningthe woman he loves.

Question 16 of 17.
In the 1970 hit "American Woman" by The Guess Who, what "can hypnotize"?

1. Colored Lights
2. sparkle eyes
3. let me be
4. what I say
"Colored lights can hypnotize" Although this song's perceived anti-American lyrics, it went to #1 on US radio

Question 17 of 17.
Buffalo Springfield released a protest song in '67. "Stop, children, what's that sound?" What is the real name of the song?

1. The Children
2. Ohio
3. Somethings Going On
4. What It's Worth
It was called What It's Worth. Neil Yound and Stephen Stills were in this band. And later played together in Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
