George Cheyne: December 2025

If you’re overheating with the stress of the festive season then it’s time to chill with our special 70s music quiz courtesy of George Cheyne.
It shouldn’t be too taxing – even if your head’s bursting because of the holidays.
All 27 questions are, understandably, based on 70s music. And if you take the first letter of each answer it will spell out a familiar saying.

Answers will be added tomorrow and the first person to spell out the familiar saying and add it to the comments section below will win a ‘chicken in the basket’ night out at Shuffles with Farrah Fawcett or David Cassidy!

ANSWERS HAVE NOW BEEN ADDED

1 – Which band had a hit with Native New Yorker in 1977? – Odyssey

2 – Name the guitarist who gave us 70s tunes Shine Silently and Keith Don’t Go – Nils Lofgren

3 – What 1976 Rose Royce song was used as the soundtrack for a film of the same name? – Car Wash
4 – Which supergroup knocked out a string of 70s hits like Desperado and Lyin’ Eyes? – Eagles

5 – Name the English rockers who produced the songs Lady In Black (1971) and Easy Livin’ (1972) – Uriah Heep

6 – Which iconic band had wall-to-wall hits in the 70s with the likes of Money and Wish You Were Here? – Pink Floyd

7 – Bachman and Turner went into this to create their 1974 stormer You Ain’t Seen Nothing Yet. – Overdrive

8 – Name the male singer of the 1970 tune Spirit In The Sky. – Norman Greenbaum

9 – What was the sexually suggestive title (ooh, er, missus) of Starland Vocal Bands one-hit wonder from 1976? – Afternoon Delight

10 – Which male singer came up with the Number One tune Seasons In The Sun in 1974? – Terry Jacks

11 – Who charted with Hit Me With Your Rhythm Stick in 1978? – Ian Dury

12 – Name the female singer who reached the high notes others could only dream of with the 1974 song Lovin’ You? – Minnie Riperton

13 – What was Earth, Wind and Fire’s backing group for their 1979 disco smash Boogie Wonderland? – Emotions

14 – Which male singer had a Lust For Life in 1977? – Iggy Pop

15 – Steely Dan pleaded with Rikki not to lose this in the title of their 1974 song. – Number

16 – Name the band who sang Hold The Line in 1978. – Toto

17 – Who was the lead singer with The Stranglers during the 70s? – Hugh Cornwell

18 – Which male singer had a 1979 hit with Oliver’s Army? Elvis Costello

19 – What was the 1977 Bee Gees tune used in opening sequence of the movie Saturday Night Fever? – Stayin’ Alive

20 – Which band had a hit with Mr Blue Sky in 1977? – ELO

21 – Name the male singer who had a huge disco hit in 1975 with The Hustle. – Van McCoy

22 – Who charted with the song I Shot The Sheriff in 1974? – Eric Clapton

23 – Which male solo artist had a smash with the 1971 break-up classic Without You? – Nilsson

24 – This male singer was backed by The Heartbreakers on 1970s hits like American Girl and I Need To Know. – Tom Petty

25 – Who was the lead singer of Mott The Hoople during the 1970s? – Ian Hunter

26 – Name the male solo artist with a string of hits like Honky Cat (1972) and Island Girl (1975)? – Elton John

27 – Which glam rockers churned out chart bangers Teenage Rampage (1974) and Fox on the Run (1975)? – Sweet

ANSWERS

O – Odyssey
N – Nils Lofgren
C – Car Wash
E – Eagles

U – Uriah Heep
P – Pink Floyd
O – Overdrive
N – Norman Greenbaum

A – Afternoon Delight

T – Terry Jacks
I – Ian Dury
M – Minnie Ripperton
E – Emotions

I – Iggy Pop
N – Number

T – Toto
H – Hugh Cornwell
E – Elvis Costello

S – Stayin’ Alive
E – ELO
V – Van McCoy
E – Eric Clapton
N – Nilsson
T – Tom Petty
I – Ian Hunter
E – Elton John
S – Sweet