Q 01/05

Who had a worldwide 1974 number one with 'Kung Fu Fighting'?

A) Carl Douglas

B) Barry Blue

C) Johnny Wakelin

D) Biddu

Answer · why

A) Carl Douglas

It went on to sell eleven million copies and topped Channel 4's UK poll of the greatest one-hit wonders in 2000 and again in 2006.

Q 02/05

Who wrote and recorded 'Spirit in the Sky', a 1970 US hit that later topped the UK chart?

A) Harry Nilsson

B) Norman Whitfield

C) Norman Greenbaum

D) Tommy James

Answer · why

C) Norman Greenbaum

Cover versions by Doctor and the Medics in 1986 and Gareth Gates in 2003 also reached number one in the UK.

Q 03/05

Which band took 'Brandy (You're a Fine Girl)' to number one in the US in 1972?

A) Looking Glass

B) The Stampeders

C) Sugarloaf

D) Blue Swede

Answer · why

A) Looking Glass

Writer Elliot Lurie was delighted when the song became a plot point in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 in 2017.

Q 04/05

'Play That Funky Music', a 1976 US number one, was the only Top 40 hit for which Cleveland-area band?

A) Wild Cherry

B) Silver Convention

C) Hot Chocolate

D) Ram Jam

Answer · why

A) Wild Cherry

The band had been a hard-rock cover act before disco arrived; the record sold 2.5 million copies in the US.

Q 05/05

Which Canadian singer had a worldwide hit in 1974 with 'Seasons in the Sun'?

A) Andy Kim

B) Dan Hill

C) Terry Jacks

D) Gordon Lightfoot

Answer · why

C) Terry Jacks

It is an English adaptation by Rod McKuen of Jacques Brel's 1961 song 'Le Moribond'; Jacks rewrote about a sixth of the words for a friend dying of le...