Q 01/05

Whose late-1970s hit 'Stayin' Alive' became shorthand for the disco era?

A) Bee Gees

B) Earth, Wind & Fire

C) KC and the Sunshine Band

D) Chic

Answer · why

A) Bee Gees

The Bee Gees lost their drummer mid-session, so the producers looped a snippet of drums from 'Night Fever' to build the track, and the loop sounded so...

Q 02/05

What is Pink Floyd's influential 1973 album, with a prism refracting light on its cover, called?

A) The Wall

B) Wish You Were Here

C) A Momentary Lapse of Reason

D) The Dark Side of the Moon

Answer · why

D) The Dark Side of the Moon

The Dark Side of the Moon got its prism because keyboardist Richard Wright asked designer Storm Thorgerson to drop his usual photographs for something...

Q 03/05

Which 1971 Led Zeppelin epic became US radio's most-requested song without ever being sold as a single there?

A) Whole Lotta Love

B) When the Levee Breaks

C) Stairway to Heaven

D) Black Dog

Answer · why

C) Stairway to Heaven

Stairway to Heaven reached American radio only on promotional discs, which became collectors' items; fans who wanted the song had to buy the whole alb...

Q 04/05

What is Carole King's acclaimed 1971 album with 'I Feel the Earth Move' and 'It's Too Late' titled?

A) Blue

B) Tapestry

C) Court and Spark

D) Ladies of the Canyon

Answer · why

B) Tapestry

Tapestry won four Grammys including Album of the Year, and its single 'It's Too Late' topped the Hot 100 for five weeks.

Q 05/05

Which 1977 Bob Marley and the Wailers album was recorded in London after an assassination attempt in Jamaica?

A) Catch a Fire

B) Uprising

C) Natty Dread

D) Exodus

Answer · why

D) Exodus

Exodus came out of Marley's exile after gunmen attacked his Kingston home; the sessions were so productive that the gentler songs were held back for h...