1970s Soft Rock
Instructions: Mellow out with this quiz about the smooth, easy-listening soft rock hits of the 1970s!
- 1.
Which soft rock duo had hits with 'Close to You' and 'We've Only Just Begun'?
ASimon & GarfunkelBThe CarpentersCCaptain & TennilleDSeals and Crofts - 2.
Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours' album, released in 1977, became one of the best-selling albums of all time. Which song was NOT on it?
ASaraBGo Your Own WayCDon't StopDDreams - 3.
Which Eagles song became one of the most iconic soft rock hits of the 1970s?
ATake It EasyBPeaceful Easy FeelingCHotel CaliforniaDDesperado - 4.
James Taylor's 'You've Got a Friend' was written by which legendary songwriter?
AJoni MitchellBLaura NyroCCarly SimonDCarole King - 5.
Which band had the 1977 hit 'Sail On' and the chart-topper 'Three Times a Lady'?
AAmericaBThe CommodoresCBreadDChicago - 6.
Bread was known for which signature soft rock ballad?
AIfBBaby I'm-a Want YouCMake It with YouDEverything I Own - 7.
Which singer-songwriter recorded 'Cat's in the Cradle' in 1974?
AHarry ChapinBJim CroceCGordon LightfootDDan Fogelberg - 8.
Carly Simon's 'You're So Vain' is rumored to be about which famous person?
AWarren BeattyBMick JaggerCJack NicholsonDJames Taylor - 9.
Which soft rock band had hits with 'A Horse with No Name' and 'Ventura Highway'?
ABreadBPocoCSeals and CroftsDAmerica - 10.
Gordon Lightfoot's 1976 hit told the story of which shipwreck?
AThe Edmund FitzgeraldBThe LusitaniaCThe TitanicDThe Andrea Doria - 11.
Which Carole King album from 1971 is one of the best-selling albums in music history?
ATapestryBRhymes & ReasonsCWriterDMusic - 12.
Jim Croce's career was tragically cut short by what in 1973?
AA heart attackBA drowningCA plane crashDA car accident - 13.
Which band recorded 'Reminiscing' and 'Lonesome Loser' in the late 1970s?
APlayerBPablo CruiseCAir SupplyDLittle River Band - 14.
Captain & Tennille had a number-one hit with which 1975 song?
AShop AroundBDo That to Me One More TimeCLove Will Keep Us TogetherDMuskrat Love - 15.
Which Dan Fogelberg song became a holiday classic about running into an old flame?
ALeader of the BandBSame Old Lang SyneCHard to SayDLonger