Elton John 1970s Music Trivia Quiz

Elton John: 1970s Hit Years
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Elton John: 1970s Hit Years
Twelve questions revisit the piano-driven singles, flamboyant performances, major albums, collaborations, and breakthrough years of the 1970s.
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Elton John trivia explores the decade that turned him into one of rock's biggest international stars. The questions cover breakthrough ballads, theatrical stagewear, piano-centered performances, major albums, songwriting partnerships, stadium shows, and memorable collaborations.
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What This Quiz Covers

The quiz covers a breakthrough romantic ballad, an astronaut-themed hit, nostalgic rock-and-roll, piano-centered performance, a landmark double album, stadium concerts, a chart-topping duet, and an autobiographical record.

Trivia Study Guide ›
  1. Which 1973 album shares its title with an Elton John song about leaving a glamorous path behind?
  2. Which hit about a fictional band opens with crowd noise that makes the recording sound like a live performance?
  3. Which Elton John album was presented as an autobiographical story of his partnership with his lyricist?
  4. Which early Elton John ballad begins with the singer admitting that expressing his feelings is "a little bit funny"?
  5. Which longtime lyricist wrote the words for many of Elton John's biggest 1970s songs?
  6. At which famous Los Angeles baseball stadium did Elton John perform two celebrated concerts in 1975?
  7. Which singer joined Elton John on his 1976 duet that reached No. 1 in the United States and Britain?
  8. Which Elton John hit tells of an astronaut who finds space travel lonely rather than glamorous?
  9. Which song did Elton John perform with John Lennon at Madison Square Garden in 1974?
  10. Which instrument was central to Elton John's performances and songwriting throughout his 1970s breakthrough?
  11. Which 1972 Elton John hit looks back nostalgically on early rock-and-roll and dancing?
  12. What was Elton John's birth name before he adopted his famous stage name?
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