DO you remember the Seventies? 1
DO you remember the 1970s in Manchester? If so, why not test your knowledge in the third our Saturday nostalgia quizzes? The theme this week is entertainment – and the quiz features everyone from punk group The Clash to David Cassidy and Arthur Askey!
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Many of the questions today come from Clive Hardy’s book Around Manchester in the 1970s, which features more than 300 unmissable pictures from the M.E.N. archive.
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We hope you enjoy the quiz. Answers are at the bottom of the page. 1. Arthur Askey appeared as the dame in Babes in the Wood at Manchester’s Palace Theatre in December 1976. What famous signature tune did he regularly sing in his stage and TV act?
A) I’m ‘Enery the Eighth I Am; B) Right Said Fred; C) The Bee Song?
2. Punk group The Clash played the Elizabethan Ballroom at Belle Vue in November 1977. Who was their lead vocalist?
A) Johnny Rotten; B) Joe Strummer; C) Hugh Cornwell?
3. Fans passed out when teenage idol David Cassidy performed at Belle Vue in March 1973. What famous American TV show helped launch his career?
A) All in the Family; B) Happy Days; C) The Partridge Family?
A) Rory Blackwell; B) Clive Powell; C) Ivan Morrison?
5. One of the most popular sitcoms of the 1970s was Granada TV’s The Lovers starring Paula Wilcox and Richard Beckinsale. When was it first broadcast?
A) 1970; B) 1972; C) 1974?
6. Neil Sedaka, the Smiths and 10cc all recorded at Strawberry Studios in the 1970s. Where was it located?
A) Oldham; B) Wigan; C) Stockport?
7. Singer-songwriter Peter Skellern, born in Bury, saw his debut single go to Number One in 1972. What was it called?
A) Hold On to Love; B) You’re a Lady; C) Pictures of Matchstick Men? 8. Prestwich actress and comedian Victoria Wood first came to national prominence on which TV talent show?
A) Opportunity Knocks; B) Search for a Star; C) New Faces?
9. Oldham actress Anne Kirkbride, famous for playing Deirdre in Coronation Street, appeared in the
Granada TV play Another Sunday and Sweet F.A. in 1972. Who wrote the play?
A) Jack Rosenthal; B) Arnold Wesker; C) John Osborne?
4. What is the real name of Leighborn singer-songwriter Georgie Fame?
10. Who was the lead vocalist of the 1970s Salford band Joy Division? A) Ian Curtis; B) Martin Hannett; C) Freddie King?