1. Which ex-Beatle did not have a Number One hit in 1974?: George Harrison
2. Which ex-Beatle sideman had a Number One hit in 1974 with "Nothing from Nothing?": Billy Preston
3. What actor was mentioned in the lyrics to David Essex's song "Rock On?": James Dean
4. You oughta know that this Canadian singer was born on June 1, 1974.: Alanis Morissette
5. What husband and wife duo had a hit with "Mockingbird" in 1974?: Carly Simon and James Taylor
6. This song by Bachman-Turner Overdrive featured stuttering vocals, and went to Number One in November 1974.: "You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet"
7. Originally called Mammoth, this band re-named themselves after the guitarist and drummer, and played their first gig under that name in 1974.: Van Halen
8. What singer/songwriter/poet was born in Payson, Utah on May 24, 1974 to the Kilcher family?: Jewel
9. Where, supposedly, did the Grateful Dead record "Scarlet Begonias" and "U.S. Blues" in 1974?: From the Mars Hotel
10. What Swedish band won the Eurovision Song Contest in April 1974 with "Waterloo?": ABBA
11. Elton John had a Number One hit in April 1974 with a song about what fictional band?: "Bennie and the Jets"
12. Who joined Fleetwood Mac on December 31, 1974?: Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks
13. Scottish drummer Robbie McIntosh died of an overdose on September 23, 1974. What band did he play with?: Average White Band
14. Her Court and Spark album, released in January 1974, remains her most commercially successful album to this day.: Joni Mitchell
15. What jazz-tinged band released "Rikki Don't Lose That Number" in 1974?: Steely Dan
16. America sang about what movie character in a late 1974 hit?: "Tin Man"
17. This British singer/songwriter, famous for his album Pink Moon, died in November 1974.: Nick Drake

Bonus: What did Billy do that was so heroic?: In the midst of battle, he volunteered to ride up and bring back some extra men.