Trivia Quiz on 1980s Music

1. Killer tomatoes what album holds the world record for copies sold

A) Back in Black

B) The Dark Side of the Moon

C) Abbey Road

D) Thriller

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2. Who recorded the album "Rio" in 1983

A) Spandau Ballet

B) A-ha

C) Duran duran

D) Culture Club

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3. What Was The First UK Top Ten Hit For "Adam And The Ants"

A) Stand and Deliver

B) Dog Eat Dog

C) Antmusic

D) Prince Charming

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4. Jello Biafra is the principal singer-songwriter for what irreverent San Francisco punk band

A) The Avengers

B) Flipper

C) The Nuns

D) The Dead Kennedys

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5. Whose 1986 hit was 'Walk Like an Egyptian'

A) A-ha

B) The Bangles

C) Madonna

D) Cyndi Lauper

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6. In 1987 U2 won Grammy for best album of year name it

A) Achtung Baby

B) The Unforgettable Fire

C) Rattle and Hum

D) The Joshua Tree

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7. The Valentine Brothers had a 1983 US hit with `Money's too tight (to mention)' but who took the song to number 13 in the UK 2 years later

A) Paul Young

B) Simply Red

C) Sting

D) George Michael

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8. In 1982 which group declared they were 'hungry like the wolf'

A) A-ha

B) Spandau Ballet

C) Culture Club

D) Duran duran

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9. What song earned lionel richie his first grammy

A) Truly

B) Hello

C) Endless Love

D) All Night Long (All Night)

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10. How many top ten digit hits came from Lionel Richie's LP "Can't Slow Down"

A) Five

B) Three

C) Four

D) Six

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11. Who had a hit in 1983 with 'True'

A) Duran Duran

B) Spandau Ballet

C) Wham!

D) Culture Club

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12. Which Husband And Wife Pop Duo Formed In 1982 Consist Of Ben Watt & Tracy Thorn

A) Captain & Tennille

B) Shakespears Sister

C) Wham!

D) Everything But The Girl

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13. Which saxophonist joined David A Stewart in the charts on 'Lily Was Here'

A) David Sanborn

B) Grover Washington Jr.

C) Candy dulfer

D) John Coltrane

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14. Grammy Awards: What album by Michael Jackson won the grammy in 1983

A) Off the Wall

B) Thriller

C) Bad

D) Dangerous

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15. Whose best-selling album is An Innocent Man which reached number two in the charts in 1983

A) Billy Joel

B) Elton John

C) Bruce Springsteen

D) Lionel Richie

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16. Who sang the song "We Didn't Start The Fire"?

A) Billy Joel

B) Elton John

C) Bruce Springsteen

D) Michael Jackson

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17. Which eighties album, that sold 20 million plus copies, featured Vincent Price

A) Thriller

B) Bad

C) Purple Rain

D) Like a Virgin

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18. Who sang the theme song in the Bond film For Your Eyes Only

A) Carly Simon

B) Duran Duran

C) A-ha

D) Shena Easton

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19. Name The Female Vocalist That Performed With Kenny Rogers On The Song ” We've Got Tonight ”

A) Diana Ross

B) Cyndi Lauper

C) Barbra Streisand

D) Sheena Eastern

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20. Named album of the year in 1981, which pop group's debut album was called "Dare"

A) Duran Duran

B) Spandau Ballet

C) Culture Club

D) Human league

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21. Who sang the theme song to the "Breakfast Club"?

A) Simple Minds

B) Duran Duran

C) A-ha

D) The Psychedelic Furs

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22. Born Georgios Panayiotou in England in 1963, by what name is this singer better known

A) George Harrison

B) George Michael

C) Elton John

D) David Bowie

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23. In 1981, who's gold lp was called "bella donna"

A) Pat Benatar

B) Donna Summer

C) Stevie Nicks

D) Bonnie Raitt

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24. What is the name of the lead singer for the Smiths?

A) Mick Jagger

B) Robert Smith

C) Freddie Mercury

D) Morrisey

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25. Who was known as The King of Pop

A) Michael Jackson

B) Elvis Presley

C) Prince

D) Bruno Mars

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26. You get a shiver in the dark, it's raining in the park ___' What's the Dire Straits song title

A) Brothers in Arms

B) Sultans of Swing

C) Money for Nothing

D) Romeo and Juliet

E) Industrial Disease

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27. Which Band Formed in Sheffield Before Hitting The Big Time Were Previously Known As "Vice Vesa"

A) The Human League

B) Def Leppard

C) ABC

D) Pulp

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28. What was Donald Fagen's first solo album title (1982)

A) Kamakiriad

B) Morph the Cat

C) The Nightfly

D) Sunken Condos

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29. Who sang 'in the air tonight'

A) Sting

B) Phil Collins

C) Peter Gabriel

D) Kenny Loggins

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30. The theme from Top Gun was a hit for which European sounding group

A) Berlin

B) A-ha

C) Duran Duran

D) Pet Shop Boys

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31. What was the title of the first album by U2?

A) Boy

B) October

C) War

D) The Unforgettable Fire

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32. What is tina turner's real name

A) Anna Mae Bullock

B) Annie May Bullock

C) Annie mae bullock

D) Anna May Bullock

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33. What group sang "Come On Eileen"?

A) The Human League

B) Spandau Ballet

C) The Proclaimers

D) Dexy's Midnight Runners

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34. Dire straits sings that 'we're fools to make war on our ______'

A) fathers in

B) Brothers in

C) neighbors in

D) sisters in

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35. Who sang Come on Eileen

A) Dexies Midnight Runners

B) The Clash

C) Spandau Ballet

D) Wham!

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36. Who sang 'another one bites the dust'

A) Queen

B) David Bowie

C) AC/DC

D) Led Zeppelin

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37. Who lamented "all my ex's live in texas"

A) Garth Brooks

B) Willie Nelson

C) George strait

D) Johnny Cash

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38. Who wrote the song 'do they know it's christmas' with bob geldof

A) Sting

B) George Michael

C) Phil Collins

D) Midge ure

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39. Which singer/songwriter won a Grammy in 1988 with 'Don't Worry, Be Happy'

A) Luther Vandross

B) Sting

C) Bobby mcferrin

D) Prince

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40. Which Bond films theme tune was sung by Duran Duran

A) GoldenEye (1995) by Tina Turner

B) Die Another Day (2002) by Madonna

C) A view to a kill

D) Skyfall (2012) by Adele

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41. Which eighties musician got sued by a music related company for using their name as part of his pseudonym?

A) Thomas Dolby

B) David Bowie

C) Mick Jagger

D) Prince

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42. Sheena Easton sang the title song for which 'James Bond' film

A) A View to a Kill

B) The Living Daylights

C) For your eyes only

D) GoldenEye

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43. Who sang arthur's theme (best that you can do)

A) Peter Gabriel

B) Billy Joel

C) Elton John

D) Christopher cross

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44. Whose backing group was called 'The Blockheads'

A) David Bowie

B) Ian Dury

C) The Spiders from Mars

D) The Attractions

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45. Beat It' by Michael Jackson was the single of the year What year was it

A) 1983

B) 1981

C) 1982

D) 1984

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46. Thirty three degrees fahrenheit who sang 'islands in the stream' with dolly parton

A) Garth Brooks

B) Barry Gibb

C) Reba McEntire

D) Kenny Rogers

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47. Who wanted 'a new drug'

A) Huey Long

B) Huey Louis

C) Huey lewis

D) Huey P. Newton

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48. Who Had Minor Hits With "Dogs Of Lust", "Slow Emotion Replay" And "Dis -Infected" EP

A) Depeche Mode

B) Siouxsie and the Banshees

C) The The

D) Nine Inch Nails

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49. "Radio Gaga" Was A 1984 Hit For Whom

A) David Bowie

B) Duran Duran

C) Queen

D) Whitesnake

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50. For Whom Did David Byrne Produce An Album Called Mesopotamia In 1981

A) Talking Heads

B) The Clash

C) The Go-Go's

D) B52's

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