Trivia Quiz on 1980s Music Part 2

1. "Dancing With Tears In My Eyes" Was A 1984 Hit For Which Group?

A) Duran Duran

B) Spandau Ballet

C) Culture Club

D) Ultravox

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2. Ebony & Ivory Was A Hit For Which Famous Duo

A) Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson

B) Paul McCartney & Stevie Wonder

C) Elton John & Stevie Wonder

D) George Harrison & Ringo Starr

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3. Pete Burns From Dead Or Alive Was Spun Around Like A What

A) Record

B) Top

C) Turntable

D) Vinyl

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4. With Just "Paul McCartney" On The Label As Artist Name His First No.1 In 1984

A) Pipes Of Peace

B) Say Say Say

C) No More Lonely Nights

D) Ebony and Ivory

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5. What did The Band The Clash Rock

A) The Apollo

B) The Royal Albert Hall

C) The Casbah

D) The Hollywood Bowl

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6. Irene T Escalera Is The Real Name Of Which Singer

A) Diana Ross

B) Irene Cara

C) Stevie Wonder

D) Barbra Streisand

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7. Which 1985 Song Was Co Written By Michael Jackson And Lionel Richie

A) Say Say Say

B) Endless Love

C) We Are The World

D) Dancing on the Ceiling

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8. Which Song Was Used To Launch MTV In America

A) Take On Me

B) Video Killed The Radio Star

C) Billie Jean

D) Sweet Child O' Mine

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9. Whiose first solo hit was Spread A Little Happiness in 1982?

A) David Bowie

B) Phil Collins

C) Sting

D) Boy George

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10. What Are Tracy Thorn & Ben Watt Collectively Known As

A) The Thorn & Watt Duo

B) Everything But The Girl

C) Urban Echoes

D) Midnight Silk

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11. Name Paul McCartneys Back Up Group On His We All Stand Together Single

A) Wings

B) The Quarrymen

C) The Plastic Ono Band

D) The Frog Chorus

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12. On the 80's album Purple Rain who backed Prince?

A) The Revolution

B) The Time

C) Mazarati

D) The Family

E) The Revolution

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13. Was "Glory Of Love" A Hit For Peter Cetera Or Kenny Loggins

A) Peter Cetera

B) Kenny Loggins

C) Bruce Springsteen

D) Billy Joel

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14. Name The Label That Links Joy Division, Durutti Column, OMD, A Certain Ratio, New Order & Happy Mondays

A) 4AD

B) Factory

C) Mute Records

D) Virgin Records

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15. Which Paul Simon Album Won A Grammy For Album Of The Year In 1987

A) Graceland

B) Paul Simon

C) Still Crazy After All These Years

D) One-Trick Pony

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16. Can You Name "Tears For Fears" Debut Album

A) Songs from the Big Chair

B) Elemental

C) The Tipping Point

D) The Hurting

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17. Name The 4 Members Of The Travelling Wilburys PFE

A) George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan

B) George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne

C) George Harrison, Roy Orbison, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne

D) Roy Orbison, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, Jeff Lynne

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18. The Lee Dorsey Song "Working In A Coal Mine" Was Later Covered By Which Quirky Band

A) The B-52's

B) The Flaming Lips

C) Devo

D) They Might Be Giants

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19. The Scottish Band The Soup Dragons Got Their Name From Which Childrens TV Show

A) The Clangers

B) Bagpuss

C) The Wombles

D) Postman Pat

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20. Bonnie Tyler Had A Total Eclipse Of The What

A) Head

B) Sun

C) Heart

D) Moon

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21. Although The Claim Of Millions Who Is Undoubtedly "Born In The Usa"

A) Bruce Springsteen

B) Elvis Presley

C) Bob Dylan

D) Johnny Cash

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22. Which British Rock Band Launched A Record Label Named "Bludgeon Riffola" In The 1980's

A) Def Leppard

B) AC/DC

C) Iron Maiden

D) The Rolling Stones

E) Queen

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23. "Ever So Lonely" Was A Hit In 1982 For Whom

A) Duran Duran

B) Culture Club

C) Spandau Ballet

D) Monsoon

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24. Bluebird, Tishbite & Violaine Were All Minor Hits For Whom

A) Lush

B) Spiritualized

C) My Bloody Valentine

D) The Cocteau Twins

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25. After Initial Sucess With Two Tone Which Group Changed Their Label To Go Feet In 1980

A) The Specials

B) Madness

C) Dexys Midnight Runners

D) The Beat

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26. Who Was The Lead Singer & Producer For Cameo

A) Larry Blackmon

B) Bootsy Collins

C) Prince

D) Rick James

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27. The Single "Up Where We Belong" Is Taken From Which Film

A) Top Gun

B) Footloose

C) An Officer And A Gentleman

D) Dirty Dancing

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28. Which All-Male Group Spent More Weeks On The UK Charts In The 1980s Than Any Other Group?

A) Madness

B) Duran Duran

C) Wham!

D) Spandau Ballet

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29. Who Sang In A Pop Duo Alongside Mel Appleby

A) Kim Appleby

B) Kim Wilde

C) Kylie Minogue

D) Sophie B. Hawkins

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30. Who Had A 1983 Hit With "Si Si Je Suis Un Rock Star"

A) Bill Wyman

B) David Bowie

C) Sting

D) Mick Jagger

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31. Who recorded 'Cuts Like a Knife' in 1983?

A) Sting

B) Billy Joel

C) Bruce Springsteen

D) Bryan Adams

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32. Who Had A Hit With "Jacobs Ladder"

A) Bruce Springsteen

B) Huey Lewis & The News

C) Tom Petty

D) Genesis

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33. Which Best Selling Band Named Themselves After A Price Buster Song

A) The Prodigy

B) Oasis

C) Madness

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34. What Was The Name Of Phil Collins First ever Solo Album

A) Hello, I Must Be Going!

B) Face Value

C) No Jacket Required

D) Dance into the Light

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35. Name Culture Clubs Debut No.1

A) Karma Chameleon

B) Do You Really Want To Hurt Me

C) I'll Tumble 4 Ya

D) Miss Me Blind

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36. Who Had A Hit In 1985 With the Gambler

A) Madonna

B) Whitney Houston

C) George Michael

D) Cyndi Lauper

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37. Who Blew Toni Basil's Mind In 1982

A) Michael Jackson

B) David Bowie

C) Prince

D) Mickey

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38. Name The Artist Who Had A Hit With The Song "Papa's Got A Braned New Pigbag"

A) Spandau Ballet

B) The Brand New Heavies

C) Dexys Midnight Runners

D) Pigbag

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39. How Many Christian Brothers Were Originally In The Group "The Christians"

A) Three

B) Two

C) Four

D) Five

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40. A Year Later It Was A Huge Top Ten Hit But Which INXS Single Only Got To No 58 In 1987

A) What You Need

B) Original Sin

C) Need You Tonight

D) New Sensation

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41. Which Former Hit Single Did Status Quo Alter The Title Of And Re Release In 1988

A) They Renamed Rockin All Over The World To Run All Over The World

B) They Reissued Rockin All Over The World Under The Title 'Rockin Again All Over The World'

C) They Changed Rockin To Running

D) They Retitled Rockin All Over The World To Rockin All Over The World Again

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42. The Lead Singer Of Ultravox Was Called Midge Because That's His Real Name Or Because He Was Short

A) Because He Was Short

B) Because That's His Real Name

C) Because He Was Named After His Height

D) Because He Got the Nickname From A Childhood Friend

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43. Who Had A Hit With "Sledgehammer" & "Big Time"

A) David Bowie

B) Sting

C) Prince

D) Peter Gabriel

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44. Who Had A Hit In 1985 With Walking In The Air

A) Aled Jones

B) Howard Jones

C) Madonna

D) George Michael

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45. Who Had A Hit In 1984 With Dancing In The Streets

A) Shalamar

B) David Bowie

C) Mick Jagger

D) Martha & The Vandellas

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46. Who Had A Hit With The Song "Don't Pay The Ferryman"

A) Sting

B) Chris De Burgh

C) George Michael

D) Elton John

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47. In The 9 Weeks Following John Lennons Death He Spent 7 Weeks At No.1 What Novelty Single Interrupted His Run At The Top Of The Charts

A) Theres No-One Quite Like Grandma

B) Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer

C) The Monster Mash

D) Yakety Sax

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48. Mike Oldfield Had A Shadow Of Light Or A Moonlight Shadow

A) Shadow Of Light

B) Stellar Shadow

C) Moonlight Shadow

D) Starlight Shadow

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49. Who Had A Hit In 1980 With Captain Beaky

A) Keith Mitchell

B) Keith Richards

C) Paul McCartney

D) Elton John

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50. Which Group Had The Last Xmas Number One Of The 1980's

A) Band Aid 2

B) Band Aid

C) Wham!

D) The Pogues

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