Trivia Quiz on 1980s Music Part 4

1. Which 80's Classic Became UK's Best Selling 12 Inch Single Of All Time

A) Relax

B) Take On Me

C) Don't You Want Me

D) Blue Monday

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2. Who Did The Stilettoes Go On To Become

A) Blondie

B) The Ramones

C) The Runaways

D) The Go-Go's

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3. Which Working Hours Did Dolly Parton Sing About

A) 8 to 4

B) 9 to 5

C) 9 to 6

D) 7 to 3

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4. Who Was The First Western Band To Play A Concert Venue In China

A) The Beatles

B) Queen

C) U2

D) Wham

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5. Who Used His Wife's Compensation Money From A Car Crash To Take Up Music Full Time

A) David Bowie

B) Sting

C) Howard Jones

D) Phil Collins

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6. Who Performed A 1982 No.1 Duet, Without Actually Laying Eyes On Each Other?

A) Diana Ross & Lionel Richie

B) Michael Jackson & Paul McCartney

C) McCartney & Wonder

D) Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

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7. What Was The Best Selling Album Of The 1980's In The UK

A) Queen - The Game

B) Dire Straits / Brothers In Arms

C) The Joshua Tree - U2

D) Thriller - Michael Jackson

E) The Dark Side of the Moon - Pink Floyd

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8. Who Sang The Theme Tune To The 1989 James Bond Movie “Licence To Kill”

A) Duran Duran

B) Sheena Easton

C) Gladys Knight

D) A-ha

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9. In Which Year Did Rod Stewart Deliver "Baby Jane", 1983, 1984, 1986

A) 1981

B) 1982

C) 1985

D) 1983

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10. Which Stevie Wonder Hit Featured In The Movie “The Woman In Red”

A) Isn't She Lovely

B) Sir Duke

C) I Just Called To Say I Love You

D) Part-Time Lover

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11. Which Album Was The Follow Up To Thriller For Michael Jackson?

A) Off the Wall

B) Bad

C) Dangerous

D) Invincible

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12. Who Had A 80's Hit With The Song "Lipstick, Powder & Paint"

A) Adam Ant

B) Duran Duran

C) Shakin Stevens

D) George Michael

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13. The American Band Chicago Have Numbered All Their Albums From "Chicago 2" In 1970 Onwards What Number Had They Reached By 1986

A) Chicago 18

B) Chicago 16

C) Chicago 17

D) Chicago 19

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14. Who Fell In Love With "My Little China Girl"

A) Iggy Pop

B) David Bowie

C) Madonna

D) Freddie Mercury

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15. Who Had A Hit In 1983 With "The Chinese Way"

A) Duran Duran

B) Level 42

C) Spandau Ballet

D) Kajagoogoo

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16. Ghost Town Was A Number One Hit For Which Group

A) The Specials

B) The Beat

C) The Selecter

D) Madness

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17. "Wouldn't It Be Good" Was A UK Hit For Which Solo Male Artist

A) Howard Jones

B) Adam Ant

C) Sting

D) Nik Kershaw

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18. Which Suitable Named Cars Single Re-Entered The Charts In 1985 Reaching No.4

A) You Might Think

B) Drive

C) Shake It Up

D) Let's Go

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19. Whose debut solo album was called Faith?

A) Michael Jackson

B) Whitney Houston

C) Prince

D) George Michael

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20. In Which Year Was Culture Clubs Karma Chameleon A Hit

A) 1981

B) 1983

C) 1985

D) 1989

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21. Who had a hit single in 1989 with the song "We Didn't Start The Fire"?

A) Elton John

B) Bruce Springsteen

C) Madonna

D) Billy Joel

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22. Which Group Did "Sounds" Magazine Describe As "Provincial Clods Trailing In The Wake Of The More Sophisticated Spandau Ballet"

A) Spandau Ballet

B) The Human League

C) Wham!

D) Duran Duran

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23. Who Won The 1983 Record Of The Year Grammy With Rosanna

A) Michael Jackson

B) Queen

C) Christopher Cross

D) Toto

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24. Which Olivia Newton John 81' album could describe some exercise?

A) Physical

B) Totally Hot

C) Grease: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

D) Xanadu: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack

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25. With Which Teen Band Did Bobby Brown Sing With Before Going Solo

A) Jackson 5

B) The Osmonds

C) Backstreet Boys

D) New Edition

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26. Who Wrote The American Counterpart Single "We Are The World"

A) Bob Dylan

B) Prince

C) Michael Jackson/Lionel Richie

D) Stevie Wonder

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27. Who Had A 1980 Hit With "Echo Beach"

A) Talking Heads

B) Martha And The Muffins

C) The Police

D) The B-52's

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28. Who Else Features On Michael Jacksons 1983 Greatest Hits Album

A) The Jackson Five

B) Stevie Wonder

C) Paul McCartney

D) Prince

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29. Which Duo Had A Hit With The Song "Islands In The Stream"

A) Johnny Cash & June Carter Cash

B) George Strait & Reba

C) Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton

D) Elvis Presley & Priscilla Presley

E) Billy Joel & Rihanna

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30. Who Recorded The Albums "Planet Waves", "Self Portrait" & "Shot Of Love"

A) Neil Young

B) Bruce Springsteen

C) Bob Dylan

D) Bob Marley

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31. Which Female Vocalist Would You Most Associate With Fairground Attraction

A) Kylie Minogue

B) Eddi Reader

C) Sinead O'Connor

D) Annie Lennox

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32. Which Former Stooge Was A "Real Wid Child" In 1986

A) Ron Asheton

B) James Williamson

C) Iggy Pop

D) Scott Asheton

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33. Was Maniac A Hit From "Flashdance" Performed By "Richie Sembello" Or Glen Menderios

A) Glen Menderios

B) Richie Sembello

C) Michael Sembello

D) Glenn Medeiros

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34. What Title Connects A Hit For The Police And A Film Starring Steve Martin?

A) Roxanne

B) Every Breath You Take

C) The Jerk

D) LA Story

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35. What Were The 2 Top Ten Hits For Actor Turned Singer Bruce Willis

A) Respect Yourself & Under The Boardwalk

B) Stayin' Alive & Boogie Wonderland

C) My Guy & You Really Got a Hold on Me

D) I Will Always Love You & Endless Love

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36. Who Covered Wayne Fontana's A Groovy Kind Of Love In 1988

A) Diana Ross

B) George Michael

C) Phil Collins

D) Whitney Houston

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37. The Song "Party All The Time" Was Released By Which Famous Actor

A) Tom Hanks

B) Eddie Murphy

C) Will Smith

D) Johnny Depp

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38. What Was the First Number One Hit Single For “The Jam”?

A) In the City

B) The Eton Rifles

C) That's Entertainment

D) Going Underground

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39. The Film "Sixteen Candles" Featured In A Song Called "If You Were Here" By Which Band

A) Duran Duran

B) Culture Club

C) The Thompson Twins

D) Spandau Ballet

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40. I'm Going Slightly Mad Was a Hit In 1981 For Whom

A) Queen

B) ABBA

C) The Police

D) David Bowie

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41. Mark Knopfler Produced An Album For Which Of These Acts "Aztec Camera" Or "Huey Lewis"

A) Huey Lewis

B) Sting

C) Aztec Camera

D) Genesis

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42. What Did Air Supply Run Out Of In 1980

A) Time

B) Patience

C) Fans

D) Love (All Out Of Love)

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43. Which Gender Bender Had His Only Hit With "Calling Your Name" In 1983

A) Boy George

B) Grace Jones

C) David Bowie

D) Marilyn

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44. Who was lead singer with Van Halen, but went solo in 1985?

A) David Lee Roth

B) Sammy Hagar

C) Robert Plant

D) Axl Rose

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45. How Many Grammys Did Christopher Cross Win In 1980

A) One

B) Five

C) Three

D) Four

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46. According to the 1984 Bananarama Song, who was waiting

A) Marlon Brando

B) Al Pacino

C) Tom Cruise

D) Robert De Niro

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47. Susanna Hoofs & Vick & Debbi Peterson Were Members Of Which All Girl Band

A) The Go-Go's

B) Spice Girls

C) The Bangles

D) The Runaways

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48. What Did Billy Idol Think It Was A Nice Day For In 1985

A) Dancing With Myself

B) Rebel Yell

C) White Wedding

D) Eyes Without a Face

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49. Which Singer Fronted Bronski Beat And The Communards

A) George Michael

B) Jimmy Sommerville

C) Robert Smith

D) Boy George

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50. Which Chart Position Did Mirror Man Achieve For The Human League

A) No.2

B) No.1

C) No.3

D) No.5

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