Trivia Quiz on 1980s Part 4

1. Hugh Gregg Is The Real Name Of Which Singer

A) Hugh Grant

B) Hugh Jackman

C) Huey Smith

D) Huey Lewis

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2. What Did Sting Suggest You Do If You Love Somebody

A) Set Them Free

B) Let Them Go

C) Let Them Stay

D) Keep Them Close

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3. Who Had A Smash Hit With The Song "Don't Worry Be Happy"

A) Bobby McFerrin

B) Kenny G

C) Whitney Houston

D) Louis Armstrong

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4. In Paul Hardcastle's Hit Song What Was The Average Age Of The Combat Soldier During The Vietnam War

A) 17

B) 18

C) 21

D) 19

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5. In what year did the 'Pretenders' release their first LP?

A) 1979

B) 1980

C) 1981

D) 1983

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6. Who Sang The Hit "Take My Breath Away" From the Movie Top Gun

A) Berlin

B) Kenny Loggins

C) Toto

D) A-ha

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7. Which House Did Lovebug Starski Sing About In 1986

A) The White House

B) Amityville (The House On The Hill)

C) The House Of Pain

D) The House On The Hill

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8. Which Band Sang "If You Leave" On The Pretty In Pink Soundtrack

A) Duran Duran

B) The Cure

C) OMD

D) The Smiths

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9. T'Pau Sang About China In Your What?

A) Head

B) Hand

C) Foot

D) Arm

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10. Which Funkster Had A Hit With "Living In America"

A) Prince

B) George Clinton

C) Bootsy Collins

D) James Brown

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11. Name Depeche Modes First Album

A) A Broken Frame

B) Some Great Reward

C) Speak & Spell

D) Construction Time Again

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12. Which Pianist Had Hit Albums In The 1980's With Records Like "The Music Of Love", "The Classic Touch", & "The Love Songs Of Andrew Lloyd Webber"

A) George Winston

B) Richard Clayderman

C) Yanni

D) David Lanz

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13. What recording artist made "Call Me" into one of the top hits of 1980

A) Blondie

B) Donna Summer

C) Pat Benatar

D) Tina Turner

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14. From the 1980's “ Let's hope you never leave old friend, Like all good things on you we depend”?

A) Another One Bites the Dust

B) I Want to Break Free

C) Queen / Radio GaGa

D) We Will Rock You

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15. Which Beach Was Far Away In Time

A) Echo Beach

B) Kokomo

C) Surfer Girl

D) Under the Boardwalk

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16. From which country does black box originate from?

A) United States

B) Germany

C) Italy

D) France

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17. When The Monkees Re-United In The 80's What Was The Name Of Their First Single

A) Daydream Believer

B) That Was Then This Is Now

C) Last Train to Clarksville

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18. Who Had A Hit With "Good Thing"

A) Whitney Houston

B) Michael Jackson

C) Madonna

D) Fine Young Cannibals

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19. Stacy Lattisaw Had A UK Top 3 Hit In 1980 With The Song Jump To The Beat But Who Got To No 8 In The UK Charts With Their Version Of It In 1991

A) Kylie Minogue

B) Danni Minogue

C) Janet Jackson

D) Madonna

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20. Which American President Was Fighting In The Ring In The Frankie Goes To Hollywood Video Two Tribes

A) Barack Obama

B) Ronald Reagan

C) Bill Clinton

D) George W. Bush

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21. What Did Sigue Sigue Sputniks "Flaunt It" Album Feature In Between Each Of Their Songs

A) Commercials / Adverts

B) Short instrumental interludes

C) Radio jingles

D) Live crowd noise

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22. YWhich Former US President Does Dream Academy 's Life In A Northern Town Mention

A) Dwight D. Eisenhower

B) Lyndon B. Johnson

C) Ronald Reagan

D) John F Kennedy

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23. Who Recorded The Albums Our Favourite Shop & Home And Abroad

A) The Style Council

B) The Jam

C) Spandau Ballet

D) Pet Shop Boys

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24. What Were The Band "Yes " Owners Of

A) A Lonely Heart

B) Owner Of A Lonely Night

C) A Lonely Heartbeat

D) The Heart Of A Lonely Band

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25. "You Might Think" Was A Hit for The Cars Or Billy Joel

A) The Cars

B) Billy Joel

C) David Bowie

D) Madonna

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26. Who Had a Hit In 1986 With Absolute Beginners

A) David Bowie

B) Madonna

C) Prince

D) Whitney Houston

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27. Father gets up late for work, Mother has to iron his shirt, Then she sends the kids to school, Sees them off with a small kiss, She's the one they're going to miss

A) Baggy Trousers

B) House of Fun

C) Madness / Our House

D) Don't You Want Me

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28. Which Band Had Magical Results With "Abrcadabra" In the Early 80's

A) Huey Lewis and the News

B) Duran Duran

C) Kiss

D) The Steve Miller Band

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29. Which day did the Boomtown Rats not like

A) Tuesday

B) Friday

C) Sunday

D) Monday

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30. Break Machine Had 3 Hits In The Mid Eighties Name Two Of Them

A) No Sleep Till Brooklyn

B) Street Dance, Breakdance Party, Are You Ready

C) Move Your Feet

D) Shake the Room

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31. Gary Numan Sang An 80's Hit About Which Mode Of Transport

A) Cars

B) Buses

C) Trains

D) Bicycles

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32. OMD's "Enola Gay" Was About A Famous World War 2 "Peace Activist" Or "Bomber"

A) Peace Activist

B) Bomber

C) Nuclear Bomb

D) Fighter Plane

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33. Which 2 Motown Artists Recorded Duets With Paul McCartney

A) Diana Ross & Smokey Robinson

B) Stevie Wonder & Michael Jackson

C) Marvin Gaye & Smokey Robinson

D) Diana Ross & The Jackson 5

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34. Who Had A Hit In 1986 With "In The Army Now"

A) Def Leppard

B) Duran Duran

C) Eurythmics

D) Status Quo

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35. Which Country Singer Had A Song Named After Him On Prefab Sprouts 1985 Album "Steve Mcqueen"

A) Waylon Jennings

B) Faron Young

C) Johnny Cash

D) Dolly Parton

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36. Which Record Went Top 10 For Roy Orbison In This Decade

A) Oh, Pretty Woman

B) I Drove All Night

C) Crying

D) Blue Bayou

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37. _______ Rain Was A Minor Hit For Bruce Hornsby In 1987

A) Piano

B) Guitar

C) Mandolin

D) Violin

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38. What Was Madonna's First Uk Number One Single

A) Like a Virgin

B) Holiday

C) Papa Don't Preach

D) Get Into The Groove

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39. What Was Phyllis Nelson's Big UK Hit

A) Move Closer

B) Closer to You

C) Take Me Home

D) Stay Close Tonight

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40. When did the 'live aid' concerts take place

A) 1985

B) 1984

C) 1986

D) 1990

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41. How did Joy Friedericke Victoria Adamson die in 1985

A) Natural causes in Kenya

B) Died in a car accident in Kenya

C) Died of tropical illness in Kenya

D) Murdered in Kenya

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42. What mistake did Coca-Cola make in 1985?

A) New Coke

B) Coca-Cola II

C) Coca-Cola Classic

D) Coca-Cola Light

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43. Ben Affleck played CT on what 80's science education television show?

A) 3-2-1 Contact

B) Voyage of the Mimi

C) Mr. Wizard's World

D) Square One Television

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44. What was crocketts first name on Miami Vice?

A) James

B) Sonny

C) Ricardo

D) John

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45. Alanis Morrisette appeared on what 80's cable children's show?

A) Fraggle Rock

B) Captain N: The Game Master

C) The Great Space Coaster

D) You Can't Do that On Television

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46. Michael Jackson caught fire while filming a commercial for which carbonated beverage?

A) Coca-Cola

B) Sprite

C) Pepsi

D) 7 Up

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47. What was the name of the party dog that that was Budwiser's mascot in the late eighties?

A) Rufus

B) Bandit

C) Buddy

D) Spuds McKenzie

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48. Which Detective Tried To Find Out Who Framed Roger Rabbit

A) Eddie Valiant, (Bob Hoskins)

B) Sam Spade

C) Sherlock Holmes

D) Philip Marlowe

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49. Which Record Breaking Video Game Character Made It's Debut May 10 th 1980

A) Ms. Pac-Man

B) Donkey Kong

C) Pac Man

D) Mario

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50. Who played the Spirit of Christmas in the 1988 TV film 'Blackadder's Christmas Carol''

A) Robbie Coltrane

B) Ian McKellen

C) Rowan Atkinson

D) Hugh Grant

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