Trivia Quiz on 1980s Pop

1. What famous Wham! frontman went on to record a multiplatinum record in 1987?

A) George Michael

B) Andrew Ridgeley

C) Boy George

D) Simon Le Bon

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2. Who Was The First Musical Act To Have A No.1 Hit With The Stock Aitken & Waterman Hit Factory

A) Dead Or Alive

B) Kylie Minogue

C) Rick Astley

D) Bananarama

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3. What Was Duran Duran First Ever Top 40 Single

A) Planet Earth

B) Hungry Like the Wolf

C) Rio

D) Girls on Film

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4. Who had her first entry into the British charts in December 1985 with "Saving All my Love for You"

A) Madonna

B) Celine Dion

C) Whitney houston

D) Mariah Carey

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5. Who was the first Austrian act to top the U.K singles chart?

A) Opus

B) A-ha

C) Nena

D) Falco

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6. Which Fraudulent Duo Told The Girl It Was True But Must Have Missed Her When They Were Found Out

A) The Carpenters

B) Milli Vanilli

C) Daft Punk

D) Hall & Oates

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7. Liza Minelli Recorded An Album With The "Pet Shop Boys" Or "David Bowie"

A) David Bowie

B) Elton John

C) The Pet Shop Boys

D) Madonna

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8. Both Roxette & Sheena Easton Had A Hit With A Song Called What

A) The Look

B) Morning After

C) You Got The Look

D) One More Time

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9. Which Member Of Duran Duran Produced "Kajagoogoo's" First Album

A) Simon Le Bon

B) Nick Rhodes

C) John Taylor

D) Andy Taylor

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10. Who Had A Hit In 1988 With I Get Weak

A) Madonna

B) Whitney Houston

C) Belinda Carlisle

D) Janet Jackson

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11. Who As A Joint Artist Has Had Hits With Marvin Gaye, Lionel Richie & Julio Iglesias

A) Aretha Franklin

B) Shirley Bassey

C) Diana Ross

D) Barbra Streisand

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12. Kylie Minogues First Single Was "I Should Be So Lucky" Or "The Locomotion"

A) The Locomotion

B) I Should Be So Lucky

C) Spinning Around

D) Can't Get You Out of My Head

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13. Who Had Hits With The Songs "Cambodia" & "You Keep me Hanging On"

A) Kim Wilde

B) Diana Ross

C) Kylie Minogue

D) Madonna

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14. Name The Label Owned By Madonna

A) Sire Records

B) Warner Bros. Records

C) Maverick

D) Columbia Records

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15. Who Declared In 1989 That They Would Rather Jack Than Fleetwood Mac

A) Spandau Ballet

B) Duran Duran

C) The Reynolds Girls

D) Madonna

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16. Where Was Lionel Richie Dancing According To His 1986 Hit?

A) On The Floor

B) On The Ceiling

C) In The Sky

D) Under The Table

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17. Who Had A No.1 Hit In 1984 With "The Reflex"

A) Duran Duran

B) Wham!

C) Madonna

D) Prince

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18. How Many Tears Did The Goombay Dance Band Have

A) Five

B) Eight

C) Nine

D) Seven

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19. Which 1983 Duet Featuring Paul McCartney & Michael Jackson Has A 3 Word Title?

A) Say Say Say

B) The Girl Mine

C) Beat It Tonight

D) Moonlight Dance Night

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20. Which Irish Singer Got To No.3 With "Tarzan Boy" In 1985

A) Sinéad O'Connor

B) Enya

C) Van Morrison

D) Baltimora

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21. Who Had A Hit In 1988 With The Song "Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi"

A) Madonna

B) Whitney Houston

C) George Michael

D) Kylie Minogue

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22. Who Had A Hit With "Heaven Is A Place On Earth" In 1987

A) Madonna

B) Belinda Carlisle

C) Whitney Houston

D) Cyndi Lauper

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23. Who Had Her Only Top 10 Hit With "See The Day" In 1985

A) Sade

B) Whitney Houston

C) Madonna

D) Dee C Lee

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24. Which Of Madonna's Albums Featured A Duet With Prince Called "Love Song"

A) Like a Virgin

B) Erotica

C) Confessions on a Dance Floor

D) Like A Prayer

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25. What Was The Stage Name Of Kajagoogoo's Chris Hamill

A) Chaz Hamill

B) Limahl

C) Kazoo Hamill

D) Nikol Hamill

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26. What Was The Bangles Only Number One Hit In The UK?

A) Walk Like an Egyptian

B) Manic Monday

C) Hazy Shade of Winter

D) Eternal Flame

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27. Who Wrote The Songs Manic Monday, Nothing Compares To You And I Feel For You

A) Madonna

B) Elton John

C) Michael Jackson

D) Prince

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28. Who Had "Self Control" In 1984

A) Laura Brannigan

B) Madonna

C) Cyndi Lauper

D) Whitney Houston

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29. Name The Band "Eight Wonder's" Lead Singer A) Tiffany, B) Patsy Kensit, C) Debbie Gibson

A) Tiffany

B) Debbie Gibson

C) Patsy Kensit

D) Kylie Minogue

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30. Who Had A Hit With The Song "Like A Prayer"

A) Whitney Houston

B) Madonna

C) Cyndi Lauper

D) Prince

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31. Which Female Singer Asked The Question "What's Love Got To Do With It"

A) Whitney Houston

B) Madonna

C) Tina Turner

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32. Which Soul Singer Had A string Of Hits With The Commodores Before Launching His Solo Career

A) Barry White

B) Lionel Richie

C) Smokey Robinson

D) Otis Redding

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33. Who Had A Hit In 1989 With "I Drove All Night"

A) Madonna

B) Cyndi Lauper

C) Whitney Houston

D) Janet Jackson

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34. Which Female Icon Brought Out A Book Entitled "Sex"

A) Cher

B) Beyoncé

C) Madonna

D) Rihanna

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35. Who Had Hits With "You Keep Me Hanging On" & Cambodia

A) Whitney Houston

B) Kim Wilde

C) Kylie Minogue

D) Debbie Gibson

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36. Which Female Singer Had A Hit With "Crazy For You"

A) Whitney Houston

B) Cyndi Lauper

C) Janet Jackson

D) Madonna

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37. What Song Features The Lyric “ Stars In Your Eyes Little One Where Do You Go To Dream

A) Walking on Sunshine

B) Land Of Make Believe

C) Only You

D) Abra Cadabra

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38. Which Over The Top Performer Played Piano On The 1986 Wham Hit "Edge Of Heaven"

A) Billy Joel

B) Paul McCartney

C) Stevie Wonder

D) Elton John

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39. Nena, Who Reached The No.1 Spot In The UK Came From Which Country

A) France

B) Austria

C) Switzerland

D) Germany

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40. Who had her first UK top 10 hit with What Have You Done For Me Lately? in 1986 at the age of nineteen?

A) Madonna

B) Whitney Houston

C) Janet Jackson

D) Cyndi Lauper

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41. Who Recorded The Albums "Fantastic, Make It Big, & Final"

A) Duran Duran

B) Culture Club

C) Wham

D) Spandau Ballet

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42. Michael Jackson sing this song in 1987

A) Bad

B) Smooth criminal

C) Thriller

D) The Way You Make Me Feel

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43. Which female vocalist had a top ten hit in 1988 with "Je ne sais pourquoi"

A) Madonna

B) Kylie Minogue

C) Whitney Houston

D) Cyndi Lauper

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44. Which singer wrote the autobiography 'Take It Like A Man''?

A) Boy George

B) George Michael

C) David Bowie

D) Elton John

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45. What album holds the world record for copies sold?

A) Back in Black

B) Thriller

C) The Dark Side of the Moon

D) Their Greatest Hits (1971–1975)

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46. Michael di Lorenzo was one of the lead dancers on which Michael Jackson video?

A) Beat It

B) Thriller

C) Billie Jean

D) Bad

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