Trivia Quiz on 80s Music

1. He was 'dancing on the ceiling'

A) Michael Jackson

B) Prince

C) Lionel richie

D) Elvis Presley

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2. Which groups third album was 'sports' and featured 'heart and soul' and 'i want a new drug'

A) Bon Jovi

B) Queen

C) The Police

D) Huey Lewis and the News

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3. Which American female vocalist had a hit in 1980 with "Call Me"

A) Pat Benatar

B) Debbie harrie

C) Cyndi Lauper

D) Donna Summer

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4. Wafter Re-Uniting In The 80's The Song "That Was Then This Is Now" Was The First Single released By Which Group

A) The Go-Go's

B) The Monkees

C) Duran Duran

D) America

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5. Dressed man what song spawned a lawsuit for tommy tutone

A) Hey Jude

B) Stairway to Heaven

C) Smells Like Teen Spirit

D) 867-5309/jenny

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6. Who released the smash hit 'she drives me crazy'

A) Duran Duran

B) Fine young cannibals

C) Spice Girls

D) The Bangles

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7. What band sang the theme song to "The Breakfast Club?"

A) Simple Minds

B) Duran Duran

C) The Cure

D) U2

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8. Who got his name because of a yellow-and-black striped shirt he wore until it literally fell apart

A) David Bowie

B) Elvis Presley

C) Sting

D) Paul Simon

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9. What country is Men Without Hats originally from?

A) United States

B) Canada

C) United Kingdom

D) France

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10. What are dolly parton's working hours

A) 8 to 4

B) 10 to 6

C) 9 to 5

D) 7 to 3

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11. Who sang the title theme of the James Bond film A View to a Kill

A) A-ha

B) Duran duran

C) Spandau Ballet

D) Wham!

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12. Angus Drummie Zeb Gaye is a member of which group

A) UB40

B) Steel Pulse

C) Aswad

D) The Wailers

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13. How Are The Musical Duo Of "Martha Wash & Izora Armstead" More Commonly Known

A) The Weathergirls

B) The Weather Girls

C) Weather Girls

D) The Weatherettes

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14. Who was the original singer of Los Lobos' 1987 hit "La Bamba"?

A) Elvis Presley

B) Ritchie Valens

C) Carlos Santana

D) David Hidalgo

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15. Who sang 'you can call me al'

A) Art Garfunkel

B) Bob Dylan

C) Paul simon

D) Sting

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16. Fredrick Bulsara was the lead singer of what pop group

A) The Beatles - Freddie Mercury

B) The Rolling Stones - Mick Jagger

C) ABBA - Agnetha Fältskog

D) Queen - Freddie Mercury

E) Nirvana - Kurt Cobain

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17. Wheel according to bonnie tyler, what hits you when it's too late

A) Regret

B) Heartache

C) Guilt

D) Pain

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18. To what does the obscure song "Turning Japanese" refer?

A) A longing to visit Japan

B) A metaphor for cultural assimilation

C) Masturbation

D) A reference to a traditional Japanese dance

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19. With what song did Status Quo opened the Band Aid concert

A) Down Down

B) Rocking all over the World

C) Whatever You Want

D) In the Army Now

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20. What group drove "drive" into the top five

A) The Beatles

B) Cars

C) Queen

D) AC/DC

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21. What was the original name of Duran Duran?

A) The War

B) The Wombats

C) The Damage

D) RAF

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22. Kiss on My List' was which duo's second number one hit

A) Simon and Garfunkel

B) Hall and Oates

C) The Everly Brothers

D) Sonny and Cher

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23. Generation X Was A Band Fronted By Which Famous Rocker

A) Freddie Mercury

B) Axl Rose

C) Mick Jagger

D) Billy Idol

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24. Which group had a hit in 1985 with Everybody wants to Rule the World

A) A-ha

B) Duran Duran

C) Eurythmics

D) Tears for Fears

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25. Man At Saint Marks Her headline hit in 1984 was "Girls Just Want To Have Fun"

A) Madonna

B) Whitney Houston

C) Pat Benatar

D) Cyndi lauper

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26. In which song did hall and oates tell you to watch out for that sharkey girl

A) You Make My Dreams

B) Rich Girl

C) Man eater

D) Kiss on My List

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27. "One shaft of light that shows the way, no mortal man can win this day" what is the Queen song title

A) Radio Ga Ga

B) Don't Stop Me Now

C) A Kind of Magic

D) We Will Rock You

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28. Kenny Rogers sang Someone Who Cares for what film

A) Fools

B) Urban Cowboy

C) The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

D) The Gambler

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29. With Which 80's Band Is Was "Martin Fry" The Lead Singer

A) Duran Duran

B) Spandau Ballet

C) A-ha

D) ABC

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30. Whose version of A View to a Kill reached 1 in USA 2 in UK

A) U2

B) A-ha

C) Duran Duran

D) Madonna

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31. Depeche Mode the 80s groups name translates as what

A) Fashion News

B) Fashion Dispatch

C) Fast Fashion

D) Speed Fashion

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32. Whose hit "We Are Family" became an anthem for gay rights

A) Donna Summer

B) Village People

C) The Pointer Sisters

D) Sister sledge

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33. Who was the lead singer of the Cure?

A) Siouxsie Sioux

B) Robert Smith

C) Graham Coxon

D) Sting

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34. Which duo's best-selling album, The Innocents, topped the album charts in January 1989

A) Erasure

B) Pet Shop Boys

C) Soft Cell

D) Hall & Oates

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35. Who wrote the song 'do they know it's christmas' with midge ure

A) Bob Geldof

B) Elton John

C) Sting

D) Phil Collins

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36. Who sang the song "Run To You"?

A) Bryan Adams

B) Bon Jovi

C) Sting

D) George Michael

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37. I'm Gonna Be'(500 miles) was a hit for who

A) The Beatles

B) Coldplay

C) The Proclaimers

D) Oasis

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38. When The Motels Took The "L" Out Of Lover It Was What

A) Over

B) Lover

C) Lower

D) Under

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39. Susanne & Joanne Catherall Sang With Which Band

A) Spandau Ballet

B) The Human League

C) Duran Duran

D) Pet Shop Boys

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40. How Are Craig And Charlie Reid Better Known?

A) The Proclaimers

B) The Smiths

C) Simple Minds

D) The Kinks

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41. Who Recorded The Album "Who Made Who"

A) Metallica

B) ACDC

C) Led Zeppelin

D) Nirvana

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42. What Kind Of triangle Did New Order Have

A) Bizarre Love Triangle

B) Acute Love Triangle

C) Obtuse Love Triangle

D) Isosceles Love Triangle

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43. Faithless, Absolute & Hypnotize Were 80's Hits For Which Group

A) Duran Duran

B) Scritti Politti

C) Culture Club

D) A-ha

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44. "Need You Tonight" Was A Hit For Which Aussie Rockers

A) INXS

B) AC/DC

C) Midnight Oil

D) Silverchair

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45. "Brass In Pocket" Was A Hit For Which Band

A) The Pretenders

B) Blondie

C) The Go-Go's

D) Heart

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46. What Numeric Link Did Bros Have In Common With Tears For Fears

A) They both released debut albums in the same year

B) Bros had three members at their peak

C) Tears for Fears released their debut album in 1980

D) Each Group Had 2 Members (Twins)

E) They both originated in the United States

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47. In 1981 Which British Band Had A Hit Album Entitled "From The Tearooms Of Mars To The Hellholes Of Uranus" And A Hit Single Called Einstein A Go Go

A) Culture Club

B) Spandau Ballet

C) Landscape

D) Kajagoogoo

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48. Who had A Top 20 Hit With "Over The Hills And Far Away" In The Mid 80's

A) Bryan Adams

B) Phil Collins

C) Ozzy Osbourne

D) Gary Moore

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49. In Village People, there was an American Indian a cowboy, a consrtuction worker, a biker and who else?

A) Sailor

B) A Policeman

C) Leatherman

D) Firefighter

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50. Michael McNeil & Charles Burchill Are Members Of Which Band

A) U2

B) Duran Duran

C) Simple Minds

D) Spandau Ballet

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