Trivia Quiz on 80s Music Part 2
Tuesday, October 28, 2025
A ready-made music and pop-culture quiz that you can use in virtual and in-person events (Zoom, Teams, YouTube Live, Twitch, conferences, meetings, classrooms, etc.)
Turn up the synths for 50 fresh questions on iconic 80s hits, videos, and chart-toppers—this is 80s Music Part 2. Perfect for teams who know their new wave, pop, and power ballads inside out.
Welcome to 80s Music Part 2—an upbeat, group-focused trivia session crammed with neon-soaked chart facts, sing-along classics, and video-era memories. It’s designed for teams, not solo play, and it runs smoothly in online or live settings like Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, or Kick. Split into teams, appoint a host, and keep the pace brisk with 20–45 seconds per question; use quick check-ins for tie-breakers and encourage friendly banter for maximum fun. Ideal for virtual happy hours, office icebreakers, community game nights, retro-themed parties, or streaming with your audience—just share your screen, enable the built-in leaderboard moments where prompted, and let the nostalgia do the rest.
1. The Police sung about it in 1981, Queen sung about it in 1986 and Take That sung about it in 1992 what word did they all sing about?
A) Roxanne
B) Back
C) Magic
D) Dream
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2. Name Three Of The Songs Featured On The 1986 Release "It's It's The Sweet Mix"
A) Blockbuster, Fox On The Run, Ballroom Blitz
B) Blockbuster, Ballroom Blitz, Love Is Like Oxygen
C) Blockbuster, Fox On The Run, Teenage Rampage
D) Blockbuster, Fox On The Run, Teenage Rampage, Hell Raiser, Ballroom Blitz
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3. Which Robert Palmer Song Featured In The Movie Cocktail
A) Addicted To Love
B) Simply Irresistible
C) Bad Case of Loving You (Doctor, Doctor)
D) Looking for Clues
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4. By What Name Is George O'Dowd Better Known
A) George O'Dowd
B) Boy George
C) George Michael
D) Billy Idol
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5. Which 2 Musicians Co Wrote & Produced "Do They Know Its Christmas"
A) Midge Ure & Bob Geldof
B) George Michael & Bono
C) Sting & Phil Collins
D) Paul Young & Simon Le Bon
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6. Their Debut Album was Called "Lexicon In Love" Who Was The Band
A) ABC
B) Spandau Ballet
C) Duran Duran
D) Culture Club
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7. Who Was The Lead Vocalist With Haircut 100
A) Howard Jones
B) Nick Hayward
C) Adam Ant
D) Mike Score
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8. Who Co Wrote The Band Aid Single "Do They Know It's Chrismas"
A) George Michael
B) Bob Geldof & Midge Ure
C) Paul Young
D) Peter Gabriel
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9. Who Is Martin Fry Lead Singer With
A) ABC
B) Spandau Ballet
C) Duran Duran
D) The Human League
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10. In "Don't You Want Me Baby" By The Human League Where Did The Waitress Work
A) In a cafe
B) In a diner
C) In A Cocktail Bar
D) In a nightclub
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11. Name The European City Tjhat Was A Hit For Ultravox In The 80's
A) Vienna
B) Paris
C) Berlin
D) London
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12. Billy Joels "Uptown Girl" Video Featured Which Super Model
A) Cindy Crawford
B) Naomi Campbell
C) Claudia Schiffer
D) Christie Brinkley
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13. Name The 2 Members Of Hall & Oats
A) Paul Simon & Art Garfunkel
B) Daryl Hall & John Oates
C) John Lennon & Paul McCartney
D) Kenny G & Michael Bolton
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14. Pat Benatar Asked You To "Hit Her With Your" What
A) Best Move
B) Best Kiss
C) Best Smile
D) Best Shot
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15. Who were Paul Humphries & Andy Mc-Cluskey Better Known As
A) The Human League
B) OMD
C) Depeche Mode
D) Pet Shop Boys
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16. Which Prince Song Did Age Of Chance Later Decide To Cover
A) Purple Rain
B) When Doves Cry
C) Kiss
D) 1999
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17. From which musical did ‘One Night in Bangkok’ & ‘I Know Him So Well’ come?
A) Les Misérables
B) Evita
C) The Phantom of the Opera
D) Chess
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18. Morten Harket Is The Lead Singer Of Which Band
A) Roxette
B) ABBA
C) A-ha
D) The Cardigans
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19. Which Group Took "My Perfect Cousin" To No.9 At The Start Of The 80's
A) The Undertones
B) The Jam
C) Spandau Ballet
D) Duran Duran
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20. Name 3 Of The Four mebers Of Culture Club
A) Boy George, Roy Hay, John Taylor
B) Mikey Craig, Jon Moss, Freddie Mercury
C) Mikey Craig, Boy George, Sting
D) Mickey Craig, Boy George, Roy Hay, Jon Moss
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21. Which Talented Us Producer Reached No.14 With "Ai No Corrida" (I-No-Ko-Ree-Da)
A) Quincy Jones
B) Berry Gordy
C) Phil Spector
D) Dr. Dre
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22. An Untypical Motown Record Which Single Gave Singer Charlene A UK No.1 In 1982
A) I' ve Never Been To Me
B) Dancing in the Street
C) Stop! In the Name of Love
D) Ain't No Mountain High Enough
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23. She Blinded Thomas Dolby Wioth What
A) Love
B) Light
C) A laser
D) Science
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24. Which Band Does Jim Kerr Front
A) U2
B) Duran Duran
C) Spandau Ballet
D) Simple Minds
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25. In Which Decade Did Rod Stewart Have His Last No.1
A) The 80's, 1983 (Baby Jane)
B) The 70's, 1976 (Tonight's the Night)
C) The 60's, 1969 (Maggie May)
D) The 90's, 1991 (Rhythm of My Heart)
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26. Who Is Simply Reds Lead Vocalist
A) Mick Jagger
B) Robert Plant
C) Mick Hucknall
D) Liam Gallagher
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27. Who Had A Hit With The Song "The Greatest Love Of All"
A) George Benson
B) Mariah Carey
C) Whitney Houston
D) Celine Dion
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28. Name Disco Tex's group?
A) Studio 54 All-Stars
B) The Glitterati
C) The Sex-O-Lettes
D) The Boogie Knights
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29. David Sylvian Was The Former Frontman Of Which Group
A) The Smiths
B) Duran Duran
C) Japan
D) Talk Talk
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30. Which James Bond Film Duran Duran Provide The Theme Music For
A) Live and Let Die
B) The Living Daylights
C) A View To A Kill
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31. Who Wrote The Song "Manic Monday" For The Bangles
A) Prince
B) Diane Warren
C) Carole King
D) Michael Bolton
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32. Reaching No 4 In 1994 Give The Full Title Of Cyndi Laupers Re- Released 80's Classic
A) Girls Just Want To Have Fun
B) Time After Time
C) She Bop
D) Hey Now (Girls Just Want To Have Fun)
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33. Who Warned Us About Dirty Diana
A) Elvis Presley
B) Prince
C) Micheal Jackson
D) Madonna
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34. Name The Title Song From The Movie "Back To The Future"
A) The Power Of Love
B) Johnny B. Goode
C) Back In Time
D) Earth Angel
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35. "Edge Of Heaven", "Last Christmas" & "I'm Your Man" Were Hits for Which 80's Duo
A) Pet Shop Boys
B) Eurythmics
C) Hall & Oates
D) Wham
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36. The Film "The Ryan White Story" Featured A Song Called "I'm Still Standing" By Which Male Singer
A) David Bowie
B) Billy Joel
C) George Michael
D) Elton John
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37. Who Had A Hit With "(Ive Had) The Time Of My Life"
A) Bill Medley & Jennifer Warnes
B) Patrick Swayze
C) Huey Lewis
D) Kenny Loggins
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38. Cheryl, Mike, Bobby & Jay Are Collectively Known As Which Successful 80's Band?
A) A-ha
B) Spandau Ballet
C) Wham!
D) Bucks Fizz
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39. Which Girl Band Had A Hit With The Song “Really Saying Something”?
A) Spice Girls
B) The Go-Go's
C) The Bangles
D) Bananarama
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40. Which Black American Band Featured On The British Band Aid Single
A) Spandau Ballet
B) Kool And The Gang
C) Earth, Wind & Fire
D) Whodini
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41. According To The Lyrics Of The B52's Song Love Shack What Was Their Chrysler As Big As
A) A house
B) A bus
C) A ship
D) A Whale
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42. Morten Harket Was The Lead Singer With Which 80's Band
A) Duran Duran
B) Spandau Ballet
C) Wham!
D) Aha
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43. Who Was Driving Home For Christmas In 1988
A) George Michael
B) Chris Rea
C) Elton John
D) Bryan Adams
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44. Who Had A Hit With "If I Could Turn Back Time"
A) Cher
B) Madonna
C) Whitney Houston
D) Cyndi Lauper
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45. Whose Albums Included Plastic Letters & Parallel Lines
A) The Ramones
B) Talking Heads
C) Sex Pistols
D) Blondie
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46. Which Song About Contraception Was Blazoned Across Countless White T-Shirts
A) The Pill
B) Birth Control Blues
C) Contraception
D) Relax
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47. What Were The First Names Of The 3 Original Members Of Bananarama
A) Siobhan, Sara, Karen
B) Shivon, Sara, Keren
C) Siobhan, Sara, Keren
D) Siobhan, Sasha, Karen
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48. Who Had A Hit With The Song "Celebration"
A) Kool & The Gang
B) Earth, Wind & Fire
C) The Jackson 5
D) James Brown
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49. Name The Lead Singer With The Bangles?
A) Debbi Peterson
B) Susanna Hoffs
C) Vicki Peterson
D) Stevie Nicks
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50. Who Recorded The Albums "Tango In The Night" & "The Mask"
A) Fleetwood Mac
B) The Eagles
C) Queen
D) Genesis
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