Trivia Quiz on 80s Music Part 5
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.)
Spin back to the decade of big hooks and bigger hair with 42 rapid‑fire questions on synth-pop, rock anthems, R&B grooves, and iconic movie themes. Perfect for music buffs and casual fans alike, this set keeps the energy high from start to finish.
Crank up the neon nostalgia and test your knowledge of the 1980s music scene—from chart-topping singles and legendary duos to soundtrack smashes and crossover collaborations. Built for group play, it’s ideal for team battles at office happy hours, classroom activities, family game nights, and livestreams. Run it in any online or live setting, including Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, or Kick. Duplicate the set in one click to tailor rounds, reorder questions, or tweak difficulty for your audience. Suggested play: Split into three rounds of 14 questions, give teams 15–25 seconds per question, and award bonus points for perfect rounds. Use quick “name the artist” lightning questions between rounds to keep the pace up, and settle ties with sudden-death challenges like guessing the release year or naming an extra hit by the same artist. Get ready for sing-along moments, friendly rivalries, and plenty of “I knew that!” high-fives.
1. Who Sang The Theme To The Bond Movie A View To A Kill
A) A-ha
B) Madonna
C) Tina Turner
D) Duran Duran
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2. Who Funked For Jamaica
A) James Brown
B) Tom Browne
C) George Benson
D) Herbie Hancock
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3. Name The Two Members Of The Duo "Tears For Fears"
A) Simon Le Bon & Nick Rhodes
B) David Gilmour & Roger Waters
C) Phil Collins & Mike Rutherford
D) Curt Smith & Roland Orzabal
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4. Which Band Sang "Love My Way" On The "Valley Girl" Soundtrack
A) Psychadelic Furs
B) The Smiths
C) Duran Duran
D) Talking Heads
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5. Which Song Was A Hit For Both Tom Jones And Prince?
A) Delilah
B) Purple Rain
C) It's Not Unusual
D) Kiss
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6. Who Sang "The Futures So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades"
A) Men at Work
B) Huey Lewis and the News
C) Timbuk 3
D) The Dave Matthews Band
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7. Prince's "Baby Im A Star" Featured On The Sou8ndtrack To Which Film
A) Batman (1989) soundtrack
B) Graffiti Bridge (1990) soundtrack
C) Purple Rain
D) Under the Cherry Moon (1986) soundtrack
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8. What Did The Human League Keep Feeling
A) Fascination
B) Love
C) Joy
D) Ecstasy
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9. Men At Work Came From A Land Down Where
A) Below
B) Over
C) South
D) Under
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10. How Many Years Were There Between Blondies Fifth & Sixth No.1 Hits
A) 16
B) 17
C) 18
D) 20
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11. Name The Band: Vince clark, Andy Bell
A) Depeche Mode
B) Yazoo
C) Erasure
D) Ride
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12. Who Recorded The Albums "Maon On The Line", "Crusader" & Flying Colours
A) Sting
B) Chris De Burgh
C) Peter Gabriel
D) Elton John
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13. What's The Connection Between Robert Palmer & Duran Duran
A) The Power Station
B) They both performed on Live Aid (1985)
C) They shared the same record label
D) Duran Duran members produced Palmer's song
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14. Phil Collins First Name Is Actually A) Eddie, B) Phil, C) George
A) Eddie
B) George
C) Phil
D) David
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15. Who Had A Hit In 1983 & 1989 With "Cruel Summer"
A) The Bangles
B) Culture Club
C) Bananarama
D) Wham!
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16. What is the name of the theme song for the film 'the highlander'
A) There Can Be Only One
B) Princes of
C) A Kind of Magic
D) Bohemian Rhapsody
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17. What was the name of the Bjork-fronted 80's band?
A) The Sugarcubes
B) Kukl
C) Siouxsie and the Banshees
D) The Slits
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18. Which Record Was The Last UK No.1 Of The 1970's And Obviously The First No.1 Of The 80's
A) Video Killed the Radio Star
B) Another Brick In The Wall
C) Don't You Want Me
D) Karma Chameleon
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19. Who Had An 80's Hit With The Song 'Is There Something I Should Know'
A) Spandau Ballet
B) Culture Club
C) Duran Duran
D) A-ha
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20. Which eighties musician got sued by a music related company for using their name as part of his pseudonym?*
A) Thomas Dolby
B) Sting
C) Prince
D) Madonna
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21. After The Fire made 'Der Kommissar' popular, but which eighties musician performed it originally?
A) Falco
B) Adam Ant
C) Nena
D) Kim Wilde
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22. Who Had An 80's Hit With The Song 'Other Woman,'
A) Whitney Houston
B) Ray Parker Jr
C) George Michael
D) Michael Jackson
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23. Who sang Its a Heartache, nothing but a heartache?
A) Cyndi Lauper
B) Bonnie Tyler
C) Madonna
D) Tina Turner
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24. Who sang 'I Want My MTV' on the Dire Straits song 'Money For Nothing'?
A) David Bowie
B) Sting
C) Bruce Springsteen
D) Peter Gabriel
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25. Who Had An 80's Hit With The Song 'Funky Cold Medina,'
A) Vanilla Ice
B) Run-DMC
C) Beastie Boys
D) Tone Loc
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26. Which Aerosmith song was re-made by Run D.M.C.?
A) Walk this way
B) Dream On
C) Sweet Emotion
D) Crazy
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27. Which US Singer Duetted With Donna Summer On The US Number One 'No More Tears''
A) Whitney Houston
B) Diana Ross
C) Barbara Streisand
D) Celine Dion
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28. Who Had An 80's Hit With The Song 'Kiss On My List',
A) Michael Jackson
B) Prince
C) Whitney Houston
D) Hall and Oates
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29. Who Had An 80's Hit With The Song 'Two of Us,'
A) David Sanborn
B) Grover Washington with Bill Withers
C) Kenny G
D) George Benson
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30. "On the Single "" Do They Know It's Christmas "" Only One Person Performed On Both The Original And The 20 Year Remake Band Aid 20, Who Was It?"
A) Bono / U2
B) Sting
C) George Michael
D) Midge Ure
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31. Who wrote the song, "Pac-Man Fever?"
A) Buckner and Garcia
B) Tommy Tallarico
C) Koji Kondo
D) David Wise
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32. Name the band - songs include "Heart of Glass, The Tide is High"?
A) Blondie
B) The Go-Go's
C) Talking Heads
D) Duran Duran
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33. Who sang 'Bad Case Of Loving You'?
A) Robert Palmer
B) Elvis Presley
C) Michael Bolton
D) Bryan Adams
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34. Name the band - songs include "Psycho Killer, Road To Nowhere"?
A) Talking Heads
B) The B-52's
C) Duran Duran
D) Devo
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35. Name the band - songs include "Let's Stick Together, The Price of Love"?
A) Bryan Ferry
B) Roxy Music
C) David Bowie
D) Elton John
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36. Name the band - songs include "Baby I Don't Care, I Want Your Love"?
A) Blondie
B) Transvision Vamp
C) Spandau Ballet
D) Duran Duran
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37. Sung by Robert Palmer, '______ to love'?
A) Want to love
B) Ready to love
C) Willing to love
D) Addicted
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38. Name the band - songs include "Doctor Doctor, Hold Me Now, Don't Mess With Dr Dream"?
A) Thompson Twins
B) UFO
C) A-ha
D) Duran Duran
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39. Who is Robert van Winkle?
A) Robert De Niro
B) Ice-T
C) Vanilla Ice
D) Robert Plant
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40. Name the band - songs include "Mystify, Listen Like Thieves, Original Sin"?
A) U2
B) Duran Duran
C) INXS
D) AC/DC
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41. Hey! What was the name of the hit song released by 'The Romantics' in February 1980?
A) Cryin' in the Rain
B) Talking in Your Sleep
C) One in a Million
D) That's What I Like About You
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42. Who sang 'Islands In The Stream' with Dolly Parton?
A) Elvis Presley
B) George Strait
C) Kenny Rogers
D) Whitney Houston
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