Trivia Quiz on 80s Pop

1. The group Simply Red were named after what

A) Man Utd football club

B) A red scarf worn by Mick Hucknall

C) A line from a blues song

D) A local coffee shop

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2. Name Tina Turners solo comeback album of 1984

A) Private Dancer

B) Break Every Rule

C) Foreign Affair

D) Tina!

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3. Which Famous Pop Star Made An On Screen Appearance Alongside Mr.T In The A Team

A) Madonna

B) Michael Jackson

C) Prince

D) Boy George

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4. Which Pop Duo Before Hitting The Big Time Were Formally Kno wn As Executive

A) Pet Shop Boys

B) Duran Duran

C) Wham

D) Hall & Oates

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5. Which Very Successful Pop Duo Consist Of "Roland Orzabal & Curt Smith"

A) Hall & Oates

B) Daft Punk

C) Simon & Garfunkel

D) Tears For Fears

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6. Which Musical Act Went By The Fomer Name Of "Two Tons Of Fun"

A) The Weather Girls

B) The Pointer Sisters

C) The Weathergirls

D) Sister Sledge

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7. Which band member was Boy George allegedly seeing in Culture Club during the eighties? (Just name the instrument he plays)

A) The Bassist

B) The Drummer

C) The Guitarist

D) The Vocalist

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8. What Was Madonna's First UK No.1 Single?

A) Into The Groove

B) Like a Virgin

C) Holiday

D) Papa Don't Preach

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9. Who sang the Song 'Electric Youth'?

A) Kylie Minogue

B) Debbie Gibson

C) Cyndi Lauper

D) Madonna

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10. Who Sung The Theme Tune to The Bond Movie “For You're Eyes Only”?

A) Adele

B) Madonna

C) Sheena Easton

D) Celine Dion

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11. Which phrase with a French flavour was the titleof Paul Young's debut album?

A) C'est La Vie

B) Parlez-Vous

C) Chanson d'Amour

D) No Parlez

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12. Guess The Band From These Initials AFL / AF / BA / BU

A) Aerosmith

B) Abba

C) Backstreet Boys

D) Bee Gees

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13. Hand On Your Heart Was A Hit In 1989 Name The Singer

A) Madonna

B) Cyndi Lauper

C) Kylie Minogue

D) Olivia Newton-John

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14. Which Trio Wrote The Diana Ross Hit Chain Reaction

A) The Supremes

B) ABBA

C) The Carpenters

D) The Bee Gees

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15. Did Sheena Easton Like Travelling By "Fast Car" Or "Early Morning Train"

A) Early Morning Train

B) Fast Car

C) Evening Bus

D) Hot Air Balloon

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16. Chain Reaction Was A Hit For Tina Turner Or Diana Ross

A) Diana Ross

B) Tina Turner

C) Whitney Houston

D) Madonna

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17. What Was The B52's Chrysler As Big As

A) A shark

B) An elephant

C) A Whale

D) A battleship

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18. What Country Did The Pop Duo Roxette Come From

A) Norway

B) Finland

C) Denmark

D) Sweden

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19. In The World Of Music Who Am I "Gergios Kyriacos Panayiotou"

A) George Michael

B) Michael Jackson

C) Elton John

D) Sting

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20. 3 Singers Have Sung The Opening Line The Christmas Favourite Do They Know Its Christmas (PFE)

A) George Michael

B) Paul Young

C) Bono

D) Sting

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21. What Is The Very First Word In The Paul Young Song “Land Of The Common People”

A) Loving

B) Living

C) Losing

D) Lately

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22. Whose real name is Annie Mae Bullock

A) Aretha Franklin

B) Diana Ross

C) Tina Turner

D) Whitney Houston

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23. Belinda Kurczesky Is The Real Name Of Which Singer

A) Cyndi Lauper

B) Belinda Carlisle

C) Whitney Houston

D) Madonna

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24. Which Famous Singer / Drummer Played Drums On The Band Aid Single "Do They Know It's Christmas"

A) Ringo Starr

B) Phil Collins

C) Roger Taylor

D) Don Henley

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25. What Was The Name Of George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley's First Band

A) The Rebels

B) Midnight Riders

C) Executive

D) Wham!

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26. Which Scot Became A Modern Girl In 1980

A) Sheena Easton

B) Annie Lennox

C) Kate Bush

D) Kim Wilde

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27. The Lover Speak's Only Chart Entry Was Later Covered By Annie Lennox . What Was It Called

A) No More I Love You's

B) The Deep End of Love

C) Past Midnight

D) Crying for You

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28. Which Paul Nicholas album was named after a sitcom in which he starred?

A) Just Good Friends

B) A Place in the Sun

C) Midnight in Motion

D) Kaleidoscope Dreams

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29. "Was I Wanna Dance With Somebody" A Hit For Cyndi Lauper Or Whitney Houston

A) Whitney Houston

B) Cyndi Lauper

C) Madonna

D) Mariah Carey

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30. According To the Lyrics Of One Of His Songs Where Did Paul Young Call Gome

A) Where He Placed His Hat

B) Wherever He Laid His Hat

C) Where He Left His Hat

D) Where He Took Off His Hat

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31. What Principle Did Janet Jackson Sing About

A) The Velvet Rope Principle

B) The Rhythm Principle

C) The Pleasure Principle

D) The Control Principle

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32. Susanna Hoffs Was A Member Of Which Band

A) The Go-Go's

B) The Runaways

C) Fleetwood Mac

D) The Bangles

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33. Name The Guitarist Thet Performed On Belinda Carlisles "Mad About You"

A) Nile Rodgers

B) Steve Lukather

C) Andy Taylor

D) Slash

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34. Name The 2 Members Of Wham

A) George Michael & Andrew Ridgeley

B) George Michael & Andrew Ridgely

C) Elton John & Freddie Mercury

D) George Michael & Andrew Ridegley

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35. "I Love My Radio (My Dee Jays Radio) Was A One Hit Wonder For Which Female Singer

A) Adele

B) Taffy

C) Madonna

D) Whitney Houston

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36. Which Song Urged You To "Push Pineapple , Shake The Tree"

A) The Hokey Pokey

B) Macarena

C) Agadoo

D) YMCA

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37. Which Band Did Siobhan Fahey Form After Leaving Bananarama?

A) Spice Girls

B) The Go-Go's

C) The Fahey Project

D) Shakespeare Sister

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38. Who Wrote Lionel Richie's Massive Uk No.1 “Hello” ?

A) Michael Jackson

B) Diane Warren

C) Barry Gibb

D) Lionel Ritchie

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39. Johnny Hates Jazz Sang "Shattered Dreams" Or Was It "Dreaming Of You"

A) Dreaming of You

B) Shattered Dreams

C) Turn Back the Clock

D) I Don't Want to Be a Hero

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40. Who Had A Hit With "Get Outa My Dreams Get Into My Car"

A) Billy Ocean

B) George Michael

C) Prince

D) Whitney Houston

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41. Before Judging On American Idol Which US Singer Had A Hit With The Song Opposites Attract

A) Paula Abdul

B) Madonna

C) Whitney Houston

D) Janet Jackson

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42. Who Was The Lead Singer Of "Go West"

A) George Michael

B) Adam Ant

C) Sting

D) Peter Cox

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43. What Was The No.1 hit For Early Eighties Band Tight Fit

A) Stayin' Alive

B) Eye of the Tiger

C) Fantasy Island

D) The Lion Sleeps Tonight

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44. Which Group Were A One Hit Wonder With "Danger Games"

A) The Velvet Sparks

B) The Pinkees

C) The Neon Wind

D) Blue Ember

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45. Who Sang With Michael Jackson On "Say Say Say"

A) Ringo Starr

B) Paul McCartney

C) David Bowie

D) George Harrison

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46. What Was On The Other Side Of Boney M's Double A Side "Brown Girl In The Rain"?

A) Rivers Of Babylon

B) Ma Baker

C) Rasputin

D) Daddy Cool

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47. Which Famous Composer Did Falco Sing About

A) Ludwig van Beethoven

B) Johann Sebastian Bach

C) Frédéric Chopin

D) Amadeus

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48. 3 Singers Have Sung The Opening Line The Christmas Favourite Do They Know Its Christmas (PFE)

A) Sting

B) George Michael

C) Paul Young, Kylie Minogue, Chris Martin

D) Boy George

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49. What song did Elton John and George Michael sing as a duet?

A) Candle in the Wind

B) Your Song

C) Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

D) Careless Whisper

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50. Which German duo have sold over 85 million records?

A) Boney M.

B) Kraftwerk

C) Modern Talking

D) Scorpions

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