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80s Music: Days Of Mousse & Plastic Pants Quiz

A general quiz involving questions about 80s songs, artists, lyrics, and albums. Put on your parachute pants and have fun--good luck!

A multiple-choice quiz by Nafa. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
Nafa

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
114,088

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 15

Plays
2245

Last 3 plays: Guest 89 (5/15), Guest 38 (8/15), Guest 92 (8/15).

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Question 1 of 15

1. In the Split Enz song "Dirty Creature", what is "waiting for me just below the surface so bright"? Hint

Te Wheke

Neptune

Paradise

Taniwha

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Question 2 of 15

2. Who was NOT a member of Crowded House? Hint

Mark Seymour

Neil Finn

Tim Finn

Nick Seymour

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Question 3 of 15

3. Name the song: "Search for you/You're hat pushed straight/Away from me, your measured step/Heads up, you win/Always too late." Hint

The Exploding Boy

Speak My Language

2 Late

Fear Of Ghosts

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Question 4 of 15

4. This was the lead single and title of A-Ha's third album. Hint

East Of The Sun

Blue Skies Blue Skies

West Of The Moon

Stay On These Roads

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Question 5 of 15

5. Who is the only musical act to appear on "The Young Ones" twice? Hint

Madness

Cliff Richard

Motorhead

The Damned

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Question 6 of 15

6. Who is the be-mulleted singer who stated, "This song is NOT a rebel song..." Hint

Bruce Springsteen

Bono Vox

Billy Idol

Tony Hadley

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Question 7 of 15

7. Who was the first band to perform at Live Aid? Hint

Boomtown Rats

Style Council

Wham!

Status Quo

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Question 8 of 15

8. Name the song: "Pull straws with holy men/Paint all the atlas pink..." Hint

Where The Rose Is Sewn

Just A Shadow

The Crossing

Fields Of Fire

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Question 9 of 15

9. Where was Duran Duran's video for "Lonely In Your Nightmare" filmed? Hint

Kyoto

Antigua

Sri Lanka

London

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Question 10 of 15

10. What was the name of Howard Jones' mime sidekick? Hint

Jed

Fred

Red

Ved

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Question 11 of 15

11. On MTV's "120 Minutes Tour" of 1992, which 80s artist was not represented by having a member of their group in one of the featured bands? Hint

Sex Pistols

Joy Division

The Smiths

Sigue Sigue Sputnik

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Question 12 of 15

12. Name the song: "Geisha girls with silken curls/Giggle about this guy/They want to comb his ponytail/Become Mrs. Samurai..." Hint

Sukiyaki

Shintaro

They Call Me Bruce

Turning Japanese

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Question 13 of 15

13. This video was filmed at a castle using props from the movie "Excalibur". It also featured a Bruce Lee character and an American football player character. Name it. Hint

Arthur

Ant Rap

Swords Of A Thousand Men

In The Name Of Love

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Question 14 of 15

14. The Alarm released a B-side titled "Gwethoch Fii Lawr Yr Afon" which was completely sung in Welsh. Name the A-side. Hint

Spirit Of '76

Rain In The Summertime

Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?

Sold Me Down The River

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Question 15 of 15

15. On the original Hip Tone release of REM's debut single, "Radio Free Europe", what is the B-side (NOT the IRS version)? Hint

There She Goes Again

King Of The Road

Wolves

Sitting Still

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. In the Split Enz song "Dirty Creature", what is "waiting for me just below the surface so bright"?

Answer: Taniwha

Taniwha is a Maori mythological monster who lives in the lakes of New Zealand. To this day, there are still believers in the Taniwha.

2. Who was NOT a member of Crowded House?

Answer: Mark Seymour

Mark Seymour fronted the Australian group Hunters and Collectors whose song "Throw Your Arms Around Me" was made famous by Crowded House.

3. Name the song: "Search for you/You're hat pushed straight/Away from me, your measured step/Heads up, you win/Always too late."

Answer: 2 Late

The B-side of the Cure single, "Lovesong".

4. This was the lead single and title of A-Ha's third album.

Answer: Stay On These Roads

This album also featured the James Bond theme for "The Living Daylights".

5. Who is the only musical act to appear on "The Young Ones" twice?

Answer: Madness

They performed "House Of Fun" in "Boring" and "Our House" in "Sick".

6. Who is the be-mulleted singer who stated, "This song is NOT a rebel song..."

Answer: Bono Vox

This was for the "Under A Blood Red Sky" version of "Sunday Bloody Sunday".

7. Who was the first band to perform at Live Aid?

Answer: Status Quo

Style Council were second, and the Boomtown Rats were third. Wham's set was bumped to a guest spot with Elton John and Kiki Dee due to time constraints.

8. Name the song: "Pull straws with holy men/Paint all the atlas pink..."

Answer: The Crossing

Ironically, this song was featured on Big Country's "Wonderland" EP, which was a follow up to "The Crossing" LP (on which the song did not appear).

9. Where was Duran Duran's video for "Lonely In Your Nightmare" filmed?

Answer: Sri Lanka

While there, they also filmed videos for "Hungry Like The Wolf" and "Save A Prayer"; in Antigua they filmed the video for "Rio".

10. What was the name of Howard Jones' mime sidekick?

Answer: Jed

He was featured heavily in the video for "New Song".

11. On MTV's "120 Minutes Tour" of 1992, which 80s artist was not represented by having a member of their group in one of the featured bands?

Answer: Joy Division

Johnny Rotten/John Lydon fronted Public Image Limited and was also joined by Mike Joyce from The Smiths on drums. Mick Jones of The Clash fronted Big Audio Dynamite (II) and also featured Cris Kavanugh from Sigue Sigue Sputnik on drums. Also on the bill were the national debuts of Live and Blind Melon.

12. Name the song: "Geisha girls with silken curls/Giggle about this guy/They want to comb his ponytail/Become Mrs. Samurai..."

Answer: Shintaro

This was the B-side to the Men At Work single "It's A Mistake".

13. This video was filmed at a castle using props from the movie "Excalibur". It also featured a Bruce Lee character and an American football player character. Name it.

Answer: Ant Rap

Long before Vanilla Ice, Adam and The Ants performed a rap song called "Ant Rap" (with minor success).

14. The Alarm released a B-side titled "Gwethoch Fii Lawr Yr Afon" which was completely sung in Welsh. Name the A-side.

Answer: Sold Me Down The River

They also released the album "Change" entirely in Welsh (titled "Newid").

15. On the original Hip Tone release of REM's debut single, "Radio Free Europe", what is the B-side (NOT the IRS version)?

Answer: Sitting Still

The IRS version featured a cover of the Velvet Underground's "There She Goes Again".

Source: Author Nafa

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