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Don't Tell Me, I Know This One Quiz


Songs from the 1970s and 80s. Can you identify the group and/or song. Some of these groups were 'One Hit Wonders' in the U.S.

A multiple-choice quiz by awkins. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
awkins
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
192,738
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
8 / 15
Plays
2281
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Question 1 of 15
1. From Spandau Ballet, can you identify this song?
"With a thrill in my head and a pill on my tongue."
Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. Can you identify the song and group these lines come from?
"I've lain alone and cried at night
Over what love made me do
And the loved ones who let me down
And couldn't share my point of view."
Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. Who sang the song containing these lyrics?
"Cuddle up, baby, move in tight
We'll go dancing tomorrow night."
Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. "I know a guy who's soft and sweet
He's so fine, he can't be beat
He's got everything that I desire
Sets the summer sun on fire."
Which band was it?
Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. Identify the song and group.
"So we're different colours
And we're different creeds
And different people have different needs."
Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. "I tried to make it work
You in a cocktail skirt
And me in a suit
(Well it just wasn't me)."
The song was 'Say Hello Wave Goodbye'.
Can you name the group?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 7 of 15
7. Adam Ant sang;
"No one's gonna tell me
What's wrong or what's right
Or tell me who to eat with sleep with
Or that I've won the big fight big fight"
But in what song?
Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. "Nice girls not one with a defect,
cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct.
Red dogs under illegal legs.
She looks so good that he gets down and begs."
Lyrics from Elvis Costello, but which song?
Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. "You choose your leaders and place your trust
As their lies wash you down and their promises rust
You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns."
This went straight to number one in the U.K. - who sang it?
Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. "My arms enfold the dole queue
malnutrition dulls my hair
my eyes are black and lifeless
with an underprevileged stare."
A cheerful little ditty, sung by _____ ?
Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. "Somebody's watching me
and now I'm nervous and I shouldn't be
Somebody's got their eye on me
perhaps I should invite him up for tea?"
Who was being watched?
Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. "I was writing to tell you
That my feelings tonight
Are a stain on my notebook
That rings your goodbye."
What's the name of the song?
Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. "Silly little sniggers from the women liberators
But I'll stand and hold my post
Polished buttons and erect I'll raise the flag
I'll show those women who's the most."
From 'Uncle Sam', but who sang it?
Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. "Since you've gone I been lost without a trace
I dream at night I can only see your face."
This trio had many hits. Now the lead singer is a best selling solo artist. Which group sang this song?

Answer: (Two Words)
Question 15 of 15
15. "Stalked in the forest, too close to hide
I'll be upon you by the moonlight side".
By Duran Duran, what song?
Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. From Spandau Ballet, can you identify this song? "With a thrill in my head and a pill on my tongue."

Answer: True

Spandau Ballet was comprised of brothers Martin and Gary Kemp, Tony Hadley, John Keeble and Steve Norman.
2. Can you identify the song and group these lines come from? "I've lain alone and cried at night Over what love made me do And the loved ones who let me down And couldn't share my point of view."

Answer: "Love Action (I Believe in Love)" by Human League

The Human League consisted of Martyn Ware, Ian Marsh and Philip Oakey. Their first release was 'Being Boiled' in 1978. Ian and Martyn eventually left and formed Heaven 17, while Phil stayed on in a reincarnated version of THL.
3. Who sang the song containing these lyrics? "Cuddle up, baby, move in tight We'll go dancing tomorrow night."

Answer: Wham

From 'Wake Me Up Before You Go Go'. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were Wham!
4. "I know a guy who's soft and sweet He's so fine, he can't be beat He's got everything that I desire Sets the summer sun on fire." Which band was it?

Answer: Bow Wow Wow

From the song 'I Want Candy.' Lead singer was Annabella Lwin. The rest of the band were former 'Ants', Leigh Gorman, Dave Barbarossa and Matthew Ashman.
5. Identify the song and group. "So we're different colours And we're different creeds And different people have different needs."

Answer: "People Are People" by Depeche Mode

Depeche Mode was a band from Essex, England. The original members were: Vince Clarke, Andy Fletcher, Martin Gore and Dave Gahan. Vince Clarke was also involved in Erasure and Yazoo.
6. "I tried to make it work You in a cocktail skirt And me in a suit (Well it just wasn't me)." The song was 'Say Hello Wave Goodbye'. Can you name the group?

Answer: Soft Cell

The duo was made up of Marc Almond and Dave Ball.
7. Adam Ant sang; "No one's gonna tell me What's wrong or what's right Or tell me who to eat with sleep with Or that I've won the big fight big fight" But in what song?

Answer: Goody Two Shoes

Born Stuart Leslie Godard, he became better known as Adam Ant.
8. "Nice girls not one with a defect, cellophane shrink-wrapped, so correct. Red dogs under illegal legs. She looks so good that he gets down and begs." Lyrics from Elvis Costello, but which song?

Answer: Watching The Detectives

Declan Patrick MacManus, better known as Elvis (not the king) Costello. The Attractions were: Pete Thomas, Steve Nason (Nieve) and Bruce Thomas.
9. "You choose your leaders and place your trust As their lies wash you down and their promises rust You'll see kidney machines replaced by rockets and guns." This went straight to number one in the U.K. - who sang it?

Answer: The Jam

From 'Going Underground.' The Jam were: Bruce Foxton, Rick Buckler and Paul Weller.
10. "My arms enfold the dole queue malnutrition dulls my hair my eyes are black and lifeless with an underprevileged stare." A cheerful little ditty, sung by _____ ?

Answer: UB40

From the single 'One In Ten.' UB40 take their name from a British unemployment form. Their big break came when chosen to support 'The Pretenders' in 1980.
11. "Somebody's watching me and now I'm nervous and I shouldn't be Somebody's got their eye on me perhaps I should invite him up for tea?" Who was being watched?

Answer: The Thompson Twins

From 'We Are Detective.' Strangely misnamed, after characters from the Tin-Tin comics, the Thompson Twins became successful with the following line up: Tom Bailey, Alannah Currie and Joe Leeway. Originally composed of Tom Bailey, Pete Dodd and John Roog.
12. "I was writing to tell you That my feelings tonight Are a stain on my notebook That rings your goodbye." What's the name of the song?

Answer: "Black Coffee in Bed" by Squeeze

The bands original line up was Chris Difford, Glenn Tillbrook, Jools Holland, Paul Gunn and Harry Kakoulli.
13. "Silly little sniggers from the women liberators But I'll stand and hold my post Polished buttons and erect I'll raise the flag I'll show those women who's the most." From 'Uncle Sam', but who sang it?

Answer: Madness

Members of the band include: Mark Bedford, Mike Barson, Jerry Dammers, Chris Foreman, Graham "Suggs" McPherson, Steve Nieve, Chas Smash, Bruce Thomas, Lee Thompson and Dan Woodgate.
14. "Since you've gone I been lost without a trace I dream at night I can only see your face." This trio had many hits. Now the lead singer is a best selling solo artist. Which group sang this song?

Answer: The Police

The song is 'Every Breath You Take.' Sting (Gordon Sumner), Andy Summers and Stuart Copeland.
15. "Stalked in the forest, too close to hide I'll be upon you by the moonlight side". By Duran Duran, what song?

Answer: Hungry Like the Wolf

Original line up in 1978: Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Steven Duffy, and Simon Colley. More familiar line up was: Nick Rhodes, John Taylor, Roger Taylor, Andy Taylor and Simon LeBon.
Source: Author awkins

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