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Down Memory Lane: The 1980s Trivia Quiz

This is my first quiz about my favorite musical decade. I'll give you a line from a song, and all you have to do is figure out the artist and title. Sing it out if it helps!

A multiple-choice quiz by PeaBlossom. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
PeaBlossom

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
205,466

Updated
Jul 01 23

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What song are these lyrics from: "I said 'I'm sorry, babe; I'm leaving you tonight"? Hint

"Money Changes Everything" - Cyndi Lauper

"Love Is A Battlefield" - Pat Benetar

"Goodbye To You" - Scandal

"Angel Of The Morning" - Juice Newton

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Question 2 of 10

2. Can you name this tune: "They only hit until you cry. After that you don't ask why"? Hint

"Fast Car" - Tracey Chapman

"Kids In America" - Kim Wilde

"Luka" - Suzanne Vega

"What's Love Got To Do With It" - Tina Turner

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Question 3 of 10

3. What song is this from: "Starting from zero, got nothing to lose. Maybe we'll make something. But me myself I've got nothing to prove"? Hint

"Toy Soldiers" - Martika

"Never" - Heart

"Fast Car" - Tracey Chapman

"Jumpstart My Heart" - Motley Crue

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Question 4 of 10

4. What song are these lyrics from: "I guess I thought you'd be here forever. Another illusion I chose to create"? Hint

"Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper

"Foolish Beat" - Debbie Gibson

"Should've Been Me" - Tiffany

"Hard Habit To Break" - Chicago

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Question 5 of 10

5. Power ballads ran rampant in he 80's. Can you tell me which one these lines are from: "In my life there's been heartache and pain. I don't know if I can face it again"? Hint

"Every Rose Has Its Thorn" - Poison

"Look Away" - Chicago

"Midnight Blue" - Lou Graham

"I Want To Know What Love Is" - Foreigner

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Question 6 of 10

6. What song do these lyrics belong to: "You've been around for such a long time now. Oh, maybe I could leave you but I don't know how"? Hint

"Money Changes Everything" - Cyndi Lauper

"Back On The Chain Gang" - The Pretenders

"Goodbye To You" - Scandal

"They Don't Know" - Tracey Ullman

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Question 7 of 10

7. What song is this line from: "Sometimes you picture me, I'm walking too far ahead"? Hint

"These Dreams" - Heart

"Circle In The Sand" - Belinda Carlisle

"Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper

"Wind Beneath My Wings" - Bette Midler

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Question 8 of 10

8. What song are these lyrics from: "I'd let you watch, I would invite you, but the queens we use would not excite you"? Hint

"The Look" - Roxette

"One Night In Bangkok" - Murray Head

"Whip It" - Devo

"Safety Dance" - Men Without Hats

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Question 9 of 10

9. Where did these pretty words come from: "There's emptiness behind their eyes, lust in all their hearts"? Hint

"Roxanne" - The Police

"Policy of Truth" - Depeche Mode

"Love My Way" - Psychedelic Furs

"Everybody Have Fun Tonight" - Wang Chung

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Question 10 of 10

10. What song gave us this line: "There's a lot of tension in this town, I know it's building up inside of me"? Hint

"Funkytown" - Pseudo Echo

"The Way It Is" - Bruce Hornsby and the Range

"We Built This City" - Starship

"Running on Ice" - Billy Joel

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What song are these lyrics from: "I said 'I'm sorry, babe; I'm leaving you tonight"?

Answer: "Money Changes Everything" - Cyndi Lauper

From "She's So Unusual", which also included such hits as "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun", and "Time After Time".

2. Can you name this tune: "They only hit until you cry. After that you don't ask why"?

Answer: "Luka" - Suzanne Vega

From the album "Solitude Standing", which also included mainstream hit "Tom's Diner". Another well known artist lent her voice to some of the album's songs: Shawn Colvin, who broke into the mainstream with the song "Sunny Came Home".

3. What song is this from: "Starting from zero, got nothing to lose. Maybe we'll make something. But me myself I've got nothing to prove"?

Answer: "Fast Car" - Tracey Chapman

From Tracey's debut album, which was released in April 1988. By August of '88, it had reached #6 on the US charts.

4. What song are these lyrics from: "I guess I thought you'd be here forever. Another illusion I chose to create"?

Answer: "Hard Habit To Break" - Chicago

From "Chicago 17", released in 1984.

5. Power ballads ran rampant in he 80's. Can you tell me which one these lines are from: "In my life there's been heartache and pain. I don't know if I can face it again"?

Answer: "I Want To Know What Love Is" - Foreigner

From the 1984 album "Agent Provocateur". Still one of my favorite songs!

6. What song do these lyrics belong to: "You've been around for such a long time now. Oh, maybe I could leave you but I don't know how"?

Answer: "They Don't Know" - Tracey Ullman

Tracey covered the 1979 Kirsty MacColl song in the early 80's. It became the theme song for Tracey's show "Tracey Takes On..." in its second season.

7. What song is this line from: "Sometimes you picture me, I'm walking too far ahead"?

Answer: "Time After Time" - Cyndi Lauper

Another hit from "She's So Unusual".

8. What song are these lyrics from: "I'd let you watch, I would invite you, but the queens we use would not excite you"?

Answer: "One Night In Bangkok" - Murray Head

This song was originally from the stage musical "Chess".

9. Where did these pretty words come from: "There's emptiness behind their eyes, lust in all their hearts"?

Answer: "Love My Way" - Psychedelic Furs

From the 1982 album "Forever Now". The Psychedelic Furs also had a hit with "Pretty in Pink", from their previous album "Talk Talk Talk".

10. What song gave us this line: "There's a lot of tension in this town, I know it's building up inside of me"?

Answer: "Running on Ice" - Billy Joel

Great song from one of my fave artists. From the 1986 album "The Bridge".

Source: Author PeaBlossom

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