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Guess the 80s Artist Trivia Quiz

I'll give you some lyrics to songs from the 1980s and you give me the artist or band that sang them or the song to which they belong.

A multiple-choice quiz by punky1103. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
punky1103

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
193,585

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
2147

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which female band sang these lyrics: "I watch you when you are sleeping, you belong to me"? Hint

The Bangles

Joan Jett and The Blackhearts

Bananarama

Pat Benetar

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which band asked, "Don't you hear your wicked words everyday"? Hint

Duran Duran

Culture Club

The Police

A-Ha

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Question 3 of 10

3. Whose "head grew heavy and sight grew dim"? Hint

The Eagles

The Police

The Grateful Dead

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which fun song included the lyrics, "Well beat the drum and hold the phone, the sun came out today"? Hint

Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

Centerfold

Our House

Centerfield

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which band, whose fans had nicknames, sang these lyrics: "I see you got your fist out, say your piece and get out"? Hint

John Fogerty

The Grateful Dead

KISS

Ratt

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which eccentric artist sang these words in 1973: "You had the grace to hold yourself while those around you crawl" and then again in 1997? Hint

George Michael

Richard Marx

Rick Astley

Elton John

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which band, more famous in the U.K, sang the lyrics, "There's always something happening and it's usually quite loud"? Hint

Talking Heads

Midnight Oil

A-Ha

Madness

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who sang a song that was put on a movie soundtrack and contained the lyrics "Let me tell you something, bustin' makes me feel good"? Hint

Young MC

Run DMC

Huey Lewis and The News

Ray Parker Jr.

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which song by a hair band included the lyrics, "Fought like a switchblade so no one could take him down"? Hint

Round and Round

Forever

18 and Life

Unskinny Bop

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Question 10 of 10

10. What band, famous worldwide. sang the lyrics, "I'm on a hunt, I'm after you"? Hint

Culture Club

Kajagoogoo

Duran Duran

Modern English

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which female band sang these lyrics: "I watch you when you are sleeping, you belong to me"?

Answer: The Bangles

"Eternal Flame" was The Bangles' second #1 hit after "Walk Like An Egyptian". It was the first song that band member Susanna Hoffs helped to write.

2. Which band asked, "Don't you hear your wicked words everyday"?

Answer: Culture Club

Overseas, "Karma Chameleon" was a #1 hit. In the U.S, it only made it to #2 behind "Thriller" by Michael Jackson.

3. Whose "head grew heavy and sight grew dim"?

Answer: The Eagles

"Hotel California" is found on 5 out of 11 of the Eagles' albums, including various Greatest Hits albums.

4. Which fun song included the lyrics, "Well beat the drum and hold the phone, the sun came out today"?

Answer: Centerfield

John Fogerty's "Centerfield" was released on an album of the same name. The album went multi-platinum in 1986.

5. Which band, whose fans had nicknames, sang these lyrics: "I see you got your fist out, say your piece and get out"?

Answer: The Grateful Dead

"Touch of Grey" was the first track from the Grateful Dead to reach the top ten on the pop charts. The fans of the Grateful Dead were called "Deadheads".

6. Which eccentric artist sang these words in 1973: "You had the grace to hold yourself while those around you crawl" and then again in 1997?

Answer: Elton John

"Candle In the Wind" was about Marilyn Monroe. It was re-written in 1997 as a tribute to Princess Diana.

7. Which band, more famous in the U.K, sang the lyrics, "There's always something happening and it's usually quite loud"?

Answer: Madness

"Our House" was Madness' only top ten hit in the U.S.

8. Who sang a song that was put on a movie soundtrack and contained the lyrics "Let me tell you something, bustin' makes me feel good"?

Answer: Ray Parker Jr.

Huey Lewis sued Ray Parker Jr. because he said that "Ghostbusters" was a rip-off of his song "I Want A New Drug".

9. Which song by a hair band included the lyrics, "Fought like a switchblade so no one could take him down"?

Answer: 18 and Life

"18 and Life" was on the quadruple-platinum selling album "Skid Row '89".

10. What band, famous worldwide. sang the lyrics, "I'm on a hunt, I'm after you"?

Answer: Duran Duran

The video for "Hungry Like the Wolf" was based on the movie "Raiders of the Lost Ark".

Source: Author punky1103

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