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Music From the Eighties! Trivia Quiz

Who could forget the wonderful decade of the 1980s? Let's see if you did. Here are some questions to jog your memory. Good luck!

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

Author
superferd

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
116,806

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
20

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
12 / 20

Plays
7443

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Question 1 of 20

1. What was the first release from "Huey Lewis and The News" album, "Sports?" Hint

Stuck on You

The Heart of Rock and Roll

Heart and Soul

If This Is It

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Question 2 of 20

2. Who told us to "Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply"? Hint

Winger

Whitesnake

Slade

Faith No More

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Question 3 of 20

3. Who sang the early 1980s hit, "She's a Beauty?" Hint

The Bangles

Bananarama

The Buggles

The Tubes

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Question 4 of 20

4. Who told us the story of "Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive?" Hint

Big Country

Men Without Hats

Men at Work

Tears For Fears

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Question 5 of 20

5. Who was the common denominator in the songs, "Say Say Say" and "Ebony and Ivory?"

Answer: (Whole name or surname)

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Question 6 of 20

6. Which of these songs was NOT by the "Thompson Twins"? Hint

Doctor Doctor

You Take Me Up

I Melt With You

Hold Me Now

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Question 7 of 20

7. Who sang the 1982 hit, "Abracadabra"? Hint

Rush

The Cars

The Kinks

The Steve Miller Band

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Question 8 of 20

8. Who sang the 1980s hit, "Red Red Wine"?

Answer: (One Word - band name)

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Question 9 of 20

9. What was Eddie Murphy's first hit single of his brief singing career?

Answer: (Four Words)

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Question 10 of 20

10. Rockwell sang which of the following songs? Hint

All Night Long

Under the Cherry Moon

Somebody's Watching Me

I Want to Be Rich

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Question 11 of 20

11. Who sang "Always Something There to Remind Me"? Hint

Soft Cell

Paul Young

John Waite

Naked Eyes

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Question 12 of 20

12. Who was George Michael's partner in "Wham!"? Hint

Boy George

Reginald Dwight

Andrew Ridgeley

Gordon Sumner

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Question 13 of 20

13. Prince changed his named to a symbol during the decade of the 1980s?

True

False

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Question 14 of 20

14. Which of these songs did "Weird Al Yankovic" NOT parody in the 1980s? Hint

I Go To Extremes

Jeopardy

Beat It

Girls Just Want To Have Fun

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Question 15 of 20

15. Who sang the theme song to "Ghostbusters"? Hint

Bobby Brown

Herbie Hancock

Dan Hartman

Ray Parker Jr.

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Question 16 of 20

16. Which of these songs was from the soundtrack of "Footloose"? Hint

Working for the Weekend

Let's Hear it For the Boy

Total Eclipse of the Heart

Dancing on the Ceiling

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Question 17 of 20

17. Tom Jones made it big with a re-make of Prince's "Raspberry Beret".

True

False

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Question 18 of 20

18. Which "boy band" of the 1980s had a rule where you had to leave the band by a certain age?

Answer: (One Word)

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Question 19 of 20

19. Which band complained, "It's no fun being an Illegal Alien?" Hint

Genesis

Duran Duran

The Pet Shop Boys

Los Lobos

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Question 20 of 20

20. Which band produced the soundtrack for the movie "Flash Gordon"?

Answer: (One Word (5 letters))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the first release from "Huey Lewis and The News" album, "Sports?"

Answer: Heart and Soul

"Heart and Soul" was their first release off this album from back in 1983-1984.

2. Who told us to "Keep Your Hands Off My Power Supply"?

Answer: Slade

This was the first breakthrough album in America for this European band that released many albums in the 1970s. "My Oh My" was a big hit from this album. "Quiet Riot" remade "Cum On Feel the Noize" in this decade as well from an earlier "Slade" hit.

3. Who sang the early 1980s hit, "She's a Beauty?"

Answer: The Tubes

This was an early video on MTV and the lyrics went... "She's a Beauty... She's One in a Million Girls... Why Should I Lie?"

4. Who told us the story of "Dr. Heckyll and Mr. Jive?"

Answer: Men at Work

This was off their album, "Cargo".

5. Who was the common denominator in the songs, "Say Say Say" and "Ebony and Ivory?"

Answer: PAUL MCCARTNEY

"Say Say Say" was performed by Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson while "Ebony and Ivory" was Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder.

6. Which of these songs was NOT by the "Thompson Twins"?

Answer: I Melt With You

"I Melt With You" was by Modern English.

7. Who sang the 1982 hit, "Abracadabra"?

Answer: The Steve Miller Band

The Steve Miller Band is known for many popular 70's hits, but did have success with "Abracadabra" in the early 80's. They even had a video.

8. Who sang the 1980s hit, "Red Red Wine"?

Answer: UB40

They later re-released it in the 1990s. The original hit came out in 1983.

9. What was Eddie Murphy's first hit single of his brief singing career?

Answer: party all the time

According to Eddie, that is what "his girl" liked to do. It was released with Rick James in 1985.

10. Rockwell sang which of the following songs?

Answer: Somebody's Watching Me

Michael Jackson was actually in the choir for this song.

11. Who sang "Always Something There to Remind Me"?

Answer: Naked Eyes

This was off of their "Burning Bridges" album in 1983. Another hit from that album was "Promises, Promises"

12. Who was George Michael's partner in "Wham!"?

Answer: Andrew Ridgeley

"Careless Whisper" and "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" were a few hits from this very popular 80's band.

13. Prince changed his named to a symbol during the decade of the 1980s?

Answer: False

He did this in 1995. He became "The Artist Formerly Known As Prince" and went by a symbol.

14. Which of these songs did "Weird Al Yankovic" NOT parody in the 1980s?

Answer: I Go To Extremes

His parody's included "Eat It", "I Lost On Jeopardy", and "Girls Just Want to Have Lunch".

15. Who sang the theme song to "Ghostbusters"?

Answer: Ray Parker Jr.

"Who you gonna call"? He could be considered a "One Hit Wonder", although he did have a hit in the early 80's called, "A Woman Needs Love".

16. Which of these songs was from the soundtrack of "Footloose"?

Answer: Let's Hear it For the Boy

This was by Deniese Williams. Loverboy sang "Working for the Weekend", Bonnie Tyler sang "Total Eclipse of the Heart", and Lionel Ritchie sang "Dancing on the Ceiling", but they were not from the "Footloose" soundtrack.

17. Tom Jones made it big with a re-make of Prince's "Raspberry Beret".

Answer: False

He did re-release Prince's hit "Kiss", however.

18. Which "boy band" of the 1980s had a rule where you had to leave the band by a certain age?

Answer: menudo

The age was 16! Ricky Martin was a member at one time.

19. Which band complained, "It's no fun being an Illegal Alien?"

Answer: Genesis

It was Phil Collins and the gang off of their album, "Genesis".

20. Which band produced the soundtrack for the movie "Flash Gordon"?

Answer: Queen

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Source: Author superferd

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