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Quiz about Music from the 80s 1986
Quiz about Music from the 80s 1986

Music from the 80s - 1986 Trivia Quiz

Continuing my series of quizzes about music from the 1980s; we're over half way through the decade now. All answers were top twenty hits on the British singles chart during 1986.

A multiple-choice quiz by Lizzbett. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
Lizzbett
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
288,706
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Average
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
1506
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 73 (4/10), Guest 90 (7/10), Guest 92 (6/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which artist had a top ten hit with "Love Can't Turn Around" in the summer of 1986? Hint


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Question 2 of 10
2. Which top twenty hit from 1986 opened with the following lyrics?

"She lit a cigarette, both hands behind her back
Thought she was hungry, lack of choice saw to that
Only you can try to see what I'm really like
She said, only you can understand the way I feel tonight" Hint


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Question 3 of 10
3. Which artist was in the top ten in late 1986 with the song "So Cold The Night"? Hint


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Question 4 of 10
4. Who reached number five in the autumn of 1986 with "Thorn In My Side"? Hint


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Question 5 of 10
5. Who were enjoying "Happy Hour" in the summer of 1986? Hint


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Question 6 of 10
6. Which hit song from 1986 opens with this lyric?

"All the old paintings on the tombs
They do the sand dance don't you know
If they move too quick (oh whey oh)
They're falling down like a domino" Hint


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Question 7 of 10
7. Which artist was "Notorious" in 1986? Hint


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Question 8 of 10
8. Which 1986 top ten hit does this lyric come from?

"He ducked back down the alley
With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl"
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Question 9 of 10
9. What is the name of the artist whose most commercially successful record, "Word Up" was a hit in 1986? Hint


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Question 10 of 10
10. Originally a hit in 1957, name the song that was a posthumous number one hit for Jackie Wilson in 1986: Hint



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1. Which artist had a top ten hit with "Love Can't Turn Around" in the summer of 1986?

Answer: Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk

 Featuring Daryl Pandy on vocals, "Love Can't Turn Around" by Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk was released in the UK on 23 August 1986. It spent 12 weeks on the charts and achieved a highest position of number ten.
2. Which top twenty hit from 1986 opened with the following lyrics? "She lit a cigarette, both hands behind her back Thought she was hungry, lack of choice saw to that Only you can try to see what I'm really like She said, only you can understand the way I feel tonight"

Answer: "Imagination" by Belouis Some

 Am I the only person who remembers this record? On its original release in April 1985, "Imagination" only managed number 50. However, when released again in January 1986, it climbed to a more respectable number 17 during a 10 week stay on the chart. Belouis Some released a number of singles in the mid 80s but "Imagination" was the only one to trouble the UK top twenty.

However, a few of his singles were hits on the Dance Charts in the USA.
3. Which artist was in the top ten in late 1986 with the song "So Cold The Night"?

Answer: The Communards

 The follow-up to their number one hit cover version of "Don't Leave Me This Way", The Communards released "So Cold The Night" in November 1986. The song spent ten weeks on the chart and peaked at number eight. The Communards featured former Bronski Beat front man Jimmy Somerville on lead vocals.
4. Who reached number five in the autumn of 1986 with "Thorn In My Side"?

Answer: Eurythmics

 "Thorn In My Side" by Eurythmics was released in early September 1986, spent 11 weeks on the UK singles chart and reached number five.
5. Who were enjoying "Happy Hour" in the summer of 1986?

Answer: The Housemartins

 Hull's finest, The Housemartins released "Happy Hour" in June 1986. It spent 13 weeks on the UK singles chart, peaking at number two. Taken from the album "London 0 Hull 4".
6. Which hit song from 1986 opens with this lyric? "All the old paintings on the tombs They do the sand dance don't you know If they move too quick (oh whey oh) They're falling down like a domino"

Answer: "Walk Like An Egyptian" by The Bangles

 "Walk Like An Egyptian" by The Bangles was released in the UK in September 1986. It spent 19 weeks on the UK singles chart and peaked at number three. The song was number one in the USA and was a million seller.
7. Which artist was "Notorious" in 1986?

Answer: Duran Duran

 From the album of the same name, the single "Notorious" by Duran Duran was released in the UK in November 1986, spent seven weeks on the singles chart and peaked at number seven.
8. Which 1986 top ten hit does this lyric come from? "He ducked back down the alley With some roly-poly little bat-faced girl"

Answer: "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon

 Released in the UK in September 1986, "You Can Call Me Al" by Paul Simon spent 13 weeks on the chart and reached number four. The promotional video for this single featured Chevy Chase.
9. What is the name of the artist whose most commercially successful record, "Word Up" was a hit in 1986?

Answer: Cameo

 Taken from the album of the same name, the single "Word Up" by Cameo was released in the UK on 30 August 1986. The song spent 13 weeks on the UK singles chart and reached number three.
10. Originally a hit in 1957, name the song that was a posthumous number one hit for Jackie Wilson in 1986:

Answer: Reet Petite (The Sweetest Girl In Town)

 Released in November 1986, "Reet Petite" spent 17 weeks on the UK singles chart in late 1986/early 1987, four of them at number one. "I Get The Sweetest Feeling" and "Higher and Higher" were both released three times each and both were top twenty hits in 1987. Jackie Wilson died in 1984, aged 49.
"When A Man Loves a Woman" was by Percy Sledge and was re-released in 1987 after being used on an advertisement for jeans. It reached number two in 1987 having previously made number four 21 years earlier.

All information about chart placing used in this quiz comes from the 19th edition of 'The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums". Thanks for playing.
Source: Author Lizzbett

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