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Odd 80s stuff Trivia Quiz

Here are a few you may have forgotten...or tried to.

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

Author
randella

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
26,389

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2953

Last 3 plays: red_and_blue (7/10), Guest 70 (8/10), Stephc71 (8/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who did the song 'Mexican Radio'? Hint

Queen

UB40

Wall Of Voodoo

Psychedelic Furs

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who did the song 'Major Tom (Coming Home)'? Hint

David Bowie

Van Stephens

Naked Eyes

Peter Schilling

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who's song was: 'It's Raining Again'? Hint

Supertramp

Erasure

Asia

Londonbeat

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Question 4 of 10

4. What song featured this lyric about a hairdresser that would cut you to the quick and stab you in the heart? Hint

Black Beauty

Don't You Want Me

Modern Day Delilah

She's A Beauty

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who did the song 'Electric Blue'? Hint

Icehouse

Depeche Mode

Terrence Trent D'arby

Split Enz

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who did a song that was about a girl that wasn't too proud to cry out loud and was called 'What About Me'? Hint

Moving Pictures

Peter Gabriel

Genesis

Roxy Music

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who did 'The Metro'? Hint

Berlin

Romeo Void

Scandal

Human League

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Question 8 of 10

8. Who had a hit with 'My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)'? Hint

The Clash

Queen

Chilliwack

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who did the song 'In Between Days (Without You)'? Hint

UB40

The Cure

Spandau Ballet

REM

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who did the songs 'Run Home Girl' (actually 1979) and 'La Di Da'? Hint

Kim Wilde

Wild Cherry

Sad Cafe

Prince

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who did the song 'Mexican Radio'?

Answer: Wall Of Voodoo

The video showed an iguana being barbequed. The Band was from L.A. and the song was a hit in 1983.

2. Who did the song 'Major Tom (Coming Home)'?

Answer: Peter Schilling

Often called the sequel to Bowie's Space Oddity. This one has caused confusion in lots of trvia games! Schilling was born in Stuttgart, Germany.

3. Who's song was: 'It's Raining Again'?

Answer: Supertramp

The song was a hit in 1982 and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Pop Singles Chart.

4. What song featured this lyric about a hairdresser that would cut you to the quick and stab you in the heart?

Answer: Modern Day Delilah

The song was by Nashville artist Van Stephenson.

5. Who did the song 'Electric Blue'?

Answer: Icehouse

They also had a hit with the song 'Crazy'. The song 'Electric Blue' was co-written by John Oates (of Hall and Oates).

6. Who did a song that was about a girl that wasn't too proud to cry out loud and was called 'What About Me'?

Answer: Moving Pictures

She waited at the counter of a corner shop half the day, and then ran in the street and screamed, What about me? The Aussie group released the song twice. The first was in 1982 and again in 1989.

7. Who did 'The Metro'?

Answer: Berlin

The song followed the singer on a train from Paris, only to emerge in London Rain. Lead vocalist Terri Nunn left the group in 1987 (apparently the fame that came with the success of Take My Breath Away was too much for her).

8. Who had a hit with 'My Girl (Gone, Gone, Gone)'?

Answer: Chilliwack

Just so you know, I had to look that one up to be sure. The group was Canadian.

9. Who did the song 'In Between Days (Without You)'?

Answer: The Cure

Robert Smith and the gang first released this song in July of 1985.

10. Who did the songs 'Run Home Girl' (actually 1979) and 'La Di Da'?

Answer: Sad Cafe

Paul Young was the lead singer, and later he joined Mike and The Mechanics. La Di Da was released in 1981.

Source: Author randella

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