Quiz about 1980s Lyrics 2

Quiz about 1980s Lyrics 2

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See how much you remember of these totally 80s tunes!

A multiple-choice quiz by bullymom. Estimated time: 7 mins.

Author
bullymom

Time
7 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
73,264

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
15

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
8 / 15

Plays
5529

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 107 (9/15), Guest 74 (9/15), Guest 166 (0/15).

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1. What 80s group asked 'What's it gonna take to make a dream survive'? Hint

Crowded House

Simple Minds

Wang Chung

Blondie

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2. What 80s rapper sang these lyrics: 'Cold coolin at a bar, and I'm lookin for some action- But like Mick Jagger said, I can't get no satisfaction'? Hint

MC Hammer

Slick Rick

Tone Loc

Fresh Prince

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3. What song is this line from: 'You catch a pearl and ride the dragon's wings'? Hint

'Kyrie'

'Separate Ways'

'Heat of the Moment'

'Every Woman in the World to Me'

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4. Fill in the missing word of this Eurythmics song: 'Here comes the rain again, falling on my head like a _________'.

Answer: (One Word)

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5. What group sang this line: 'Funny how your feet in dreams never touch the earth'? Hint

Journey

Foreigner

Air Supply

Heart

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6. Fill in the blanks of these Guns n Roses lyrics: 'Take me down to the _______
________ where the grass is green and the girls are pretty'.

Answer: (Two Words- name of song)

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7. What song do these lyrics come from: 'Day after day it reappears- Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear, ghosts appear and fade away'? Hint

'Africa'

'Overkill'

'We Danced'

'Don't Dream It's Over'

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8. From what Pointer Sisters song do these lines come: 'What is this madness that makes my motor run, my legs too weak to stand?'?

Answer: (One Word)

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9. Many songs are titled by women's names. What female name is featured in the song that these gramatically incorrect lyrics belong to: 'But you know that there's a fever that you'll never find nowhere else. Can't you feel it burnin on and on..'? Hint

Sherrie

Sheila

Amanda

Shayla

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10. What Blondie song features the charming line 'Be pure, take a tour through the sewer'? Hint

Rapture

Call Me

Atomic

The Tide is High

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11. In the hit song 'Parents Just Don't Understand' by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, what clothing item is NOT purchased for the singer by his mother? Hint

Double-knit reversible slacks

Bell bottom Brady Bunch trousers

Polka-dot polo shirt

Plaid shirt with butterfly collar

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12. In what song does Paula Abdul ask, 'Are you more than hot for me or am I a page in your history book?'? Hint

'Straight Up'

'Opposites Attract'

'Knocked Out'

'Forever Your Girl'

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13. Fill in the missing word of this Flock of Seagulls song: 'If I had a photograph of you, or something to remind me, I wouldn't spend my life just __________'.

Answer: (One Word- name of song)

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14. What girl group sang the suggestive lyrics: 'I'll be your sugar in the morning and the sweet stuff you need at night'? Hint

Go-Gos

Bananarama

Mary Jane Girls

Cover Girls

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15. In what 1981 hit does Olivia Newton-John sing 'You gotta know that you're bringin out the animal in me'?

Answer: (One Word)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What 80s group asked 'What's it gonna take to make a dream survive'?

Answer: Simple Minds

From 'Alive and Kicking'.

2. What 80s rapper sang these lyrics: 'Cold coolin at a bar, and I'm lookin for some action- But like Mick Jagger said, I can't get no satisfaction'?

Answer: Tone Loc

From the 1988 hit 'Funky Cold Medina'.

3. What song is this line from: 'You catch a pearl and ride the dragon's wings'?

Answer: 'Heat of the Moment'

From 'Heat of the Moment' by Asia, an early-80s rock band.

4. Fill in the missing word of this Eurythmics song: 'Here comes the rain again, falling on my head like a _________'.

Answer: memory

The Eurythmics were the androgenous synth-pop duo of Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart.

5. What group sang this line: 'Funny how your feet in dreams never touch the earth'?

Answer: Heart

From the 1986 hit 'These Dreams'. The video features lots of hair and cleavage.

6. Fill in the blanks of these Guns n Roses lyrics: 'Take me down to the _______ ________ where the grass is green and the girls are pretty'.

Answer: Paradise City

From 'Paradise City', on the 1987 album 'Appetite for Destruction'.

7. What song do these lyrics come from: 'Day after day it reappears- Night after night my heartbeat shows the fear, ghosts appear and fade away'?

Answer: 'Overkill'

From 'Overkill', the 1983 hit by Australia's Men at Work.

8. From what Pointer Sisters song do these lines come: 'What is this madness that makes my motor run, my legs too weak to stand?'?

Answer: Automatic

Ruth, Anita, and June Pointer sang this song in 1984.

9. Many songs are titled by women's names. What female name is featured in the song that these gramatically incorrect lyrics belong to: 'But you know that there's a fever that you'll never find nowhere else. Can't you feel it burnin on and on..'?

Answer: Sherrie

From 'Oh Sherrie' by Steve Perry, former lead singer of Journey.

10. What Blondie song features the charming line 'Be pure, take a tour through the sewer'?

Answer: Rapture

The 1981 hit 'Rapture' was the first rap song ever to hit Number 1.

11. In the hit song 'Parents Just Don't Understand' by DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince, what clothing item is NOT purchased for the singer by his mother?

Answer: Polka-dot polo shirt

In this part of the song, the Fresh Prince laments the choices his mother makes while shopping for school clothes. ('You go to school to learn, not for a fashion show!')

12. In what song does Paula Abdul ask, 'Are you more than hot for me or am I a page in your history book?'?

Answer: 'Straight Up'

This 1988 song was Paula's first Number 1 hit.

13. Fill in the missing word of this Flock of Seagulls song: 'If I had a photograph of you, or something to remind me, I wouldn't spend my life just __________'.

Answer: Wishing

From 'Wishing (Photograph of You)'. A Flock of Seagulls was famous for their strange hairdos.

14. What girl group sang the suggestive lyrics: 'I'll be your sugar in the morning and the sweet stuff you need at night'?

Answer: Mary Jane Girls

From their only hit, 1985's 'In My House'. This group was formed by 'Superfreaky' Rick James.

15. In what 1981 hit does Olivia Newton-John sing 'You gotta know that you're bringin out the animal in me'?

Answer: Physical

This song was at the top of the charts for 10 weeks.

Source: Author bullymom

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