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Quiz about 1980s Lyrics
Quiz about 1980s Lyrics

1980s Lyrics Trivia Quiz


I'll give you the lyrics, you give me the title or part of the title. Hint-The blanks are where the title or part of the title is sung in the song.

A multiple-choice quiz by mollygrue. Estimated time: 13 mins.
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Author
mollygrue
Time
13 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
44,613
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
25
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
13 / 25
Plays
4263
Last 3 plays: Guest 72 (15/25), pangel2 (13/25), Guest 73 (0/25).
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Question 1 of 25
1. '__
__ __

the light the heat,

__
__ __

I am complete.'

Answer: (Three Words (Peter Gabriel))
Question 2 of 25
2. 'Praising our leaders, we're getting in tune.

The music's played by the madmen, ____
___

I want to be, ____
___'

Answer: (Two Words (Alphaville))
Question 3 of 25
3. 'What if I was Romeo in black jeans?

What if I was Heathcliff it's __
____.'

Answer: (Two Words (Michael Penn))
Question 4 of 25
4. 'All I needed was the love you gave.

All I needed for another day.

And all I ever knew _____
_____.'

Answer: (Two Words (Yaz/Yazoo))
Question 5 of 25
5. '___
___ ___
____ to be on your side,

the grass is always greener over there.'

Answer: (4 Words (Nik Kershaw))
Question 6 of 25
6. 'He's walking around in that dress that she wore,

she is gone, but the joke's the same.

____
___ ____. Isn't she ___
___ ___.'

Answer: (Three Words (Psycadelic Furs))
Question 7 of 25
7. 'There's another day to find you shying away.

I'll be coming for your love, okay? _____
_____
______'

Answer: (Three Words (A-Ha))
Question 8 of 25
8. 'Through the storm we reach the shore,

you give it all but I want more.

And I wait for you, ____
___ _____
____.'

Answer: (Four Words (U2))
Question 9 of 25
9. 'You, soft and only.

You, lost and lonely.

You, ____
____
____.'

Answer: (Three Words (The Cure))
Question 10 of 25
10. 'I give you all a boy could give,

you take my tears and that's not nearly all, _____
_____.'

Answer: (Two Words (Soft Cell))
Question 11 of 25
11. 'Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives and I decline.

It's ___
___ ___
___ ___ as we know it.'

Answer: (5 Words (REM))
Question 12 of 25
12. 'I won't harm you, or touch your defenses.

Vanity, insecurity. Don't you ___
___ ___'

Answer: (3 Words (Simple Minds))
Question 13 of 25
13. 'Her name is ___ and she dances on the sand.'

Answer: (One Word (Duran Duran))
Question 14 of 25
14. '____
____ it has a crowd,

there's always something happening,

and it's usually quite loud.'

Answer: (Two Words (Madness))
Question 15 of 25
15. 'I'm high as a kite, I just might, stop to check you out.

Let me go on like a _____
_______
______
______.'

Answer: (Four Words (Violent Femmes))
Question 16 of 25
16. 'Letting the days go by,

let the water hold me down.

Letting the days go by,

water flowing underground.

Into the blue again,

after the money's gone.

_____
____
____
_______.'

Answer: (Four Words (Talking Heads))
Question 17 of 25
17. '_____
_____
_____ I won't cry,I won't waste one single day.'

Answer: (Three Words (O.M.D))
Question 18 of 25
18. 'Looking So long at these ____
____
____

but I never hold on to your heart.

Looking so long for the words to be true

but always just breaking apart my ____
____
____.'

Answer: (Three Words (The Cure))
Question 19 of 25
19. '___
___ ___
___ ___
___ ___?
If you say that you are mine
I'll be here 'til the end of time.
So you got to let me know ___
___ ___
___ ___
___ ___? '

Answer: (7 Words (The Clash))
Question 20 of 25
20. 'See him drink. From a bottle.

See him eat. From a plate.

Cute. Cute. As a button.

Don't you wanna make him ____
____
___ ?'

Answer: (Three Words (Talking Heads))
Question 21 of 25
21. '___
____
____
____ dreams stay with you

like a lovers voice fires the mountainside.

Stay Alive.'

Answer: (Four Words (Big Country))
Question 22 of 25
22. 'How do I know ___
___ ___?

I can't tell you but it lasts forever.

How does it feel ____
___ ___?

It's just something you feel together ___
___ ___.'

Answer: (Three Words (Van Halen))
Question 23 of 25
23. 'Too many men. Too many people,

making too many problems,

and not much love to go round.

Can't you see? This is a ___
___ ___.'

Answer: (Three Words (Genesis))
Question 24 of 25
24. 'We can't afford to be innocent,

stand up and face the enemy.

It's a do or die situation,

we will be _____ .'

Answer: (One Word (Pat Benatar))
Question 25 of 25
25. 'It's just another ____
____.

I wish it were Sunday,

'cause that's my fun day.

My I don't have to run day.

It's just another ____
____.'

Answer: (Two Words (The Bangles))

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. '__ __ __
the light the heat,
__ __ __
I am complete.'


Answer: In Your Eyes

'In Your Eyes' - Peter Gabriel This song was used on the soundtrack for "Say Anything..." starring John Cusack.
2. 'Praising our leaders, we're getting in tune.
The music's played by the madmen, ____ ___
I want to be, ____ ___'


Answer: Forever Young

'Forever Young' - Alphaville
3. 'What if I was Romeo in black jeans?
What if I was Heathcliff it's __ ____.'


Answer: No Myth

'No Myth' - Michael Penn This song was used on the soundtrack of "Loser" starring Jason Biggs.
4. 'All I needed was the love you gave.
All I needed for another day.
And all I ever knew _____ _____.'


Answer: Only You

'Only You' - Yaz/Yazoo This song was used on the soundtrack of "Can't Hardly Wait" starring Ethan Embry.
5. '___ ___ ___ ____ to be on your side,
the grass is always greener over there.'


Answer: Wouldn't It Be Good

'Wouldn't It Be Good' - Nik Kershaw This song was used on the soundtrack of "Pretty In Pink" starring Molly Ringwald.
6. 'He's walking around in that dress that she wore,
she is gone, but the joke's the same.
____ ___ ____. Isn't she ___ ___ ___.'


Answer: Pretty In Pink

'Pretty In Pink' - Psychadelic Furs This song was also used on the soundtrack for "Pretty In Pink" starring Molly Ringwald.
7. 'There's another day to find you shying away.
I'll be coming for your love, okay? _____ _____ ______'


Answer: Take On Me

'Take On Me' - A-Ha
8. 'Through the storm we reach the shore,
you give it all but I want more.
And I wait for you, ____ ___ _____ ____.'


Answer: With Or Without You

'With Or Without You' - U2
9. 'You, soft and only.
You, lost and lonely.
You, ____ ____ ____.'


Answer: Just Like Heaven

'Just Like Heaven' - The Cure
10. 'I give you all a boy could give,
you take my tears and that's not nearly all, _____ _____.'


Answer: Tainted Love

'Tainted Love' - Soft Cell This song was used on the soundtracks of "The Coneheads" and was remade by Marilyn Manson for "Not Another Teen Movie".
11. 'Offer me solutions, offer me alternatives and I decline.
It's ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ as we know it.'


Answer: The End Of The World

'It's The End Of The World (As We Know It)' - REM This song was used on the soundtrack of "Flashback" starring Keifer Southerland.
12. 'I won't harm you, or touch your defenses.
Vanity, insecurity. Don't you ___ ___ ___'


Answer: Forget About Me

'Don't You Forget About Me' - Simple Minds This song was used on the soundtrack for "The Breakfast Club".
13. 'Her name is ___ and she dances on the sand.'

Answer: Rio

'Rio' - Duran Duran
14. '____ ____ it has a crowd,
there's always something happening,
and it's usually quite loud.'


Answer: Our House

'Our House' - Madness
15. 'I'm high as a kite, I just might, stop to check you out.
Let me go on like a _____ _______ ______ ______.'


Answer: Blister In The Sun

'Blister In The Sun' - Violent Femmes
16. 'Letting the days go by,
let the water hold me down.
Letting the days go by,
water flowing underground.
Into the blue again,
after the money's gone.
_____ ____ ____ _______.'


Answer: Once In A Lifetime

'Once In A Lifetime' - Talking Heads This song was used on the soundtrack for "The Family Man" starring Nicholas Cage.
17. '_____ _____ _____ I won't cry,I won't waste one single day.'

Answer: If You Leave

'If You Leave' - O.M.D. This song was also used on the soundtrack for "Pretty In Pink".
18. 'Looking So long at these ____ ____ ____
but I never hold on to your heart.
Looking so long for the words to be true
but always just breaking apart my ____ ____ ____.'


Answer: Pictures Of You

'Pictures Of You' - The Cure
19. '___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___? If you say that you are mine I'll be here 'til the end of time. So you got to let me know ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___? '

Answer: Should I Stay Or Should I Go

'Should I Stay Or Should I Go' - The Clash
20. 'See him drink. From a bottle.
See him eat. From a plate.
Cute. Cute. As a button.
Don't you wanna make him ____ ____ ___ ?'


Answer: Stay Up Late

'Stay Up Late' - Talking Heads
21. '___ ____ ____ ____ dreams stay with you
like a lovers voice fires the mountainside.
Stay Alive.'


Answer: In A Big Country

'In A Big Country' - Big Country,'In A Big Country' - Big Country
22. 'How do I know ___ ___ ___?
I can't tell you but it lasts forever.
How does it feel ____ ___ ___?
It's just something you feel together ___ ___ ___.'


Answer: When It's Love

'When It's Love' - Van Halen
23. 'Too many men. Too many people,
making too many problems,
and not much love to go round.
Can't you see? This is a ___ ___ ___.'


Answer: Land Of Confusion

'Land Of Confusion' - Genesis
24. 'We can't afford to be innocent,
stand up and face the enemy.
It's a do or die situation,
we will be _____ .'


Answer: Invincible

'Invincible' - Pat Benetar
25. 'It's just another ____ ____.
I wish it were Sunday,
'cause that's my fun day.
My I don't have to run day.
It's just another ____ ____.'


Answer: Manic Monday

'Manic Monday' - The Bangles
Source: Author mollygrue

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