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'80s College Rock Trivia Quiz

Before the term "alternative" was in wide use, the music of these artists and their peers was most often played by college radio station DJs, and it was known as "college rock".

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

Author
PieholeOne

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
346,740

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
688

Awards
Top 20% Quiz

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Question 1 of 10

1. Mitch Easter, who produced R.E.M.'s first two LPs, was a member of which of the following bands in the /80s? Hint

The DBs

Pylon

Let's Active

B-52s

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Question 2 of 10

2. What psychedelic music movement of the '80s included The Bangles, Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade, and Green On Red, among others? Hint

Southern Gothic

Paisley Underground

Alt-Country

Laurel Canyon

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Question 3 of 10

3. What song by the Smiths includes the line "I am human and I need to be loved/Just like everybody else does"? Hint

Big Mouth Strikes Again

Girlfriend In A Coma

Panic

How Soon Is Now?

4. The metropolitan area that was home to Bob Dylan and Prince was also fertile ground for punk and college rock bands in the '80s such as Husker Du, The Replacements, and Soul Asylum. From which of the following areas did they hail? Hint

Minneapolis-St. Paul

Raleigh-Durham

Dallas-Fort Worth

Scranton-Wilkes Barre

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Question 5 of 10

5. What band broke out of the underground, if only briefly, with "Under The Milky Way"? Hint

The Cure

The Church

The Clean

The Cult

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which very influential band from Boston had a minor hit with "Here Comes Your Man" in 1989? Hint

Dinosaur Jr.

The Pixies

Throwing Muses

The Lemonheads

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which goth band released an album called "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" in 1987, which included minor U.S. hit "Just Like Heaven"? Hint

Depeche Mode

The Cure

Siouxsie and The Banshees

Sisters of Mercy

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Question 8 of 10

8. After the breakup of English goth rock band Bauhaus, singer Peter Murphy started a solo career and the other members formed this band, whose "So Alive" was a hit in 1989? Hint

Gene Loves Jezebel

Joy Division

Love Tractor

Love and Rockets

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Question 9 of 10

9. After six years of increasing underground success and critical praise, R.E.M. finally had their first US hit in 1987 with which of the following songs? Hint

It's The End Of The World As We Know It

The One I Love

Losing My Religion

Stand

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Question 10 of 10

10. Whose songs include "A Girl Like You" (a Top 40 hit), and minor hits "Only a Memory" and "Behind the Wall of Sleep"? Hint

The Smiths

The Smithereens

Camper Van Beethoven

The Feelies

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Mitch Easter, who produced R.E.M.'s first two LPs, was a member of which of the following bands in the /80s?

Answer: Let's Active

Before he formed Let's Active, Mitch Easter was in The Sneakers, a late-'70s band that also featured Chris Stamey of The DBs.

2. What psychedelic music movement of the '80s included The Bangles, Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade, and Green On Red, among others?

Answer: Paisley Underground

Surprisingly, Prince was sufficiently inspired by this scene as to name his Paisley Park Studios after it, and to write "Manic Monday" for the Bangles.

3. What song by the Smiths includes the line "I am human and I need to be loved/Just like everybody else does"?

Answer: How Soon Is Now?

"How Soon Is Now" is from a compilation album called "Hatful of Hollow", a collection of singles and B-sides released just before their second proper album, "Meat Is Murder".

Answer: Minneapolis-St. Paul

Husker Du formed in St. Paul, Minnesota. The others formed in Minneapolis.

5. What band broke out of the underground, if only briefly, with "Under The Milky Way"?

Answer: The Church

The Church is from Australia and the album that features the hit is called "Starfish".

6. Which very influential band from Boston had a minor hit with "Here Comes Your Man" in 1989?

Answer: The Pixies

The song was from The Pixies album "Doolittle", their third release (second LP). Nirvana and countless other bands were influenced by The Pixies and especially got into their soft-loud song dynamics.

7. Which goth band released an album called "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" in 1987, which included minor U.S. hit "Just Like Heaven"?

Answer: The Cure

Dinosaur Jr. recorded an interesting version of "Just Like Heaven" two years later. The Cure would have even more success with their next album "Disentegration".

8. After the breakup of English goth rock band Bauhaus, singer Peter Murphy started a solo career and the other members formed this band, whose "So Alive" was a hit in 1989?

Answer: Love and Rockets

Peter Murphy scored a hit with "Cuts You Up".

9. After six years of increasing underground success and critical praise, R.E.M. finally had their first US hit in 1987 with which of the following songs?

Answer: The One I Love

The song was huge MTV video hit and is from the album "Document", their last for independent record label I.R.S.

10. Whose songs include "A Girl Like You" (a Top 40 hit), and minor hits "Only a Memory" and "Behind the Wall of Sleep"?

Answer: The Smithereens

The Smithereens hail from New Jersey and their guitar based music is melodic, jangly, and heavy - often all at once.

Source: Author PieholeOne

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