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Child of the Eighties - 2 Trivia Quiz

Here is my second installment of the "Child Of The Eighties" quizzes. Hope that you enjoy this one as much as the first. Good luck to everyone who plays.

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

Author
philthyspice

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
132,647

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
4092

Last 3 plays: Koz13 (9/10), Guest 174 (7/10), Guest 24 (5/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. REO Speedwagon "Take It On The Run": "You're thinking up your white lie..." Hint

"you say your coming home but you won't say when"

"and you need never look back"

"I don't think it's true babe"

"you're putting on your bedroom eyes"

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Question 2 of 10

2. John Cougar Mellencamp "Jack and Diane": "Hold on to sixteen as long as you can, changes come around real soon..."

Answer: (5 Words)

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Question 3 of 10

3. Stevie Nicks "Stand Back": "Stand back stand back, in the middle of my room..." Hint

"It's all right to be standing in a line"

"he asked for my love, that was all

"I would cry"

"I did not hear from you"

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Question 4 of 10

4. Rick Springfield "Jessie's Girl": "Cause she's watching him with those eyes, and she's loving him with that body..." Hint

"and he loves it"

"and he's holding her in his arms late, late at night"

"I just know it"

"there doesn't seem to be a reason to change"

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Question 5 of 10

5. Pat Benatar "Shadows Of The Night": "Surrender all your dreams to me tonight..." Hint

"they'll come true in the end"

"you'll see it around the bend"

"it just has to end"

"it's all I can send"

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Question 6 of 10

6. John Waite "Missing You": "You don't know how desperate I've become and it looks like..."

Answer: (Four Words)

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Question 7 of 10

7. Rod Stewart "Young Turks": "Young hearts be free tonight..." Hint

"Patti gave birth to a ten pound baby boy"

"don't let them put you down"

"time is on your side"

"because life is so brief"

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Question 8 of 10

8. Billy Idol "Dancing With Myself": "Dancing with myself, oh oh dancing with myself, well there's nothing to lose...
Hint

"and everything to prove"

"yet everything to lose"

"and there's nothing to prove."

"I'll be dancing with myself"

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Question 9 of 10

9. John Lennon "Watching The Wheels": "I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round I really love..."

Answer: (Four Words)

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Question 10 of 10

10. REO Speedwagon "Keep On Loving You": "I'm gonna keep on loving you, it's the only thing I wanna do..." Hint

"I don't want to sleep, I just wanna keep on loving you"

"you should have know by the tone of my voice"

"cause it was us baby way before them"

"and I meant every word I said"

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Most Recent Scores

Apr 20 2024 : Koz13: 9/10
Apr 04 2024 : Guest 174: 7/10
Mar 31 2024 : Guest 24: 5/10
Mar 26 2024 : Guest 73: 2/10
Mar 25 2024 : Guest 24: 5/10
Mar 25 2024 : Guest 174: 5/10
Mar 15 2024 : Guest 73: 10/10
Mar 14 2024 : angostura: 10/10
Mar 11 2024 : Guest 62: 2/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. REO Speedwagon "Take It On The Run": "You're thinking up your white lie..."

Answer: "you're putting on your bedroom eyes"

This is from the album "Hi Infidelity", which was released in 1981. Interestly enough, this band has been steadily touring and recording since 1971.

2. John Cougar Mellencamp "Jack and Diane": "Hold on to sixteen as long as you can, changes come around real soon..."

Answer: make us women and men

This was one of John Mellencamp's hit songs when he was still known as John Cougar.

3. Stevie Nicks "Stand Back": "Stand back stand back, in the middle of my room..."

Answer: "I did not hear from you"

Stevie Nicks was successfully involved with the band Fleetwood Mac with then-boyfriend Lindsey Buckingham. Even though the relationship ended, they continued on for some time together.

4. Rick Springfield "Jessie's Girl": "Cause she's watching him with those eyes, and she's loving him with that body..."

Answer: "I just know it"

Rick Springfield was born in Australia; many of you may remember him from his "General Hospital" days as "Noah Drake".

5. Pat Benatar "Shadows Of The Night": "Surrender all your dreams to me tonight..."

Answer: "they'll come true in the end"

Pat Benatar is also remembered as one of the stars to emerge on the MTV scene with her "Love Is A Battlefield" video.

6. John Waite "Missing You": "You don't know how desperate I've become and it looks like..."

Answer: I'm losing this fight

John Waite was also part of the group The Babys before he topped the charts with this hit and later formed the band Bad English.

7. Rod Stewart "Young Turks": "Young hearts be free tonight..."

Answer: "time is on your side"

This is still one of my favorite Rod Stewart songs. Reminds me so much of the early eighties.

8. Billy Idol "Dancing With Myself": "Dancing with myself, oh oh dancing with myself, well there's nothing to lose...

Answer: "and there's nothing to prove."

Born William Michael Albert Broad on November 30th, 1955, Billy Idol was recently seen in "The Wedding Singer" with Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore.

9. John Lennon "Watching The Wheels": "I'm just sitting here watching the wheels go round and round I really love..."

Answer: to watch them roll

John Lennon was born in Liverpool, England on October 9th, 1940 and died on December 8th, 1980 when he was shot in front of his apartment complex. Truly one of the most influential song writers of our time.

10. REO Speedwagon "Keep On Loving You": "I'm gonna keep on loving you, it's the only thing I wanna do..."

Answer: "I don't want to sleep, I just wanna keep on loving you"

I started off with REO Speedwagon and decided to finish off with them too.

Source: Author philthyspice

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