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Quiz about Great Albums of the Eighties and Nineties

Great Albums of the Eighties and Nineties Quiz

The following questions are about albums that I think are great. I apologise if these opinions are not shared by others.

A multiple-choice quiz by cal79. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
cal79

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
104,030

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. What was the name of the Manic Street Preachers' debut album? Hint

"Generation Pacifists"

"Generation Sex"

"Generation X"

"Generation Terrorists"

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which of these is the name of an album by Green Day? Hint

"Mookie"

"Dookie"

"Bookie"

"Lookie"

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Question 3 of 10

3. On which 1997 Prodigy album would you find the song "Firestarter"? Hint

"Music For The Jilted Generation"

"Breathe"

"Firestarter"

"Fat Of The Land"

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Question 4 of 10

4. Can you name the album by Dodgy released in 1996? Hint

"Three Piece Suite"

"Free Peace Sweet"

"Free Piece Suite"

"Three Peace Suite"

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Question 5 of 10

5. What was the name of the Manic Street Preachers' third album? Hint

"The Holy Bible"

"Sleepflower"

"Forever Delayed"

"Faster"

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Question 6 of 10

6. Who recorded the album "Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness"? Hint

The Smashing Pumpkins

Spacehog

Nirvana

Bush

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of these is an album by Suede? Hint

"Star Man Dog"

"Star Dog Man"

"Man Dog Star"

"Dog Man Star"

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the first album by Oasis? Hint

"Maybe Definitely"

"Lennon"

"The Great Escape"

"Definitely Maybe"

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which Dire Straits album was released in the U.S.A. In June 1985? Hint

"Money For Nothing"

"Brothers In Arms"

"One World"

"Why Worry"

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which R.E.M. album was released in October 1992? Hint

"Automatic For The People"

"Try Not To Breathe"

"Everybody Hurts"

"Nightswimming"

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What was the name of the Manic Street Preachers' debut album?

Answer: "Generation Terrorists"

This album was released in Britain in February 1992. It contains, among its seventeen songs, the classic tunes "Motorcycle Emptiness" and "Little Baby Nothing."

2. Which of these is the name of an album by Green Day?

Answer: "Dookie"

This album contains some of Green Day's best songs, two of which are "Longview" and "Welcome To Paradise."

3. On which 1997 Prodigy album would you find the song "Firestarter"?

Answer: "Fat Of The Land"

"Breathe" was in fact another track off of that album, and "Music For The Jilted Generation" was released in 1994.

4. Can you name the album by Dodgy released in 1996?

Answer: "Free Peace Sweet"

This album contains the songs "Good Enough" and "Found You."

5. What was the name of the Manic Street Preachers' third album?

Answer: "The Holy Bible"

The general consensus is that this was the Manics' best album. "Forever Delayed" is the title of their Greatest Hits album.(Released in 2002)The other two incorrect answers are both titles of Manics songs.

6. Who recorded the album "Mellon Collie And The Infinite Sadness"?

Answer: The Smashing Pumpkins

This album, released in 1995, contains 28 tracks and is a real masterpiece. The singles "1979" and "Tonight, Tonight" came from this album.

7. Which of these is an album by Suede?

Answer: "Dog Man Star"

This album was released in October 1994. The best track is "The Wild Ones."

8. What was the first album by Oasis?

Answer: "Definitely Maybe"

"The Great Escape" is actually an album by Blur, and "Lennon" is the name of Liam Gallagher's eldest child.

9. Which Dire Straits album was released in the U.S.A. In June 1985?

Answer: "Brothers In Arms"

The incorrect answers were all tracks off of the album, which became their first number one in the U.S.A.

10. Which R.E.M. album was released in October 1992?

Answer: "Automatic For The People"

Once again, the incorrect answers were the titles of tracks from the album. It followed up the commercial success of "Out Of Time", which had been released in March 1991.

Source: Author cal79

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