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Japan in Songs And Artists Trivia Quiz

All these songs and/or the artists have Japan or Japanese in the title.

A multiple-choice quiz by rowena8482. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
rowena8482

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
255,085

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

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417

Question 1 of 10

1. Aneka, in full Japanese dress, had a one hit wonder number 1 in the UK charts in 1981 with "Japanese Boy" But do you know where she was actually from? Hint

Ireland

Scotland

England

Wales

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Question 2 of 10

2. What word completes this lyric from the song "Japanese Boy" by Aneka? - "Oooo I ___ my Japanese Boy" Hint

Touch

Love

Miss

Kiss

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which group had a UK hit in 1984 with "Big In Japan"? Hint

Animotion

Alphaville

Propaganda

Fiction Factory

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which 'weather' word completes the following lyric from "Big In Japan"? - "Crystal bits of _____ all around my head" Hint

Sunlight

Snowflakes

Raindrops

Hailstones

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Question 5 of 10

5. The band Big In Japan had various members who were more famous later in other bands. Which band did bass player Holly Johnson go on to front in the 1980s? Hint

All About Eve

Fields Of The Nephilim

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Fine Young Cannibals

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Question 6 of 10

6. Big In Japan had a hit which featured 'chipmunk like' vocals, and had the names of two famous children's toys in the title. Can you remember what they were? Hint

Polly Pocket and Teddy Bears

Tiny Tears and My Little Pony

Sindy and Barbie Dolls

Cabbage Patch Kids and Golliwogs

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which group had a hit single in the UK in 1981 with the song "Turning Japanese"? Hint

The Jam

Teardrop Explodes

The Vapours

UK Subs

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Question 8 of 10

8. Can you complete this lyric from "Turning Japanese"? "No wine, no women, no fun, no sun, no you, no wonder it's _____" Hint

Cold

Late

Hard

Dark

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the lead singer of the band Japan? Hint

David Sylvian

Bill Wadhams

Mike Peters

Andreas Thein

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Question 10 of 10

10. Japan sang a song that had a Japanese city in the title. Which city was it? Hint

Nagasaki

Hiroshima

Yokohama

Tokyo

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Aneka, in full Japanese dress, had a one hit wonder number 1 in the UK charts in 1981 with "Japanese Boy" But do you know where she was actually from?

Answer: Scotland

Aneka was a Scottish housewife called Mary Sandeman.

2. What word completes this lyric from the song "Japanese Boy" by Aneka? - "Oooo I ___ my Japanese Boy"

Answer: Miss

As well as reaching number one in the UK charts, the song reached number 43 in the Canadian charts and number 15 in the American Dance chart.

3. Which group had a UK hit in 1984 with "Big In Japan"?

Answer: Alphaville

The song reached number 8 in the UK chart and went to number 1 on the Billboard Dance chart in the US.

4. Which 'weather' word completes the following lyric from "Big In Japan"? - "Crystal bits of _____ all around my head"

Answer: Snowflakes

The title of the song is a joke in that bands are said to be "Big In Japan" long after the rest of the world has forgotten about them. Spinal Tap used this in the film "This is Spinal Tap"

5. The band Big In Japan had various members who were more famous later in other bands. Which band did bass player Holly Johnson go on to front in the 1980s?

Answer: Frankie Goes To Hollywood

FGTH are famed for having a record go to number 1 in the UK chart without any airplay - "Relax" was banned by the BBC and went straight to number 1 as people rushed to buy it to find out what 'all the fuss was about'

6. Big In Japan had a hit which featured 'chipmunk like' vocals, and had the names of two famous children's toys in the title. Can you remember what they were?

Answer: Sindy and Barbie Dolls

The title of the song was actually spelled "Cindy and the Barbi Dolls" and was included on the first ever release from Zoo Records, "From Y To Z And Never Again".

7. Which group had a hit single in the UK in 1981 with the song "Turning Japanese"?

Answer: The Vapours

This song was used on the soundtrack of the film "Charlie's Angels" released in 2000. It has also featured in an episode of "Malcolm in the Middle", sung by Hal when he was drunk.

8. Can you complete this lyric from "Turning Japanese"? "No wine, no women, no fun, no sun, no you, no wonder it's _____"

Answer: Dark

David Fenton, the lead singer with The Vapours is now a solicitor specialising in music law.

9. Who was the lead singer of the band Japan?

Answer: David Sylvian

Mike Peters fronted The Alarm, Bill Wadhams was in Animotion, and Andreas Thein was a member of Propaganda.

10. Japan sang a song that had a Japanese city in the title. Which city was it?

Answer: Tokyo

"Life in Tokyo" featured Giorgio Moroder of "Electric Dreams" fame on keyboards.

Source: Author rowena8482

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