80s-music Trivia Quiz # 1
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80s Music: New Wave / Vol. 2 - Which album by The Smiths includes the single "How Soon is Now?" in a later American release.
The correct answer is 'Meat is Murder'
"How Soon is Now?" appears on the European release "Hatful of Hollows" (1984). The single became available in America in 1985 on "Meat is Murder", which also includes the songs "The Headmaster Ritual", "Rusholme Ruffians", "What She Said", "Nowhere Fast", and "Barbarism Begins at Home".
80s Music Question 2
80s Lyrics "Oh God I Know This!" #2 - 'And we take it down to the edge of town, where they have control but they're losing touch.'
The correct answer is 'INXS'
The 1985 album 'Listen Like Thieves' was the breakthrough for INXS. The lyric taken from the title track. Once rated as the sexiest man alive, Michael Hutchence RIP.
80s Music Question 3
No. 1 Hits of the 80s, Part I! - Which of the following acts did NOT have a No. 1 song in the 1980s?
The correct answer is 'Devo'
"Whip It" peaked at No. 14 in 1980. Will To Power's hit was a medley of two rock classics, "Baby, I Love Your Way" and "Freebird" (known affectionately as "Free-Baby"). Deneice Williams hit the top with "Let's Hear It for the Boy", from the "Footloose" soundtrack. And Cutting Crew's chart-topper was "(I Just) Died In Your Arms".
80s Music Question 4
The 80s Bite Back - "This ain't no place for losers or the innocent of mind
It's a full time job for anyone to stay alive"
Who sang this?
It's a full time job for anyone to stay alive"
Who sang this?
The correct answer is 'Joe Cocker'
"Shelter Me" was from Joe Cocker's 1986 semi-self titled album "Cocker". Did you know that Cocker did the opening performance at Woodstock '94, one of the only original alumni who performed at Woodstock in 1969?
80s Music Question 5
The 80s - Kenny Loggins was the soundtrack king of the 1980s, although not all of his hits were soundtracks. Which of the following was not part of the soundtrack for a movie?
The correct answer is 'Keep the Fire'
"Keep the Fire" was from Kenny Loggin's "Alive" album and was not featured in any movie. "Nobody's Fool" was the title song from "Caddyshack II", "Playing with the Boys" was from the "Top Gun" soundtrack, which also had Kenny's song "Danger Zone", and "Meet Me Half Way" was from "Over the Top", an absolutely horrible Stallone movie.
80s Music Question 6
Who Sang These 80s Songs? Part 2 - Which Bristish pop star sang about a "Wide Boy" in the eighties?
The correct answer is 'Nik Kershaw'
Nik Kershaw was born in England in 1958. His debut single, "I Won't Let The Sun Go Down On Me" was in 1983 and made it to the top forty. The song, "Wide Boy" is from his 1984 album, "The Riddle".
80s Music Question 7
1980s Hard Rock Singers - Ratt
The correct answer is 'Stephen Pearcy'
80s Music Question 8
1980s Tunes - Who performed "Woman"?
The correct answer is 'John Lennon'
At 10:50 PM on Dec. 8th, 1980, Lennon was shot four times and killed in the entrance to his apartment building, The Dakota. The killer, Mark David Chapman dropped his .38 revolver and calmly sat down on the sidewalk until authorities arrived.
80s Music Question 9
1980s -The Best Decade For Music #1 - Who was NOT a member of the group Damn Yankees?
The correct answer is 'Ace Frehley (KISS)'
Much like Bad English, Damn Yankees only made two albums and their biggest hit was a power ballad, "High Enough".
80s Music Question 10
"100 Most Metal Moments" part 4 - What was the name of the 1988 documentary movie about the '80s hair metal scene in Los Angeles?
The correct answer is 'The Decline of Western Civilization, part 2'
There have been many movies made about rock music in the '80s, including "This is Spinal Tap", "Rock Star", and "Wayne's World". One of the few movies that accurately portrayed metal in the '80s was "The Decline of Western Civilization, part 2: The Metal Years". It is mainly about the metal scene that came from L.A.'s Sunset Strip. The movie featured many bands and artists, including Poison, Gene Simmons, Paul Stanley, Ozzy Osbourne, Steven Tyler, and Chris Holmes of W.A.S.P. There are also interviews with metal fans and wannabe rock stars, who all swear they will make it big one day.