80s-music Trivia Quiz # 17
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80s Behind the Lyrics V - Finally, Sting likes the mythical and metaphysical in his lyrics, and this little piece from The Police's "Wrapped Around Your Finger" is no exception: "You consider me the young apprentice/ Caught between Scylla and Charybdis." Just who are Scylla and Charybdis?
The correct answer is 'Two sea monsters'
Scylla--a sea nymph--was transformed into a monster with 12 feet and 6 heads because she loved the same man as Circe, daughter of Helios, the Sun. Charybdis sat on the opposite from Scylla in the Strait of Messina. She would swallow huge amounts of water three times a day and then spit it back out causing whirlpools. They wrecked ships and ate men as they passed.
It was the Sirens who lured sailors to their destruction with their beautiful songs.
It was the Sirens who lured sailors to their destruction with their beautiful songs.
80s Music Question 2
Guitarists of the 80s - This former guitarist of Dokken can now be seen on tour with Whitesnake, and fellow guitarist Doug Aldrich.
The correct answer is 'Reb Beach'
Former Dokken guitarist George Lynch just released an album with former Dokken bassist Jeff Pilson. John Norum toured with Dokken, played on the album "Long Way Home," and appeared on Don Dokken's solo album. Alex DeRosso is currently the guitarist for Dokken. Reb Beach recorded with Dokken on "Erase The Slate." Reb Beach also played for artists like Chaka Kahn, Alice Cooper, and most notably, Winger.
80s Music Question 3
80s Opening Lines: Who Sings It? - 'We both lie silently still in the dead of the night. Although we both lie close together, we feel miles apart inside.'
The correct answer is 'Poison'
- from the song 'Every Rose Has Its' Thorn' from the 1988 album 'Open Up And Say Ahh.'
80s Music Question 4
80s Music: Days Of Mousse & Plastic Pants - What was the name of Howard Jones' mime sidekick?
The correct answer is 'Jed'
He was featured heavily in the video for "New Song".
80s Music Question 5
Classic Lyrics from the 80s and 90s - 'I look at the two of us in sympathy'
The correct answer is 'Pet Shop Boys'
Taken from the single - 'Rent'
80s Music Question 6
1980s Hard Rock Singers - Cinderella
The correct answer is 'Tom Keifer'
80s Music Question 7
The A to Z of Rock - The Simple Minds hit 'Don't You (Forget About Me)' was featured in which 80s brat pack film?
The correct answer is ''The Breakfast Club''
'The Breakfast Club' starred Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy and Anthony Michael Hall.
80s Music Question 8
1980s Rock Music - This was Poison's first single.
The correct answer is 'Cry Tough'
"Talk Dirty to Me" was their first big hit, but "Cry Tough" was their debut single.
80s Music Question 9
Classic Christian Music #2 - His debut album in the mid-1980s included the songs "Keep No Secrets", "Just a Few of My Old Friends", and "I Get Carried Away". Who is he?
The correct answer is 'Morgan Cryar'
Morgan Cryar continued recording well into the '90s. Hits include "What Sin?" and "Pray in the USA".
80s Music Question 10
Match the Lyric to the Artist - 80s - Out where the river broke,The bloodwood and the desert oak,Holden wrecks and boiling diesels,Steam in forty five degrees.
The correct answer is 'Midnight Oil'
from 'Beds Are Burning'