80s-music Trivia Quiz # 5
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The 80s - What was the artist Rockwell's real name?
The correct answer is 'Kenneth Gordy'
Kenneth Gordy changed his name to Rockwell since his father, Berry Gordy, was the founder of Motown Records and he wanted to make it on his own. His only hit, "Somebody's Watching Me", included backgrounds by Michael and Jermaine Jackson. Joe Strummer was a member of The Clash and Stephen Morris and Bernard Sumner were both members of New Order.
80s Music Question 2
1980s Hair Bands - Who is a member of the band Skid Row?
The correct answer is 'Rachel Bolan'
Rachel Bolan was most known for wearing an earring that was attached to his nose ring in the late 80's!
80s Music Question 3
And The Answer Is Black! - This band had a hit in the 80s with 'Wonderful Life'. What's the name of the band?
The correct answer is 'Black'
80s Music Question 4
Hits in the 80s - 'To Hell With the Devil', 'Honestly', 'In God We Trust'
The correct answer is 'Stryper'
80s Music Question 5
1980s Music 1st Lines : Volume 5 - 'Little child, dry your crying eyes.'
The correct answer is 'White Lion'
'When the Children Cry'
80s Music Question 6
Metal and Hardcore 80s - The band called SOD holds the unofficial worldrecord of shortest ballad ever: 'The Ballad of Jimi Hendrix'. What does SOD stand for?
The correct answer is 'Stormtroopers of Death'
The lyrics go like this: 'you're death !' and the song takes a full four seconds. The song appeared at the CD 'Speak English or Die', containing 21 songs (and a bonus track) of which 2 songs are even shorter than 4 seconds...
80s Music Question 7
Fill In the 80s Song Title - "Careless ____________" by Wham!
The correct answer is 'Whisper'
George Michael wrote "Careless Whisper" together with Andrew Ridgeley way back when they were 17 years of age.
80s Music Question 8
Metal and Hardcore 80s - Again, some CD's: 'Dealing with It', 'Crossover' and 'Four of a Kind'. The band?
The correct answer is 'DRI'
DRI is an acronym for Dirty Rotten Imbeciles. Their debut album contained over 20 songs and had a total length of 15 minutes... Most known song of the album: 'I Don't Need Society', a real sing along song at the time...
80s Music Question 9
Andy Gibb Trivial Quiz - What variety-musical show did Andy co-host in the early 80s?
The correct answer is 'Solid Gold'
Solid Gold brought Andy's music and face into living rooms all across America.
80s Music Question 10
80s Artists in Alpha Order - In 1984, who had a hit with a re-make of 'Sea Of Love'?
The correct answer is 'Honeydrippers (The)'