80s-music Trivia Quiz # 7
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80s Behind the Lyrics I - In "Rock the Casbah," the Clash sing, "The king called up his jet fighters/ He said you better earn your pay/ Drop your bombs between the minarets." What are minarets?
The correct answer is 'Towers built near to or built into a mosque'
Tall towers from which the muezzin (another term in the song) call out the adhan in order to make people to come to prayers in Islam.
80s Music Question 2
80s Behind the Lyrics IV - Jackson Browne sings, "Among the human beings/ In their designer jeans
/Am I the only one who hears the screams/ And the strangled cries of Lawyers In Love." If those lawyers' jeans in the 80's had an image of a horse's head on the pocket, what brand would they be?
/Am I the only one who hears the screams/ And the strangled cries of Lawyers In Love." If those lawyers' jeans in the 80's had an image of a horse's head on the pocket, what brand would they be?
The correct answer is 'Jordache'
In the 80's you had to have the Jordache Look! Though the Jordache brand does not hold the reputation it did in the 80's, we can remember when we wanted the Jordache look.
80s Music Question 3
1980s Album Cover Art - A newlywed couple stand in front of a gloomy bridge and factory.
On which cover are they?
On which cover are they?
The correct answer is 'Depeche Mode, “Some Great Reward”'
The imagery was a metaphor for the mix of romantic and bleak atmospheres in the music.
80s Music Question 4
80s Music Trivia - Who joined Michael Jackson on vocals in the song 'Say Say Say'?
The correct answer is 'Paul Mcartney'
The video was set in the old west, with a stage coach and everything.
80s Music Question 5
No 1 Albums of the 1980s III - Who recorded 'Hysteria' in 1987?
The correct answer is 'Def Leppard'
The album was number one on Billboard's charts in July, August and September 1988.
80s Music Question 6
Lyrics from the 1980s - Which Yaz(oo) song contains these lyrics?
"Love just like addiction now I'm hooked on you
I need some time to get it right
your love gonna see me through"
"Love just like addiction now I'm hooked on you
I need some time to get it right
your love gonna see me through"
The correct answer is 'Don't Go'
The British Duo changed their name from Yazoo to Yaz for the US Market, for the one year that they were a group. Now the name Yaz is being marketed for an oral contraceptive.
80s Music Question 7
Odd 80s stuff - Who did the song 'Mexican Radio'?
The correct answer is 'Wall Of Voodoo'
The video showed an iguana being barbequed. The Band was from L.A. and the song was a hit in 1983.
80s Music Question 8
Hits in the 80s - 'Another One Bites the Dust'
The correct answer is 'Queen'
80s Music Question 9
80s Hair Band Hotties - Okay gentlemen. I haven't forgotten about you. This former member of The Runaways did a duet with Ozzy Osbourne called "Close My Eyes Forever." Who is this female hottie?
The correct answer is 'Lita Ford'
Carmelita Rossanna Ford was born on September 19th, 1958 in London, England. Joan Jett was in the band The Runaways with Lita. Patty Smyth fronted the band Scandal and Pat Benatar is a solo act.
80s Music Question 10
Philadelphia Music Scene 1980s - What was known as "the hottest club on the hippest street in town"?
The correct answer is 'Ripley's'
Yes Ripley's (believe it or not) ... and the hippest street? South Street of course!