80s Music Trivia Quiz # 191
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Which Music Vid Is This? - This video is set in a cafe called 'Blondes' where the members of the band are working. Claudia Schiffer then walks in and they close up the cafe and leave with her. What is the name of this Westlife hit, a cover version of a popular 1980s song?
The correct answer is ''Uptown Girl''
By Westlife.
80s Music Question 2
Rush 5 - The early 1980s - When was 'Permanent Waves' released?
The correct answer is 'January 1, 1980'
Rush fans have always been quite proud that 'Permanent Waves' was one of the first, if not THE first, albums released in the new decade. Not only that, but it was certified gold by the RIAA on March 17 - less than three months after its release.
80s Music Question 3
First Lines of 1980s Hits - What song begins with: You were working as a waitress - In a cocktail bar - When I met you - I picked you out - I shook you up - And turned you around...?
The correct answer is 'Human League - Don't you want me'
80s Music Question 4
80s Rock Music - When did Rick Springfield's 'Jessie's Girl' debut on the Billboard charts?
The correct answer is '1981'
Jessie's Girl stayed on the chart for 32 weeks and was awarded Best Rock Vocal Performance, Male Grammy Award in 1981.
80s Music Question 5
1980s Alternative Music - Who Sang It - All The Boys in Town
The correct answer is 'Divinyls'
I must of been desperate!
80s Music Question 6
1980s Tunes - Who performed "Shattered Dreams"?
The correct answer is 'Johnny Hates Jazz'
Johnny Hates Jazz released two studio albums together as a group.
80s Music Question 7
1980s Music From A to Z - G - Who sang 'Home by the Sea'?
The correct answer is 'Genesis'
This band was born in the 1960's with lead singer Peter Gabriel. When he left in the late 1970's, the band's drummer Phil Collins became the lead singer.
80s Music Question 8
Ska Revival: British Ska Late 70s-Early 80s - 'You're working at your leisure to learn the things you'll need', the Specials sing on this 1980 single. Which one?
The correct answer is 'Rat Race'
'Rat Race' was only released as a single, although the American version of 'More Specials' had it as an extra song.
80s Music Question 9
80s Behind the Lyrics VII - Toto took us all to the dark continent in their hit "Africa." One line runs, "I know that I must do what's right/As sure as Kilimanjaro rises like Olympus above the Serengeti." In what country would you find Kilimanjaro?
The correct answer is 'Tanzania'
Kilimanjaro, a giant stratovolcano, rises almost 20,000 feet above sea level near the border with Kenya. Its name means "shining mountain" in Swahili.
80s Music Question 10
Those Super Supergroups - Damn Yankees provided Ted Nugent with a number three hit. Damn Yankees also had Jack Blades of Night Ranger and Tommy Shaw from what 1980s rock group?
The correct answer is 'Styx'
Damn Yankees had a hit in 1990 with "High Enough."