80s Music Trivia Quiz # 3
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Albums and Song Titles - What rap-punk fusion band had a club hit in the mid-1980s with 'The Bottom Line'?
The correct answer is 'Big Audio Dynamite'
Spin-off of The Clash by Mick Jones
80s Music Question 2
Release Dates 1980s & 90s Rock Albums - "Metallica - ...And Justice For All"
The correct answer is '1988'
Featured the first single that was made into a video ("One").
80s Music Question 3
80s Song Lyrics - "And the ride is so smooth. Girl, you must be a limosine".
The correct answer is 'Prince'
From the song "Little Red Corvette" from the album "1999".
80s Music Question 4
80s Music - What group sang the song "Forever Young"?
The correct answer is 'Alphaville'
This band from Germany also had a hit with the song Big in Japan.
80s Music Question 5
1980s Band: The Smiths - 'The good life is out there somewhere. So stay on my arm, you little charmer.'
The correct answer is 'Hand in Glove'
80s Music Question 6
80s Music Trivia - Prince sang a song about a girl in a little __________ corvette.
The correct answer is 'red'
'Little Red Corvette'
80s Music Question 7
Billboard's #1's (1980s) - Which Rolling Stones album was the group's final #1 of the 1980s?
The correct answer is 'Tattoo You'
"Some Girls" and "Emotional Rescue" were the two Stones' recordings that preceded "Tattoo You". While "Steel Wheels" was released in 1989, it never made the pole position thanks to Janet Jackson, Motley Crue and yes, Milli Vanilli.
80s Music Question 8
Lead Singers of the 80s - This band, another band still playing today, is lead by Dave Gahan:
The correct answer is 'Depeche Mode'
Depeche Mode had many hits in the 80s, and recently had a hit with "Dream On", off of their latest album, "Exciter". They recently released their "One Night in Paris" concert DVD.
80s Music Question 9
Songs That Characterized The 80s - Which early 80's hit had the opening lines: "Poor old Johnny Ray, sounded sad upon the radio, moved a million hearts in mono"?
The correct answer is 'Come On Eileen'
'Come On Eileen' from Dexy's Midnight Runners was a huge hit in the USA and the UK, but the band failed to impress with follow up songs in the American market. Their unusual name came from the stimulant Dexedrine, a popular drug on the northern soul scene, which was ironic, as the band had a strict no drugs or drinking policy.
80s Music Question 10
1980s Hip-Hop: "Who Sang?" - What is the correct spelling for the rapper who sang "Planet Rock"?
The correct answer is 'Afrika Bambaataa'
Afrika Bambaataa named himself after a Zulu chief. The name means "affectionate leader".