80s Music Trivia Quiz # 326
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No. 1 Hits of the 80s, Part I! - Dionne Warwick scored her last No. 1 song in 1986 with "That's What Friends Are For", with a little help from three other singers. Which of the following did not sing this song with her?
The correct answer is 'Roberta Flack'
It was Gladys Knight, not Roberta Flack, who sang the other female part.
80s Music Question 2
Music of the 80s: Part II - Public Enemy's 1988 album 'It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back' is considered a classic of 80s music, and one of the best rap albums ever. However, what was the name of Public Enemy's debut album, released a year before, in 1987?
The correct answer is 'Yo! Bum Rush the Show'
In 'Yo! Bum Rush the Show,' the group's signature 'wall of sound' was not yet employed - the album has a sparser sound than 'It Takes a Nation,' with Chuck D.'s powerful voice driving the tracks. If you have not heard 'It Takes a Nation,' you are missing perhaps the best album of the 80s.
80s Music Question 3
1980s-The Best Decade For Music #2 - When The Monkees reunited in the 1980's, what was the name of their first single?
The correct answer is 'That Was Then, This is Now'
"That Was Then, This is Now" was a big hit for The Monkees, despite no Mike Nesmith or Davey Jones on the song. Jones toured with Micky Dolenz and Peter Tork as The Monkees for the next few years, but he did not appear on that song. Nesmith did well financialy (his mom invented Liquid Paper and left him the money) so he only made occasional guest appearances with The Monkees.
80s Music Question 4
Those Super Supergroups - There were two supergroups that called themselves The Firm. One was a 1990s rap group. The other was a 1980s ______ group.
The correct answer is 'rock'
The rap group, which lasted from 1996-1998, contained Nas, Foxy Brown, Cormega, AZ, and Nature. The rock group had Chris Slade, Jimmy Page, and Paul Rodgers; the mid-1980s gave the groups sellout tours, but dismal album sales.
There was a third group that called themselves The Firm which had a 1987 novelty number one hit "Star Trekkin'." Since it was not a supergroup, I did not include them in the question.
There was a third group that called themselves The Firm which had a 1987 novelty number one hit "Star Trekkin'." Since it was not a supergroup, I did not include them in the question.
80s Music Question 5
Pop That Matters - The late 80s were good for this band from Washington. Starting in 1998, within a five year span they released "Failure," "Dear 23" and "Frosting On The Beater." Can you name the band?
The correct answer is 'The Posies'
Ken Stringfellow is a touring member of both Big Star and R.E.M. Wow!
80s Music Question 6
UK 80s Who Sang This III - 'For the love that you need, Will never be found at home'
The correct answer is 'Bronski Beat'
'Smalltown Boy'.
80s Music Question 7
Who Sang These 80s Songs? Part 2 - Who claimed he was, "An Innocent Man" in 1984?
The correct answer is 'Billy Joel'
This song reached number ten in the U.S. Charts and number eight in the U.K. Charts. Billy Joel was born in 1949 in New York. He started piano lessons at a young age. He became popular with his song, "Piano Man"(1973). He writes and performs all his own songs and has been included in The Songwriters Hall Of Fame (1992) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999).
80s Music Question 8
Canadian Music from the 1980s - These singers of 1982's 'Don't it Make Ya Feel' were fronted by lead singer Darby Mills. Who are they?
The correct answer is 'The Headpins'
Bandmembers Ab Bryant and Brian MacLeod were also members of B.C. band Chilliwack, named after a town in B.C. close to Vancouver.
80s Music Question 9
80S Music Videos 1 - The video for UB40's number 1 hit "Red Red Wine" was originally released it which year?
The correct answer is '1983'
Although the song reached number 1 in 1988, the video and album "Labour Of Love" were originally released in 1983.
80s Music Question 10
80s Lyrics - What song features the spoken words 'Out of my window I can see them in the moonlight, two silhouettes saying goodnight by the garden gate'?
The correct answer is ''Come Dancing''
'Come Dancing' by the Kinks, from 1983. The Kinks were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.