80s Music Trivia Quiz # 42
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AC/DC: 1980s - According to AC/DC, where does evil sleep?
The correct answer is 'beside you'
This is from the song "Evil Walks" on the album "For Those About To Rock".
Lyrics: "Evil walks behind you. Evil SLEEPS BESIDE YOU. Evil talks around you. Ohhhhhhh, evil walks."
Lyrics: "Evil walks behind you. Evil SLEEPS BESIDE YOU. Evil talks around you. Ohhhhhhh, evil walks."
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
80s Rock bands - 'Everybody Wants You'.
The correct answer is 'Billy Squier'
80s Music Question 4
Early 1980s Bands And Songs - "I Want Candy"
The correct answer is 'Bow Wow Wow'
14-year-old Annabelle Lwin provided lead vocals for Bow Wow Wow on this 1982 hit.
80s Music Question 5
More 80s Lyrics - In what song does Paula Abdul ask, 'Are you more than hot for me or am I a page in your history book?'?
The correct answer is ''Straight Up''
This 1988 song was Paula's first Number 1 hit.
80s Music Question 6
Lead Singers of 1980s Bands - Phillip Oakey was the lead singer for what band?
The correct answer is 'Human League'
This band had its start in Sheffield, England in 1977. Their song "Don't You Want Me", from the 1981 album "Dare", quickly became an 80's classic.
80s Music Question 7
Number 1's of the 1980s - Who had a 1985 number one hit with 'Frankie'?
The correct answer is 'Sister Sledge'
'Frankie' hit the number one spot in June 1985 and stayed there for four weeks.
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
No. 1 Hits of the 80s, Part I! - Queen had four No. 1 songs in the 1980s.
The correct answer is 'False'
Sorry, only two. "Crazy Little Thing Called Love" and "Another One Bites the Dust" climbed to No. 1 in the U.S. during their career.
80s Music Question 10
Guess the 1980s artist - Who sang this song, which has the same name as an Austrian city -"We walked in the cold air, freezing breath on a window pane"?
The correct answer is 'Ultravox'
This 1981 hit for Ultravox, "Vienna", never made it to number one, it was kept off the top spot by Joe Dolce's "Shaddap you face".