stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
The Eighties Music and Movies Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
The Eighties Music and Movies
The Eighties Music and Movies
20 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
3,190 plays
#eighties #pop #culture #movies #music #MTV
Flashcards
20 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
20
Answers
1
All of the following were popular music media devices during the 80s EXCEPT:
Compact Discs
8-track tapes
Vinyl Records
Compact cassette tapes
2
This image was the cover for which popular album?
Dire Strait's "Brothers in Arms"
The Police's "Ghost in the Machine"
Madonna's "True Blue"
Van Halen's "1984"
3
Identify this music video:
"Magic" by the Cars
"Careless Whispers" by Wham!
"Every Step you Take" by the Police
"Take on Me" by a-ha
4
This image was the cover for which popular album?
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Damn the Torpedoes"
The Cars' "Heartbeat City"
U2's "Joshua Tree"
The Police's "Synchronocity"
5
Which of these words was also the name of a famous bassist from the 80s?
Slash
All of these words were also names for bassists
Edge
Flea
6
Identify this music video:
"Magic" by the Cars
"Down Under" by Men at Work
"Land of Confusion" by Genesis
"Beds are Burning" by Midnight Oil
7
Identify this music video:
"Land of Confusion" by Genesis
"The Boys of Summer" by Don Henley
"Every Step you Take" by the Police
"With or Without You" by U2
8
Suzanne Vega's song "Luka" was one of the first pop songs to address the issue of
domestic violence
unpaid immigrant labor
AIDS infection among women
human trafficking
9
Identify this music video:
"Every Step you Take" by the Police
"Down Under" by Men at Work
"Land of Confusion" by Genesis
"Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits
10
Which of these words was also the name of a famous guitarist from the 80s?
Slash
Sting
All of these words were names for guitarists
Flea
11
Which of these bands from the 80s was NOT named after some of the members of the band?
Bon Jovi
Guns'n'Roses
Van Halen
The Travelling Wilburys
12
Identify this music video:
"Take on Me" by a-ha
"Every Step you Take" by the Police
"You Might Think" by the Cars
"Land of Confusion" by Genesis
13
This image was the cover for which popular album?
ZZ Top's "Eliminator"
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Damn the Torpedoes"
The Police's "Synchronocity"
The Cars' "Heartbeat City"
14
Identify this music video:
"You Might Think" by the Cars
"Magic" by the Cars
"Don't Come Around Here" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
"Sweet Dreams (are Made of These)" by the Eurhythmics
15
This image was the cover for which popular album?
The Police's "Synchronocity"
U2's "Joshua Tree"
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers' "Damn the Torpedoes"
The Cars' "Heartbeat City"
16
The Music Television (MTV) cable channel began broadcasting music videos on what date?
August 1, 1981
January 1, 1980
February 2, 1982
July 4, 1980
17
What was Madonna's full name before becoming a pop star?
Madonna Louise Ciccone
Madonna Rossi Bianchi
Madonna Anne Jones
Madonna Martika Delacruz
18
Identify this music video:
"Beds are Burning" by Midnight Oil
"Land of Confusion" by Genesis
"Down Under" by Men at Work
"Magic" by the Cars
19
Which of these 80s bands did NOT have its lead singer leave to pursue solo projects?
Van Halen
R.E.M
Genesis
The Police
20
This image was the cover for which popular album?
Van Halen's "1984"
Dire Strait's "Brothers in Arms"
The Police's"Synchronocity"
Genesis' "Invisible Touch"
