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A #80'strivia #New Wave #pop culture trivia quiz
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1
The 1982
Missing Persons
debut relied heavily on tracks recorded 2 years earlier for their ep, which track was new?
I Like Boys
Destination Unknown
Mental Hopscotch
Walking In L.A.
2
Toni Basil
gave us the One Hit Wonder "Mickey" in 1982, how old was this "chearleader" in 1982?
30
27
34
25
3
To the Manchester band
New Order,
this feather means what?
True Faith
Touched By the Hand of God
Temptation
Everything's Gone Green
4
Which is not a lyric from
Tears For Fears'
1982 song "Madworld"?
I find in kind of funny
All around me are familiar faces
I find it kind of crazy
I find it kind of sad
5
Who Blinded us with
SCIENCE?
Peter Gabriel
Billy Idol
David Byrne
Thomas Dolby
6
Which is true about
Berlin's
singer & front-woman
Terri Nunn
?
She is a monster truck driver, has been for 30 years
Owns the record label who originally signed the band in 1981
Auditoned for Princess Leia with George Lucas
Is a licensed veternarian
7
The critical aclaim for
Joy Division's
second album
Closer
was not lost to the fact that?
The break up of the band a year before
The group disbands after album fails to find commercial hits
Singer Ian Curtis found dead two months before
The band is banded in the UK due to it's controversal lyrics
8
"Our House", according to
Madness
is the one?
That makes you tap your feet
In the middle of the lane
At the end of the street
In the middle of the street
9
These guys wanna know where you were yesterday at about this time?
Thompson Twins
Slow Children
Altered Images
The Specials
10
Bananarama
holds a Guinness Book of World Records for an:
all feamale band
doing what?
Most cover songs
Most # 1 UK singles
Most chart entries in the world
Most weeks on the charts with all their singles
11
This is the cover art for
The Talking Heads
'85 album featuring: Road To Nowhere & Stay Up Late
Speaking In Tongues
Remain In Light
Little Creatures
Stop Making Sense
12
Blancmange
great Brit synth-pop from 1982:"Blind Vision" & "Lose Your Love" Their name is from?
A flirtatious greating in the UK
A business deal gone bad
A hyped idea or premise
A sweet dessert commonly made with milk or cream
13
Soft Cell
enjoyed their 15 minutes of fame in 1981, can you think of their one-hit-wonder jam?
Situation
Chains of Love
Blind Vision
Tainted Love
14
This tastefully done album art is iconic 80's! Sure you know the band but,do you know the girl?
Annabelle
Abigale
Isabelle
Clairabelle
15
This 84 single arguably marks Mode's height of popularity of fame, but before Dave Gahan in 1980 the band was called?
Electronicia
Art of Sound
Aerial Mode
Composition of Sound
16
Men At Work's
1982 debut spent 15 weeks at # 1, the lead singer of the band
Colin Hay
is from?
Scotland
Ireland
Australia
England
17
In March 1978
Martha Davis
reformed
The Motels
w/ lead guitarist Jeff Jourard, formerly of?
Jefferson Starship
Heart
Berlin
Tom Petty & the Heart Breakers
18
Erasure
was a New Wave pop dance machine in the 80's! How many singles did they have 85 to 89?
8
12
10
14
19
Who's heart shaped collage of 80's inpsired images?
The Cure - Love Song
Golden Earring - Twilight Zone
Joy Division - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Depeche Mode - Strangelove
20
Yello
exclaimed "Oh Yeah" in 1986 for the film:
Ferris Bulers Day Off!
Where is
Yello
from?
London, UK
New Brunswick, New Jersey
Zurich, Switcherland
Oslo, Norway
21
Siouxsie & the Banshees
profoundly changed the direction & style of which other 80's superstar?
Robert Smith - The Cure
Johnny Marr - The Smiths
Roland Orzabal - Tears For Fears
David Byrne - Talking Heads
22
The Specials
were ground breaking in many ways musically but their fashion sense is what?
Mod
New Romantic
Ska
Beatnic
23
The Ramones
are old friends but not blood relatives, so where'd they get their name?
A kindly former landlady of the band: Georga Ramone
A favorite New York Yankee of the day: Buddy Ramone
Former 4th grade teacher of Joey & Tommy: Katherine Ramone
A pseudonym Paul McCartney had used as a Beatle for hotels
24
Another sweet inheritance from 70s
Elvis Costello
born:
Declan MacManus, originally toured as?
Declan MacManus
Abbot & Costello
Declan Costello
D.P. Costello
25
Billy Idol's
was offered and turned down which 80's hit song?
Love Cats
I Just Can't Get Enough
Sweet Dream (Are Made of This)
Don't You Forget About Me
26
By 1983 when this
OMD
album came out they had not charted in the US, but in the UK they had?
Scored with four top 20 singles!
Found success with ever single they put out!
Racked up 5 top 20 singles in a row!
lined theyselves up to earn a # 1!
27
Detroit, Michigan's
The Romantics
in 1980 w/ their red leather suits produced 1 of their 2 US hits, name it.
What I Like About You
A Million Miles Away
Talking In You Sleep
My Sharona
28
The Psychedelic Furs'
amazing Forever Now album gave us which US & UK top 40 sensation?
Heartbreak Beat
Pretty In Pink
The Ghost In You
Love My Way
29
The Clash
broke in the US in 1979, but not with the title cut but instead with?
The first single "Rudy Can't Fail"
The Punk Dance sensation "Should I Stay or Should I Go"
The hidden track "Train In Vain"
The B-Side "Clampdown"
30
Pet Shop Boys
sold millions of records in the 80s!
Neil Tennant
had worked as a journalist and?
Wrote for Rolling Stone Magazine in the 70's
He initially worked at Marvell Comics
Worked as a reporter in London
Wrote speeches for British politicians
31
Men Without Hats
put out their debut in 1982 that would feature their quirky one hit wonder?
88 Lines ABout 44 Women
Saftey Dance
I Wanna Be A Cowboy
Puttin' On the Ritz
32
Crowded House
1986 debut gave us "Don't Dream It's Over"classic! Who's the band's frontman?
Liam Finn
Neil Finn
Tim Finn
Huckelberry Finn
33
One Hit Wonder, Q-Feel, got their 1982 hit into the soundtrack for which movie?
Valley Girl
Last American Virgin
Girls Just Want To Have Fun
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure
34
Echo & the Bunnymen
was for
Cure
&
Mode
fans who like more guitar. Where did they get the name?
They recorded in a studio that was called Echo Studio
They band mates worked in a Liverpool bunny farm
Echo was the name of: drum machine they used as they formed
It was taken for a 50's horror film with creepy bunny-ghouls
35
The B-52's
Be-Bopped us with Whammy Kiss Me, Legal Tender & Rock Lobster! Where is the band's hometown?
Austin, TX.
Athens, GE.
New York, NY.
Los Angeles, CA.
36
What was different about this record from all the other
Boingo
records, besides being Boingo's first?
e.p.
12"
l.p.
A "single"
37
Lead singer of
ABC
wants to make you a
Zillionare
by buying his records & remembering his name?
Martain Fry
Simon LeBon
Phil Oakey
Michael Hutchenson
38
Who is this very hansome 80's couple & what are they known for?
The Tubes - "She's A Beauty"
Sparks - "I Predict"
Pet Shop Boys - "West End Girls"
Erasure - "Who Needs Love Like That?"
39
Split Enz
, a 1 hit wonder in the US w/ "I Got You" but in their native land they were massive!
Canada
New Zealand
Australia
The United Kingdom
40
Australian New Wavers
INXS
achieved hugh international sucess in 80's, but in 1977 they were?
The Ozzies
The Outer Planets
The Farriss Brothers
The Sensations
41
Adam & his ants represented New Wave music but which fashion movement?
New Romantic
Romantic
Pirate
Gothic
42
The Police
1981
Ghost In the Machine
album takes it's title from where?
Taken from a comparative psychology book by Arthur Koestler
Taken from a para-normal book by Jay Falcon about ghosts
Taken from a fictional book by Dale Ashton about A.I.
Taken from a tech geek book by Mel Graham about computers
43
Robert Smith
Teams up w/
Steven Severin
of
Siouxsie & Banchees
put out
The Glove
, in what year?
1982
1983
1984
1981
44
In addition to
Culture Clubs
many pop hits: Do You Really Want To Hurt Me, Time, also known for?
Classic ska songs
A propensity toward ballads
A few tracks are electronica
Some hints of Reggae
45
Yazoo's
debut "Upstairs At Eric's" featured which former
Depeche Mode
member w/
Alison Moyet?
Andy Fletcher
Vince Clark
Martin Gore
Dave Gahan
46
Finish this
The Buggles
classic
Video Killed the Radio Star lyric
- "I heard you on the wireless back in....?"
Fifty-Four
Fifty-Two
Fourty-Nine
Fifty-Two
47
Talk Talk
really shook things up with their 1982 debut. Only graced us with _____ number of studio albums?
Three
Two
Five
Four
48
The Fine Young Cannibals
formed as a result of which band breaking up & getting a new singer?
The Jam
The Specials
English Beat
The Clash
49
One of the greatest bands the 80's is New York's
Blondie W
ho does
Blondie
refer to?
Singer Debra Harry
Singer Martha Davis
Singer Dale Bozzio
Singer Terri Nunn
50
Finish this
Altered Images lyric from
"I Could Be Happy" : Get away runaway far away how do I get away runaway far away
How can I find a way to you
How do I escape from you
How do I get away with you
How do I make a play for you
51
Place this flirty 80's iconic album art
Duran Duran
ABC
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Thompson Twins
52
What was
Wham!
called before they were doing the "Jitterbug?"
The Glam Band
The Executive
The Sincerer
The Necessary
53
Finish this A Flock Of Seagulls song lyrick: "And I ran, I ran so far away, I just ran, I ran all night & day......"
I couldn't wait till day
I couldn't get away
I couldn't stop to pray
I couldn't make you stay
54
The Go Go's
1981 debut gave us: "Our Lips Are Sealed" & "We Got the Beat" which record label?
Rough Trade
A & M
IRS
Surfpunk
55
The Flying Lizards
in another One-Hit-Wonder, what was their sweet spot?
Living On Video
Kids In America
Obsession
Money (That's What I Want)
56
Oingo Boingo's
1980 debut! The band got their 1st national exposure in 1976 while appearing on?
Saturday Night Live
The Johnny Carson Show
The Alan Thick Show
The Gong Show
57
Robert Smith
and
The Cure
took to wearing lipstick & mascara during the tour of which album?
Three Imaginary Boys (1979)
Faith (1981)
Disintegration (1989)
Pornography (1982)
58
Haircut 100's
1982 debut Pelican West, scorred 4 top 10 in UK & 2 hits stateside, broke up in?
1984
1985
1982
1983
59
Human League
hit big in 80's (look at those brights!) which of the following claims are true?
They apearred live w/ cages around them & their synthesizers
Formed from the band Heaven 17
Signed with A & M records in 1980
Band name taken from a sci-fi board game called "Star Force"
60
The Eurythmics
were one of the most sucessful pop bands in the 80's. Who were they previously?
The Tourists
The Metronomes
The Gladhands
The Viceroys