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1980's Music History
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1
What album format was popular before the CD?
Reel to Reel
Cassette Tape
MP3
DVD
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What event made visual performances important in pop music?
The Grammy Awards
Launch of MTV
The Super Bowl
Live Aid
3
What technological advancement had the most significant impact on the sound of 1980s music?
electric guitar
Synthesizers
drums
Vinyl Records
4
Which artist wrote the musical, Kinky Boots?
Pat Benatar
Stevie Nicks
Cyndi Lauper
Madonna
5
How did the AIDS crisis affect the music world in the 1980s?
inspired artists to raise awareness and funds
led to the cancellation of concerts
resulted in the banning of certain genres
caused a decline in record sales
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What album, released by Michael Jackson, had 5 number one hit singles?
Dangerous
History
Bad
HIStory
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What cultural fear helped fuel the PMRC's rise in the 1980's?
Computer Hacking
Cold War
Y2K
Satanic Panic
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What year did MTV launch?
1979
1981
1985
1983
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What role did digital sampling play in 1980s music production?
allowed artists to record snippets of songs
made live instruments obselete
decreased costs of producing music
it eliminated professional studios
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What new format in the 1980's allowed for skipping songs and better audio quality?
Cassette
Reel-to-Reel
Vinyl
Compact Disc
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What does PMRC stand for?
Public Music Rights Coalition
Parental Musicians Regulation Coalition
Parental Media Review Committee
Parents Music Resource Center
12
Which group was known for bringing hip-hop to the 1980's
Queen
The Beatles
The Rolling Stones
Run-DMC
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What is backward masking?
a cassette tape that has come unwound
78 rpm records
a type of tape
the use of hidden messages in songs played backwards
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What was the first music video aired on MTV?
Video Killed the Radio Star
Material Girl
Thriller
Jump
15
Which artist is known for the song, "Love is Battlefied"?
Pat Benatar
Stevie Nicks
Cyndi Lauper
Madonna
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What was LIVE AID?
tele-a-thon for education
fundings for musicians
benefit concert held to raise funds for Europe
benefit concert held to raise funds for Ethiopia
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Which of these is a feature of hip-hop shared by folk music?
use of violins
Oral storytelling
european origin
classical instruments
18
What was the name of the bestselling album in 1982 by Michael Jackson?
Dangerous
Bad
Off the Wall
Thriller
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Which genre was often blamed for Satanic themes in the 1980's?
Disco
Pop
Country
Heavy Metal
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Which dance move did Michael Jackson famously debut during the 1983 Motown 25 performance?
The Moonwalk
The Spin
The Electric Slide
The Robot
