The Go-Go's Lingo 1 Trivia Quiz

Answer: RIAA

The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified five of The Go-Go's releases:

1. 15 Dec 1981: album "Beauty and the Beat" certified Gold
2. 2 Mar 1982: album "Beauty and the Beat" certified Platinum
3. 25 May 1982: single "We Got the Beat" certified Gold
4. 4 Oct 1982: album "Vacation" certified Gold
5. 14 Nov 1984: album "Beauty and the Beat" certified 2× Multi-Platinum

Answer: Austin

Kathy Valentine was born in Austin, Texas and 21 years, 11 months and 24 days later, Kathy debuted with The Go-Go's on (Wed) 31 Dec 1980 at Whisky a Go Go in West Hollywood, CA.

Of the 150 Go-Go's lingos in this series of quizzes, "Austin" is the first of nine with no repeating letters.

Answer: Blades

Jane Wiedlin, Margot Olavarria and Belinda Carlisle wrote the song "Blades" on the album "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's" in 1994.

"Blades" is one of The Go-Go's earliest songs and was previously unreleased on an album or single for 14 years. In 1994, The Go-Go's included an early rehearsal of "Blades" from 1980 on their retrospective album "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's."

"Blades" is Margot's only lyrical credit during her two years and ten months with The Go-Go's.

The songs "Blades" and "Tonite" are The Go-Go's shortest song titles at six characters.

Of the 150 Go-Go's lingos in this series of quizzes, "Blades" is the second of nine with no repeating letters.

You can spell "Blades" from the 15 letters in Belinda Carlisle (BELinDA carliSle).

Answer: Fetish

Jane Wiedlin is featured with the "Queen of Burlesque" Dita Von Teese in the January 2001 issue of "Fetish Magazine".

Of the 150 Go-Go's lingos in this series of quizzes, "Fetish" is the third of nine with no repeating letters.

Answer: Tonite

Jane Wiedlin, Charlotte Caffey and Peter Case wrote the song "Tonite" on the album "Beauty and the Beat" in 1981.

You can spell "Tonite" from the 20 letters in Charlotte Irene Caffey (charlOTTE IreNe caffey) and the 16 letters in Victoria Peterson (vIcTOria peTErsoN). Vicki Peterson of The Bangles not only stood in for the pregnant Charlotte Caffey during the 18 shows of the "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's" tour, but also the ten shows of The Go-Go's Acoustic Christmas Tour in 1994.

Answer: Apology

Kathy Valentine and Heatherton wrote the song "Apology" on the album "God Bless The Go-Go's" in 2001.

Answer: B-Movie

The song "B-Movie" is one of The Go-Go's earliest songs and not recorded on any album or single. According to Setlist, The Go-Go's only performed "B-Movie" during two shows and one of these shows was at the Whiskey a Go Go in West Hollywood on 4 Oct 1978.

According to Discogs, the only reference to The Go-Go's "B-Movie" is "Hellogg's Punk Tarts" on Hellogg's Records. "Hellogg's Punk Tarts" is a bootleg recording of this show at the Whiskey a Go Go with originalists Jane Wiedlin, Margot Olavarria, Belinda Carlisle, Elissa Bello and newcomer Charlotte Caffey.

According to the audio-only recording of the bootleg on YouTube, The Go-Go's performed 12 songs during this show and five other songs on their set list have also not been recorded on any album or single (Go-Go's - October 4th, 1978 @ Whiskey a Go Go, Hollywood, CA, uploaded by Distort Oakland).

Of the 150 Go-Go's lingos in this series of quizzes, "B-Movie" is the fourth of nine with no repeating letters.

Answer: Overrun

According to Jane, Charlotte and Kathy's interview with "Goldmine Magazine", Belinda wrote the song "Overrun" in 1978 to be The Go-Go's first song (Gaar, 2011).

"Overrun" is one of The Go-Go's earliest songs and not recorded on any album or single. According to Setlist, The Go-Go's only performed "Overrun" during two shows and one of these shows was at the Whiskey a Go Go in West Hollywood on 4 Oct 1978.

According to Discogs, the only reference to The Go-Go's "Overrun" is "Hellogg's Punk Tarts" on Hellogg's Records. "Hellogg's Punk Tarts" is a bootleg recording of this show at the Whiskey a Go Go with originalists Jane Wiedlin, Margot Olavarria, Belinda Carlisle, Elissa Bello and newcomer Charlotte Caffey.

According to the audio-only recording of the bootleg on YouTube, The Go-Go's performed 12 songs during this show and five other songs on their set list have also not been recorded on any album or single (Go-Go's - October 4th, 1978 @ Whiskey a Go Go, Hollywood, CA, uploaded by Distort Oakland).

Answer: Greatest

The Go-Go's released their first compilation album "Greatest" on 5 Oct 1990 with 14 songs including their chart hit "Cool Jerk."

Answer: Speeding

Jane Wiedlin and Charlotte Caffey wrote the song "Speeding" on the B-side of the single "Get Up and Go" from the album "Vacation" in 1982; however, The Go-Go's did not include "Speeding" on the album.

Although not on the album, "Speeding" was included on the soundtrack of the movie "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" ten days after The Go-Go's released the album "Vacation."

The Go-Go's eventually released "Speeding" on the compilation album "Return to the Valley of The Go-Go's" in 1994 as well as "VH1 Behind the Music: Go-Go's Collection" in 2000.