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Minnesota 1980-1989 Trivia Quiz

Dealing with all the great bands to come out of Minnesota in the 1980s.

A multiple-choice quiz by bsd987. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
bsd987

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
288,707

Updated
Jul 23 22

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. On its first LP, what band wrote and released a song called "Something to D�," a clear reference to H�sker D�? Hint

The Replacements

Loud Fast Rules

H�sker D�

Trip Shakespeare

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Question 2 of 10

2. What does H�sker D� mean? Hint

Is It True?

Do You Remember?

Who Are You?

It has no meaning

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Question 3 of 10

3. What was the original name of Soul Asylum? Hint

The 'Mats

Twisted Kites

The Impediments

Loud Fast Rules

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Question 4 of 10

4. What St. Paul hardcore band released the EP "Justice for No One" in 1983? Hint

Boy Elroy

Man Sized Action

Willful Neglect

Final Conflict

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Question 5 of 10

5. What band that got lumped in with the grunge movement formed in 1987, releasing its first album, "Spanking Machine," on Twin/Tone in 1989? Hint

Babes in Toyland

The Suicide Commandos

The Rembrandts

Arcwelder

6. Which Duluth-born musician disappeared from popular culture for most of the 1980s, although he did record seven studio albums, including "Infidels" in 1983? That album was his only top-20 chart on the Billboard 200 during the decade.

Answer: (Full name or just surname)

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Question 7 of 10

7. What one-name Minnesotan recorded two songs that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984, as well as "Purple Rain," which only made it to number two?

Answer: (only one word)

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Question 8 of 10

8. After H�sker D� broke up in 1988, what band did drummer Grant Hart form? Hint

Blowoff

The Gang Font feat. Interloper

Nova Mob

Sugar

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Question 9 of 10

9. Formed in 1985, what country-rock band was headed by Mark Olson and Gary Louris, releasing its self-titled album the following year? Hint

Wilco

Golden Smog

The Jayhawks

The Honeydogs

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Question 10 of 10

10. Although Dan Wilson and John Munson would achieve fame in the late 1990s with Semisonic, with what band did they play for in the 1980s? Hint

The Magnolias

Soul Asylum

Run Westy Run

Trip Shakespeare

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On its first LP, what band wrote and released a song called "Something to D�," a clear reference to H�sker D�?

Answer: The Replacements

Released in 1981, "Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash" was released on Twin/Tone. The band would release three more albums, including "Let It Be" in 1984 on Twin/Tone, before moving on to Sire.

2. What does H�sker D� mean?

Answer: Do You Remember?

H�sker D� is Norwegian and Danish for "Do You Remember?" On the band's first studio album, it recorded a song entitled "Do You Remember," an obvious reference to its name.

3. What was the original name of Soul Asylum?

Answer: Loud Fast Rules

The Impediments was the original name for The Replacements, Twisted Kites was a name R.E.M. considered, while The 'Mats was the nickname for the Replacements.

4. What St. Paul hardcore band released the EP "Justice for No One" in 1983?

Answer: Willful Neglect

While all these bands released something in 1983, the other three never released anything else in the decade. Willful Neglect actually released another EP one year earlier and was featured on a few compilation albums.

5. What band that got lumped in with the grunge movement formed in 1987, releasing its first album, "Spanking Machine," on Twin/Tone in 1989?

Answer: Babes in Toyland

Babes in Toyland almost became famous in 1992 with the single "Bruise Violet" about Courtney Love.

Answer: Bob Dylan

While Dylan released albums that would go to the top 10 of the charts in the 1960s, 1970s, 1990s, and 2000s, he did not have nearly the same success during the 1980s. Of the seven studio albums he released, only "Infidels" would be certified gold by the end of the twentieth century.

7. What one-name Minnesotan recorded two songs that reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1984, as well as "Purple Rain," which only made it to number two?

Answer: Prince

Prince topped the charts in 1984 with "Let's Go Crazy" and "When Doves Cry." Not bad for a year.

8. After H�sker D� broke up in 1988, what band did drummer Grant Hart form?

Answer: Nova Mob

Sugar and Blowoff were formed by Bob Mould, H�sker D�'s guitarist. The Gang Font feat. Interloper was formed by bassist Greg Norton in 2005, his first musical venture since the demise of H�sker D�. Hart formed Nova Mob in late 1989.

9. Formed in 1985, what country-rock band was headed by Mark Olson and Gary Louris, releasing its self-titled album the following year?

Answer: The Jayhawks

The Jayhawks would have its first top-100 album in 1995 with "Tomorrow the Green Grass."

10. Although Dan Wilson and John Munson would achieve fame in the late 1990s with Semisonic, with what band did they play for in the 1980s?

Answer: Trip Shakespeare

Trip Shakespeare's second album, released in 1989, was titled "Are You Shakespearenced?" Semisonic is most famous for its hit, "Closing Time."

Source: Author bsd987

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