Music From the Year 1980 Trivia Quiz

Answer: Barbra Streisand

Barry and Robin Gibb from the group The Bee Gees wrote the song.
Barbra Streisand managed to knock "Another One Bites the Dust" by Queen off the number one position when she released "Woman In Love".
"Woman In Love" stayed at number one for three weeks in the UK.

Answer: Kate Bush

Catherine Bush AKA Kate Bush was born on 30 July 1958.
The song "Babooshka" was featured on the album "Never For Ever".
The word "babooshka" is Russian for grandmother.

Answer: True

The song "Ashes To Ashes" features on David Bowie's album "Scary Monsters (and Super Creeps)".
Some people have said the song reflects the challenges Bowie experienced during his drug addiction years.
David Bowie was born David Robert Jones on 8 January 1947; he passed away on 10 January 2016.

Answer: True

The Nolans were all sisters.
They started off with the name The Nolan Sisters but later dropped the sister part.
"I'm in the Mood for Dancing" was the only number one for The Nolans.

Answer: Irene Cara

In the film "Fame" Irene Cara played the role of Coco Hernandez.
The song "Fame" also featured on the TV spin off of the same name. The show ran from 1982 to 1987.
Irene Cara was nominated for a Grammy under the category "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance".
The song also won an Oscar for "Best film Theme song" in 1981.

Answer: Johnny Logan

In May 1980, Johnny represented Ireland in the "Eurovision" song contest.
The winning song was "What's Another Year".
He was born Seán Patrick Michael Sherrard on 13 May 1954 in Frankston, Australia.
He won the "Eurovision" song contest for a second time in 1987. The song was called "Hold Me Now".
In 1992 he wrote the song "Why Me?". This was performed by Linda Martin representing Ireland. So technically he won again, well, as a composer.

Answer: Lipps Inc

"Lipps Inc" were from Minneapolis, Minnesota.
"Funkytown" managed to secure the number one position in 28 countries.
The band wanted to use the name "Lip Sync" but another band already had this name.
"Funkytown" went on to become a platinum and double platinum hit single.

Answer: True

The band hailed from New York.
"Call Me" was the theme song to the film "American Gigolo".
The single was released in the USA in February 1980 and in the UK two months later.
"Call Me" stayed at number one for six consecutive weeks on the Billboard Hot 100.

Answer: True

Queen were formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury and Brian May. Other band members included Roger Taylor and John Deacon.
"Another One Bites The Dust" won a American Music Award for the Favourite Rock Single.
Freddie Mercury was diagnosed with AIDS in 1987; he passed away on 24 November 1991, from complications related to the disease.

Answer: Pat Benatar

Patricia Mae Andrzejewski was born on 10 January 1953.
Her debut album "In The Heat of the Night" was released in August 1979.
In August 1980 she released the album "Crimes of Passion" which featured the song, "Hit Me with Your Best Shot".
The song was her first top ten hit in the USA.