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14 quizzes and 155 trivia questions.
1.
  Welcome to My Study Playlist   best quiz  
Match Quiz
 10 Qns
Billboard's Top 10 for May 10, 1984
I was in 10th grade in the spring of 1984. Here's what I was listening to when I wasn't doing geometry homework, mangling French pronunciation, or writing my first term paper. Match the song to the artist.
Very Easy, 10 Qns, MariaVerde, Oct 02 24
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  My Favourite 45s of the Year: 1984   popular trivia quiz  
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This was a better year, involved in a job I was enjoying and starting to get a bit of travel in as well. And the music was great!
Easier, 10 Qns, Southendboy, Dec 18 23
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  BRI's Top Ten Hits of 1984   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The BRI (Bathroom Readers' Institute), in consultation with DJ Bob Shannon of WCBS-FM has published lists of the top ten hits for various years. If I give you some lyrics, can you identify the songs on their list for 1984?
Easier, 10 Qns, skunkee, Sep 21 05
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  Hits of 1984   top quiz  
Multiple Choice
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This quiz covers some of the hits of 1984. I will give you a song and you tell me who sang it. Good luck!
Very Easy, 10 Qns, Velvet_Rain, Feb 23 23
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Velvet_Rain
Feb 23 23
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  Top Pop Hits of 1984   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
The year 1984 had some dynamic pop music. Please take this quiz on some of 1984's biggest hits. Good luck!
Easier, 10 Qns, mrgrouchy, Apr 25 10
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  Match Song to Artist - US Top 15 of 1984   great trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
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Here are the US Top 15 songs in order for 1984 according to Billboard Magazine. Match the song and artist.
Very Easy, 15 Qns, jcmttt, Nov 18 21
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  #1 Albums of 1983 and 1984   great trivia quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Two albums dominated the top of the Billboard charts during 1983 and 1984. Because of that, there were only nine albums to reach the top of the charts during those two years. See what you remember of these nine albums.
Average, 10 Qns, ralzzz, Nov 01 19
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  Billboard Number One Songs of 1984   best quiz  
Multiple Choice
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Chart information is from "Billboard Book of Number One Hits".
Average, 10 Qns, shanteyman, Nov 17 17
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  Top of the UK Pops: 1984   popular trivia quiz  
Match Quiz
 15 Qns
Match the 15 top-selling singles of the year in the UK in 1984 to the artists who sang them.
Easier, 15 Qns, darksplash, Feb 26 21
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Feb 26 21
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  Who Sang It In 1984    
Multiple Choice
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The top hits of 1984, choose wisely and good luck!
Average, 10 Qns, mrjamal, Mar 30 23
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trivia question Quick Question
"Like a Virgin" was the first number one for which American artist?

From Quiz "Hits of 1984"




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  KROQ'S 1984 Year End Top Ten List    
Multiple Choice
 10 Qns
These are the top ten songs from L.A. radio station KROQ's end of year countdown in 1984. I'll give you the song and a few clues, you name the artist or artists.
Easier, 10 Qns, Alepcot, Sep 27 20
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12.
  Who Sings What In 1984    
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Hits from 1984. Each question gives you a title. Do you know the right artist?
Average, 10 Qns, Vermic, Apr 16 18
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  Music from the 80s - 1984    
Multiple Choice
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Continuing my series of quizzes about 80s music; we've reached the middle years of the decade. All correct answers were UK chart entries in 1984 according to "The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles and Albums".
Tough, 15 Qns, Lizzbett, May 03 08
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  1984: Great Year in Music    
Multiple Choice
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When I look back there have been several years in which I enjoyed the music but 1984 was my favorite year. See how much you remember about the year from the songs, the artists, the newcomers and the comebacks. Enjoy.
Tough, 10 Qns, RAgamer51, Apr 29 23
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Music from 1984 Trivia Questions
1. Number ten: The song's title is "Hold Me Now". These British kids were definitely not from a multiple birth. Name the group at number ten.

From Quiz KROQ'S 1984 Year End Top Ten List

Answer: Thompson Twins

There were no twins in the group. In fact, none of them were actually related. The group was made up by Alannah Currie, Tom Baily, and Joe Leeway. The name came from a comic strip with two bumbling detectives called "Thompson and Thompson". Eventually Baily and Currie had a child together, but no twins! The song was the first single from the groups album "Into the Gap". The single reached number three on the Billboard Hot 100 in the USA, and it peaked at number four on the UK Singles chart.

2. In 1984, Michael Jackson and his brother Jermaine sang backup vocals on a single entitled "Somebody's Watching Me". Who was the lead singer?

From Quiz Top Pop Hits of 1984

Answer: Rockwell

Rockwell (Kennedy William Gordy) reached the top ten of the UK and U.S. singles charts in 1984 with his song "Somebody's Watching Me." Jermaine Jackson, Rockwell's friend, and Michael Jackson lent their support to the vocal arrangement. In 2008 and 2009, the song received widespread publicity in the USA when a major insurance company (GEICO) used the song in its ad campaign. Nena had a 1984 hit with "99 Luftballons"; Shannon had success with "Let the Music Play"; and Corey Hart had a hit with "Sunglasses at Night."

3. On January 21, 1984, a band that had formed in 1968 had their first and only number one hit on the US charts. The song is "Owner of a Lonely Heart". Who is the artist?

From Quiz Billboard Number One Songs of 1984

Answer: Yes

Yes was formed in 1968 by vocalist Jon Anderson and bassist Chris Squire. They played their first show at East Mersea Youth Camp in England on August 4, 1968. Soon afterwards the band opened for Cream at their 1968 Farewell Concert from Royal Albert Hall. Chris wrote "Owner of a Lonely Heart" with members Trevor Rabin, Jon Anderson and Trevor Horn. Yes has endured numerous lineups and musical directions throughout the band's four decade tenure. "Owner of a Lonely Heart" appears in the video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City". In 2005 DJ Max Graham sampled and remixed "Owner of a Lonely Heart". It reached the Top 10 on the UK Singles Chart. For their 40th Anniversary Yes announced a 2008 world tour but it was cancelled because Anderson was experiencing health problems. Chicago had top five success in September, 1984, with "Hard Habit to break". "I Can't Tell You Why" and "Seven Bridges Road" were 1980 top forty hits for The Eagles and their only Billboard top forty singles in the eighties. The Who formed in 1964.

4. "Say Say Say" was a hit from which duo?

From Quiz Who Sang It In 1984

Answer: Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney

"Say Say Say" comes from Paul McCartney's album "Pipes Of Peace". The song became #1 on the billboard charts in 1983-84. Extra Info: Paul had teamed up with Michael before, they did a song called "The Girl Is Mine". The song comes from Michael's "Thriller" album.

5. "When Doves Cry" was a number one hit for which artist?

From Quiz Hits of 1984

Answer: Prince

"When Doves Cry" is from Prince's 1984 album "Purple Rain". In addition to vocals, he also played all of the instruments on the song. It went to number one in the US and Australia and number four in the UK.

6. What was the #10 hit for the year 1984? "You come and go, You come and go. Loving would be easy if your colors were like my dream, Red, gold and green, Red, gold and green."

From Quiz BRI's Top Ten Hits of 1984

Answer: Karma Chameleon

With writing credit going to band members George O'Dowd, John Moss, Michael Craig, Roy Hay and Phil Pickett, "Karma Chameleon" was a huge, number one hit for Culture Club. Flamboyant lead singer, Boy George, added to the group's notoriety with his blantant cross-dressing and his problems with drug dependency.

7. What album, one of the greatest selling of all time, had a guitar solo by Eddie Van Halen, a duet with Paul McCartney, and a guest rap by Vincent Price?

From Quiz #1 Albums of 1983 and 1984

Answer: "Thriller" by Michael Jackson

"Thriller" is listed as the second greatest selling album of all time, only behind "The Eagles: Their Greatest Hits 1971 - 1975". This great album won four Grammy Awards and produced six singles on Billboard's Pop Singles chart. In addition to the guest artists listed, the album also featured Janet and LaToya Jackson, Steve Lukather and Jeff Porcaro (of Toto fame), James Ingram, and arrangements and production by Quincy Jones. The album entered the charts at number one and remained there for a whopping 37 weeks.

8. Who had a hit in 1984 with the song: Love Is A Battlefield?

From Quiz Who Sings What In 1984

Answer: Pat Benatar

9. Number nine: "The Killing Moon" was done by a group from the UK. There were no carrots or cotton-tails in this group despite the name. Who is this group?

From Quiz KROQ'S 1984 Year End Top Ten List

Answer: Echo and the Bunnymen

The song is from the album "Ocean Rain". It reached number nine on the UK singles, though it wasn't played on mainstream radio here in the US. Thanks to KROQ and college radio, the song could be heard across the "pond".

10. "Owner of A Lonely Heart" became a number one hit in the U.S. in January 1984. Which popular 1970s progressive rock band recorded this song?

From Quiz Top Pop Hits of 1984

Answer: Yes

The British group Yes was formed in the late 1960s and achieved international fame during the 1970s. Such songs as "Starship Trooper" and "Roundabout" became FM radio standards for the group. Original band members Jon Anderson (vocals) and Chris Squire (bass) made up part of the lineup which recorded the song "Owner of A Lonely Heart" in 1983; the song rose to the number one spot in the U.S. Billboard charts in January 1984.

11. Which number five hit from 1984 contains this lyric?" "I can't say no I can't say yes I can't even write down my own address I can't touch Heaven it's a little too far It's the only way to travel Got dreaming on a par"

From Quiz Music from the 80s - 1984

Answer: "Locomotion" by OMD

OMD (or Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark to give them their full moniker which they used on some records but not all) started out as a fairly solemn little synth band but had got a bit more poppy in their sound by the time this record came out. "Locomotion" was released in April 1984, spent 11 weeks on the UK singles chart and reached number five. The incorrect answers were all UK chart hits in 1984.

12. On February 4, 1984, The Culture Club had their only US number one hit. Which of their songs hit number one that date?

From Quiz Billboard Number One Songs of 1984

Answer: Karma Chameleon

In 1981 Boy George used to sing with the group Bow Wow Wow using the stage name "Lieutenant Lush". This caused problems with the group's lead singer, Annabella Lwin. George decided to form his own band with Mikey Craig, Jon Moss and Roy Hay. The newly formed group recorded demos financed by EMI Records, but the label ultimately decided not to sign the group. Virgin Records liked the demos and signed the group in the UK. Epic Records signed Culture Club in the US because Virgin did not have a US office. Their second album, "Colour by Numbers", was released in 1983. The second single released from the album was "Karma Chameleon". "Miss Me Blind" hit number four in on the US Billboard charts 1984. "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me" made number two in 1982. "I'll Tumble 4 Ya" made it to number nine the following year.

13. Which female artist had an international hit with "Time After Time"?

From Quiz Hits of 1984

Answer: Cyndi Lauper

"Time After Time" is from Cyndi Lauper's album "She's So Unusual". It reached number one in the US, Canada, and Japan, and number three in the UK and New Zealand.

14. What was the #9 hit for the year 1984? "If there's something strange in your neighborhood, Who you gonna call? _______________! If there's something weird and it don't look good, Who you gonna call?"

From Quiz BRI's Top Ten Hits of 1984

Answer: Ghostbusters & Ghost Busters

Written and performed by Ray Parker Junior for the movie of the same name, "Ghostbusters" earned an Oscar nomination for Parker for Best Music, Original Song. It was a number one hit on both the Pop and R&B charts. Unfortunately Huey Lewis brought a lawsuit against Parker, claiming that the song was too much like his song "I Want a New Drug". Parker and Lewis settled out of court.

15. Many soundtracks make it to number one. There are three in this quiz, this one by a variety of artists. What movie soundtrack featured hits by Donna Summer, Irene Cara, and Michael Sembello?

From Quiz #1 Albums of 1983 and 1984

Answer: Flashdance

"Flashdance" won a Grammy for Composition for Motion Picture/TV at the 1983 awards. The album also had songs by Laura Branigan and Kim Carnes. The album spent two weeks at the top of the charts starting on June 25, 1983.

16. Who had a hit in 1984 with the song: Two Tribes?

From Quiz Who Sings What In 1984

Answer: Frankie Goes To Hollywood

17. Number eight: The song's title is "Rebel Yell". The singer of the number eight song is from the UK, not Alabama. Who is this singer with a rebel yell?

From Quiz KROQ'S 1984 Year End Top Ten List

Answer: Billy Idol

The song is off the album of the same name. Interestingly, the song was released in the UK in 1983, and officially in the US in 1985. KROQ was playing it often in 1984, probably off an import record as they often did. Billy Idol was also in the British punk band Generation X.

18. There were several new artists in 1984 including this superstar who told Dick Clark on "American Bandstand" that her wish was to rule the world. Who was she?

From Quiz 1984: Great Year in Music

Answer: Madonna

Madonna made true her wish to rule the music world, because after her debut in 1984 with the hits "Borderline" and "Lucky Star", she went on to become the biggest female artist of the 1980s. Her first number one single came at the end of 1984 when she recorded "Like A Virgin". Her music videos became as controversial as her songs with the release of "Papa Don't Preach"(1986) and "Like A Prayer" (1989). She later went on to become a successful movie star as well with starring roles in " Desperately Seeking Susan"(1985) and "A League Of Their Own"(1992).

19. In November 1984, Billy Ocean hit the top of the U.S. singles charts with "Caribbean Queen." Please complete this line from the song: "Caribbean queen, now we're sharing the same __________."

From Quiz Top Pop Hits of 1984

Answer: Dream

"Caribbean queen, now we're sharing the same dream / And our hearts they beat as one / No more love on the run..." These lyrics from Billy Ocean's "Caribbean Queen" dominated the air waves throughout the latter part of 1984 as the song climbed to the number one position in the U.S. singles charts. Billy Ocean's birth name is Leslie Sebastian Charles; he was born in Trinidad in 1950.

20. Who had a number seven hit with "Pearl In The Shell" in 1984?

From Quiz Music from the 80s - 1984

Answer: Howard Jones

Howard Jones had nine top twenty hits in the UK between 1983 and 1985, "Pearl In The Shell" being the fourth. Released in May 1984, "Pearl In The Shell" spent ten weeks on the UK singles chart and reached number seven. Jones had further hits in the US and Germany during the 1990s.

21. On February 25th, 1984, Van Halen topped the charts with "Jump". In which country were Alex and Eddie Van Halen born?

From Quiz Billboard Number One Songs of 1984

Answer: The Netherlands

Eddie and Alex Van Halen were born in Amsterdam to a Dutch father and an Indo Eurasian mother. They spent their childhood in Nijmegen in the east of The Netherlands. In 1962 the family moved to Pasadena, California. By 1972 the Van Halen brothers had formed a band called Mammoth featuring Eddie as vocalist and lead guitarist, Alex on drums and Mark Stone on bass. They were renting a sound system from David Lee Roth but were able to save money by letting him sing, even though he had previously auditioned and was rejected. In 1974 they replaced Stone with Michael Anthony, who had been the bassist and vocalist for "Snake". After learning that the name Mammoth had been taken they called themselves Van Halen. The band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 12, 2007.

22. "Lucky Star" was a hit from which international pop star?

From Quiz Who Sang It In 1984

Answer: Madonna

"Lucky Star" comes from Madonna's self titled album "Madonna". The song became #4 on the billboard charts in 1984. Extra Info: First song she ever wrote.

23. "Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" was a number one hit for which British pop band?

From Quiz Hits of 1984

Answer: Wham!

"Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go" was written by George Michael and is from Wham's 1984 album "Make It Big". It went to number one in the UK, US and Australia.

24. Who had a number one album titled "Synchronicity"?

From Quiz #1 Albums of 1983 and 1984

Answer: The Police

"Synchronicity", by The Police, spent 17 weeks on top starting July 23, 1983. The album won a Grammy Award for Rock Duo/Group with Vocal and produced three Top 40 singles. This was, unfortunately, the last album made by The Police. The album has sold over 8 million copies.

25. Who had a hit in 1984 with the song: The Reflex?

From Quiz Who Sings What In 1984

Answer: Duran Duran

26. Number seven: The song "Ladykiller" was done by a band whose name sounds like they would throw rocks through your window or "egg" your house. Which group did the number seven song on KROQ's list?

From Quiz KROQ'S 1984 Year End Top Ten List

Answer: The Vandals

The song is off the album "When in Rome Do as the Vandals". They were from Huntington Beach, California. The song has some strange lyrics featuring characters "Mr. Playboy, "Sir Weasel", "Poppin' Snake", and "Mr. Cool".

27. Who had a top twenty hit with "Hammer To Fall" in 1984?

From Quiz Music from the 80s - 1984

Answer: Queen

"Hammer To Fall" by Queen was released in September 1984. This song spent seven weeks on the UK singles chart and reached number 13.

28. In 1984 two singles from the "Footloose" soundtrack made it to number one. Kenny Loggins hit the top spot with "Footloose" in March. Which song from "Footloose" topped the charts in May, 1984?

From Quiz Billboard Number One Songs of 1984

Answer: Let's Hear it For the Boy

"Let's Hear it For the Boy" is one of five top forty hits from the movie "Footloose". The only other flicks to accomplish the feat are "Xanadu" and Saturday Night Fever". "Let's Hear it For the Boy" was a last minute addition to the movie. Another song had been used during filming. The song was written by songwriters Tom Snow and Dean Pitchford when the producers realized there was no song from the girlfriend's perspective. After DeNiece Williams recorded the song the producer thought she sounded too much like a young girl. He wanted a more intense version. DeNiece was rushed from New York to LA to cut another version. Because of deadline issues she sang the retake in twenty minutes. She didn't even have time to get her luggage at the airport. It is her first solo number one. She had a duet hit with Johnny Mathis with "Too Much, Too Little, Too Late". Matthew Wilder's "Break My Stride" was number five in January, "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" made the top five for Cindi Lauper in February and Bruce Springsteen's "Dancing in the Dark" made the top five in June.

29. "Talking In Your Sleep" was a hit from which group?

From Quiz Who Sang It In 1984

Answer: The Romantics

"Talking In Your Sleep" comes off of The Romantics's album "In Heat" which was released in 1983. The song became #3 on the billboard charts. Extra Info: The band is from Michigan.

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