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Quiz about 1981 Song Titles In Other Words

1981 Song Titles In Other Words Quiz

It's 1981. Your favorite song titles have been replaced by words of similar meaning. Decipher the title and match it with the recording artist that made it big.

A multiple-choice quiz by bottle_rocket. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
bottle_rocket

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
226,070

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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4589

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Question 1 of 10

1. What artist could have alternatively titled his song "I Adore A Wet Evening"? Hint

Kenny Rogers

Willie Nelson

Ronnie Milsap

Eddie Rabbitt

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Question 2 of 10

2. "Margo Channing's Peepers" could be the title of whose 1981 hit song? Hint

Kim Carnes

Bette Midler

Smokey Robinson

Pat Benatar

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Question 3 of 10

3. Whose popular song is synonomous with the famous exclaimer of "Off with their heads!"? Hint

Sheena Easton

A Taste of Honey

Juice Newton

Terri Gibbs

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade" is another way of expressing which act's number one song? Hint

Kool and the Gang

Hall and Oates

Men at Work

Blondie

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Question 5 of 10

5. Whose hit song needs to be passed in order to be in the army? Hint

Barbra Streisand

Olivia Newton-John

Charlene

Chaka Khan

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Question 6 of 10

6. You could say that "Istanbul's Children" was a big hit for which of these artists? Hint

Marty Balin

Dan Fogelberg

John Cougar

Rod Stewart

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Question 7 of 10

7. Her number one song could also be thought of as "The Work Day"? Hint

Dolly Parton

Patti Austin

Irene Cara

Donna Summer

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Question 8 of 10

8. What legend's song could simply be titled "XX"? Hint

Eric Clapton

Bob Dylan

John Lennon

Paul McCartney

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Question 9 of 10

9. What group hit the top ten with the similarly titled song, "The Lad from the Big Apple"? Hint

Climax Blues Band

Alan Parsons Project

Champaign

Manhattan Transfer

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which singers teamed up for a song that could be rephrased as "Interminable Affection"? Hint

JD Souther and James Taylor

Dottie West and Kenny Rogers

Diana Ross and Lionel Richie

Barbara Streisand and Barry Gibb

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What artist could have alternatively titled his song "I Adore A Wet Evening"?

Answer: Eddie Rabbitt

On February 28th, 1981, Eddie Rabbitt went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 with "I Love A Rainy Night" and ruled the American airwaves for two weeks.

2. "Margo Channing's Peepers" could be the title of whose 1981 hit song?

Answer: Kim Carnes

"Bette Davis Eyes" was a huge hit during the late spring/early summer of 1981 when it spent nine weeks at number one on the American charts. Margot Channing was actress Bette Davis' role in the 1950 film "All About Eve".

3. Whose popular song is synonomous with the famous exclaimer of "Off with their heads!"?

Answer: Juice Newton

"Queen of Hearts" was both a number two hit for Juice Newton in the late summer of 1981 and the name of a notorious character in Lewis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland".

4. "Philip Marlowe and Sam Spade" is another way of expressing which act's number one song?

Answer: Hall and Oates

"Private Eyes" went to number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on November 11th and was the third of six number ones on this chart for Daryl Hall and John Oates.

5. Whose hit song needs to be passed in order to be in the army?

Answer: Olivia Newton-John

"Physical" spent a record tying ten weeks at number one back in late 1981/early 1982, making it the most popular song of the 1980s.

6. You could say that "Istanbul's Children" was a big hit for which of these artists?

Answer: Rod Stewart

"Young Turks" by Rod Stewart hit number five on the Billboard Hot 100 in December, 1981.

7. Her number one song could also be thought of as "The Work Day"?

Answer: Dolly Parton

"Nine to Five" was Dolly Parton's first number one on the Hot 100 on February 21st where it held for one week then fell to number two for two weeks before jumping back to the top spot for an additional week.

8. What legend's song could simply be titled "XX"?

Answer: John Lennon

"Woman", John Lennon's second song from his multiplatinum album "Double Fantasy", was a posthumous hit that reached number two on March 21st. ("XX" is the genetic representation for female.)

9. What group hit the top ten with the similarly titled song, "The Lad from the Big Apple"?

Answer: Manhattan Transfer

The Manhattan Transfer took their remake of "The Boy from New York City" to number seven in August of 1981.

10. Which singers teamed up for a song that could be rephrased as "Interminable Affection"?

Answer: Diana Ross and Lionel Richie

Ex-Supreme Diana Ross and ex-Commodore Lionel Richie took the title track to the movie "Endless Love" to number one for over two months at the end of the summer of 1981.

Source: Author bottle_rocket

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