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Quiz about 80s College Rock
Quiz about 80s College Rock

'80s College Rock Trivia Quiz


Before the term "alternative" was in wide use, the music of these artists and their peers was most often played by college radio station DJs, and it was known as "college rock".

A multiple-choice quiz by PieholeOne. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
PieholeOne
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
346,740
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
6 / 10
Plays
718
Awards
Top 20% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 74 (9/10), Guest 172 (7/10), Guest 12 (1/10).
Question 1 of 10
1. Mitch Easter, who produced R.E.M.'s first two LPs, was a member of which of the following bands in the /80s? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. What psychedelic music movement of the '80s included The Bangles, Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade, and Green On Red, among others? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. What song by the Smiths includes the line "I am human and I need to be loved/Just like everybody else does"? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. The metropolitan area that was home to Bob Dylan and Prince was also fertile ground for punk and college rock bands in the '80s such as Husker Du, The Replacements, and Soul Asylum. From which of the following areas did they hail? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. What band broke out of the underground, if only briefly, with "Under The Milky Way"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which very influential band from Boston had a minor hit with "Here Comes Your Man" in 1989? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which goth band released an album called "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" in 1987, which included minor U.S. hit "Just Like Heaven"? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. After the breakup of English goth rock band Bauhaus, singer Peter Murphy started a solo career and the other members formed this band, whose "So Alive" was a hit in 1989? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. After six years of increasing underground success and critical praise, R.E.M. finally had their first US hit in 1987 with which of the following songs? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Whose songs include "A Girl Like You" (a Top 40 hit), and minor hits "Only a Memory" and "Behind the Wall of Sleep"? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Mitch Easter, who produced R.E.M.'s first two LPs, was a member of which of the following bands in the /80s?

Answer: Let's Active

Before he formed Let's Active, Mitch Easter was in The Sneakers, a late-'70s band that also featured Chris Stamey of The DBs.
2. What psychedelic music movement of the '80s included The Bangles, Dream Syndicate, Rain Parade, and Green On Red, among others?

Answer: Paisley Underground

Surprisingly, Prince was sufficiently inspired by this scene as to name his Paisley Park Studios after it, and to write "Manic Monday" for the Bangles.
3. What song by the Smiths includes the line "I am human and I need to be loved/Just like everybody else does"?

Answer: How Soon Is Now?

"How Soon Is Now" is from a compilation album called "Hatful of Hollow", a collection of singles and B-sides released just before their second proper album, "Meat Is Murder".
4. The metropolitan area that was home to Bob Dylan and Prince was also fertile ground for punk and college rock bands in the '80s such as Husker Du, The Replacements, and Soul Asylum. From which of the following areas did they hail?

Answer: Minneapolis-St. Paul

Husker Du formed in St. Paul, Minnesota. The others formed in Minneapolis.
5. What band broke out of the underground, if only briefly, with "Under The Milky Way"?

Answer: The Church

The Church is from Australia and the album that features the hit is called "Starfish".
6. Which very influential band from Boston had a minor hit with "Here Comes Your Man" in 1989?

Answer: The Pixies

The song was from The Pixies album "Doolittle", their third release (second LP). Nirvana and countless other bands were influenced by The Pixies and especially got into their soft-loud song dynamics.
7. Which goth band released an album called "Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me" in 1987, which included minor U.S. hit "Just Like Heaven"?

Answer: The Cure

Dinosaur Jr. recorded an interesting version of "Just Like Heaven" two years later. The Cure would have even more success with their next album "Disentegration".
8. After the breakup of English goth rock band Bauhaus, singer Peter Murphy started a solo career and the other members formed this band, whose "So Alive" was a hit in 1989?

Answer: Love and Rockets

Peter Murphy scored a hit with "Cuts You Up".
9. After six years of increasing underground success and critical praise, R.E.M. finally had their first US hit in 1987 with which of the following songs?

Answer: The One I Love

The song was huge MTV video hit and is from the album "Document", their last for independent record label I.R.S.
10. Whose songs include "A Girl Like You" (a Top 40 hit), and minor hits "Only a Memory" and "Behind the Wall of Sleep"?

Answer: The Smithereens

The Smithereens hail from New Jersey and their guitar based music is melodic, jangly, and heavy - often all at once.
Source: Author PieholeOne

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