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A Night to Remember Trivia Quiz

1982's Hits

A Night to Remember? More a year to remember musically. Questions in this this quiz will be about some of the great tunes and bands from the year 1982.

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

Author
johnbilly

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
409,198

Updated
Dec 08 22

# Qns
10

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Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Starting with the quiz title, which band had a hit single in 1982 with 'A Night to Remember'? Hint

Shakatak

Shalamar

The Gap Band

Kool and The Gang

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Question 2 of 10

2. 'Town Called Malice' and 'Beat Surrender' were both huge hits for The Jam in 1982. But who was their bass player? Hint

Paul Weller

Bruce Foxton

Rick Buckler

Mark King

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who had a massive debut hit with the song 'Only You'? Hint

Human League

Depeche Mode

Yazoo

Soft Cell

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Question 4 of 10

4. According to Haysi Fantayzee, which actor is 'Big Leggy'? Hint

Gary Cooper

Clint Eastwood

John Wayne

Rock Hudson

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which German band had a 1982 hit with 'Da Da Da'? Hint

Berlin

Trio

Can

Rammstein

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Question 6 of 10

6. The Fun Boy Three had numerous hits in 1982, but which 2-tone band were the three members in previously? Hint

Selecter

Bad Manners

Madness

The Specials

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who was 'Five Miles Out' in the spring of 1982? Hint

Jean Michel Jarre

Adrian Gurvitz

Sky

Mike Oldfield

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Question 8 of 10

8. Black Sabbath released a live album in 1982 entitled 'Live Evil'. Who was the singer on the album? Hint

Ian Gillan

Ronnie James Dio

Ozzy Osbourne

Glenn Hughes

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who warned you to 'Don't Pay The Ferryman' towards the end of 1982? Hint

Chris De Burgh

Thin Lizzy

The Boomtown Rats

Johnny Logan

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which album released in 1982 went on to become the biggest selling album of all time? (at least in the forty years after 1982) Hint

'The Visitors' - ABBA

'Thriller' - Michael Jackson

'Dare' - The Human League

'Wired For Sound' - Cliff Richard

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Starting with the quiz title, which band had a hit single in 1982 with 'A Night to Remember'?

Answer: Shalamar

Released in 1982, 'A Night to Remember' reached number five in the UK singles chart. This was arguably Shalamar's finest period with three UK top ten singles in that year.

2. 'Town Called Malice' and 'Beat Surrender' were both huge hits for The Jam in 1982. But who was their bass player?

Answer: Bruce Foxton

1982 saw The Jam release their final music, before splitting up in December.

3. Who had a massive debut hit with the song 'Only You'?

Answer: Yazoo

Yazoo hit the dizzy heights of number two in the UK singles chart in 1982 with their debut single 'Only You'.
It was written by Vince Clarke, who had left electronic band Depeche Mode the previous year. Singer Alison Moyet would later have numerous solo hits including the hit songs, 'Love Resurrection', 'Is This Love?' and 'That Ole Devil Called Love' originally recorded by Billie Holiday.

4. According to Haysi Fantayzee, which actor is 'Big Leggy'?

Answer: John Wayne

Haysi Fantayzee formed in 1981, and released 'John Wayne is Big Leggy' the following year. in 1983 the group had one more UK top 20 single, 'Shiny Shiny'.

5. Which German band had a 1982 hit with 'Da Da Da'?

Answer: Trio

'Da Da Da' reached number two in the UK singles chart in the summer of '82. The band would only have one other minor hit in the UK but had a lot more success across Europe. The full title of 'Da Da Da' is actually 'Da Da Da I Don't Love You You Don't Love Me Aha Aha Aha'.

6. The Fun Boy Three had numerous hits in 1982, but which 2-tone band were the three members in previously?

Answer: The Specials

Terry Hall, Neville Staple & Lynval Golding were all members of Coventry band The Specials. They collaborated with Bananarama on their biggest hit of the year 'It Ain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)'.

7. Who was 'Five Miles Out' in the spring of 1982?

Answer: Mike Oldfield

Mike Oldfield's 1973 album 'Tubular Bells' was the first album released on Virgin Records and was used for the soundtrack of horror film 'The Exorcist' starring Linda Blair as a possessed girl.

8. Black Sabbath released a live album in 1982 entitled 'Live Evil'. Who was the singer on the album?

Answer: Ronnie James Dio

Ronnie James Dio joined the band after Ozzy Osbourne was fired. He released three albums during the 80s with Black Sabbath, 'Heaven and Hell', 'Live Evil' & 'Mob Rules', before returning to record 'Dehumanizer' in 1992. He sadly passed away in 2010.

9. Who warned you to 'Don't Pay The Ferryman' towards the end of 1982?

Answer: Chris De Burgh

After achieving a minor hit with 'Don't Pay The Ferryman' in 1982 Chris De Burgh hit the big time with his massive hit 'Lady in Red' a few years later.

10. Which album released in 1982 went on to become the biggest selling album of all time? (at least in the forty years after 1982)

Answer: 'Thriller' - Michael Jackson

'Thriller' was released towards the end of 1992 and included the huge hits 'Billie Jean', 'Beat It', 'P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)', 'Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' ' and the title track 'Thriller'.

Source: Author johnbilly

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