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Early 1980s Bands And Songs Trivia Quiz

It's rather simple. Just match the song title to the artist/artists that performed it. Most of these are from the early 1980s, and the chart positions pertain to U.S. chart positions.

A multiple-choice quiz by dmbfanatic. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
dmbfanatic

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
134,896

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
15 / 25

Plays
4960

Last 3 plays: Guest 120 (10/25), Guest 108 (25/25), Guest 88 (16/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. "Sausalito Summer Nights" Hint

Sniff 'N The Tears

The Eagles

Diesel

Santana

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Question 2 of 25

2. "My Girl (Gone Gone Gone)" Hint

Tommy Tutone

Chilliwack

Pablo Cruise

Paul Davis

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Question 3 of 25

3. "Major Tom (Coming Home)" Hint

Peter Schilling

Talking Heads

David Bowie

Kraftwerk

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Question 4 of 25

4. "Whirly Girl" Hint

Madness

The Romantics

Elvis Costello and The Attractions

OXO

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Question 5 of 25

5. "Politics of Dancing" Hint

The Fixx

Duran Duran

Re-flex

Kajagoogoo

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Question 6 of 25

6. "On The Loose" Hint

Saga

Glass Tiger

Survivor

Journey

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Question 7 of 25

7. "Radio Free Europe" Hint

R.E.M.

The Pretenders

The Alarm

The Vapors

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Question 8 of 25

8. "Pac Man Fever" Hint

Weird Al Yankovich

Buckner and Garcia

The Ramones

Berlin

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Question 9 of 25

9. "The Curly Shuffle" Hint

Joe Jackson

Weird Al Yankovic

Jump 'n The Saddle

Rick Dees

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Question 10 of 25

10. "Sunglasses At Night" Hint

Corey Hart

Rod Stewart

ZZ Top

Molly Hatchet

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Question 11 of 25

11. "New Year's Day" Hint

R.E.M

The Boomtown Rats

The Alarm

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Question 12 of 25

12. "Cry" Hint

Meatloaf

The Buggles

The Smiths

Godley and Creme

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Question 13 of 25

13. "Something About You" Hint

Modern English

New Order

Flock of Seagulls

Level 42

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Question 14 of 25

14. "Harden My Heart" Hint

Quarterflash

Bonnie Tyler

The Motels

Pat Benatar

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Question 15 of 25

15. "Goody Two Shoes" Hint

Adam Ant

The Fixx

The Pretenders

Men At Work

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Question 16 of 25

16. "Genius of Love" Hint

Tom Tom Club and Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five

Parliament Funkadelic

Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five

Tom Tom Club

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Question 17 of 25

17. "Pass The Dutchie" Hint

Bob Marley

UB40

Ziggy Marley

Musical Youth

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Question 18 of 25

18. "Electric Avenue" Hint

Rick James

Peter Tosh

Eddy Grant

Eddie Murphy

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Question 19 of 25

19. "Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)" Hint

Big Country

Icicle Works

Simple Minds

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Question 20 of 25

20. "68 Guns" Hint

The Alarm

The Fixx

Midnight Oil

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Question 21 of 25

21. "Der Kommissar" Hint

Taco

Falco

Falco and After the Fire

After the Fire

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Question 22 of 25

22. "Mexican Radio" Hint

The Police

Billy Idol

Oingo Boingo

Wall Of Voodoo

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Question 23 of 25

23. "I Want Candy" Hint

Pat Benatar

Missing Persons

Nick Carter

Bow Wow Wow

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Question 24 of 25

24. "Dance Hall Days" Hint

Bruce Springsteen

Sheila E.

Prince

Wang Chung

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Question 25 of 25

25. "A Million Miles Away" Hint

The Tubes

The Plimsouls

The Waitresses

The Cars

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Sausalito Summer Nights"

Answer: Diesel

Based in Holland, Diesel scored a Top 40 hit with "Sausalito Summer Nights" from their album "Watts in a Tank" in 1981.

2. "My Girl (Gone Gone Gone)"

Answer: Chilliwack

Canadian artists Chilliwack had a hit in 1981 with "My Girl (Gone Gone Gone)".

3. "Major Tom (Coming Home)"

Answer: Peter Schilling

German artist Peter Schilling scored a 1983 Top 10 smash hit with this companion song to David Bowie's classic "Space Oddity".

4. "Whirly Girl"

Answer: OXO

One-hit wonders Oxo had a Top 40 hit with "Whirly Girl" in the Spring of 1983.

5. "Politics of Dancing"

Answer: Re-flex

Re-Flex scored a Top 40 smash with this keyboard based tune in 1983.

6. "On The Loose"

Answer: Saga

Canadian band Saga had been together since 1977 before they had an American Top 5 smash in 1982 with "On the Loose".

7. "Radio Free Europe"

Answer: R.E.M.

In 1981, R.E.M. launched their career on the independent release of this rock classic. It was later included and released upon the "Murmur" album in 1983.

8. "Pac Man Fever"

Answer: Buckner and Garcia

Buckner and Garcia contributed to the Pac Man craze by releasing this novelty ditty in 1982.

9. "The Curly Shuffle"

Answer: Jump 'n The Saddle

Jump 'n the Saddle pledged their allegiance to the Three Stooges in this novelty tune released in 1983.

10. "Sunglasses At Night"

Answer: Corey Hart

At age 21, Corey Hart made wearing sunglasses at night a craze in 1983 with this Top 10 hit.

11. "New Year's Day"

Answer: U2

Irish superstars U2 scored a 1983 Top 10 hit with this release from the critically acclaimed album "War".

12. "Cry"

Answer: Godley and Creme

Godley and Cr�me, former members of the band 10cc, had a Top 20 smash with this hit in 1985.

13. "Something About You"

Answer: Level 42

Level 42 obtained a Top 10 hit with this tune in 1985 from the "World Machine" album.

14. "Harden My Heart"

Answer: Quarterflash

Quarterflash, hailing from Portland, Oregon, experienced a 1981 Top 5 hit single with "Harden My Heart".

15. "Goody Two Shoes"

Answer: Adam Ant

Adam Ant had a Top 5 smash hit with this infectious rocker in 1982.

16. "Genius of Love"

Answer: Tom Tom Club and Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five

Both the Tom Tom Club and Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five recorded versions of "Genius of Love". The Tom Tom Club, featuring members of Talking Heads, peaked at number 31 with their version of the song. Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five called their version "It's Nasty (Genius of Love)".

17. "Pass The Dutchie"

Answer: Musical Youth

In 1982, Musical Youth sang about passing a cooking pot. However, the song that this tune was based upon actually talked about passing around ganja.

18. "Electric Avenue"

Answer: Eddy Grant

Reggae crossover star Eddy Grant rocked down to a Top 5 hit in 1983 with this widely popular tune.

19. "Whisper To A Scream (Birds Fly)"

Answer: Icicle Works

In 1984, Icicle Works scored a Top 30 album based on the popularity of this uptempo tune.

20. "68 Guns"

Answer: The Alarm

"Sixty Eight Guns" was a hit from the Alarm's 1984 album "Declaration".

21. "Der Kommissar"

Answer: Falco and After the Fire

Falco and After the Fire each experienced success with this catchy tune in 1982 and 1983 respectively.

22. "Mexican Radio"

Answer: Wall Of Voodoo

Wall of Voodoo singer Stan Ridgway sang about eating barbecued iguana in this 1982 classic. Stan later collaborated with Steward Copeland of the Police doing movie soundtracks.

23. "I Want Candy"

Answer: Bow Wow Wow

14-year-old Annabelle Lwin provided lead vocals for Bow Wow Wow on this 1982 hit.

24. "Dance Hall Days"

Answer: Wang Chung

Wang Chung had everyone dancing with this 1984 Top 20 hit from their "Points on a Curve" album.

25. "A Million Miles Away"

Answer: The Plimsouls

The Plimsouls were traveling far with this 1981 punk rock hit. This song later appeared on the soundtrack of the 1983 movie "Valley Girl".

Source: Author dmbfanatic

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