Eye, Eye, Eye! Trivia Quiz

Answer: Hall and Oates

The Philadelphia duo of Daryl Hall and John Oates had several huge hits during the late 1970s and early 1980s. "Private Eyes" reached the number one position in the U.S. singles charts in November 1981. Player had a hit with "Baby Come Back"; Toto was successful with "Hold the Line"; and the Ohio Players had a hit song with "Do It Till You're Satisfied."

Answer: Sheena Easton

Scottish-born Sheena Easton had an international hit with the song "For Your Eyes Only." The song, featured in a Bond movie, was a top ten hit in many countries. "For Your Eyes Only" also received an Oscar nomination for Best Song. Crystal Gail had a hit song with "Don't It Make My Brown Eyes Blue", and Debbie Gibson recorded a song entitled "Lost in Your Eyes."

Answer: green

"Green-Eyed Lady" became a hit for the Denver-based band Sugarloaf. The song rose to number three in the Billboard singles charts; it would later be featured in the movie "Home Alone 3." Was Sugarloaf singing about a lady, the ocean, or a goddess?

Answer: sparrow

"Suite: Judy Blue Eyes" was written by Stephen Stills and became an FM radio hit for Crosby, Stills & Nash in the early 1970s. Some of the lyrics read: "Chestnut brown canary / Ruby throated sparrow...asking me, said she's so free / How can you catch the sparrow?" An acoustic version of this song was performed by the group at the 1969 Woodstock Festival.

Answer: "Lyin' Eyes"

Eagles' "Lyin' Eyes" rose to the number two spot in the U.S. singles charts in 1975. The song, written by Henley and Frey, received a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Group. "Sad Eyes" was recorded by Robert John; "Behind Blue Eyes" was performed by The Who; and "Angry Eyes" was sung by Loggins & Messina.

Answer: "Dirty Dancing"

"Hungry Eyes" played a prominent role in the movie "Dirty Dancing"; it served as the background music for the scenes where Johnny (Patrick Swayze) and Baby (Jennifer Gray) were bonding as he was teaching her how to do ballroom dancing. Eric Carmen's song reached the top ten in the Billboard singles charts in 1988.

Answer: smoke

"Smoke Gets in Your Eyes" was a huge hit for the Platters, rising to the number one spot in the U.S. singles charts. The song comes from a 1933 operetta entitled "Roberta"." This song has been recorded numerous times through the years. Some of the lyrics read: "Oh, when your heart's on fire / You must realize, smoke gets in your eyes."

Answer: angel

"Pretty Little Angel Eyes" was written by Curtis Lee and Tommy Boyce; it was recorded in 1961 and reached the number seven position on the U.S. singles charts. Some of the lyrics read: "Angel eyes, I really love you so / Angel eyes, I'll never let you go..."

Answer: Survivor

The Chicago-based band Survivor recorded the mega-hit "Eye of the Tiger" as the theme song to the movie "Rocky III." The song soared to the number one spot on the U.S. singles charts for several weeks. It featured the lead vocals of Dave Bickler. Survivor would go on to record several more hit songs during the mid 1980s.

Answer: Bette Davis

"Bette Davis Eyes", written by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon, became a major international hit song for Kim Carnes. It won Grammy Awards for "Record of the Year" and "Song of the Year." The song was released on Carnes' album "Mistaken Identity." Bette Davis reportedly enjoyed the song because the tune put her in the spotlight again.