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Quiz about Impossible 80s Lyrics Part 1

Quiz about Impossible 80s Lyrics Part 1

Impossible 80s Lyrics Part 1 Trivia Quiz

So you think you remember the 80s? How many of these 80s songs can you get from one line or phrase?

A multiple-choice quiz by Rowena8482. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
Rowena8482

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
313,525

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. Which song had these lyrics?
"...a glimpse of Summer's heatwave in your eyes" Hint

Big in Japan

The Sun Always Shines on TV

Forbidden Colours

First Picture of You

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Question 2 of 10

2. Which song used a "Speak and Spell" toy to say "creature, judgement, butcher"? Hint

We are the Robots

Two Tribes

This is the Modern World

Genetic Engineering

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Question 3 of 10

3. Who sang these lyrics?
"Put my trust in God and man" Hint

Michael Jackson

Elton John

David Bowie

Billy Joel

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Question 4 of 10

4. Which song had these lyrics?
"..friendship that you gave, has taught me to be brave" Hint

Borderline

Electric Dreams

Break my Stride

Take on Me

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who sang these lyrics?
"Watch the mirror count the lines
The battle scars of all the good times" Hint

Yazoo (Yaz)

Bronski Beat

Soft Cell

Elvis Costello

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which song has this line?
"Thought she was hungry, lack of choice saw to that" Hint

Don't Go

Fade to Gray

Smalltown Boy

Imagination

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Question 7 of 10

7. Who sang this line?
"I have the strangest void for you" Hint

Erasure

Depeche Mode

Culture Club

Duran Duran

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which song by Depeche Mode has these lyrics?
"You played a skeleton
You took my love then died that day " Hint

People are People

Any Second Now

Tora! Tora! Tora!

Somebody

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Question 9 of 10

9. Who was the lead singer of the group that sang these lyrics?
"The strong are sometimes wrong,
But the weak are never free" Hint

Simon le Bon

Dave Gahan

Glenn Gregory

Paul Weller

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which song do these lines come from?
"For a moment I believed it was true
Oh I'd have given anything
Just to be there with you" Hint

Out of the Blue

Electric Blue

Mr. Blue

Blue (La dee La dah)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Which song had these lyrics? "...a glimpse of Summer's heatwave in your eyes"

Answer: Big in Japan

"Big in Japan" by Alphaville was released in 1984 and reached number eight on the UK Singles Chart.
The band Big in Japan were fronted by Holly Johnson of Frankie Goes to Hollywood fame.

2. Which song used a "Speak and Spell" toy to say "creature, judgement, butcher"?

Answer: Genetic Engineering

"Genetic Engineering" by Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark reached number 20 in the UK Singles Chart in 1983, and spent eight weeks on the chart in total.

3. Who sang these lyrics? "Put my trust in God and man"

Answer: David Bowie

The line is from "Modern Love" which was released by David Bowie in 1983 and reached number two on the UK Singles Chart.

4. Which song had these lyrics? "..friendship that you gave, has taught me to be brave"

Answer: Electric Dreams

"Together in Electric Dreams" by Georgio Moroder and Phil Oakey (of the Human League), was released in 1984 and reached number three in the UK Singles Chart. It was written for the soundtrack of the film "Electric Dreams" which starred Leonard von Dohlen and Virginia Madsen, and also featured Maxwell Caulfield.

5. Who sang these lyrics? "Watch the mirror count the lines The battle scars of all the good times"

Answer: Soft Cell

The lines are from "Bedsitter" by Soft Cell. Marc Almond and Dave Ball released nine singles in the UK in the 1980s. "Bedsitter" reached number four in the Singles Chart, but their biggest hit was "Tainted Love" which reached number one in seventeen countries.

6. Which song has this line? "Thought she was hungry, lack of choice saw to that"

Answer: Imagination

"Imagination" by Belouis Some was released in 1986, and was his biggest UK hit when it reached number 17 on the Singles Chart. He released three other singles in the UK but none of them reached the Top 30.

7. Who sang this line? "I have the strangest void for you"

Answer: Culture Club

The line is from "Victims" which became the fifth of Culture Club's eight Top Ten UK hits when it reached number three in the Singles Chart in 1984.

8. Which song by Depeche Mode has these lyrics? "You played a skeleton You took my love then died that day "

Answer: Tora! Tora! Tora!

"Tora! Tora! Tora! featured on the "Speak and Spell" album, released in the UK in 1981. It was the band's first studio album and reached number ten on the UK Album Chart. This album was the only one to feature Vince Clarke as part of the band, before he moved on to form Yazoo (Yaz) and then Erasure.

9. Who was the lead singer of the group that sang these lyrics? "The strong are sometimes wrong, But the weak are never free"

Answer: Glenn Gregory

Glenn Gregory was the lead singer of Heaven 17. The song the lyrics are from is "Come Live With Me" which was a number five hit on the UK Singles Chart in 1983.
Heaven 17 had just one other Top Ten hit in the UK, with "Temptation" which reached number two, also in 1983. A remix of "Temptation" also reached number four in 1992.

10. Which song do these lines come from? "For a moment I believed it was true Oh I'd have given anything Just to be there with you"

Answer: Electric Blue

"Electric Blue" was by Icehouse, and was their fifth and last single release in the UK. It spent four weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1988, and peaked at number 53.
The band's biggest UK hit was "Hey Little Girl" which reached number 17 in 1983.

Source: Author Rowena8482

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