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1. It wouldn't be right not to start with the best band of the decade, the singer is Andrew Eldritch and the drum machine is called Dr Avalanche. The name of the band please?
2. 'Close to Me', 'In Between Days' and 'A Forest' are all well known songs of which band?
3. Pioneers of the Electronic Body Music were FRONT242. This Belgian band has been Belgium's biggest export product in the 80s. Which title is NOT one of their songs?
4. A very nice song was 'In Strict Tempo'; can you give me the singer? Extra hint: he used to play keyboards with the band Soft Cell?
5. With songs as for instance 'Just like Honey', 'Never Understand', 'Some Candy Talking' and 'April Skies' the British band The Jesus and Mary Chain became very popular. Which word completes the title of their debut album 'Psycho _____ ' ?
6. What is the name of the band giving very poor birth control advice in the song 'Coitus Interruptus'? Also 'Collapsing New People' was one of their most famous songs.
7. Belgium is a small country, but they had a lot of new wave bands at the time. Which band is NOT a Belgian band?
8. New Wave fans didn't want to be seen listening to Madonna. Which band solved this problem partially by covering her biggest hit 'Like a Virgin'? Also 'Caucasian Walk' was a big hit for them.
9. Ahead of their time, The Sisters of Mercy used an ABBA song at their concerts to everyone's satisfaction. Do you know which song was brilliantly performed?
10. Also Dolly Parton was not a safe choice for The Sisters of Mercy. Which song was performed at a little uptempo pace?
11. After being kicked out of The Sisters of Mercy, Wayne Hussey formed his own band. What is the name of this band?
12. 'A.G.N.E.S.' was a great song from a band with a very unusual name, do you know which?
13. 'Killing Moon', 'The Cutter' and 'Bring on the Dancing Horses' are all songs of which band?
14. 'Brothers', 'Die Rauber und der Prinz' and 'Der Mussolini' are songs of which notorious band?
15. 90s band Therapy got inspiration from a new wave band, and covered a song of them called Isolation. Which band was it?
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