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Remember the New Kids On the Block Quiz

How well do you remember The New Kids On The Block?

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

Author
zil_ennov

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
240,106

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
6 / 10

Plays
2684

Last 3 plays: Guest 2 (6/10), Guest 174 (5/10), Guest 73 (9/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. What year was the breakthrough year for the New Kids On The Block? Hint

1987

1990

1988

1989

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who were the two New Kids On The Block whose name stared with the letter 'D'? Hint

Danny and Donnie

Donnie and Dexter

Danny and Davey

Davey and Dexter

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Question 3 of 10

3. The New Kids On The Block were the first teen group in history to do what? Hint

Dance

Dye their hair

Have four top ten hits from one album

Wear jackets and ties while performing

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Question 4 of 10

4. How many weeks did "Hangin' Tough" spend on the US Billboard chart? Hint

180 weeks

52 weeks

132 weeks

8 weeks

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Question 5 of 10

5. Who produced the New Kids On The Block? Hint

Danny Wood

Jon Knight

Maurice Starr

Joe Knight

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Question 6 of 10

6. What two members of New Kids On The Block are brothers? Hint

Jon and Jordan

Joe and Jordan

Jon and Joe

Danny and Donnie

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Question 7 of 10

7. Joe McIntyre was the youngest memeber of New Kids On The Block?

True

False

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Question 8 of 10

8. What was the final single to chart in the US for the New Kids On The Block? Hint

If You Go Away

Dirty Dawg

Let's Try It Again

Games

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Question 9 of 10

9. More than 200 products were licensed with New Kids trademarks.

True

False

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Question 10 of 10

10. Who did the New Kids On The Block compare themselves to in interviews? Hint

The Partridge Family and the Brady Bunch

The Osmonds and the Jackson 5

The Supremes and Lynard Skynard

The Beatles and the Rolling Stones

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Oct 26 2024 : Guest 2: 6/10
Oct 15 2024 : Guest 174: 5/10
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year was the breakthrough year for the New Kids On The Block?

Answer: 1989

Into their fifth summer together, the five boston youths were the universal omniscience of teen existence, on the strngth of an album called "Hangin' Tough".

2. Who were the two New Kids On The Block whose name stared with the letter 'D'?

Answer: Danny and Donnie

Their names are Danny Wood and Donnie Wahlberg. Donnie tried acting, but was not very successful at it.

3. The New Kids On The Block were the first teen group in history to do what?

Answer: Have four top ten hits from one album

The first four hits were, "Hangin'Tough", "Please Don't Go Girl", "You Got It (The Right Stuff)", and "I'll Be Loving You Forever". This incredible chart run, spanning more than 15 months, went over the top with the album's fifth hit, "Cover Girl".

4. How many weeks did "Hangin' Tough" spend on the US Billboard chart?

Answer: 132 weeks

"Hangin Tough" spent 132 weeks on US Billboard's chart. That's more than two and a half years.

5. Who produced the New Kids On The Block?

Answer: Maurice Starr

When New Kids On The Block (with manager Dick Scott and prducer Maurice Starr) became subjects of a Saturday morning ABC-TV caroon series in September 1990, and all those nine year old little brothers came running into 16 year old big sister's bedroom to proclaim, "I love them!" it was the beginning of the end.

6. What two members of New Kids On The Block are brothers?

Answer: Jon and Jordan

Jon Knight is one year older than his younger brother Jordan Knight. Joe McIntyre was the youngest member of the group.

7. Joe McIntyre was the youngest memeber of New Kids On The Block?

Answer: True

Joe McIntyre is at least three years younger than the other members. He had some success later as a solo artist.

8. What was the final single to chart in the US for the New Kids On The Block?

Answer: Dirty Dawg

By 1991 the group had been re-named NKOTB, and their final single to chart was 1994's "Dirty Dawg" (with a rap by Def Jam's Nice & Smooth) from the "Face The Music" album.

9. More than 200 products were licensed with New Kids trademarks.

Answer: False

Approximately 140 products were licensed with New Kids trademarks, from lunch boxes and packing trunks to cuddly sleeping bags.

10. Who did the New Kids On The Block compare themselves to in interviews?

Answer: The Osmonds and the Jackson 5

Neither the Osmonds nor the Jackson 5 had ever achieved such chart success from one LP as the New Kids On The Block did.

Source: Author zil_ennov

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