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Wax Lyrical Trivia Quiz

A few lyrics from a handful of my favourite 80s songs. See if you can remember these 80s greats. Ah, to be a teenager again.

A multiple-choice quiz by tiger99. Estimated time: 4 mins.

Author
tiger99

Time
4 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
20,472

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
889

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. "Last night, I was dreaming, I was locked in a prison cell..." Hint

Love in the First Degree

Thorn in My Side

Living in a Box

Stray Cat Strut

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Question 2 of 10

2. "I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that I'm sure..." Hint

Walking on Sunshine

Free

Missing You

I Drove All Night

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Question 3 of 10

3. "The sun is out, the sky is blue, it's beautiful..." Hint

Mr Blue Sky

When Doves Cry

Pink Sunshine

Dear Prudence

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Turn around, every now and then..." Hint

Total Eclipse of the Heart

Race

Can You Feel It

Rapture

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Question 5 of 10

5. "You say everythings' alright, I say nothing can go right..." Hint

Call Me

Girl Crazy

Give Me the Reason

Chequered Love

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Question 6 of 10

6. "It's hot in the night, lonely black and white..." Hint

Cruel

Hot Love

Hot in the City

Chequered Love

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Question 7 of 10

7. "The feeling is gone only you and I..." Hint

Free

Vienna

Shattered Dreams

China in Your Hands

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Question 8 of 10

8. "At the tender age of three, I was hooked to a machine..." Hint

Chant No 1

Hurt Me

Hyperactive

Thorn i

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Question 9 of 10

9. "To take life on Earth to the second birth..." Hint

Human

Planet Earth

China in Your Hand

True

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Question 10 of 10

10. "It's not the way you lead me by the hand into the bedroom..." Hint

You Came

Girl

Flesh for Fantasy

Sometimes

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Last night, I was dreaming, I was locked in a prison cell..."

Answer: Love in the First Degree

This was sung by Bananarama in 1987.

2. "I used to think maybe you loved me, now I know that I'm sure..."

Answer: Walking on Sunshine

Sung by Katrina and the Waves in 1985.

3. "The sun is out, the sky is blue, it's beautiful..."

Answer: Dear Prudence

This was sung by Siouxie and the Banshees in 1983.

4. "Turn around, every now and then..."

Answer: Total Eclipse of the Heart

This was sung by Bonnie Tyler in 1983.

5. "You say everythings' alright, I say nothing can go right..."

Answer: Chequered Love

This was sung by Kim Wilde in 1981.

6. "It's hot in the night, lonely black and white..."

Answer: Hot in the City

This was sung by Billy Idol in 1988.

7. "The feeling is gone only you and I..."

Answer: Vienna

This was sung by Ultravox in 1981.

8. "At the tender age of three, I was hooked to a machine..."

Answer: Hyperactive

This was sung by Thomas Dolby in 1983.

9. "To take life on Earth to the second birth..."

Answer: China in Your Hand

This was sung by TPau in 1987.

10. "It's not the way you lead me by the hand into the bedroom..."

Answer: Sometimes

This was sung by Erasure in 1986.

Source: Author tiger99

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