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How Much Do You Know About 80s Music?

  1. Which of these songs was NOT originally a hit in the 80s?
    • Comfortably Numb
    • Mr. Brightside
    • Mad World
    • Love Song
  2. Which of these bands are not from Australia?
    • AC/DC
    • Men Without Hats
    • Midnight Oil
    • Yaz
  3. Who sang "I Want My MTV" with Dire Straits?
    • Phil Collins
    • Peter Gabriel
    • Elton John
    • Sting
  4. Which of these songs is not a hit from the 80s?
    • "Hold On" by Wilson Phillips
    • "Bust A Move" by Young M.C.
    • "She Drives Me Crazy" by the Fine Young Cannibals
    • "Straight Up" by Paula Abdul
  5. What was Madonna's first number one hit?
    • Like a Virgin
    • Material Girl
    • Crazy for You
    • Lucky Star
  6. Rock Me Amadeus was a hit in...
    • 1984
    • 1985
    • 1986
    • 1987
  7. Where was the band A-Ha (with the #1 Take On Me) from?
    • Norway
    • Denmark
    • Finland
    • Sweden
  8. While "Start Me Up" by the Rolling Stones became the commercial anthem for Windows 95, what other 80s hit did Microsoft really want?
    • "Mr. Roboto" by Styx
    • "Working for the Weekend" by Loverboy
    • "It's The End of the World As We Know It" by REM
    • "We Will Rock You" by Queen
  9. "She blinded me with..."
    • Her eyes
    • Her love
    • Science
    • The clap
  10. Which movie featured "If You Leave" by OMD?
    • Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    • Say Anything
    • Pretty in Pink
    • The Breakfast Club
  11. Who wanted to be "Forever Young"?
    • Modern English
    • Alphaville
    • The Psychedelic Furs
    • Echo & The Bunnymen
  12. What year was the Prince song "1999" a number one hit?
    • 1983
    • 1984
    • 1985
    • 1986
  13. Who sang "Sister Christian / Oh the time has come / And you know that you're the only one / To say O.K"?
    • L.A. Guns
    • Asia
    • Quiet Riot
    • Night Ranger
  14. Who originally sang "It's My Life" way before No Doubt did?
    • The The
    • Talk Talk
    • Information Society
    • Spandau Ballet
  15. What is the song "One Night in Bangkok" really about?
    • Chess
    • Drugs
    • Pad Thai
    • Sex
  16. Which of the following was NOT a hit by Duran Duran?
    • Notorious
    • Rio
    • Reflex
    • Go West
  17. Which Tom Petty hit single featured a creepy, Alice in Wonderland themed video?
    • I Won't Back Down
    • Mary Jane's Last Dance
    • Don't Come Around Here No More
    • Free Fallin'
  18. What was the first music video played on MTV?
    • Bette Davis Eyes
    • Jesse's Girl
    • Video Killed the Radio Star
    • Relax
  19. What was Cyndi Lauper's single "She Bop" really about?
    • Masturbation
    • Construction workers
    • Lesbianism
    • Dancing
  20. Who once named the B-52s as his favorite band?
    • John Lennon
    • Prince Charles
    • David Hasselhoff
    • Bono

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