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80s Music Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Who joined Michael Jackson on vocals in the song 'Say Say Say'?

a)

Elton John

b)

Paul McCartney

c)

Stevie Wonder

d)

Boy George

2.

Who sang 'I Know What Boys Like'?

a)

Cyndi Lauper

b)

Bow Wow Wow

c)

The Waitresses

d)

Bananarama

3.

Which 'I Think We're Alone Now' singer gained recognition by performing at shopping malls?

a)

Debbie Gibson

b)

Tiffany

c)

Madonna

d)

Sinead O'Connor

4.

Frank Zappa sang 'Valley Girl' with the help of his daughter. What is her name?

a)

Space Rocket

b)

Rain Bow

c)

Moon Unit

d)

Sun Beam

5.

Who sang the hit 'Tainted Love'?

a)

Spandau

b)

Erasure

c)

Soft Cell

d)

Tommy Tutone

6.

The movie "Urban Cowboy" features the hit song "Looking for Love" by which country artist?

a)

Johnny Lee

b)

Keith Whitley

c)

George Jones

d)

George Strait

7.

Which Bill sings a dark song about a "White Wedding"?

a)

Billie Eilish

b)

Billy Joe Armstrong

c)

Billy Joel

d)

Billy Idol

8.

The late 80s brought the new genre of music known as Hip Hop. Who gave us "Express Yourself"?

a)
b)
c)
d)
9.

Many baseball teams, including the Yankees, use the song "You Dropped a Bomb on Me" to signal when they have scored a home run. Who is the artist?

a)

The Commodors

b)

D Train

c)

Rufus

d)

The Gap Band

10.

Country music became a huge crossover genre for some artists. Who sings "Smoky Mountain Rain"?

a)

Conway Twitty

b)

Ronnie Milsap

c)

John Anderson

d)

Randy Travis

11.

What famous British band sung "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"

a)

Tears for Fears

b)

Europe

c)

White Snake

d)

Bucks Fizz

12.

What band sung "The Finale Countdown" in 1986.

a)

Mötley Crüe

b)

Stixx

c)

Europe

d)

Dio

13.

What song was the top of the billboard in 1980

a)

Funkytown - Lipps, Inc.

b)

Call Me - Blondie

c)

Another Brick In the Wall - Pink Floyd

d)

Magic - Olivia Newton-John

e)

Rock With You - Michael Jackson

14.

Who was the first band to perform on MTV?

a)

The Buggles

b)

Tiffany

c)

Dolly Partin

d)

The Mamas and Papas

15.

What famous song was sung by the duet of David Bowie and Freddie Mercury.

a)

Bohemian Rhapsody

b)

Life on Mars

c)

Dreams

d)

Under Pressure

16.

MTV Europe was launched in August 1987. The first video played was......

a)

"Every Breath You take" By the Police

b)

“Money for Nothing” by Dire Straits

c)

"Tainted Love" by Soft Cell

d)

"Karma Chameleon" by The Culture Club

17.

Who is this?

a)

Tina Turner

b)

Sade

c)

Whitney Houston

d)

Grace Jones

18.

Who sings the song Purple Rain?

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

Madonna

c)

Taylor Swift

d)

Prince

19.

Who is this?

a)

Christina Aguilera

b)

Madonna

c)

Cher

d)

Stevie Nicks

20.

Who sings the song "Let's Get Physical?"

a)

Paula Abdul

b)

Olivia Newton John

c)

Whitney Houston

d)

Madonna