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American Pop Music: The 1980s

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

MTVs original programming was

a)

Reality TV

b)

Shows about current and upcoming pop stars

c)

Artists' music videos only

d)

Music Awards programming

2.

MTV was founded in

a)

1981

b)

1983

c)

1985

d)

1989

3.

Live Aid was a 1985 event held in

a)

London and New York City

b)

Paris and Philidelphia

c)

Los Angeles and New York City

d)

London and Philidelphia

4.

The first black artist to appear on MTV was ________ in ________

a)

Prince in 1985

b)

Michael Jackson in 1983

c)

Tupac in 1989

d)

Marvin Gaye in 1982

5.

The very first video played on MTV the day of its founding was

a)

Video Killed the Radio Star by Bananarama

b)

Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

c)

I Shot the Sheriff by Eric Clapton

d)

Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles

6.

The legendary producer that revamped the prog rock band Yes into pop music stars with Owner Of A Lonely Heart was

a)

Trevor Horn

b)

Quincy Jones

c)

Nile Rogers

d)

John Landis

7.

The video to Thriller was produced by what famous movie producer

a)

Steven Spielberg

b)

Mark Jackson

c)

John Landis

d)

James Cameron

8.

Which was not a major technology development that affected 1980s pop music?

a)

Apple iPod

b)

CDs

c)

Cable television

d)

Sony Walkman

9.

Who was the first nationally recognized rap artist?

a)

Eminem

b)

Run-DMC

c)

The Beastie Boys

d)

The Sugarhill Gang

10.

What rap group broke through the color barrier as the first major white rap artist?

a)

Tupac

b)

Eminem

c)

The Beastie Boys

d)

Fresh Prince

11.

Hosts appearing on MTV in the 80s were known as

a)

Hosts

b)

VeeJays

c)

Concierges

d)

Music Brokers

12.

At the time of MTV's founding, their music was almost exclusively

a)

pop music

b)

rock music

c)

hip hop music

d)

country music

13.

Vincent Price, the famous horror movie actor, provided the scary spoken voice in Michael Jackson's Thriller. His contractual payment was

a)

a percentage of album profits

b)

$20,000

14.

Nile Rogers, from the 1970s disco band Chic, produced what major record album from the 1980s?

a)

Michael Jackson's "Thriller"

b)

Def Leppard's "Hysteria"

c)

Madonna's "Like A Virgin"

d)

Prince's "Purple Rain"

15.

All of these genres were developed in the 1980s except for

a)

Rap/Hip Hop

b)

Alternative

c)

Disco

d)

Thrash Metal

16.

During the 80s, several music artists crossed over from their normal genre to other genres. Which of these is an example?

a)

Michael Jackson and Eddie Van Halen (pop & heavy metal)

b)

Stevie Wonder and Paul McCartney (British & Motown)

c)

Aerosmith and Run-DMC (rap & heavy metal)

d)

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton (pop and country)

e)

All of these

17.

Match the song with the artist from the 80s

a)

Michael Jackson

1.

Billie Jean

b)

The Buggles

2.

Video Killed the Radio Star

c)

Yes

3.

Owner of A Lonely Heart

d)

Run-DMC

4.

Walk This Way

e)

Madonna

5.

Like A Virgin

18.

Which of the following artists spearheaded the "Minneapolis Sound"?

a)

Michael Jackson

b)

Black Sabbath

c)

Van Halen

d)

Prince

19.

An artist that crossed over from music to television and movies successfully was

a)

Marky Mark

b)

Ice-T

c)

Fresh Prince

d)

Queen Latifah

e)

All of these

20.

A song written by Ice-T and recorded by the heavy metal group Body Count and figured prominently during the Rodney King riots was

a)

Cop Killer

b)

Straight Outta Compton

c)

Reckless

d)

A Nightmare on My Street