80s pop quiz
Question 1 Three of these acts had hits in the 80s. Which one have we made up?
Dream Academy
Comme Toujours
Strawberry Switchblade
Belouis Some
Question 2 Ah yes, the Belle Stars. Remember them? What was their only UK top five single?
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
The Clapping Song
Since Yesterday
Sign Of The Times
Question 3 Who sang first on Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas?
Paul Young
Bono
Boy George
Midge Ure
Question 4 The first picture of you / the first picture of summer / seeing the flowers scream their joy." The chorus of a hit from 1983, by whom?
Kajagoogoo
The Icicle Works
China Crisis
Lotus Eaters
Question 5 How many top 20 singles did Status Quo enjoy in the 80s?
9
13
4
18
Question 6 Which Duran Duran video caused controversy with its mud-wrestling women, nudity, and hints of bestiality and lesbianism?
Girls On Film
Save a Prayer
Hungry Like The Wolf
Rio
Question 7 Who was behind the Mighty Wah! (also known as Wah! or Wah Heat)?
Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy
Billy MacKenzie
Dr Robert
Pete Wylie
Question 8 "Once upon a time I was falling in love / but now I'm only falling apart." Big hair and even bigger vocals. A line from whose 1983 No1?
Irene Cara
Bonnie Tyler
Jennifer Rush
Simon Le Bon
Question 9 Remember The Pookah Makes Three? What was the name of their only hit single?
The way the world is
Take it back
Deely Boppers Ate My Sister
Champagne Charlie
Question 10 Which was the first hit single composed entirely of samples?
Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S
We Call It Acieed - D Mob
Good Life - Inner City
Blue Monday - New Order
Question 11 Big Audio Dynamite was set up in 1985 by which former member of the Clash?
Joe Strummer
Mick Jones
Peter Hook
Wayne Hussey
Question 12 Which rapper featured on Chaka Khan's I Feel for You?
Fresh Prince
Grandmaster Melle Mell
Chuck D
MC Lyte
Question 13 Which teen sensation had a 1987 No1 with I Think We're Alone Now?
Tiffany
Debbie Gibson
Alannah Myles
Sonia
Question 14 Who were Big In Japan?
Ultravox
The Kane Gang
Alphaville
H2O
Question 15 Director Jonathan Demme captured the last major tour of this band in his 1984 documentary, Stop Making Sense.
Led Zeppelin
Talking Heads
The Jam
The Clash
Question 16 Which U2 album cover featured the intense stare of a young child?
October
War
The Joshua Tree
The Unforgettable Fire
Question 17 For which band was Buster Bloodvessel the lead singer?
Bad Manners
Haircut 100
Dead or Alive
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Question 18 "Why am I playing at both Wembley and Philadelphia? Because I'm mad that's why." Which crazy rock star performed at both the UK and the US Live Aid, jetting across the Atlantic on Concorde?
David Bowie
Sting
Phil Collins
Eric Clapton
Question 19 Their first UK top 10 single was To Cut A Long Story Short in 1980, their last to reach the top 10 was 1986's Through the Barricades. Who are they?
China Crisis
Spandau Ballet
Culture Club
OMD
Question 20 In which Wham song about being on the dole did George Michael rap "Give a wham, give a bam, but don't give a damn"?
Wham Rap
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Club Tropicana
Bad Boys
Question 21 Bonus question : What were the cast of Grange Hill doing in the charts on 1986?
Duetting with Cliff Richard on a charity version of The Young Ones
Just saying No (to drugs)
Partying like it's 1999
I don't understand the question
Question 1 Three of these acts had hits in the 80s. Which one have we made up?
Dream Academy
Comme Toujours
Strawberry Switchblade
Belouis Some
Question 2 Ah yes, the Belle Stars. Remember them? What was their only UK top five single?
Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
The Clapping Song
Since Yesterday
Sign Of The Times
Question 3 Who sang first on Band Aid's Do They Know It's Christmas?
Paul Young
Bono
Boy George
Midge Ure
Question 4 The first picture of you / the first picture of summer / seeing the flowers scream their joy." The chorus of a hit from 1983, by whom?
Kajagoogoo
The Icicle Works
China Crisis
Lotus Eaters
Question 5 How many top 20 singles did Status Quo enjoy in the 80s?
9
13
4
18
Question 6 Which Duran Duran video caused controversy with its mud-wrestling women, nudity, and hints of bestiality and lesbianism?
Girls On Film
Save a Prayer
Hungry Like The Wolf
Rio
Question 7 Who was behind the Mighty Wah! (also known as Wah! or Wah Heat)?
Stephen "Tin Tin" Duffy
Billy MacKenzie
Dr Robert
Pete Wylie
Question 8 "Once upon a time I was falling in love / but now I'm only falling apart." Big hair and even bigger vocals. A line from whose 1983 No1?
Irene Cara
Bonnie Tyler
Jennifer Rush
Simon Le Bon
Question 9 Remember The Pookah Makes Three? What was the name of their only hit single?
The way the world is
Take it back
Deely Boppers Ate My Sister
Champagne Charlie
Question 10 Which was the first hit single composed entirely of samples?
Pump Up The Volume - M/A/R/R/S
We Call It Acieed - D Mob
Good Life - Inner City
Blue Monday - New Order
Question 11 Big Audio Dynamite was set up in 1985 by which former member of the Clash?
Joe Strummer
Mick Jones
Peter Hook
Wayne Hussey
Question 12 Which rapper featured on Chaka Khan's I Feel for You?
Fresh Prince
Grandmaster Melle Mell
Chuck D
MC Lyte
Question 13 Which teen sensation had a 1987 No1 with I Think We're Alone Now?
Tiffany
Debbie Gibson
Alannah Myles
Sonia
Question 14 Who were Big In Japan?
Ultravox
The Kane Gang
Alphaville
H2O
Question 15 Director Jonathan Demme captured the last major tour of this band in his 1984 documentary, Stop Making Sense.
Led Zeppelin
Talking Heads
The Jam
The Clash
Question 16 Which U2 album cover featured the intense stare of a young child?
October
War
The Joshua Tree
The Unforgettable Fire
Question 17 For which band was Buster Bloodvessel the lead singer?
Bad Manners
Haircut 100
Dead or Alive
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Question 18 "Why am I playing at both Wembley and Philadelphia? Because I'm mad that's why." Which crazy rock star performed at both the UK and the US Live Aid, jetting across the Atlantic on Concorde?
David Bowie
Sting
Phil Collins
Eric Clapton
Question 19 Their first UK top 10 single was To Cut A Long Story Short in 1980, their last to reach the top 10 was 1986's Through the Barricades. Who are they?
China Crisis
Spandau Ballet
Culture Club
OMD
Question 20 In which Wham song about being on the dole did George Michael rap "Give a wham, give a bam, but don't give a damn"?
Wham Rap
Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go
Club Tropicana
Bad Boys
Question 21 Bonus question : What were the cast of Grange Hill doing in the charts on 1986?
Duetting with Cliff Richard on a charity version of The Young Ones
Just saying No (to drugs)
Partying like it's 1999
I don't understand the question