80's Music Trivia Quiz

[simonc]

For all you who remember big hair, shoulder pads, Dynasty and when Radio 1 was worth listening to, here’s a little something to get your brain cells working.

1: This Brummy 5 piece began with Steven Duffy as the lead singer. They soon saw the error of their ways, dropped him, recruited someone else who couldn’t hold a note and went on to global superstardom. Who were they?

2: “African and White” and “Wishful Thinking” were two of this duo’s biggest hits of the 80’s. Name them please.

3: “So Red the Rose” was an album by this splinter outfit. Who were they known as?

4: Mark Hollis was the lead singer of this much underrated 80’s beat combo. Name the band please.

5: The lead singer of “Visage” please.

6: The drummers of two iconic 80’s bands shared the same first and last names. Name the names and the bands they played for.

7: Pal, Morten and Mags.

8: He famously took his jeans off in a launderette and then decided to be singer. Name this trouserless bloke please.

9: A friend of Boy George who minced and pouted his way into the top 10 a couple of times. Who was he?

10: Andy Taylor, Robert Palmer, John Taylor and Tony Thompson were better known as?

11: Dr. Robert was the lead singer of which 80’s band?

12: This 70’s/80’s/90’s music maverick sang on and produced a song based on the opera Madam Butterfly that scraped into the hit parade during the 80’s. Who am I talking about?

13: Three Sheffield lads that were B.E.F. What does B.E.F stand for and after they’d dropped the B.E.F moniker, what did they decide to call themselves?

14: Which chart topping band did Roy Hay play for and what instrument did he play?

15: They sang about “Love and Pride”. Who were they?

16: Began his career co-fronting a band with Elkie Brookes. Then went solo and during the 80’s became an icon of smooth, tasteful sexism because of a couple of his videos. Name this top bloke and for those oldies, name the band he fronted with Elkie Brookes

17: Mark White, Martin Fry, Stephen Singleton and David Palmer. We know these lads better as?

18: This trio dominated the charts globally during the 80’s. One was an ex teacher, one was a professional musician and one had a father reputed to be ex C.I.A. Who was this trio of misfits better known as?

19: He was the 80’s go-to producer who co-founded ZTT. Name him please.

20: “Roadblock” was a white label pressing that got massive air-play although no one knew who had made the record. (Peter Powell was an especially big fan).They went onto make some of the biggest selling hits of the 80’s and 90’s. Who were the mystery men behind “Roadblock”?

Get on with it then...

[Ted]

1 duran duran
5 steve harrington, a local lad who, s sister was in my class (he was a strange one)
9 marilyn
10 arcadia
12 malcolm mcclaren
13 def leopard
15 king

[simonc]

Good morning Ted.
1: Correct
5: Bu-dum-Tish! Well done sir, it was Mr Steve 'Strange'.
9: Correct.
12: Well done, I thought that might be a bit tricky but you got it!
13: No sir, sorry.
15: Well done. Correct.
A roaring start by the early bird Ted. Wait till t'other rouse themselves from their 10 TOG's and see how this quiz progresses.

[Dbo]

Think 13 is spin off from human league that then named themselves heaven 17??
no7 is A-ha

[Pushki]

8. Nick Kamen
11. The Blow monkeys
18. The Police

[Ted]

nick kamen, thats the bugger, it was on the tip of my tongue.

[simonc]

Good morning Gentlemen,
Scores on the doors this fine morning in Malaysia are as follows...
Dbo:
13: Correct-ish. They were a spin off and did become Heaven 17 but can you name the interim BEF tag they called themselves?
7: Correct. The trio that were a-ha. I saw them one in Leeds and they were absolutely brilliant live.
Pushki:
8: Correct, Nick was the man that single-handedly relaunched the Levi's brand in the UK. Well, with a little help from that brilliant ad.
11: Correct. Digging your scene eh Pushki?
18: Correct.

Blimey, there's still a few more to do guys. Are you all children of the 90's? C'mon, get your thinking caps on.

[Doggo]

10. The Power Station
19. Trevor Horn
16....and it's a guess...Brian Ferry?
17. ABC?
2..... a wild guess.. Thompson Twins?

[simonc]

Morning Doggo,
10: Correct. Yet another Duran Duran spin-off.
19: Correct. Well done sir.
16: Sorry you've got the wrong lounge lizard although Ferry and the guy in question definitely competed for the title of smoothest dude in rock. Close but no cigar sir.
17: Correct. Well done for spotting that. (Their classic Lexicon of Love was produced by none other than Mr Trevor Horn)
2: Sorry Doggo but nice try.

[Doggo]

Is it morning? Feck, time I went to bed!

16. Can't be Robert Palmer as you have him elsewhere(?)
2. Another wild guess.... Yazoo?

Those were definitely my last guesses. Not fair to keep trying.
Have a good day Simon.
Goodnight.as....zzzzz