80's Music Trivia Quiz
Posted: Thu May 29, 2014 4:43 am
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...
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...