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1: Which artist started fashion trends in 1984 with her unique look using rosaries and

crosses as jewelry and black rubber typewriter bands as bracelets?

Cyndi Lauper

Madonna

Lita Ford

Whitney Houston

 

2: Who sang "White Wedding", "Mony Mony" and "Eyes without a Face" ?

Jon Bon Jovi

David Lee Roth

Billy Idol

Boy George

 

3: Complete the following song title from the '80s : "Come on ______"

Jolene

Eileen

Francine

Maxine

 

4: For the next few questions, identify the artist and song title associated with the given

lyrics: "Walking like a man, hitting like a hammer, she's a juvenile scam"

Roxette - "The Look"

Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy"

Whitesnake - "Here I Go Again"

Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf"

 

5: "I travel the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something"

Blondie - "Call Me"

The Police - "Every Breath You Take"

Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"

Alphaville - "Forever Young"

 

6: "They say that the road aint no place to start a family"

Night Ranger - "Sister Christian"

Asia - "Heat of the Moment"

Journey - "Faithfully"

Aerosmith - "Janie's Got a Gun"

 

7: Of the actors listed below, who is only one to NOT achieve a Top 40 single on the US

Billboard charts in the 1980s?

Don Johnson

Patrick Swayze

Bruce Willis

Johnny Depp

 

8: Can you name the '80s pop duo shown below?

 

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9: How many different '80s artists or bands are referred to in the following mini story?

(Avoid counting repeat artists/bands more than once): I was working part time in a five

and dime. My boss was Mr. Magee. He was six foot four and full of muscles and walked

like an Egyptian, but I was happy to be stuck with him. One manic monday, while I was

busy working for the weekend, I overheard him make a careless whisper.

 

10: For the next few questions, your task is to identify the '80s artist or band from the

cryptic clues given (Example: Not from this land= Foreigner, Disney Princess = Cinderella)

Mary, Elizabeth, Victoria

 

11: Cryptic Clue:

Half-priced Hoax

12: Cryptic Clue:

Readable without trouble

13: Cryptic Clue:

Young Metal Chick

 

14: Rearrange the letters below to form a song title from the 1980s (one word):

TEENAPCI

 

15: The image shown below is a combination of 4 equal sections from 4 different album

covers by the same artist/band. Name it.

 

 

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1: Which artist started fashion trends in 1984 with her unique look using rosaries and

crosses as jewelry and black rubber typewriter bands as bracelets?

Cyndi Lauper

Madonna X

Lita Ford

Whitney Houston

 

2: Who sang "White Wedding", "Mony Mony" and "Eyes without a Face" ?

Jon Bon Jovi

David Lee Roth

Billy Idol X

Boy George

 

3: Complete the following song title from the '80s : "Come on ______"

Jolene

Eileen X

Francine

Maxine

 

4: For the next few questions, identify the artist and song title associated with the given

lyrics: "Walking like a man, hitting like a hammer, she's a juvenile scam"

Roxette - "The Look" X

Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy"

Whitesnake - "Here I Go Again"

Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf"

 

5: "I travel the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something"

Blondie - "Call Me"

The Police - "Every Breath You Take"

Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)" X

Alphaville - "Forever Young"

 

6: "They say that the road aint no place to start a family"

Night Ranger - "Sister Christian"

Asia - "Heat of the Moment"

Journey - "Faithfully" X

Aerosmith - "Janie's Got a Gun"

 

7: Of the actors listed below, who is only one to NOT achieve a Top 40 single on the US

Billboard charts in the 1980s?

Don Johnson

Patrick Swayze

Bruce Willis

Johnny Depp X

 

8: Can you name the '80s pop duo shown below?

 

040224_return_band_hmed9a.hmedium.jpg

 

No, I can't. Is it what was left of Genesis when Phil Collins left?

 

9: How many different '80s artists or bands are referred to in the following mini story?

(Avoid counting repeat artists/bands more than once): I was working part time in a five

and dime. My boss was Mr. Magee. He was six foot four and full of muscles and walked

like an Egyptian, but I was happy to be stuck with him. One manic monday, while I was

busy working for the weekend, I overheard him make a careless whisper.

 

I counted 10. Do I gotta name them?

 

10: For the next few questions, your task is to identify the '80s artist or band from the

cryptic clues given (Example: Not from this land= Foreigner, Disney Princess = Cinderella)

Mary, Elizabeth, Victoria

 

11: Cryptic Clue:

Half-priced Hoax

?

12: Cryptic Clue:

Readable without trouble

?

13: Cryptic Clue:

Young Metal Chick

iron maiden

 

14: Rearrange the letters below to form a song title from the 1980s (one word):

TEENAPCI

?

15: The image shown below is a combination of 4 equal sections from 4 different album

covers by the same artist/band. Name it.

012404_15.jpg

 

Rush?

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Riiiight. Obviously I googled. I mean, I had to guess between lauper and madonna in Q1 and couldn't give an answer for some of the others, but yeah... I cheated, obviously.

 

Cuz I'm the kinda guy that LIKES to cheat over things that are as important as an online quiz

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Shit...a quiz I might win! Kick ass, MM!

 

 

1: Which artist started fashion trends in 1984 with her unique look using rosaries and

crosses as jewelry and black rubber typewriter bands as bracelets?

Cyndi Lauper

Madonna

Lita Ford

Whitney Houston

 

2: Who sang "White Wedding", "Mony Mony" and "Eyes without a Face" ?

Jon Bon Jovi

David Lee Roth

Billy Idol

Boy George

 

3: Complete the following song title from the '80s : "Come on ______"

Jolene

Eileen

Francine

Maxine

 

4: For the next few questions, identify the artist and song title associated with the given

lyrics: "Walking like a man, hitting like a hammer, she's a juvenile scam"

Roxette - "The Look"

Fine Young Cannibals - "She Drives Me Crazy"

Whitesnake - "Here I Go Again"

Duran Duran - "Hungry Like The Wolf"

 

5: "I travel the world and the seven seas, everybody's looking for something"

Blondie - "Call Me"

The Police - "Every Breath You Take"

Eurythmics - "Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)"

Alphaville - "Forever Young"

 

6: "They say that the road aint no place to start a family"

Night Ranger - "Sister Christian"

Asia - "Heat of the Moment"

Journey - "Faithfully"

Aerosmith - "Janie's Got a Gun"

 

7: Of the actors listed below, who is only one to NOT achieve a Top 40 single on the US

Billboard charts in the 1980s?

Don Johnson

Patrick Swayze

Bruce Willis

Johnny Depp

 

8: Can you name the '80s pop duo shown below?

 

040224_return_band_hmed9a.hmedium.jpg

Depeche Mode?

 

9: How many different '80s artists or bands are referred to in the following mini story?

(Avoid counting repeat artists/bands more than once): I was working part time in a five

and dime. My boss was Mr. Magee. He was six foot four and full of muscles and walked

like an Egyptian, but I was happy to be stuck with him. One manic monday, while I was

busy working for the weekend, I overheard him make a careless whisper.

 

Prince, The Bangles, Wham -> 3

 

10: For the next few questions, your task is to identify the '80s artist or band from the

cryptic clues given (Example: Not from this land= Foreigner, Disney Princess = Cinderella)

Mary, Elizabeth, Victoria

 

11: Cryptic Clue:

Half-priced Hoax

Cheap Trick

12: Cryptic Clue:

Readable without trouble

Simply Red

13: Cryptic Clue:

Young Metal Chick

Nicholas Custer and the MenMenMen

 

14: Rearrange the letters below to form a song title from the 1980s (one word):

TEENAPCI

Patience

 

15: The image shown below is a combination of 4 equal sections from 4 different album

covers by the same artist/band. Name it.

012404_15.jpg

Pixies?

 

 

 

Fuck...for #9 I left out Loverboy. Can I change my answer to 4?

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