80's Music Trivia

General knowledge of music in the 80's
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1
Which movie won an Academy Award for Best Original Song in 1983?
  • Fame
  • Flashdance
  • La Cage Aux Folles
  • Xanadu
    • 2
    Which movie soundtrack included tracks by Talking Heads, Lou Reed, and the Ramones?
  • Valley Girl
  • Pretty In Pink
  • Times Square
  • Girls Just Want To Have Fun
    • 3
    Which three members of Duran Duran formed the group Arcadia in 1985?
  • Nick, John and Simon
  • Andy, Roger and Nick
  • Simon, Nick and Roger
  • John, Roger and Andy
    • 4
    In which Heart song does Ann Wilson "hear the ticking of the clock"?
  • Alone
  • These Dreams
  • Magic Man
  • What About Love
    • 5
    Which Devo song is the futuristic band playing in the 'Taarna' section of the movie 'Heavy Metal'?
  • Working In The Coal Mine
  • Freedom of Choice
  • Through Bein' Cool
  • Whip It
    • 6
    Depeche Mode did a cover of this artist's song for the 'Earth Girls Are Easy' soundtrack in 1988.
  • Nat King Cole
  • Woody Guthrie
  • Elvis Presley
  • Perry Como
    • 7
    Which 80's group was "Big In Japan" in 1984?
  • Visage
  • Ultravox
  • The Vapors
  • Alphaville
    • 8
    Which 80's singer's real name is Hugh Anthony Cregg III?
  • Huey Lewis
  • Adam Ant
  • Boy George
  • Belinda Carlisle
    • 9
    Which 80's band regained popularity in 1992 with their tribute EP to Swedish pop group Abba?
  • Depeche Mode
  • Erasure
  • Pet Shop Boys
  • New Order
    • 10
    Which 80's band helped you learn your vowels with their hit 'AEIOU Sometimes Y'?
  • New Order
  • Devo
  • EBN-OZN
  • The Smiths
    • Unanswered questions will be marked as wrong

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