As, music has different categories such as rock, classical, and romantic music similarly there are also various types of music lovers in the world. Some of them love older songs and few enjoy modern music styles. Some of them just listen to the music while some also find the details of the songs. They want to know which band released the particular song, who are the artists, and where the song gets released. Therefore, in this post, we provide 50+ 80’s music trivia questions and answers for those people who are interested in knowing the details of the 80’s music.
Do you also like classical 80s music , for a music lover like you we have got some of the best music trivia! Let’ have a look at some of the most iconic music from the 80s and have fun.
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80’s Music Trivia
1. Who performed the song ‘Say Say Say’ released in 1983?
Answer: Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
2. Which was the top song released in 1987?
Answer: Walk Like An Egyptian
3. Who is the artist of the song ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)?
Answer: Whitney Houston
4. Which band was most famous in the 80’s?
Answer: Stevie Wonder
5. Which music band is abbreviated as GNR?
Answer: Guns N’ Roses
6. Name the members of the band U2?
Answer: Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton, Larry Mullen Jr., Ivan McCormick, Peter Martin, Dick Evans
7. These lines ‘Take my tears and that’s not nearly all’ belongs to which famous song?
Answer: Tainted Love
8. Which is the 16th James Bond film produced by Eon production?
Answer: License to Kill
9. Who sang the title track of the film?
Answer: Gladys Knight
10. Which music was the hit for the band De La Soul in 1989?
Answer: The Magic Number
11. Which British song had a clash in the 1980s while when it gets released in 1991 it appeared as the number one song?
Answer: Should I Stay or Should I Go
12. For which movies the song ‘Hungry Like the Wolf’ was used?
Answer: Big Fat Liar
13. When the song was released?
Answer: 1982
14. ‘Now the hounds of love are hunting. I have always been a coward and I don’t know what’s good for me is from which song of 1985?
Answer: Hounds of Love
15. Which band scored good publicity during the mid-1980s?
Answer: Aztec Camera
80’s Music Quiz Questions
16. What is Rotoscoping?
Answer: A pencil sketch animation technique used in A-ha video
17. Which band released the song ‘Need You Tonight’?
Answer: INXS
18. When Kylie Minogue started her music career?
Answer: In ate 1980s
19. Name any song from the movie ‘Top Gun’?
Answer: Danger Zone
20. The song ‘Power of Love’ belongs to which movie?
Answer: Back to the Future
21. Which song was banned to play on UK radio in 1984 due to its lyrics?
Answer: Relax
22. What is the name of Dweezil’s first album?
Answer: Having a Bad Day
23. The song ‘Oh Yeah’ was sung by _________ in 1985.
Answer: Yello
24. The song ‘Joe La Taxi’ is in which language?
Answer: French
25. Which female American singer and songwriter has best-selling UK singles during mid-1980s?
Answer: Jennifer Rush
26. Who is the lead singer of the band Level 42?
Answer: Mark Raymond
27. The album World Machine is associated with which music band?
Answer: Level 42
28. The famous singer ‘Billy Ocean’ belongs to which country?
Answer: Trinidad
29. The album ‘Standing in the Light’ was released in which year?
Answer: In 1983
30. Who sang the song ‘Simply Irresistible’?
Answer: Robert Palmer
80’s Music Questions and Answers
31. The song ‘The Harder I Try’ belongs to which band?
Answer: Brother Beyond
32. Which song is released by George Michael in 1984?
Answer: Careless Whisper
33. About which road the song ‘The Road to Hell’ is written?
Answer: London’s M25 Motorway
34. Which type of band ‘Guns N’ Roses’ is?
Answer: Rock band
35. Name anyone famous album of the band?
Answer: Appetite of Destruction
36. Which song’s lyrics were named as worst of 1983 by The Buffalo News?
Answer: Say Say Say
37. The song ‘Sunday Bloody Sunday’ was released in _________.
Answer: 1983
38. What is the first line of the song ‘Swords of A Thousand Man’?
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