Music Trivia Quiz #204 Answers

1. What happened on December 8, 1980?: John Lennon was murdered
2. This Pink Floyd album was Number One on the U.S. album charts for all of February, March, and April 1980.: "The Wall"
3. His 1980 hits included "Ride Like The Wind" and "Sailing.": Christopher Cross
4. Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra collaborated on the soundtrack to what movie in 1980?: "Xanadu"
5. Paul McCartney's "Coming Up" was recorded live in what city?: Glasgow
6. You could call her "Dirrty," a "Genie in a Bottle" or "Beautiful," and she was born on December 18, 1980.: Christina Aguilera
7. Blondie's Number One hit "Call Me" was from the soundtrack of what movie?: "American Gigolo"
8. Mick Jagger sang almost all of this Rolling Stones hit in falsetto, and it made the Top Ten in August 1980.: "Emotional Rescue"
9. This song, by a Becky's Island band which was not done in that band's usual style, was the first Number One song of the 80s.: "Please Don't Go" by KC and the Sunshine Band
10. AC-DC released "Back in Black" in October 1980. To whom was this album dedicated?: Former lead singer Bon Scott, who died earlier that year
11. He sang about "Cars" but he wasn't a member of The Cars. Who was he?: Gary Numan
12. This Akron, Ohio-based performance art group had its only US chart hit with "Whip It.": Devo
13. Drummer John Bonham died on September 25, 1980 (one day before I turned 15). What group was he a part of?: Led Zeppelin
14. What Chicago album was released in 1980?: Chicago XIV
15. "Lost In Love" was the first big hit for this Australian duo.: Air Supply
16. His 1980 hits included "Coward of the County" and "Lady.": Kenny Rogers
17. Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Cab Calloway, and John Lee Hooker were among the R&B greats who appeared in this movie from the summer of 1980.: "The Blues Brothers"

Bonus: Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" was unusual for that band in that it was missing something. What was it?: Harmony vocals

Super Bonus: What will be the consequences "if you don't eat your meat?": "You can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?"




		Bongos Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #204 - 1/19/05 1980 - 25 Years Ago Answers 1. What happened on December 8, 1980?: John Lennon was murdered 2. This Pink Floyd album was Number One on the U.S. album charts for all of February, March, and April 1980.: "The Wall" 3. His 1980 hits included "Ride Like The Wind" and "Sailing.": Christopher Cross 4. Olivia Newton-John and Electric Light Orchestra collaborated on the soundtrack to what movie in 1980?: "Xanadu" 5. Paul McCartney's "Coming Up" was recorded live in what city?: Glasgow 6. You could call her "Dirrty," a "Genie in a Bottle" or "Beautiful," and she was born on December 18, 1980.: Christina Aguilera 7. Blondie's Number One hit "Call Me" was from the soundtrack of what movie?: "American Gigolo" 8. Mick Jagger sang almost all of this Rolling Stones hit in falsetto, and it made the Top Ten in August 1980.: "Emotional Rescue" 9. This song, by a Becky's Island band which was not done in that band's usual style, was the first Number One song of the 80s.: "Please Don't Go" by KC and the Sunshine Band 10. AC-DC released "Back in Black" in October 1980. To whom was this album dedicated?: Former lead singer Bon Scott, who died earlier that year 11. He sang about "Cars" but he wasn't a member of The Cars. Who was he?: Gary Numan 12. This Akron, Ohio-based performance art group had its only US chart hit with "Whip It.": Devo 13. Drummer John Bonham died on September 25, 1980 (one day before I turned 15). What group was he a part of?: Led Zeppelin 14. What Chicago album was released in 1980?: Chicago XIV 15. "Lost In Love" was the first big hit for this Australian duo.: Air Supply 16. His 1980 hits included "Coward of the County" and "Lady.": Kenny Rogers 17. Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Cab Calloway, and John Lee Hooker were among the R&B greats who appeared in this movie from the summer of 1980.: "The Blues Brothers" Bonus: Queen's "Another One Bites the Dust" was unusual for that band in that it was missing something. What was it?: Harmony vocals Super Bonus: What will be the consequences "if you don't eat your meat?": "You can't have any pudding! How can you have any pudding if you don't eat your meat?" Back to Quiz #204 Back to the Music Trivia Homepage Back to Music Back Home