Music Trivia Quiz #231 Answers

1. The biggest musical story of the summer was the first album by a band that featured former members of Yes, Emerson Lake & Palmer, the Buggles, King Crimson, and Roxy Music. What was the band's name?: Asia
2. Paul McCartney had a huge album in the early summer of 1982 - what was it?: "Tug of War"
3. Paul's duet with Stevie Wonder, with a racial harmony theme, was the Number One song for the entire month of June 1982. What was the song?: "Ebony and Ivory"
4. Who provided the running commentary for Frank Zappa's novelty song "Valley Girl?: Frank's daughter Moon Zappa
5. "Vacation" was the second album, and a Top Ten single, for who in the summer of 1982?: The Go-Go's
6. Guitarist James Honeyman-Scott died in June 1982. What band did he play with?: The Pretenders
7. This music movie, starring Bob Geldof, premiered in the U.S. on August 6, 1982.: "Pink Floyd: The Wall"
8. What country singer had a Top Ten hit in June and July 1982 with a cover of Elvis' "Always On My Mind?": Willie Nelson
9. Chicago broke into the Top Ten for the first time in years with a song that would eventually hit Number One in the fall - what was the song?: "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"
10. Toto's big Summer 1982 hit featured Chicago's James Pankow on trombone - what was the song?: "Rosanna"
11. When John Mellencamp broke big in the summer of 1982 with his "American Fool" album, what name was he using?: John Cougar
12. A movie theme by a band from Chicago was the Number One song for the entire month of August 1982. What was the song and the band?: "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor
13. "Don't You Want Me" by what band was Number one for three weeks in July 1982?: The Human League
14. What virtually forgotten song was a Top Ten hit for REO Speedwagon in July and August of 1982?: "Keep The Fire Burnin'"
15. Was "Let It Whip" by the Gap Band or the Dazz Band?: Dazz Band
16. "Abracadabra" was a huge hit for who?: The Steve Miller Band
17. Fleetwood Mac had the Number One album for all of August 1982 with this release.: "Mirage"

Bonus: Chicago was having a big resurgence; the Grateful Dead was touring; but what was KC of the Sunshine Band doing in the summer of 1982?: Recovering from injuries he suffered in a car accident in January 1982




		Bongos Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #231 - 7/27/05 The Summer of 1982 Answers 1. The biggest musical story of the summer was the first album by a band that featured former members of Yes, Emerson Lake & Palmer, the Buggles, King Crimson, and Roxy Music. What was the band's name?: Asia 2. Paul McCartney had a huge album in the early summer of 1982 - what was it?: "Tug of War" 3. Paul's duet with Stevie Wonder, with a racial harmony theme, was the Number One song for the entire month of June 1982. What was the song?: "Ebony and Ivory" 4. Who provided the running commentary for Frank Zappa's novelty song "Valley Girl?: Frank's daughter Moon Zappa 5. "Vacation" was the second album, and a Top Ten single, for who in the summer of 1982?: The Go-Go's 6. Guitarist James Honeyman-Scott died in June 1982. What band did he play with?: The Pretenders 7. This music movie, starring Bob Geldof, premiered in the U.S. on August 6, 1982.: "Pink Floyd: The Wall" 8. What country singer had a Top Ten hit in June and July 1982 with a cover of Elvis' "Always On My Mind?": Willie Nelson 9. Chicago broke into the Top Ten for the first time in years with a song that would eventually hit Number One in the fall - what was the song?: "Hard To Say I'm Sorry" 10. Toto's big Summer 1982 hit featured Chicago's James Pankow on trombone - what was the song?: "Rosanna" 11. When John Mellencamp broke big in the summer of 1982 with his "American Fool" album, what name was he using?: John Cougar 12. A movie theme by a band from Chicago was the Number One song for the entire month of August 1982. What was the song and the band?: "Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor 13. "Don't You Want Me" by what band was Number one for three weeks in July 1982?: The Human League 14. What virtually forgotten song was a Top Ten hit for REO Speedwagon in July and August of 1982?: "Keep The Fire Burnin'" 15. Was "Let It Whip" by the Gap Band or the Dazz Band?: Dazz Band 16. "Abracadabra" was a huge hit for who?: The Steve Miller Band 17. Fleetwood Mac had the Number One album for all of August 1982 with this release.: "Mirage" Bonus: Chicago was having a big resurgence; the Grateful Dead was touring; but what was KC of the Sunshine Band doing in the summer of 1982?: Recovering from injuries he suffered in a car accident in January 1982 Back to Quiz #231 Back to the Music Trivia Homepage Back to Music Back Home