Music Trivia Quiz #310 Answers

1. What Michael Jackson album, released in August 1987, spawned five Number One hits including the title song?: "Bad"
2. What were the names of the characters in Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer?": Tommy and Gina
3. All right, we all added a chant to the verses of this Billy Idol remake of what song by Tommy James and the Shondells, which went to Number One in 1987?: "Mony Mony"
4. Bob Seger's "Shakedown" came from the soundtrack of what movie?: Beverly Hills Cop II
5. ABC had a hit with a tribute to a Motown star; what was the song?: "When Smokey Sings"
6. What musical, based on a classic of French literature, opened on Broadway in March 1987?: "Les Miserables"
7. This "Beautiful Soul" was born on April 9, 1987, in New York City, not in Liverpool.: Jesse McCartney
8. What group had a Number One hit with a reggae remake of Bill Withers' "Lean On Me" in March 1987?: Club Nouveau
9. What Grateful Dead song, which was first performed in 1982, became the band's first Top Ten hit in 1987?: "Touch of Grey"
10. "I Want Your Sex" and "Faith" were big hits in 1987 for what singer?: George Michael
11. Known for his flamboyant stage outfits and his virtuoso piano playing, he died on February 4, 1987 - who was he?: Liberace
12. She became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in January 1987.: Aretha Franklin
13. Where does Luka live?: On the second floor, upstairs from you
14. This 1987 release became U2's first Number One album in the United States.: "The Joshua Tree"
15. Madonna had a Number One hit in August 1987 with a song that included some Spanish lyrics - what was it?: "Who's That Girl"
16. Madonna's song was succeeded in the Number One song by a Los Lobos hit sung all in Spanish - what was it?: "La Bamba"
17. This movie dancer and singer could have sung "Heaven, I'm in heaven" for real when he died on June 22, 1987.: Fred Astaire

Bonus: She was a nun, a governess, a leader of a family singing group, the subject of a Broadway musical and a Vermont lodge owner, and she died on March 28, 1987. Who was she?: Maria Von Trapp




		Bongos Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #310 - 1/31/07 1987 - 20 Years Ago Answers 1. What Michael Jackson album, released in August 1987, spawned five Number One hits including the title song?: "Bad" 2. What were the names of the characters in Bon Jovi's "Livin' on a Prayer?": Tommy and Gina 3. All right, we all added a chant to the verses of this Billy Idol remake of what song by Tommy James and the Shondells, which went to Number One in 1987?: "Mony Mony" 4. Bob Seger's "Shakedown" came from the soundtrack of what movie?: Beverly Hills Cop II 5. ABC had a hit with a tribute to a Motown star; what was the song?: "When Smokey Sings" 6. What musical, based on a classic of French literature, opened on Broadway in March 1987?: "Les Miserables" 7. This "Beautiful Soul" was born on April 9, 1987, in New York City, not in Liverpool.: Jesse McCartney 8. What group had a Number One hit with a reggae remake of Bill Withers' "Lean On Me" in March 1987?: Club Nouveau 9. What Grateful Dead song, which was first performed in 1982, became the band's first Top Ten hit in 1987?: "Touch of Grey" 10. "I Want Your Sex" and "Faith" were big hits in 1987 for what singer?: George Michael 11. Known for his flamboyant stage outfits and his virtuoso piano playing, he died on February 4, 1987 - who was he?: Liberace 12. She became the first woman to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in January 1987.: Aretha Franklin 13. Where does Luka live?: On the second floor, upstairs from you 14. This 1987 release became U2's first Number One album in the United States.: "The Joshua Tree" 15. Madonna had a Number One hit in August 1987 with a song that included some Spanish lyrics - what was it?: "Who's That Girl" 16. Madonna's song was succeeded in the Number One song by a Los Lobos hit sung all in Spanish - what was it?: "La Bamba" 17. This movie dancer and singer could have sung "Heaven, I'm in heaven" for real when he died on June 22, 1987.: Fred Astaire Bonus: She was a nun, a governess, a leader of a family singing group, the subject of a Broadway musical and a Vermont lodge owner, and she died on March 28, 1987. Who was she?: Maria Von Trapp Back to Quiz #310 Back to the Music Trivia Homepage Back to Music Back Home