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Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #608 - 10/17/12

The Fall of 1981

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1. Their "Private Eyes" watched this song go all the way to Number One for two weeks in November 1981.: Daryl Hall and John Oates
2. This child's destiny was to become one of the biggest superstars of our time, and she was born on September 4, 1981.
: Beyonce Knowles
3. What British trio released their successful Ghost in the Machine album in October 1981?
: The Police
4. "4" was a Number One album for five weeks in November and December 1981 - no, not by Chicago, by who?
: Foreigner
5. ELO's "Hold On Tight" included a verse sung in what language?
: French
6. "Endless Love" was a Number One hit for eight weeks, including all of September and part of October 1981, for what superstar duet pair?
: Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
7. "Leather and Lace" didn't hit Number One, but it was a big hit in the fall of 1981 for what superstar duet pair?
: Stevie Nicks and Don Henley
8. His live Songs in the Attic album, released in September 1981, included "She's Got a Way" and "Say Goodbye to Hollywood."
: Billy Joel
9. This Rolling Stones album, Number One for nine weeks in September, October, and November 1981, was actually a collection of earlier recordings. What was it?
: Tattoo You
10. Sheena Easton had a hit in the fall of 1981 with the theme song from what James Bond movie?
: "For Your Eyes Only
11. It wasn't Mack the Knife that caused the death of this Austrian-born singer on November 27, 1981, even though she was mentioned in the lyrics to that song.
: Lotte Lenya
12. "Our Lips Are Sealed," released in the fall of 1981, was the first chart hit for what band?
: The Go-Go's
13. Those about to rock were saluted by what band's album, which hit Number One at the end of the year?
: AC/DC
14. The best that "Arthur's Theme" could do was three weeks at Number One in October 191 for what singer?
: Christopher Cross
15. Music from "The Elder" was a notorious flop album released in November 1981 by what band?
: Kiss
16. He wrote such classics as "Stardust" and coined the word "Eukanuba," and he died on December 27, 1981.
: Hoagy Carmichael
17. A thinly-disguised biographical musical about the Supremes opened on Broadway in December 1981 - what was the name of the musical?
: Dreamgirls

Bonus: "Don't Stop Believin" was a fall hit for Journey in 1981. What TV show used the song for the very last minutes of the very last episode?: The Sopranos

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