Music Trivia Quiz #608 Answers

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




		Bongos Becky's Island Music Trivia Quiz #608 - 10/17/12 The Fall of 1981 Answers 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 Back to Quiz #608 Back to the Music Trivia Homepage Back to Music Back Home