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The Ultimate 80s Music Quiz!

How well do you know the music of the 1980s? Test your knowledge here!

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Beano Quiz Team • Updated August 21st 2024

Some old people think the 80s were the best decade for music. How much do you know about this golden era of music?

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Janet Jackson | Rhythm Nation | Janet Jackson, Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis | dir. Dominic Sena | A&M Records

Janet Jackson's single Rhythm Nation was released in which year?

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a-ha | Warner Bros.

Which country are 80s pop legends a-ha from?

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Mute Records

Andy Bell and Vince Clarke were a pop duo known as what?

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Grundy Television

Kylie Minogue became a pop star while she was acting in which Australian show?

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MARRS had a hit in 1988 with Pump Up The... what?

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Shutterstock

Who sings 'Sunshine on Leith'?

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Shutterstock

Which of these is NOT a Cyndi Lauper song?

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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment | Regal Films

The film Bohemian Rhapsody told the story of which rock band?

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Who was Never Gonna Give You Up in 1987?

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Survivor had a hit with Eye of the Tiger. Which film did it feature in?

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What was the title of Bros' debut album?

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Bros

What are the two Goss brothers in Bros called?

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Boy George sang for which band?

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kapang.com

Were the Thompson Twins actually related?

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biography.com

Which all-girl group had a Manic Monday?

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Wikipedia

What was Whitney Houston's first number one in the USA?

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IMDb

What is the name of this duo?

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Wet Wet Wet

Wet Wet Wet are the biggest band to come from Wales. True or false?

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Band Aid | YouTube

Band Aid was the name of an all-star charity group. What song did they release?

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Madonna | Giphy

What is Madonna's full name?

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Who had a hit with Everybody Wants to Rule the World?

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Back To The Future | Director: Robert Zemeckis | Amblin Entertainment, Universal Pictures

The Power of Love appears on the Back to The Future soundtrack. Who performed it?

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Columbia Records

Who's this chap wearing a red cap in his pocket?

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BBC Glastonbury Festival | Giphy

Who released a song called Buffalo Stance?

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Which German group released 99 Red Balloons?

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Beyond Retro

Which band had a hit with Come On Eileen?

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EMI

Queen had a 1986 hit single with A Kind Of... what?

photofunia.com

Oh dear! Maybe you should time travel to the 80s with a notepad and try again later!

photofunia.com

Good try! Why not have another go and see if you can get an even bigger score?

photofunia.com

Great job! How did you get so many right? Did you time travel?

photofunia.com

Awesome! You're an expert on 80s music!