1: Who quit Van Halen in 1985 to concentrate on his solor career?
Eddie Van Halen
David Lee Roth
Sammy Hagar
Alex Van Halen
2: In what year did MTV first air?
1980
1981
1984
1986
3: Which '80s pop duo hits include "Private Eyes" and "Maneater" ?
Daryl Hall & John Oates
Tears for Fears
Erasure
Wham!
4: How many members were in the band The Police?
3
4
5
6
5: What was the largest scale satellite link-up and TV broadcast of the 1980s?
Live Aid Benefit Concert
Michael Jackson's Pepsi promotional video
USA for Africa's "We Are The World"
Launch of Music Television (MTV)
6: Which '80s artist is now a respected Dance Music DJ ?
Rick Springfield
Adam Ant
Sting
Boy George
7: In what year did Duran Duran split into two side projects, Power Station and Arcadia?
1983
1984
1985
1986
8: Which late '80s hit begins with the lyrics "Step by step, heart to heart..." ?
T'Pau - "Heart and Soul"
Stacey Q - "Two of Hearts"
Martika - "Toy Soldiers"
Suzanne Vega - "Luka"
9: Which groups first hit was 1983's "Fields of Fire", followed by the album "The
Crossing"?
New Order
Big Country
The Clash
The Hooters
10: In 1989 who became the first metal band to debut an album at #1?
Guns n' Roses
Warrant
Living Colour
Skid Row
11: Name the '80s group associated with the lyrics : "It's not the way you look, it's
not the way that you smile...although there's something to them"
Depeche Mode
Tears for Fears
A Flock of Seagulls
Culture Club
12: On March 10 2003, which band were inducted in to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
Duran Duran
The Police
U2
Bon Jovi
13: In the US, what was the first single to be commercially released on cassette?
(Cassette singles became known as "cassingles")
Madonna - "Like a Prayer"
Tracy Chapman - "Fast Car"
Bryan Adams - "Heat of the Night"
Richard Marx - "Right Here Waiting"
14: Inspired by the Beatles' 1969 rooftop concert, which U2 music video was filmed
on a rooftop in Los Angeles, California?
I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
Where The Streets Have No Name
Sunday Bloody Sunday
New Years Day
15: Name the band shown below :
Mr. Mister
Naked Eyes
Power Station
The Cars
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