Friday, February 01, 2008

Flashback Friday...The Big 80s Quiz answered


Here are the answers to last Friday's flashback 80's quiz!

1 How old was George Michael supposed to have been when he wrote "Careless Whisper"?
18


2 Who were Paul Humphreys and Andy McCluskey?
OMD


3 Who was Paula Yate`s famous Father?
Hugh Green



4 Who had a hit in 1982 with "John Wayne is Big Leggy"?
Hayzi Fantayzee


5 What does ZTT Stand for?
Zang Tuum Tumb


6 Who`s 1st top ten single was "Wishful Thinking"
China Crisis


7 What is sade`s Surname
Adu


8 What Height is Simon le Bon
6` 2"


9 What do the following have in common - Nick Rhodes, David Sylvian, Linda McCartney
Amateur Photography


10 Who is William Broad
Billy Idol


11 Who sang the backing vocals on U2`s " Pride"
Chrissie Hynde


12 Who Sang These Lyrics - "Eating up the Scum is the hardest thing"
Jesus and Mary Chain


13 What was A-ha`s Pal Waaktarr nickname at school?
Popeye


14 Which of the following did Kate Bush NOT appear on?
Simply Red`s " Men and Women"


15 How many members are there in UB40
8


16 Which group was Neil Arthur the lead singer for?
Blancemange


17 Gary Kemp once said "He`s a completely talentless person" Who was he talking about
Marc Almond


18 What was the name of the group Jim Kerr was in before Simple Minds?
Johnny and the Self Abusers



19 Which of the following did not happen in Peter Gabriels "Sledgehammer" Video
Custard Creams spelt out his name


20 Who sang these lyrics- Taste Forbidden Pleasures, Whatever You Want.
Pet Shop Boys


Congratulations Melissa, you got 6 right. Send me an email with your address and I'll mail you a copy of Generation NeXt Marriage.

Maybe I should find a quiz that's not quite so hard. I must confess that I didn't even know who some of these people were!

Stop Lurking! Every week I will draw names for a free Tricia Goyer book from those who comment on my blogs. Winner's choice! Tell your friends.

1 Comments:

At Sunday, 10 February, 2008, Blogger windycindy said...

I missed out on this contest! I didn't know very many and I am definitely old enough to know them! Thanks,Cindi
jchoppes[at]hotmail[dot]com

 

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