1980s Music Quiz

Match the lyrics with the song

AARP

Published November 21, 2023

10 Questions

1980s Music Quiz

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 "question" : "I never meant to cause you any sorrow / I never meant to cause you any pain\n",
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 "answer" : "“Owner of a Lonely Heart,” Yes, 1983",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“(I Just) Died in Your Arms,” Cutting Crew, 1986",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Purple Rain,” Prince and the Revolution, 1984",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Sussudio,” Phil Collins, 1985",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
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}, {
 "question" : "&nbsp;Some boys kiss me, some boys hug me / I think they’re OK\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "“Total Eclipse of the Heart,” Bonnie Tyler, 1983",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Material Girl,” Madonna, 1985",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "“I Think We’re Alone Now,” Tiffany, 1987",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Eternal Flame,” The Bangles, 1989",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
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}, {
 "question" : "See the stone set in your eyes / See the thorn twist in your side\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : " “With or Without You,” U2, 1987",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : " “The Tide Is High,” Blondie, 1980",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Broken Wings,” Mr. Mister, 1985",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Didn’t We Almost Have It All,” Whitney Houston, 1987",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
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}, {
 "question" : "You wake up late for school, man, you don’t want to go\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "“Need You Tonight,” INXS, 1987",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party!),” Beastie Boys, 1986",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Here I Go Again,” Whitesnake, 1987",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Hangin’ Tough,” New Kids on the Block, 1989",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
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}, {
 "question" : "You put the boom boom into my heart / You send my soul sky-high when your lovin’ starts\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "“Kokomo,” The Beach Boys, 1988",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go,” Wham!, 1984",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Magic,” Olivia Newton-John, 1980",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Out of Touch,” Daryl Hall and John Oates, 1984",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
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}, {
 "question" : "She’s got a smile that it seems to me, reminds me of childhood memories\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "“Sweet Child O’ Mine,” Guns N’ Roses, 1988",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Don’t You (Forget About Me),” Simple Minds, 1985",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Come On Eileen,” Dexys Midnight Runners, 1982",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Footloose,” Kenny Loggins, 1984",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
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}, {
 "question" : "Just a small- town girl, livin’ in a lonely world / She took the midnight train goin’ anywhere\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "“Lost in Emotion,” Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, 1987",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Missing You,” John Waite, 1984",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Jack & Diane,” John Mellencamp, 1982",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Don’t Stop Believin’, “ Journey, 1981",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 } ],
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}, {
 "question" : "It’s like a jungle sometimes / It makes me wonder how I keep from goin’ under\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "“Red Red Wine,” UB40, 1983",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“The Message,” Grandmaster Flash & the Furious Five, 1982",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Holding Back the Years,” Simply Red, 1985",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : " “My Prerogative,” Bobby Brown, 1988",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
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}, {
 "question" : "Tumble outta bed and stumble to the kitchen / Pour myself a cup of ambition\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "“9 to 5,” Dolly Parton, 1980",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Woman in Love,” Barbra Streisand, 1980",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Maneater,” Daryl Hall and John Oates, 1982",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“I Just Called to Say I Love You,” Stevie Wonder, 1984",
 "correctAnswer" : false
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}, {
 "question" : "And you may find yourself living in a shotgun shack / And you may find yourself in another part of the world\n",
 "answers" : [ {
 "answer" : "“The Living Years,” Mike + the Mechanics, 1988",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Rapture,” Blondie, 1981",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 }, {
 "answer" : "“Once in a Lifetime,” Talking Heads, 1981",
 "correctAnswer" : true
 }, {
 "answer" : "“(Just Like) Starting Over,” John Lennon, 1980",
 "correctAnswer" : false
 } ],
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} ]

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