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Which album of 1985 was the first to sell a million compact discs, and who crossed the Atlantic to play two stadiums in one day? These 1980's music trivia questions come in six rounds of thirteen, with the reason for each answer.
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80's songs trivia questions, round by round
Pop hits has a duo's first number one, a chart-topper sung in German and one sung with no instruments at all. Rock and metal asks about a riff of December 1983 and a supergroup of five. New wave and synth-pop has the drum machine known by three digits, and R&B, hip hop and dance the first rap record to go Platinum.
Trivia questions about 80's music on screen and on stage
Songs from the movies runs from a title song of 1980 to a band's first number one in 22 years. Albums, videos and big events has a farm benefit, a video shot frame by frame and a list song that starts in 1949.
- Let each team pick the round it hosts. Rock fans and synth-pop fans rarely want the same one.
Questions and answers
What are some fun 80's song trivia questions and answers?
Which Norwegian band had an international hit in 1985? Which song of 1988 was the first a cappella number one on the Hot 100? The answers are a-ha and Don't Worry, Be Happy.
Are these 1980's music trivia questions and answers printable?
Yes. The full list with its answers stands below the quiz. For a sheet without answers, play a set and press Print: it holds the questions you just played, and the With answer key box adds a key.
Which are the difficult 80's music trivia questions?
The hardest ask for the glam rock band that first played a Joan Jett hit, the city where Metallica made its third album, the soul singer behind a Soft Cell hit, and the studio that animated a Peter Gabriel video.
How were the answers checked?
Each was read on October 16, 2026 in the English Wikipedia article linked beside it, 78 articles, one to a question. No question asks for a lyric.