80s Pop & New Wave
Test your knowledge of 1980s pop and new wave — the launch of MTV, the synths, and the year everyone showed up at Wembley.
Fourteen questions cover Madonna, Prince, Cyndi Lauper, Duran Duran, Wham!, Depeche Mode and The Police, plus Band Aid, USA for Africa and Live Aid.
Michael Jackson has his own quiz, so this one leaves him mostly alone.
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Q1
Which song's music video was the very first ever played on MTV when the channel launched on August 1, 1981?
Q2
Madonna's 1984 breakthrough album, which contained both "Material Girl" and the title track, was called:
Q3
Prince starred in a 1984 film that shares its title with his blockbuster album of the same year. Which film is it?
What This Quiz Covers
- The first video played on MTV
- Like a Virgin and Purple Rain
- Where Duran Duran got their name
- Wham! and George Michael
- Band Aid, USA for Africa and Live Aid
- The Roland TR-808
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