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Daily 80s Music Trivia

Friday, April 17, 2026

1

Smokey Robinson's hit 'Cruisin'' was released on which Motown imprint?

MODERATE
1980 · Smokey Robinson
A&M
Atlantic
Columbia
✓Tamla

'Cruisin'' was released under Tamla, the Motown subsidiary label that handled many of the label's soul and R&B acts.

2

The Diana Ross ballad "It's My Turn" served as the title theme for a 1980 romantic comedy-drama film starring which actress?

MODERATE
1981 · Diana Ross
Diane Keaton
Jane Fonda
✓Jill Clayburgh
Meryl Streep

"It's My Turn" was the theme for the 1980 film starring Jill Clayburgh, sharing the same title.

3

George Michael’s “Faith” was the title track of which 1987 solo album?

MODERATE
1987 · George Michael
✓Faith
Fantastic
Listen Without Prejudice Vol. 1
Make It Big

“Faith” was George Michael’s debut solo album released in 1987, marking a major milestone after his time with Wham!.

4

“Why Do Fools Fall in Love,” revived on this chart by Diana Ross, was originally a hit for which act?

HARD
1982 · Diana Ross
Dion and the Belmonts
✓Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers
Little Anthony and the Imperials
The Platters

Originally a 1956 hit for Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, the song "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" was successfully revived by Diana Ross in the early 80s.

5

Bruce Springsteen's song "Fade Away" was the B-side to which single from his album "The River"?

HARD
1981 · Bruce Springsteen
Cadillac Ranch
✓Hungry Heart
Sherry Darling
The River

"Fade Away" was the B-side to "Hungry Heart," Springsteen's first Top 10 hit from "The River" album.

6

“Take On Me” by a-ha became a global breakthrough in part because of its landmark music video, which is best known for using what visual technique?

HARD
1985 · a-ha
Claymation
Early CGI motion capture
Pixel animation
✓Rotoscoped pencil-sketch/live-action blending

The “Take On Me” video is famous for its rotoscoped pencil-sketch animation blending with live action.

7

The bright, emphatic synthesized bass and sequenced feel of “1999” by Prince are strongly linked to what broader production hallmark of his early-1980s work?

EXPERT
1983 · Prince
Big-band horn charts
✓Linn drum machine and synth-funk layering
Live jam-band improvisation
Sparse acoustic folk arrangements

Prince’s early 80s sound often utilized the Linn drum machine and layered synthesizers, creating a groundbreaking synth-funk style.

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