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Daily 80s Music Trivia

Tuesday, April 28, 2026

1

"Little Red Corvette" by Prince originally appeared on which 1983 album?

MODERATE
1983 · Prince
✓1999
Controversy
Dirty Mind
Purple Rain

"Little Red Corvette" was a standout single from Prince’s 1983 album "1999," helping to cement his stardom.

2

“Gloria” by Laura Branigan was adapted from a hit originally recorded in Italian by which singer-songwriter?

MODERATE
1982 · Laura Branigan
Adriano Celentano
Eros Ramazzotti
Toto Cutugno
✓Umberto Tozzi

“Gloria” was originally an Italian hit by Umberto Tozzi before Laura Branigan adapted it into an English-language version.

3

“Dirty Laundry” by Don Henley takes aim primarily at which industry?

MODERATE
1982 · Don Henley
Commercial aviation
Madison Avenue advertising
Major-league sports
✓Television news media

“Dirty Laundry” critiques the sensationalism of television news media.

4

Michael Sembello co-wrote “Maniac” with which songwriter?

HARD
1983 · Michael Sembello
Dean Pitchford
✓Dennis Matkosky
Richard Page
Tom Snow

Dennis Matkosky co-wrote the energetic hit "Maniac" with Michael Sembello.

5

During the recording of "Don't Stand So Close to Me," Andy Summers of The Police created the shimmering guitar textures using which technology?

HARD
1981 · The Police
A Leslie Rotating Speaker
A Maestro Echoplex
✓A Roland GR-500 Guitar Synthesizer
An Eventide Harmonizer

Andy Summers used the Roland GR-500 guitar synthesizer to produce the distinctive shimmering sound on the track.

6

What 1987 George Michael hit was the best-selling single of 1988 in the United States?

HARD
1987 · George Michael
✓Faith
Never Gonna Give You Up
One More Try
Roll With It

Released in late 1987, the rockabilly-infused 'Faith' had immense staying power, dominating the charts and ultimately becoming the biggest single of the following year, 1988.

7

Which songwriting duo co-wrote Tina Turner’s “We Don’t Need Another Hero (Thunderdome)”?

EXPERT
1985 · Tina Turner
Holland–Dozier–Holland
Jam and Lewis
Leiber and Stoller
✓Terry Britten and Graham Lyle

Terry Britten and Graham Lyle wrote “We Don’t Need Another Hero,” contributing to Tina Turner’s mid-80s resurgence.

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