1981 In Music Trivia Quiz

What do you know about 1981 In Music? Try this Alan's FUN Greatest Hits Trivia Quiz. You'll find the answers at the bottom of the page.

1) Who had the #1 Hit "Bette Davis Eyes"?

• Farrah Franklin
• Kim Carnes
• Nancy Travis

2) Who had a #1 Hit with "I Love a Rainy Night"?

• Even Stevens
• Victor Willis
• Eddie Rabbitt

3) Hi Infidelity is the ninth studio album by REO Speedwagon, released in 1980. It went on to become the biggest selling rock LP of 1981, eventually selling over nine million.

• True or False?

4) On February 14, who leaves the band Generation X to begin a solo career.

• Max McGee
• Billy Idol
• Mark Reynolds

5) Working as a local wedding singer 12 months previously, a British singer hits #1 in the US with "Morning Train (9 to 5)" on May 2. Who was the British singer?

• Shelia E
• Sheena Easton
• Calico Cooper

6) MTV debuts on cable television in the United States, playing music videos 24 hours a day on August 1, 1981.

• True or False?

7) What was the Air Supply #1 Hit on July 25?

• "The One That You Love"
• "Diary of a Madman"
• "Endless Love"

8) Who was a Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician that died from cancer on May 11, 1981 at the age of 36?

• Bob Marley
• Samuel Barber
• Rob Petrie

9) Who is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model born on September 4, 1981?

• Beyoncé Knowles
• Adele Astaire
• Lotte Lenya

10) Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) Who was the American singer and entertainer born on December 2, 1981?

• Irene Cummings
• Betty Baker
• Britney Spears

1981 In Music Answers

1. Kim Carnes
2. Eddie Rabbitt
3. True
4. Billy Idol
5. Sheena Easton
6. True
7. "The One That You Love"
8. Bob Marley
9. Beyoncé Knowles
10. Britney Spears

 
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