80s Pop Quiz Part 6

Twenty questions based around the festive period.

Objective: answer as many questions correctly as you can. JavaScript required!

Part 1Christmas No1’s


1. Who had the Christmas No1 in 1988?

Cliff Richard
Erasure
The Pogues feat Kirsty MacColl
Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan

2. Who topped the charts at Christmas in 1985?

Elton John
Whitney Houston
Shakin’ Stevens
Mariah Carey

3. Name the year when Always On My Mind was the Festive Topper?.

1987
1989
1986
1988

4. Who held the Christmas No1 slot in 1983′?

Billy Joel
Slade
Tracey Ullman
The Flying Pickets

5. Who had an amazing 5 week run at the top in Christmas 1984?

Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Band Aid
Wham!
Jim Diamond

6. Christmas 1980, who got the No1?

Ultravox
Jona Lewie
St Winifred’s School Choir
John Lennon

7. 1986, Who celebrated an incredible festive topper?

The Housemartins
Europe
Berlin
Jackie Wilson

8. 1982, who had the Christmas No1 in this year?

The Jam
Renee And Renato
The Human League
Eddy Grant

9. 1989, can you remember this years festive No1?

Jive Bunny and The Mastermixers
Erasure
New Kids on the Block
Band Aid

10. Who topped the charts at Christmas in 1981′

The Human League
Julio Iglesias
John Lennon
Yazoo

 

Part Two -Odd One Out

 

11. Can you spot the Odd One Out from these four song titles?

Stop The Cavalry
All I Want For Christmas Is You
Last Christmas
Merry Christmas Everyone

12. Spot the odd One Out from this quartet?

Band Aid
Cliff Richard
Wham!
Shakin’ Stevens

13. Who is the Odd One Out here?

The Flying Pickets
Band Aid
Jackie Wilson
Pet Shop Boys

 

Part Three -Lyrics

 

14. Name the song from these lyrics -Looking From A Window Above..?

Merry Christmas Everyone
Caravan of Love
Only You
Reet Petite

15. Feels Like Fire, I’m So In Love With You -Name the song?

The Final Countdown
The Power of Love
Saving All My Love For You
I Should Have Known Better

16. Though We’ve Got to Say Goodbye, For The Summer -Name the song?

Sealed With A Kiss
When I Fall In Love
The Final Countdown
Save Your Love

17. We’ll Be Together and Nobody Aint Never Gonna Disconnect Us.. -Name the song?

Woman
Especially For You
Stop
Ice Ice Baby 

 

Part Four -Miscellaneous

 

18. Who came ever so close to having the Christmas No1 in 1980?.

Ultravox
John Lennon
The Jam
The Detroit Spinners

19. Who didn’t get to No1 for Christmas, but climbed to the top spot after Christmas had passed?

Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Wham
Erasure
Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan

20. After Band Aid, Who Had The Biggest Selling Christmas Single of the 1980s?

Shakin’ Stevens
Wham!
Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan
Cliff Richard


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