Answers to Friday Funday Trivia: 15 of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s

 

Before getting to the answers, here are the names of the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place finishers this week. 

1st place- Michelle: 52 pts... impressive job!

2nd place- Rich: 50 pts each

3rd place- Becky: 36  pts 

Here are the top 3 finishers for the September contest:

Michelle: 197 pts

Rich: 186 pts

Teresa: 152 pts

Congratulations to the three of you and thanks to everyone who played. I will announce the prize packages in a separate post later tonight when I get home from work. Thanks for your patience. 

 1-5

1. 2 pts- Whip It by Devo

2. 2 pts- (You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (To Party!) by The Beastie Boys. If you didn't get the title exactly right, you still got full credit as long as you got "Fight for Your Right" in there. In this video, which one of the band members gets hit in the face with a pie?  3 bonus pts- Adam Yauch (aka MCA)

3. 2 pts- Mickey by Toni Basil
4. 2 pts- Faith by George Michael
5. 2 pts- Addicted to Love by Robert Palmer

6-10

6. 3 pts- Our Lips Are Sealed by The Go-Gos

7. 2 pts- In the Air Tonight by Phil Collins This song was featured in the pilot episode of what iconic 80s TV series? 3 bonus pts- Miami Vice

8. 2 pts- How Will I Know by Whitney Houston
9. 2 pts- I Ran (So Far Away) by A Flock of Seagulls
10. 4 pts- Nasty by Janet Jackson (As some of you recalled, Paula Abdul made a cameo appearance in the video)

11-15

11. 3 pts- Down Under by Men at Work

12. 4 pts- Don't You Want Me by The Human League (Rich was the only player to get this correct)
13. 2 pts- When Doves Cry by Prince. How many combined weeks did this song spend at #1 on the Billboard Pop and R&B charts? 4 bonus pts- If no one gets this correct, the person or people closest to the right answer will get 2 bonus pts- 13 weeks (5 pop and 8 R&B)
14. 2 pts- Like a Virgin by Madonna
15. 6 pts- I Want to Know What Love Is by Foreigner (Michelle was the only player to get this correct)

Friday Funday Trivia: 15 of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s

 

Recently, I found a list of the 100 Greatest Songs of the 1980s. Below are 3 montages containing screenshots from the videos of 15 of those songs. You have to correctly identify the song. To enlarge the montages, click on them.  Below the montages are the point values for each photo (40 pts total). Along with thevalues for each photo, there are 3 bonus questions as well totaling 10 pts. 

Also, if you can correctly identify the lowest ranked song among these 15, you can earn 5 bonus pts.  Please note this doesn't necessarily mean the song in question is ranked #100. It just means it's the lowest ranked of these 15 songs on the list. 

 
If you are a Friday Funday Trivia virgin about to be touched for the very first time, please read the following rules before playing:

* The game is pub style so looking up the answers, using friends/family/co-workers, etc. for help,  is not allowed.

* If you are the only player to correctly identify a photo/photo set, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit their final answers to me will earn 2 bonus points.

* Please do not post your answers in the comments section. Instead, send them to ultfan@gmail.com no later than Sunday night (9/29) at 11:59 PM EST. The answers will be posted on Monday, September 30th.

Not an official rule: If you have no clue, feel free to come up with an intentionally funny answer. Although you won't get credit for a correct answer, you'll get a thumbs up from me for originality, execution, and showmanship. What can I say, I love to be entertained and I'll take it any way I can get it!

Have fun and good luck!

 1-5

1. 2 pts

2. 2 pts- In this video, which one of the band members gets hit in the face with a pie?  3 bonus pts

3. 2 pts
4. 2 pts
5. 2 pts

6-10

6. 3 pts

7. 2 pts- This song was featured in the pilot episode of what iconic 80s TV series? 3 bonus pts

8. 2 pts
9. 2 pts
10. 4 pts

11-15

11. 3 pts

12. 4 pts
13. 2 pts- How many combined weeks did this song spend at #1 on the Billboard Pop and R&B charts? 4 bonus pts- If no one gets this correct, the person or people closest to the right answer will get 2 bonus pts
14. 2 pts
15. 6 pts

Friday Funday Trivia: Michael Jackson Music Videos

 

In honor of what would have been Michael Jackson's 55th birthday, this week's quiz features 3 montages containing 15 screenshots of videos by The Gloved One. You have to correctly identify the music video. To enlarge the montages, click on them. Below the montages are the point values for each photo (40 pts total). Along with the values for each photo, there are 3 bonus questions as well totaling 10 pts. 

 
If you are a Friday Funday Trivia virgin about to be touched for the very first time, please read the following rules before playing:

* The game is pub style so looking up the answers, using friends/family/co-workers, etc. for help,  is not allowed.

* If you are the only player to correctly identify a photo/photo set, you earn 5 bonus points. The first player to submit their finalanswers to me will earn 2 bonus points.

* Please do not post your answers in the comments section. Instead, send them to ultfan@gmail.com no later than Sunday night (9/1) at 11:59 PM EST. The answers will be posted on Monday, September 2nd.

Not an official rule: If you have no clue, feel free to come up with an intentionally funny answer. Although you won't get credit for a correct answer, you'll get a thumbs up from me for originality, execution, and showmanship. What can I say, I love to be entertained and I'll take it any way I can get it!

Have fun and good luck! 

 1-5

1. 2 pts

2. 2 pts- Which 3 celebrities (a movie star, a model/actress, and an NBA legend) appear in this music video as a Pharaoh, a Queen, and a servant ?  1 bonus pt each

3. 2 pts
4. 2 pts 
5. 2 pts

6-10

6. 3 pts

7. 2 pts

8. 2 pts- Using the melody of this song, Michael starred in a commercial for what brand name beverage? 3 bonus pts
9. 2 pts
10. 4 pts

11-15

11. 3 pts

12. 4 pts

13. 2 pts
14. 2 pts- As of 11 pm EST on 8/26/13, how many views (+/- 5 million) did this video have on the Michael Jackson Vevo channel on You Tube? 4 bonus pts 
15. 6 pts