At Dubliner Cheese we had some fun recently with a trip or two down memory lane. If the Eighties were when you did your growing up, test the grey matter with our fun music quiz. It’s tougher than you think! (And in case you were wondering, no you can’t Google the answers. You couldn’t back then either!)
A George and a Strange. Pic courtesy Andy Rosen.
1. What is Boy George’s real full name?
2. The Human League come from which British City?
3. Why did Bonnie Tyler’s album ‘Faster than the speed of light’ enter the Guinness Book of Records?
4. Who was the leader of the Decepticons?
5. Who was the lead singer of Dexy’s Midnight Runners?
6. What are the full names of the members of 5 Star?
7. Who recorded the hit song ‘I think we’re alone now’?
8. In 1981 what became the first ever music video to be shown on MTV?
9. On what date did Live Aid take place?
10. Who is the lead singer of Duran Duran?
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Many’s the sportsman and woman was reared on cow’s goodness, and most of us turned out alright, apart from the occasional faulty turn into the wrong hairdresser’s. At Dubliner Cheese we’re celebrating those moments that formed us, and for better or worse, the Eighties have a lot to do with who we are. But how much of it can you really recall? Have a go at the sports quiz, and don’t come wheezing to us if you fall at the first hurdle!
Offaly nice fellas, 1981. Pic courtesy Offaly Association London
1. Who scored for Ireland against England London in the European Championships in 1988?
2. Which two players took part in the famous 1985 World Snooker Championship final?
3. What age was Boris Becker when he won Wimbledon in 1985?
4. In what years in the eighties did Ireland win the Triple Crown?
5. In 1985, Manchester United player Kevin Moran became the first player to do what in an FA Cup final?
6. Who, in 1984, won the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Award, the only time it has been awarded to two people?
7. In what year did Meath win the old Sam Maguire Cup?
8. What was the name of the famous Offaly football player who scored a dramatic last minute goal to beat Kerry in the 1982 All Ireland Football finals?
9. Who beat Armagh in the 1980 All Ireland Football Semi Finals
10. Which country hosted the 1986 Soccer World Cup?
