Vocab from 80s Songs!
Aug24

Vocab from 80s Songs!

With the school-year fast approaching, perhaps we should use this time to reflect on the educational value of 80s pop songs. Consider: Men at Work taught us about Australian cuisine (the Vegemite sandwich of “Down Under”); Styx taught us Japanese pleasantries (“Domo arigato, Mr. Roboto”); and Billy Joel’s “We Didn’t Start the Fire” taught us… well, everything. Moreover, the lyrics to 80s songs provided us with some truly S.A.T.-worthy...

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80s Halloween-Themed Music Quiz
Oct16

80s Halloween-Themed Music Quiz

It is officially the season– when grizzly ghouls from every tomb close in to seal our doom, when we bark at the moon and speak of the devil, when people across the country ponder the eternal question of “Who ya gonna call?”   And so, Like Totally 80s would like to present our first-ever “80s-Music-Halloween-Themed-Quiz.” (Still working on the name…) 80s Halloween-Themed Music Quiz Time limit: 0 Quiz-summary 0 of 31 questions completed...

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Test Your 80s Country Music Knowledge
Jan25

Test Your 80s Country Music Knowledge

By Julie Anderson Before Taylor Swift and Lady Antebellum made country cool for city kids, it was thriving in, like, the country. We had bodacious country superstars in the eighties, as well as a few crossover artists who tried rad rhinestone cowboy hats on for size. Test your eighties country music knowledge with our Like Totally 80s quiz: 1. Who said, “I’m not offended by dumb blonde jokes because I know that I’m not dumb. Also, I...

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Test Your Hair Band I.Q.
Jan20

Test Your Hair Band I.Q.

Hair Bands were totally awesome and so totally 80s. Dudes in glam rock bands grew their hair out long, and then permed, colored, and teased it within an inch of its life. Many wore heavy makeup to complete the look. We loved the jarring effect of dudes in quasi-drag who were singing hard rock music. Bitchin’! But how well do you know your eighties glam metal? Take our Like Totally 80s quiz to find out! 1. Beavis wore a Metallica...

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Test Your Eighties New Wave Knowledge
Jan16

Test Your Eighties New Wave Knowledge

So, you enjoyed music in the eighties, huh? Consider yourself somewhat of an expert on Depeche Mode and the Thompson Twins? Are you, like, the go-to person for 80s musical trivia in your circle of friends? Test your knowledge with our radical New Wave quiz. Answer key is below. (Duh!) 1. Siouxie and the Banshee’s song “Peek-a-boo” was on the 1988 album called: A. Peepshow B. Peek-a-boo C. Hyaena D. Kaleidoscope 2. In what video were...

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80s Trivia & Puzzles
Mar04

80s Trivia & Puzzles

Today’s 80s Puzzle: Today’s 80s Trivia Question: Q: What lead singer of a chart topping 80s band was offered the lead singer spot with both Toto and Chicago but turned them down? A: Richard Page, lead singer of Mr. Mister. Read past 80s trivia questions below; they are organized by category – music, movies, culture, etc. We are always on the look out for interesting and little know 80s factoids. If you’ve got...

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