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Merry Quizmas

Quiz: How well do you know these classic Christmas hits of the 80s?

It was a Christmas quiz, babe.
10.00pm, 23 Dec 2021
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Last night, we tested your knowledge of classic Christmas hits of the 70s.

This evening, we’re taking a step forward in time. Good luck!

Can you finish this lyric in Wham’s Last Christmas? A crowded room….
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And your soul of ice
A man undercover

Friends with tired eyes
But you still catch my eye
The original release date of Shakin' Stevens' Merry Christmas Everyone was put back by a year to avoid clashing with the runaway success of what 1984 Christmas hit?
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Do They Know It’s Christmas (Band-Aid)
We All Stand Together (Paul McCartney & The Frog Chorus)

Thank God It's Christmas (Queen)
I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday (Wizzard)
Who sings the first line of Do They Know It's Christmas? "It's Christmas time, there's no need to be afraid."
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Paul Young
Sting

Bono
Simon Le Bon
Can you finish this lyric in Queen’s Thank God It’s Christmas? 'Oh my love, We've had our share of tears, Oh my friends….'
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We live in troubled years
We've had our hopes and fears

We will rock you
Thank God it's Christmas
What Christmas song by Cliff Richard became the biggest selling single in the UK in 1988?
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Saviours Day
Mistletoe and Wine

We Should be Together
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
What British Prime Minister does Jona Lewie name-check in 1980’s Stop the Cavalry?
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Margaret Thatcher
Clement Atlee

John Major
Winston Churchill
The Waitresses sang which 1982 Christmas song?
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2,000 Miles
The Power of Love

Christmas Rapping
Christmas Wrapping
What kind of Christmas did Dolly Parton and Kenny Rogers NOT have on their 1984 album?
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A Hard Candy Christmas
A Christmas to Remember

A Christmas to Forget
A White Christmas
Who are the protagonists of Frank Kelly’s 1984 novelty record ‘Christmas Countdown’?
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Eilish and Fiachra
Gobnait and Nuala

Jack and Joan
Frank and Kelly
Which US actor plays the police officer who arrests an intoxicated Shane MacGowan in the Fairytale of New York music video?
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Matt Dillon
Rob Lowe

Kevin Bacon
Patrick Swayze
Answer all the questions to see your result!
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Merry Cliffmas to you
Mistletoe and wine all round
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Time for parties and celebration
What a nice way to end the year
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You stopped the Cavalry
and you live to tell the tale
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Did you know it's Christmas?
There's no need to be afraid, maybe next time.
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You scored out of !
This is your Last Christmas quiz
Now you know what a fool you've been
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