### Author:  [@monstro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/monstro)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2006, 11:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-80s-knowledge/339134/61 "2006-01-10T23:05:33Z")
Well dayum, **Askia**. My questions were kindegarten compared to yours!
> [@Askia](#):
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> MUSIC - 12 questions
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> MUTLTIPLE CHOICE.
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> 1. In what direction does one pass the dutchy?
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> a) on the blackhand side
> b) on the left hand side
> c) to the east, my brother, to the east.
> d) WEST SIDE, beeytotch!
B.
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> 1. What does the letters of KRS-ONE (of Boogie Down Producations) stand for?
> a) Kris’ Righteous Sounds Of Nubian Energy
> b) Kwanzaa Remains Simple - Open New Efforts
> c) Khemet Rise - Saction Our Negro Evolution
> d) Knowledge Rules Supreme Over Nearly Everyone
Not sure…A?
1. According to song, where’s the Bristol Hotel? \*
a) Queens
b) Brooklyn
c) Bronx
d) Manhattan
Uh…B?
(I have no idea who the rapper is)
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> 1. Who did Kangol, Dr. Ice and EMD, The Educated Rapper vie for a date with?
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> a) Mona Lisa
> b) Roxanne
> c) Roxanne Shante
> d) MC Lyte
Roxanne Shante?
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> SHORT ANSWER. IMPRESS ME WITH YOUR RAP-FU BY NOT CHEATING ON “GOOGLE.”
> 5. Forget east coast and west coast rappers. Name the Grammy-nominated song AND the pioneering 10-member rap crew from midwest that dominated the radio and video charts in early 1985.
I have no idea and it’s killing me!
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> 1. Who said, “I don’t get even, I get odd, Todd?” From whence in the nethers did this come from?
Another stumper.
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> 1. Name the three (rotating) hosts of Yo! MTV Raps. For extra points, what BET show did “Da Mayor” host?
Ah! You killin’ me!
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> 1. This song’s lyrics include the phrase, “It’s like a jungle sometimes…”
“…I have to wonder how I keep from going under! He he he he.” Is the title “Don’t Push Me 'Cuz I’m Close to the Edge”?
1. The classic four cornerstones of hip-hop culture are MC-ing, DJ-ing and what other two elements…?
a) basketball and big bodacious booties
b) graffitti and breakdancing
c) basketball and graffiti
d) turntabling and rapping
\D!!!
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> 1. What Jamaican national is known as the father of hip-hop?
Is it…George Clinton?
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> 1. Her first and last name had a total of six letters. She was MJs girlfriend in “Thriller.” [This chick is still fine as hell.](http://www.geocities.com/payamjj/Thriller.JPG) Uhm uhm uhm.
Ola Ray. Unfortunately, she turned into a crack head shortly after “Thriller”.
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> GRANDMASTER STATUS:
> 12. Match the 80s rapper with their real first name!
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> a) Dana
> b) Calvin
> c) O’Shea
> d) Clive
> e) Andre
> f) Robert
> g) Lolita
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> 1. Dr. Dre (of NWA)
> 2. Dr. Dre (of Yo MTV raps)
> 3. Queen Latifah
> 4. Roxanne Shante
> 5. DJ Kool Herc
> 6. Snoop Doggy Dogg
> 7. Ice Cube
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Queen Latifah=Dana
Roxanne Shante=Lolita?
Don’t know the others. Guess I ain’t Grandmaster ☹
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### Author:  [@NailBunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NailBunny)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-80s-knowledge/339134/62 "2006-01-10T23:24:28Z")
71 out of 100. I cleaned up on Music and Movies, but sucked hard at the Television questions. I was just never that into cartoons!
I challenge this quiz though - isn’t it now thought that “Turning Japanese” _wasn’t_ about masturbation (I got it right anyway, but…still).
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### Author:  [@FairyChatMom](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/FairyChatMom)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2006, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-80s-knowledge/339134/63 "2006-01-10T23:38:52Z")
> [@BoBettie](#):
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> I got a 65 with the advice: “No so good…Maybe you should play a little more Pac-Man?”
I scored the same. The only category I aced was Potpourri (is that what it was called? The miscellaneous category…)
I really sucked at the TV and music parts.
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### Author:  [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2006, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-80s-knowledge/339134/64 "2006-01-10T23:52:04Z")
> [@monstro](#):
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> Well dayum, **Askia**. My questions were kindegarten compared to yours!
Admittedly this was my intention. 😃
You wanna know how you did? You sure? You sure you’re sure?
Okaaaaaaay. (Steps a safe distance away from pummelling)
You got three correct and your partial answers for #12 are right on the money.
(I forgot Latifah named her new album with her real name. :smack: )
I’ll amend the quiz by adding that knowing something about LL Cool J’s early discography is a big clue for two of the questions.
Also: #5 is barely sporting of me. I’m being a dick, cause team player I ain’t. (\<— Four important clues in that sentence!!)
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### Author:  [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)
#### Post date: [January 10, 2006, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-80s-knowledge/339134/65 "2006-01-10T23:55:11Z")
Oh, yeah – turntabling is the same as DJ-ing and MC-ing _is_ rapping. Mwah ha ha ha ha. 😛
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### Author:  [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2006, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-80s-knowledge/339134/66 "2006-01-11T00:20:16Z")
Ah, I’m a pasty white guy and I know this one.
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> 1. According to song, where’s the Bristol Hotel? \*
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> a) Queens
> b) Brooklyn
> c) Bronx
> d) Manhattan
L.L.Cool J
from the Track, Bristol Hotel.
“She’s at the Bristooooooool Hotel,
where dat at?
Jamaica Queens!!”
From Bigger and Deffer. I got the tape. Ha!
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### Author:  [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2006, 12:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-80s-knowledge/339134/67 "2006-01-11T00:28:33Z")
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> 1. Who said, “I don’t get even, I get odd, Todd?” From whence in the nethers did this come from?
This is the other Cool J Q but I don’t know the answer.
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### Author:  [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2006, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-80s-knowledge/339134/68 "2006-01-11T00:30:37Z")
#5 better not be the Chicago Bears Super Bowl Shuffle. I’ll kill ya.
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### Author:  [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2006, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-80s-knowledge/339134/69 "2006-01-11T00:36:19Z")
> [@Uncommon Sense](#):
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> Ah, I’m a pasty white guy and I know this one.
I am impressed.
Fairness forces me to admit that the other clue has something to do with LL, but it is not one of his songs.
(On preview) So kill me. It is indeed “The Superbowl Shuffle!!” Get my clues? SPORTING, eh? “Dick 'Cause Team?” = Dikta’s team? Mwuh ha ha ha!
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### Author:  [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2006, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-80s-knowledge/339134/70 "2006-01-11T00:52:45Z")
> [@Askia](#):
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> Fairness forces me to admit that the other clue has something to do with LL, but it is not one of his songs.
I know LL and Kool Moe Dee had something going. LL struck first and KMD probably came back with something appropriate in one of his songs but I never owned a KMD album, so I would have to Google this and I won’t for sake of fairness (if it’s even out there). I would guess it came out of KMD’s mouth, but I have no idea where.
Can you tell I was a huge Cool J fan?
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### Author:  [@Askia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askia)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2006, 12:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-80s-knowledge/339134/71 "2006-01-11T00:58:11Z")
You are good… veeerrrry good. Keep this up and I’ll have you school **monstro.**
(Will undoubtedly regret this but posts it anyway because he’s imagining **monstro’s** jaw dropping when she reads it. Mwah ha ha ha!)
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### Author:  [@jasonh300](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jasonh300)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2006, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-80s-knowledge/339134/72 "2006-01-11T03:07:04Z")
I got 29 out of 44 on the TV section.
I got 12 out of 15 on the Music section.
I got 6 out of 7 in Potpourri.
And I got 16 out of 34 in movies.
for a total of 63 points.
There was no gray area. Either I knew the answer to the question or I had no clue what they were talking about. I guess it could pretty clearly define what my interests were in the 80s.
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### Author:  [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2006, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-80s-knowledge/339134/73 "2006-01-11T03:13:30Z")
> [@jasonh300](#):
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> I got 29 out of 44 on the TV section.
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> I got 12 out of 15 on the Music section.
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> I got 6 out of 7 in Potpourri.
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> And I got 16 out of 34 in movies.
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> for a total of 63 points.
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> There was no gray area. Either I knew the answer to the question or I had no clue what they were talking about. I guess it could pretty clearly define what my interests were in the 80s.
You liked potpourri too, huh? My mom was _addicted_ to the stuff.
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### Author:  [@Dante](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dante)
#### Post date: [January 11, 2006, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/test-your-80s-knowledge/339134/74 "2006-01-11T14:03:59Z")
> [@monstro](#):
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> You absolutely got _flava_, **Dante**. Hella flava.
Werd.
Unfortunately, on **Askia** ’s quiz, I only knew #1 and #11. Can I get extra points for watching [Flavor of Love](http://www.vh1.com/shows/dyn/flavor_of_love/98655/episode_about.jhtml) on VH1? Yeeeeeeeeeeeeeah boooooooooy!!!
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