About This Quiz
"Listen up everybody if you wanna take a chance. Just get on the floor and do the new kids' dance!" Are you ready to break out into a bit of harmony and maybe bust a few moves? If you are, let's take this quiz Step by Step!
The '80s was a time filled with Rock & Roll. Michael Jackson was singing about "Billie Jean" while Bon Jovi was "Livin' on a Prayer." Def Leppard was begging you to "Pour Some Sugar On Me" and Prince was focused on "When Doves Cry." It was during this time and decade that the coined term "boy band" came to life with the immersion of New Kids on the Block onto the music scene.
Formed in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1984, this new boy band was ready to take the world by storm. With five members, they were ready to introduce the world to their harmonies. Releasing their debut self-titled album in 1986, it wasn't until their 1989 album Hangin' Tough that they shot to stardom. Before their disbandment in 1994, the group would release three more albums.
Since then, the members of New Kids would reunite and even tour the world with fellow boy band, Backstreet Boys. With a career that spans 20 years and multiple singles, how big a fan were you of New Kids on the Block? Do you remember their smallest singles like "Stop It Girl" to their biggest hits like "Step by Step?"
Can you bust a few moves and prove you're an ultimate fan? The kids are watching!
The five guys are all icons now.
The group started during the early ‘80s but only gained popularity during the late ‘80s.
The group sometimes goes by this nickname instead of the full name.
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Boy bands were already popular since the 1950s but the term gained more currency during the 1980s and 1990s.
Maurice Starr is a record producer who also managed boy bands to stardom.
New Edition is the all-African-American boy band that became famous in the early 1980s.
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Boston is the capital of Massachusetts.
Donnie was 15 years old when he impressed Maurice Starr and joined the new boy band.
To this day, Danny and Donnie remain good buddies.
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Mark went on to become a rapper and later, a movie star.
Jordan also enjoyed a solo career when the group disbanded in the mid-‘90s.
Jonathan is perhaps the only member who didn’t really want to have a solo career after they earlier disbanded.
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Joey had a solo career, too, prior to reuniting with his boy bandmates again in 2000s.
It’s a good thing that they dropped this original name and took on the name of their debut album.
Bubblegum pop is a kind of genre associated with boy bands, and it started during the 1960s.
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Hangin’ Tough was released in 1988.
The song was the group’s first Billboard hit.
Tiffany became good friends with the NKOTB gang.
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The Apollo audience is known for being scathing but also very supportive if an act is good, amateur or professional alike. NKOTB got a standing ovation.
Jordan is the lead singer - and dancer - in this dance hit.
Danny’s breakdancing background proved helpful in creating cool moves for the boys.
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Recording artists usually put out Christmas albums like these, which combine their rendition of Christmas classics as well as original compositions.
This song went double platinum.
The release of this album solidified the group’s stellar status by that time.
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The Magic Summer tour was for the promotion of their Step By Step album.
Its title, is, of course, none other than New Kids on the Block.
A remix album is usually a record company’s way of capitalizing on a bunch of songs' popularity further.
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A singer can merely move their mouth when they’re lip syncing to pre-recorded tracks. This is usually done when performing live.
The album had a few hits, but they weren’t as huge as their earlier efforts, prompting the group to disband.
Donnie acted in TV shows and appeared in films.
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Jenny is a comedian and actress, and a former Playboy model, too.
This kind of declaration is done by places that honor their residents.
The Boston City Council was the one which declared this day in 2015 as "Jordan Knight Day."
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Jonathan acknowledged that he has been living as an openly out gay man for a long time; he just didn’t announce this fact in the media.
The boys’ star is located at 7072 Hollywood Boulevard, if you want to find it easily.