Test your knowledge! Moonman Origins: The Early VMAs
MILWAUKEE (CBS 58) -- Ahead of the MTV Video Music Awards airing on CBS 58 LIVE on Sunday, Sept. 7, we are looking to see what you remember from the vaults of VMA history. Let's start at the very beginning.
We'll have even more eras of VMA lore to test you with soon!
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Who rolled around on stage in a wedding dress singing "Like a Virgin" at the inaugural 1984 MTV VMAs?
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Which music video won the very first Video of the Year Moonman at the 1984 VMAs?
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Which artist set a record at the 1987 VMAs by winning 10 awards in one night, including Video of the Year for the stop-motion classic "Sledgehammer"?
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The Video Vanguard Award was renamed in 1991 to honor which artist’s contributions to music videos?
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Which comedian earned a lifetime ban from MTV after his obscene stand-up routine during the 1989 VMAs?
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Which band’s acoustic performance of "Livin’ on a Prayer" and "Wanted Dead or Alive" at the 1989 VMAs is often credited with inspiring the MTV Unplugged series?
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Which pop star won 4 Moonmen at the 1989 VMAs and performed a dance medley of hits like "Straight Up" and "Cold Hearted"?
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After winning the Viewer’s Choice Award in 1989 for "Like a Prayer," which company did Madonna pointedly thank "for causing so much controversy"?
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Which superstar shocked the 1991 VMAs by wearing revealing yellow pants that bared his backside during a provocative performance?
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Which actor made his comeback at the 1991 VMAs by joking, "Heard any good jokes lately?" following a lewd conduct arrest earlier that year?
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During Nirvana’s 1992 VMA performance, bassist Krist Novoselic knocked himself out cold by doing what?
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Which drag icon delivered a zinger to Milton Berle at the 1993 VMAs: “So you used to wear gowns, but now you’re wearing diapers," after Berle ad-libbed an uninvited groping?
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Which rapper appeared onstage at the 1993 VMAs to present an award while wanted by police in connection with a murder case?
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What video featuring CGI animation and the catchphrase "I want my MTV" won Video of the Year at the 1986 VMAs?
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Which rocker had his video banned by MTV for mocking corporate sponsorship, only to see that same video win Video of the Year in 1989?
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"Nothing Compares 2 U," a stark, tear-stained music video, earned which Irish singer the Video of the Year Moonman at the 1990 VMAs?
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R.E.M.’s hit "Losing My Religion" earned Video of the Year at which VMAs ceremony, signaling the breakthrough of alternative rock?
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Which British music icon was honored with a Video Vanguard Award at the very first MTV VMAs in 1984?
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"Need You Tonight/Mediate," a two-part video that flashes cue-card lyrics in homage to Bob Dylan, won 1988’s Video of the Year. Which band was behind that video?
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Which legendary artist surprised the crowd by playing grand piano alongside Guns N’ Roses for "November Rain" at the 1992 VMAs?