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About This Quiz
"Listen up everybody if you wanna take a chance. Just get on the floor and do the new kids' dance!"Â 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!Â
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.Â
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.Â
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!
In what decade did New Kids on the Block first gained popularity?
1970s
1980s
The group started during the early ‘80s but only gained popularity during the late ‘80s.
1990s
2000s
What is the shortened acronym of the group?
NKTB
NKOTBSB
NKOTB
The group sometimes goes by this nickname instead of the full name.
NBSB
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What kind of group is NKOTB?
boy band
Boy bands were already popular since the 1950s but the term gained more currency during the 1980s and 1990s.
quartet
quintet
choir
This star-maker was the one who created NKOTB.
Maurice Starr
Maurice Starr is a record producer who also managed boy bands to stardom.
Maurice Farr
Maurice Ward
Maurice Hard
Maurice Starr discovered this group, which was the precursor for his creation of NKOTB.
First Edition
Last Edition
New Edition
New Edition is the all-African-American boy band that became famous in the early 1980s.
No Edition
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In creating NKOTB, Maurice Starr auditioned singing talents from this city.
Berlin
Boston
Boston is the capital of Massachusetts.
Bosnia
Bali
The first member of NKOTB to join the group was this guy.
Danny Walhberg
Donnie Walhberg
Donnie was 15 years old when he impressed Maurice Starr and joined the new boy band.
Dick Walhberg
Dwayne Walhberg
Donnie Wahlberg pulled in his best friend to audition for NKOTB, too. Who was this member?
Donny Wood
Dolly Wood
Danny Wood
To this day, Danny and Donnie remain good buddies.
Denny Wood
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Another original member of NKOTB was because of Donnie’s connection. Who was this member who later dropped out?
Mark Wahlberg
Mark went on to become a rapper and later, a movie star.
Mack Wahlberg
Mick Wahlberg
Marko Wahlberg
Donnie also pulled in his Boston schoolmate into the group. Who was this third member?
Jordie Knight
Joey Knight
Jordan Knight
Jordan also enjoyed a solo career when the group disbanded in the mid-‘90s.
Jorell Knight
Since Jordan was already in, he pulled in another member which will make up the fourth member of the group. Who was he?
Jocky Knight
Jonathan Knight
Jonathan is perhaps the only member who didn’t really want to have a solo career after they earlier disbanded.
Jorell Knight
Jonnyboy Knight
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Since Mark Wahlberg dropped out of the original line-up, Maurice Starr auditioned this fifth member. Who was he?
Joey McIntyre
Joey had a solo career, too, prior to reuniting with his boy bandmates again in 2000s.
Jolie McIntyre
Jocky McIntyre
Jody McIntyre
New Kids on the Block wasn’t the original name of this group. What was it?
Snuffleuffagus
Nynuk
It’s a good thing that they dropped this original name and took on the name of their debut album.
Redheads
The Archies
The group’s 1986 debut album featured songs of this kind of musical genre.
soda pop
sugar pop
bubblegum pop
Bubblegum pop is a kind of genre associated with boy bands, and it started during the 1960s.
honeybunch pop
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Their second album was a huge departure from the bubblegum pop sound the first did. What was the title of this album?
Hangin’ by a Moment
Hangin’ Tough
Hangin’ Tough was released in 1988.
Hangin’ Low
Hangin’
A ballad from Hangin’ Tough was the group’s first legitimate hit. What was its title?
“Please Don’t Love Me Girl"
“Please Don’t Stay Girl"
“Please Don’t Go Girl"
The song was the group’s first Billboard hit.
“Please Don’t Quit On Me Girl"
One of their earliest gigs was as the opening act for this teen singing sensation of the '80s.
Cher
Madonna
Tiffany
Tiffany became good friends with the NKOTB gang.
Shanice
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One of their earliest and most memorable professional performances of the group was done in this famed theater in Harlem.
Majestic Theater
Harlem Theater
Showtime Theater
Apollo Theater
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.
One of their earliest dance hits was “You Got It†from the Hangin’ Tough album. What was its parenthetical subtitle?
(The Sweet Stuff)
(The Smart Stuff)
(The Right Stuff)
Jordan is the lead singer - and dancer - in this dance hit.
(The Cool Stuff)
Since the members were also dance performers, one of them took the lead in choreographing their routines. Who was this member?
Danny
Danny’s breakdancing background proved helpful in creating cool moves for the boys.
Donnie
Jordan
Jonathan
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The groups’ third album was a Christmas-themed album. What was its title?
Happy, Happy New Year
Merry, Merry Christmas
Recording artists usually put out Christmas albums like these, which combine their rendition of Christmas classics as well as original compositions.
Season, Season's Greetings
Auld, Auld Lang Syne
What was the biggest hit out of the Merry, Merry Christmas album?
“This One’s For The Parents"
“This One’s For The Santas"
“This One’s For The Ladies"
“This One’s For The Children"
This song went double platinum.
When 1990 came about, the group released a new album. What was its title?
Pound By Pound
Inch By Inch
Step By Step
The release of this album solidified the group’s stellar status by that time.
Six By Six
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Their early ‘90s worldwide concert tour was sponsored by this beverage company.
Dr. Pepper
A&W
Coca-Cola
The Magic Summer tour was for the promotion of their Step By Step album.
Fanta
Because of the group’s popularity, this kind of TV show was created as part of their “merchandise."
documentary show
Saturday morning cartoon
Its title, is, of course, none other than New Kids on the Block.
reality TV show
variety show
The group came out with an album full of remixed danceable version of their biggest hits. What was its title?
No More Games
A remix album is usually a record company’s way of capitalizing on a bunch of songs' popularity further.
No More Lies
No More Kids
No More Blocks
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The early ‘90s saw allegations thrown at music artists, like NKOTB, for doing this.
illegal sampling
plagiarism
lip syncing
A singer can merely move their mouth when they’re lip syncing to pre-recorded tracks. This is usually done when performing live.
mimicking dance moves
The group's last ‘90s effort was this album.
Own The Music
Do The Music
Face The Music
The album had a few hits, but they weren’t as huge as their earlier efforts, prompting the group to disband.
Claim The Music
When the group disbanded in the mid-‘90s, Donnie pursued this kind of career.
acting
Donnie acted in TV shows and appeared in films.
hosting
drag racing
mountain climbing
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It’s but apt that Donnie ended up getting married (again) to a TV celebrity during the 2000s. Who is his wife?
Whoopi Goldberg
Barbara Walters
Jenny McCarthy
Jenny is a comedian and actress, and a former Playboy model, too.
Rosie O'Donnell
Due to their early popularity, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts declared this day in April 1989 as “New Kids on the Block day."
30th
29th
24th
This kind of declaration is done by places that honor their residents.
20th
Jordan, though, has his own special day, thanks to his continued success when he went solo. When is his?
February 29th
February 17th
February 7th
The Boston City Council was the one which declared this day in 2015 as "Jordan Knight Day."
February 10th
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One of their members was accidentally outed as gay by former co-worker Tiffany in a 2011 interview. Which of the boys was it?
Donnie
Danny
Jordan
Jonathan
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.
After reuniting for another go at it and staging comeback tours, NKOTB finally got their star in 2014 in this famed Hollywood landmark.
Grauman's Chinese Theater
Disneyland
Hollywood Walk of Fame
The boys’ star is located at 7072 Hollywood Boulevard, if you want to find it easily.
Universal Studios
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