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80's Trivia

Are you a true child of the 80's?

1. Which of the following was the first video to be aired on MTV?
Down Under by Men at Work
Money for Nothing by Dire Straits
Physical by Olivia Newton John
Video Killed the Radio Star by the Buggles

2. Which country did the United States invade in 1983?
Greneda
Lybia
Panama
Nicarauga

3. Which of the following was not a character on the smurfs?
Wild Smurf
Slouchy Smurf
Forgetful Smurf
Clumsy Smurf

4. What singer played Willis' girlfriend on Different Strokes?
Mariah Carey
Toni Braxton
Karyn White
Janet Jackson

5. What state was Challenger victim Christa McAuliff from?
New Hampshire
Illinois
Florida
Colorado

6. Which of the following video games did not lead to a Saturday morning cartoon?
Pac Man
Joust
Q-bert
Donkey Kong

7. Which of the following puzzles is generally considered the most difficult to solve?
Rubik's Revenge
Rubik's Snake
Rubik's Magic
Rubik's Missing Link

8. Which of the following nations did not boycott the 1984 olympics in Los Angeles?
U.S.S.R.
East Germany
Romania
Albania

9. Which of the following movies did not win an academy award for best picture?
Rain Man
Amadeus
Platoon
The Color Purple

10. Which of the following singers was never a member of New Edition?
Bobby Brown
Johnny Gill
Keith Sweat
Ralph Tresvant

11. Jennifer Beals starred in which of the following movies?
Flashdance
Footloose
Dirty Dancing
Swing Kids

12. Which of the following Transformers was not a decepticon?
Megatron
Jazz
Starscream
Soundwave

13. In what year was the major league baseball season cut short by a 50 day strike?
1981
1982
1983
1984

14. Which of the following actresses is not correctly matched with a TV character they played?
Soleil Moon Frye - Punky Brewster
Tina Yothers - Jennifer Keaton
Mindy Cohn - Vicki Lawson (aka Small Wonder)
Alyssa Milano - Sam Micelli

15. The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant is located in which state?
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Virginia
New York

16. Which of the following actors/actresses was not in St. Elmo's Fire
Rob Lowe
Emilio Estevez
Ally Sheedy
Molly Ringwald

17. Which of the following television shows was the first to debut?
Head of the Class
Growing Pains
Perfect Strangers
My Sister Sam

18. During the 1980's, how many times did the LA Lakers win the NBA championship?
3
4
5
6

19. In October of which year did the US stock market crash?
1984
1985
1986
1987

20. Which of the following movies did not star both Corey Feldman and Corey Haim?
Licence to Drive
Dream a Little Dream
The Lost Boys
The Goonies

21. Which of the following was not a Billboard #1 hit?
Rock Me Amadeus by Falco
Material Girl by Madonna
Take On Me by A-Ha
Jack and Diane by John Cougar

22. The famous "Where's the Beef?" commercial was a commercial for which fast food chain?
McDonald's
Burger King
Wendy's
Roy Rogers

23. As a regular character on which television show did singer Alanis Morissette begin her entertainment career?
Kids Incorporated
Just the Ten of Us
Fame
You Can't Do That On Television

24. Which of the following cartoons was not a Japanese import?
Bravestarr
Galaxy Rangers
Starblazers
RoboTech

25. Which politician ran as Michael Dukakis' running mate in the 1988 presidential election?
Geraldine Ferraro
Lloyd Bentsen
Edward Kennedy
John Rockefeller IV

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