80s Decade Quiz

What two countrie did U.S. land and fight in in the early 80s?

• Vietnam and Cuba

• Iraq and Haiti

• Lebanon and Grenada

• North Korea and Russia

Which President was elected in 1977, and began the decade as president, until '81?

• Hillary Clinton

• George W. Bush Jr

• Richard M. Nixon

• Jimmy Carter

Which President was elected in '81 with the largest electoral college victory in U.S. history?

• George H. W. Bush

• Ronald Reagan

• Richard Nixon

• John Adams

Which NBA team won 5 championships throughout the 1980s, and included hall of famers, such as Kareem Abdul Jabbar and MAgic Johnson?

• Chicago Bulls

• Boston Celtics

• Los Angeles Lakers

• Duke Blue Devils

What disease swept the nation, even affecting celebrities, such as Magic Johnson, Freddie Mercury, and Easy E?

• Ebola

• Drug Overdose

• Malarian Flu

• Aids

What was the most famous drug of the decade, and is frequently used in pop culture as a reference to the 1980s?

• Cocaine

• Meth

• MDMA

• LSD

What was the newest form of capital punishment created and used in the 1980s?

• Forced Bridge Jumping

• Lethal Injection

• Firing Squad

• Being Lit on Fire

• Stoning

What volcano erupted, in northern Washington state, at the beginning of the decade?

• Mount St. Helens

• Diamond Head

• Mauna Loa

• Sunny Steps

What was the most famous drug of the decade, and is frequently used in pop culture as a reference to the 1980s?

• Cocaine

• Meth

• MDMA

• LSD

What Year did the Berlin Wall fall, and what U.S. President pushed for it to happen?

• 1981, Jimmy Carter

• 1989, George H. W. Bush

• 1989, Ronald Reagan

• 1985, Richard Nixon