80's Game Show Quiz

He is known as the "King of Pop".

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Answer explanation

Michael Jackson is known as the "King of Pop".

The cartoon featured cute bears who are full of love and care. Each of them has a symbol marked on their tummy which has magical powers.

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Answer explanation

Originally created for greeting cards, the Care Bears was a cartoon featuring cute bears who are full of love and care. Each of them has a symbol marked on their tummy which has magical powers.

It is a movie where a little boy met an alien, and was directed by Steven Spielberg.

• Aliens VS Zombies

• Thriller

• Star Wars

• ET

Answer explanation

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is a 1982 American science fiction film produced and directed by Steven Spielberg, and written by Melissa Mathison.

It was a portable cassette player that allowed people to listen to music of their choice on the move.

• Walkman

• Brick Game

• Family Computer

• Television

Answer explanation

Walkman (stylized WALKMAN) is a brand of portable audio players manufactured by Sony. The original Walkman, released in 1979, was a portable cassette player that allowed people to listen to music of their choice on the move. Its popularity made "walkman" an unofficial term for personal stereos of any producer or brand. By 2010, when production stopped, Sony had built about 200 million cassette-based Walkmans.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walkman

It is an action maze chase video game; the player controls the character through an enclosed maze. The objective of the game is to eat all of the dots placed in the maze while avoiding four colored ghosts

• Brick Game

• Tetris

• Temple Run

• Pac-Man

Answer explanation

Pac-Man is an action maze chase video game; the player controls the eponymous character through an enclosed maze. The objective of the game is to eat all of the dots placed in the maze while avoiding four colored ghosts — Blinky (red), Pinky (pink), Inky (cyan), and Clyde (orange) — that pursue him.

It is the most popular video game in the 1980's. Its main character is the fictional plumber Mario, and his brother Luigi.

• Mario Bros.

• Pac-Man

• Donkey Kong

• Resident Evil

Answer explanation

Super Mario is a platform game series created by Nintendo based on and starring the fictional plumber Mario. Alternatively called the Super Mario Bros. series or simply the Mario series, it is the central series of the greater Mario franchise.

Giant alien Autobots and evil Decepticons, robots capable of transforming into vehicles and other objects, wage war with Earth's fate at stake.

• Voltes V

• Transformers

• Daimos

• Power Rangers

Answer explanation

This series focuses on the Transformers, split into two warring factions: the heroic Autobots and the evil Decepticons as they crash land on Earth and continue their eons long conflict there.

She is the first lady president of the Philippines.

• Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo

• Miriam Defensor-Santiago

• Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino

• Leonor "Leni" Gerona-Robredo

Answer explanation

Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco Aquino, popularly known as Cory Aquino, was a Filipina politician who served as the 11th president of the Philippines, from 1986 to 1992.

It was the first home gaming console.

• Game Boy

• Playstation

• Family Computer

• Atari 2600

Answer explanation

Coin-operated arcade amusement took a severe hit when Atari released the first home gaming console, which was created by the founders of the famous arcade game Pong. Atari 2600 came equipped with two joysticks, paddle controllers, a wood-panel printed console, and game cartridges, including “Space Invaders,” “Pac-Man,” and “Asteroids” sold separately. The gaming system, with normal and hard difficulty settings, sold millions, making the Atari brand a staple in many ’80s households.

https://stacker.com/stories/3671/30-toys-defined-80s

It was originally named as "Magik Cube".

• Tetris

• Game Boy

• Rubik's Cube

• Cubee

Answer explanation

Lining up nine squares on the six-sided, primary-colored 3D puzzle had kids competing against themselves when the Rubik’s Cube debuted in 1980. Originally named the Magic Cube, the toy’s popularity made finishing fast a sport, with the first speedcubing Rubik’s World Championships in Budapest in 1982. After mid-’90s anniversary relaunches, including a diamond-studded cube, Rubik’s remains popular today, enjoying its most successful year in 2017, with over $250 million in sales.

https://stacker.com/stories/3671/30-toys-defined-80s