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80's Trivia

Total questions: 27

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

"88 miles per hour!"


Name that movie:

a)

Back to the Future

b)

Stand by Me

c)

Space Balls

d)

Return of the Jedi

2.

Lead singer of the band Queen:

a)

Freddy Mercury

b)

David Hasselhoff

c)

Alice Cooper

d)

David Lee Roth

3.

"But what we found out is that each one of us is a brain...and an athlete...and a basket case...a princess...and a criminal."


Name that movie:

a)

Stand by Me

b)

The Breakfast Club

c)

Sixteen Candles

d)

Risky Business

4.

What was the best selling toy in 1980?

a)
b)
c)
d)
5.

"You guys wanna go see a dead body?"


Name that movie:

a)

The Goonies

b)

Stand by Me

c)

Rambo

d)

The Karate Kid

6.

"Who ya gonna call...?"

a)

Caddyshack

b)

Meatballs

c)

Gremlins

d)

Ghostbusters

7.

How many #1 hits did Michael Jackson have in the 80s?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

8.

Which of these is NOT a ghost in the Pac-Man arcade game?

a)

Inky

b)

Tinky

c)

Blinky

d)

Pinky

9.

In the sitcom Small Wonder, it is revealed that Vicky is...

a)

a robot

b)

an alien

c)

adopted

d)

psychotic

10.

The Berlin Wall was torn down on _________________________

a)

October 9, 1988

b)

November 5, 1987

c)

November 9, 1989

d)

October 7, 1989

11.

Which 80s movie did NOT win the Academy Award for Best Picture?

a)

Rain Man

b)

Chariots of Fire

c)

Driving Miss Daisy

d)

The Color Purple

12.

In the TV drama Dallas, who was revealed to have shot JR?

a)
b)
c)
d)
13.

Which cover shows Metallica's first studio album, released in 1983?

a)
b)
c)
d)
14.

On which date did MTV first debut on TV, and what music video was the first played?

a)

April 1, 1981 with "Video Killed the Radio Star"

b)

August 1, 1981 with "Video Killed the Radio Star"

c)

April 1, 1983 with "You Better Run"

d)

August 1, 1983 with "You Better Run"

15.

How many were aboard the space shuttle Challenger when it tragically exploded on January 28, 1986?

a)

4 men, 3 women

b)

3 men, 3 women

c)

4 men, 2 women

d)

5 men, 2 women

16.

The best selling car of the 1980s was the:

a)

Honda Civic

b)

Dodge Caravan

c)

Chevy station wagon

d)

Ford Escort

17.

What year did Nike release their "Just Do It" slogan?

a)

1986

b)

1987

c)

1988

d)

1989

18.

Match the following 80s technology to their name:

a)

1.

VHS cassette

b)

2.

8 track cartridge

c)

3.

Nintendo cartridge

d)

4.

Sega Genesis cartridge

e)

5.

cassette tape

19.

Which popular show from the 1980s had a continuation series in the 2000s on Netflix?

a)

Family Matters

b)

Full House

c)

Growing Pains

d)

Family Ties

20.

Which football team won the most Superbowl championships during the 1980s?

a)

Dallas Cowboys

b)

Pittsburg Steelers

c)

Houston Oilers

d)

San Franciscio 49s

e)

Oakland Raiders

21.

Match the following popular wrestlers from the 80s to their stage names:

a)

1.

Hulk Hogan

b)

2.

Ultimate Warrior

c)

3.

Macho Man Randy Savage

d)

4.

Ric Flair

e)

5.

Sting

22.

Which of the following was the San Antonio Spurs logo in the 1980s?

a)

b)

c)

d)

23.

This was the highest grossing movie in the 80s:

a)

E.T.

b)

Back to the Future

c)

Nightmare on Elm Street

d)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

e)

Star Wars VI: Return of the Jedi

24.

Pick the color palette that was most popular in the 80s:

a)

pinks

b)

grayscale

c)

neutrals

d)

neon/bright

e)

earth tones

25.

Michael Jordan joined the​ (a)   in​ (b)   . He was the​ (c)   overall draft pick, and played college basketball at the​ (d)   .

Choose from the below words
Chicago Bulls
1984
3rd
University of North Carolina
Charlotte Hornets
1988
1986
1st
6th
University of Chicago
26.

Who was the US President throughout most of the 1980s?

a)

Jimmy Carter

b)

Ronald Reagan

c)

Bill Clinton

d)

George Bush

27.
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Match the popular 80s cartoons to their titles:

a)

1.

Duck Tales

b)

2.

He-Man

c)

3.

ThunderCats

d)

4.

Transformers

e)

5.

GI Joe