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Quiz on 1985 Facts

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What gaming console was released in North America in 1985?

a)

PlayStation

b)

Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)

c)

Atari 2600

d)

Sega Genesis

2.

Which major concert event in 1985 raised funds for Ethiopian famine relief?

a)

Farm Aid

b)

Band Aid

c)

Live Aid

d)

Woodstock

3.

Which of these movies was NOT released in 1985?

a)

The Goonies

b)

The Breakfast Club

c)

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

d)

Back to the Future

4.

Which comic strip debuted in 1985?

a)

Peanuts

b)

Garfield

c)

Calvin and Hobbes

d)

The Far Side

5.

Which TV show premiered in 1985?

a)

The Golden Girls

b)

RugRats

c)

Cheers

d)

Designing Women

6.

What was the first .com domain registered in 1985?

a)

Google.com

b)

Microsoft.com

c)

Symbolics.com

d)

Apple.com

7.

Which video game character made their debut in 1985?

a)

Lara Croft

b)

Sonic the Hedgehog

c)

Mario

d)

Master Chief

8.

Which space shuttle disaster occurred in 1985, leading to a temporary halt in the shuttle program?

a)

Atlantis

b)

Discovery

c)

Columbia

d)

Challenger

9.

In 1985, the groundbreaking summit between US President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev marked a turning point in the ________.

a)

Cold War

b)

space race

c)

UN conference

d)

Russio/Prussian conflict

10.

Which animated TV series premiered in 1985?

a)

Voltron

b)

Thundercats

c)

G.I. Joe

d)

Transformers

11.

Which popular board game was first published in 1985?

a)

Scrabble

b)

Trivial Pursuit

c)

Monopoly

d)

Pictionary

12.

Which NFL team won Superbowl XX in 1985?

a)

Chicago Bears

b)

New England Patriots

c)

Dallas Cowboys

d)

Cincinnati Bengals

13.

All of the celebrities listed below were born in 1985, except _________.

a)

Avril Lavigne

b)

Keira Knightley

c)

Bruno Mars

d)

Anna Kendrick

14.

Which NBA team claimed the NBA championship in 1985?

a)

Houston Rockets

b)

Boston Celtics

c)

Utah Jazz

d)

LA Lakers

15.

All of these toys were popular in 1985, except __________.

a)

Pound Puppies

b)

Teddy Ruxpin

c)

Pokemon cards

d)

Cabbage Patch Kids