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General questions about the 1980s.
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1
What was the media's nickname for the Strategic Defense Initiative program?
"Space Balls"
"Space Odyssey"
"Star Trek"
"Star Wars"
2
What 1984 movie is this?
Ghostbusters II
Poltergeist
Aliens
Ghostbusters
3
What awesome 1980s TV show theme is this?
The A-Team
The Dukes of Hazzard
Magnum, P.I.
Knight Rider
4
What director was famous for his 1980s comedy and teen movies?
John Hughes
Oliver Stone
Steven Spielberg
Robert Zemeckis
5
What event in November of 1989 signified the end of the Cold War?
The reunification of Germany
The fall of the Berlin Wall
America's victory over communism
The dissolution of the U.S.S.R.
6
What was the slogan during the 1980s to help young people avoid drugs?
We Are the World
Just Do It!
Where's the Beef?
Just say No!
7
What popular 1980s device is shown below?
VHS Player
Boom Box
Walkman
The "Brick" Cell Phone
8
What 1980s and 1990s band is this?
Guns N' Roses
Aerosmith
Metallica
AC/DC
9
What is the name of the NASA space shuttle that exploded in 1986?
Discovery
Challenger
Enterprise
Columbia
10
What 1980s fad is pictured below?
Cabbage Patch Kids
Rubik's Cube
Q*Bert
Speak and Spell
11
Who sings and what is the name of the song played below?
Cyndi Lauper; Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
Culture Club; Karma Chameleon
Madonna; Material Girl
Whitney Houston; I Wanna Dance With Somebody
12
What 1987 buddy-cop movie is shown in the clip below?
Lethal Weapon
Police Academy II
Rambo: First Blood Part II
Die Hard
13
What 1980s TV show featured the car below?
Airwolf
Magnum, P.I.
The A-Team
Knight Rider
14
Who is the basketball player featured in the video?
Larry Bird
Bob Cousy
Michael Jordan
Larry Johnson
15
Which of the following forms of entertainment did not develop or become popular in the 1980s?
Cable TV
Nintendo Entertainment System
VCRs
DVD Players
16
What famous two-sport athlete is highlighted in the video?
Dion Sanders
Bo Jackson
Dave Winfield
Walter Payton
17
What popular 1980s toys are shown in the picture below?
G.I. Joe
Thunder Cats
Transformers
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
18
What is the name of this 1983 movie?
The Shallows
The Meg
Soul Surfer
Jaws 3
19
What iconic movie character did Harrison Ford portray three times in the 1980s?
Jack Ryan
Indiana Jones
Han Solo
Rick Deckard
20
Which are these movies were NOT released in the 80s?
Gremlins
The Goonies
Grown Ups
Footloose
21
Who is the NBA superstar in the clip below?
Dominique Wilkins
Spud Webb
Michael Jordan
Jerome Kersey
22
Who is the singer of this hit song from 1982?
Lionel Richie
Mick Jagger
Michael Jackson
Stevie Wonder
23
What cable network utilised pop culture to become the most popular network of the 1980s?
ESPN
CNN
MTV
TNN
24
Who led the fourth NZ Labour government from 1984 until 1989?
Margaret Thatcher
David Lange
Jacinda Ardern
George H. W. Bush
25
What are these 1980s fad shoes called?
Crocs
Chuck Taylors
Jelly Shoes
Slippers
26
Which of these Kiwi shows started in 1981?
Country Calendar
Fair Go
Shortland Street
What Now?
27
What movie is shown in the clip below?
The Goonies
Excalibur
The Princess Bride
Conan the Barbarian
28
Who attempted to assassinate American President Ronald Reagan in 1981?
Vladimir Arutyunian
John Hinckley, Jr.
Lynette "Squeaky" Fromme
Lee Harvey Oswald
29
What awesome 1980s TV show theme is this?
The A-Team
Magnum, P.I.
The Dukes of Hazzard
Knight Rider
30
What popular 1980s movie is this?
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Aliens
ET
Pee Wee's Big Adventure
31
What '80s rock band performed this song?
Def Leppard
Poison
Guns'n'Roses
Bon Jovi
32
What popular 1980s toy is highlighted in the video below?
G.I. Joe
Teddy Ruxpin
Cabbage Patch Kids
Care Bears
33
Which Star Wars movie was released in 1980, becoming the highest grossing movie of the year?
Return of the Jedi
The Force Awakens
The Empire Strikes Back
The Phantom Menace
34
____ ____ became popular to try and change problems like AIDs, starvation, & drug abuse.
Social Activism
Band Aid
USA for Africa
Just Say No!
35
What 1980s film series featured this car?
Batman
Star Wars
Back to the Future
Jaws
36
What natural disaster occurred on May 18, 1980?
Hurricane Katrina made shore in the Gulf Coast.
Earthquake along San Andreas fault.
The caldera in Yellowstone National Park erupted.
Mount Saint Helens erupted.
37
What Disney movie was an instant classic upon its release in 1989?
Beauty and the Beast
Toy Story
The Little Mermaid
Alladin
38
What country music great sings this song?
Garth Brooks
Willie Nelson
John Denver
George Strait
39
Who was the leader of the Soviet Union that promoted glasnost and perestroika?
Leonid Brezhnev
Joseph Stalin
Mikhail Gorbachev
Nikita Khrushchev
40
What popular 1980s actor portrayed Batman in this 1989 version of the superhero?
Val Kilmer
Michael Keaton
Michael Jackson
Jack Nicholson
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Who sings the song 9 to 5?
Tanya Tucker
Reba McEntire
The Judds
Dolly Parton
