What did a jar of vegemite famoulsy do in the 1980s?

Be the first item electronically scanned at a supermarket.

Which song sat at the top of the ARIA chart for the longest during the 1980s?

We are the world - by USA for Africa

Which pair of novels came out in 1985?

Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood) & Skeleton Crew (Stephen King)

Complete the next line of the song:

We're living in a powderkeg and giving off sparks

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80s Australian Trivia

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G'day, you bloody bastards. Not content with having survived the 1980s? Well, then use this trivia to relive it via nostalgic and/or horrifying trips down memory lane that will make you wish you could forget it permanently.

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Questions 14

Answers

1
Complete the next line of the song:
and we told it's all fine
how I keep from going under
should I stay in this blunder?
and all I got are these rhymes
2
What was the name of the wombat from A Country Practice?
Drongo
Gutso
Old Mate
Fatso
3
What did a jar of vegemite famoulsy do in the 1980s?
Be the first item electronically scanned at a supermarket.
Briefly replace currency during the economic downturn of the late 1980s.
Christen the Australia 2 yacht before it went on to win the America's cup.
Travel to the MIR Space Station.
4
Name the film: The US illegally sells weapons to Iran & uses the profits to fund a secret CIA war in Central America.
Not a film, happened IRL
The Falcon & the Snowman
All the President's Men
Spies Like Us
5
Name the first large-scale computer virus that hit in the early 80s (spread by floppy disk):
The Bain Spreader
The Bubonic Host
The Elk Cloner
The Dark Knight
6
The first 1GB hard drive was produced in 1980, weighing 29kg. How much did it cost in US dollars?
$50,000
$60,000
$30,000
$40,000
7
Which of the following was NOT invented in the 1980s?
The Internet
Gene Therapy
Synthetic Skin
DNA Fingerprinting
8
Which actor played Goose in the film Top Gun?
Tom Selleck
Tom Cruise
Anthony Edwards
Marc Green
9
This Aussie cricketer scored a double-century against India in 1981, dedicating it to his newborn twins:
Kim Hughes
Billy Murdoch
Allan Border
Viv Richards
10
Which element was NOT discovered in the 1980s?
Meitnerium
Bohrium
Hassium
Seaborgium
11
Which song sat at the top of the ARIA chart for the longest during the 1980s?
We are the world - by USA for Africa
Wake me up before you Go-Go - by WHAM
I got you - by the Split Enz
I just called to say I love you - by Stevie Wonder
12
Three's Company is based on which (far superior) British sitcom?
A Man About House
The Young Ones
Birds of a Feather
Only Fools and Horses
13
Which pair of novels came out in 1985?
Talisman (Stephen King) & The Wasp Factory (VC Andrews)
Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood) & Skeleton Crew (Stephen King)
Misery (Stephen King)& Beloved (Toni Morrison)
It (Stephen King) & Wanderlust (Danielle Steel)
14
Complete the next line of the song:
We're living in a tinderbox, ignoring the sparks
We're living in a powderkeg and giving off sparks
We're living at a knife's edge and it sure ain't smart
We're living in a fantasy, like kids in the park

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80s Australian Trivia

14 termsStudBud Administration33 plays

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Questions 14

Answers

1
Complete the next line of the song:
and we told it's all fine
how I keep from going under
should I stay in this blunder?
and all I got are these rhymes
2
What was the name of the wombat from A Country Practice?
Drongo
Gutso
Old Mate
Fatso
3
What did a jar of vegemite famoulsy do in the 1980s?
Be the first item electronically scanned at a supermarket.
Briefly replace currency during the economic downturn of the late 1980s.
Christen the Australia 2 yacht before it went on to win the America's cup.
Travel to the MIR Space Station.
4
Name the film: The US illegally sells weapons to Iran & uses the profits to fund a secret CIA war in Central America.
Not a film, happened IRL
The Falcon & the Snowman
All the President's Men
Spies Like Us
5
Name the first large-scale computer virus that hit in the early 80s (spread by floppy disk):
The Bain Spreader
The Bubonic Host
The Elk Cloner
The Dark Knight
6
The first 1GB hard drive was produced in 1980, weighing 29kg. How much did it cost in US dollars?
$50,000
$60,000
$30,000
$40,000
7
Which of the following was NOT invented in the 1980s?
The Internet
Gene Therapy
Synthetic Skin
DNA Fingerprinting
8
Which actor played Goose in the film Top Gun?
Tom Selleck
Tom Cruise
Anthony Edwards
Marc Green
9
This Aussie cricketer scored a double-century against India in 1981, dedicating it to his newborn twins:
Kim Hughes
Billy Murdoch
Allan Border
Viv Richards
10
Which element was NOT discovered in the 1980s?
Meitnerium
Bohrium
Hassium
Seaborgium
11
Which song sat at the top of the ARIA chart for the longest during the 1980s?
We are the world - by USA for Africa
Wake me up before you Go-Go - by WHAM
I got you - by the Split Enz
I just called to say I love you - by Stevie Wonder
12
Three's Company is based on which (far superior) British sitcom?
A Man About House
The Young Ones
Birds of a Feather
Only Fools and Horses
13
Which pair of novels came out in 1985?
Talisman (Stephen King) & The Wasp Factory (VC Andrews)
Handmaid's Tale (Margaret Atwood) & Skeleton Crew (Stephen King)
Misery (Stephen King)& Beloved (Toni Morrison)
It (Stephen King) & Wanderlust (Danielle Steel)
14
Complete the next line of the song:
We're living in a tinderbox, ignoring the sparks
We're living in a powderkeg and giving off sparks
We're living at a knife's edge and it sure ain't smart
We're living in a fantasy, like kids in the park