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McFun Isolation Trivia - 80's! - Week 9
McFun Isolation Trivia - 80's! - Week 9
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9) What was the name of the 'perfect woman' created by two teenagers in "Weird Science"?
Tammy
Debbie
Lisa
Molly
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7) In "Rain Man", what was the airline that Raymond said had never crashed?
PanAm
Delta
Southwest
Qantas
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7) Which space shuttle famously exploded on national television in 1986?
Challenger
Atlantis
Columbia
Discovery
4
1) Which famous crooner had a cameo in "Who's the Boss?"
Dean Martin
Peter Lawford
Sammy Davis Jr.
Frank Sinatra
5
5) What holiday is being celebrated in "Planes, Trains and Automobiles"?
Fourth of July
Thanksgiving
Christmas
Memorial Day
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3) Which of the following destinations is not mentioned in the song, "Kokomo", by the Beach Boys?
Aruba
Swansea
Key Largo
Martinique
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6) In what movie would you find this scene?
Top Gun
Back to the Future
Weird Science
Caddyshack
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4) "Mork & Mindy", which ended its run on May 28, 1982, was a spinoff of what show?
Laverne & Shirley
Happy Days
Blansky's Beauties
Joanie Loves Chachi
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2) What toy did kids slip onto their ankles and spin around as they jumped over it?
Pogo Ball
Slap Bracelet
Bop-It
Skip-It
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8) What band had members named Simon, Nick, John, Andy, and Roger?
Depeche Mode
Genesis
Duran Duran
Wet Wet Wet
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10) In what movie would you find this scene?
Sixteen Candles
Say Nothing
Say Anything
Heartbreakers
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4) What anti-racism song did Tom Cochrane write with Red Rider?
Thru the Curtain
Only Game in Town
Life Is a Highway
Lunatic Fringe
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4) Mount St. Helens famously blew its top on May 18, 1980, in which U.S. state?
Oregon
Washington
California
Montana
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9) Which of the following events did NOT occur in 1988?
Soviet Union withdrew its troops from Afghanistan
George H.W. Bush was elected as U.S. President
Construction began on the Chunnel
NASA resumed its space shuttle program
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3) What alias does Ferris Bueller use to get into Chez Quis?
Abe Frohman
Bill Swanson
Jack Charles
Ted Miller
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1) In "The Breakfast Club", why is Brian (Anthony Michael Hall) in detention?
Fighting
Bringing a flare gun to school
Cheating on the SATs
Smoking
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2) In "The Wonder Years", what location did the show often reference as its setting?
None of the Above
Phoenix, Arizona
Macon, Georgia
Long Island, New York
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4) Cabbage Patch Kids, among the most sought-after toys of all time, were originally called what?
Backyard Babies
Young 'Uns
Little People
Turnip Tots
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8) In what year was the Nintendo Gameboy released?
1988
1987
1986
1989
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9) Where do the Ghostbusters encounter a ghost for the first time?
Library
City Hall
Art Gallery
Hotel
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5) What U2 Song is about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.?
Pride (In the Name of Love)
Sunday Bloody Sunday
With or Without You
Where the Streets Have No Name
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7) Which of the following was NOT one of the ghosts in the Pac-Man video game?
Clyde
Pinky
Tinky
Blinky
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3) Identify this show by its set.
Perfect Strangers
Full House
ALF
Family Matters
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8) In what movie would you find this scene?
Now and Then
Stand by Me
The Outsiders
Goonies
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10) What is the name of this duo's band?
Hall and Oates
The Cure
Tears for Fears
Simple Minds
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5) "Teen Wolf Too" features which actor as the teenager who becomes a wolf?
Fred Savage
Michael J. Fox
Eric Stoltz
Jason Bateman
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3) Which movie spawned 6 sequels and a TV show?
Back to the Future
Indiana Jones
Police Academy
Die Hard
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1) What fashion accessories were commonly sewn into women's clothing in the 1980s?
Scrunchies
Hair clips
Bobby pins
Shoulder pads
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2) Which world leader was seriously wounded after an attack in their capital city, in 1981?
Queen Elizabeth II
Anwar Sadat
Princess Diana
Pope John Paul II
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9) In the lyrics to Bruce Springsteen's "Hungry Heart", where does his family live?
St. Louis
Baltimore
Boston
New York
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8) In what year was the Berlin Wall torn down?
1987
1989
1988
1986
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1) In what year did Live Aid occur?
1986
1984
1985
1983
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3) What shape was the original Chia Pet?
Tree
Sheep
Dog
Head
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2) Which of the following films did John Hughes NOT direct?
Sixteen Candles
Ferris Bueller's Day Off
The Breakfast club
Pretty in Pink
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7) In "Sixteen Candles", what is the name of Sam's female best friend?
Laura
Randy
Betty
Judy
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10) Which football team did "Coach" coach?
Texas Torpedos
Minnesota Screaming Eagles
Western Washington Titans
Central Illinois Bobcats
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6) What colour was not on the original Rubik's cube?
Orange
Pink
White
Yellow
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5) In "Family Ties", where was the Keaton family based?
Columbus, Ohio
Buffalo, New York
Pittsburg, Pennsylvania
Boston, Massachusetts
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10) How many people are estimated to have tuned in to watch Prince Charles marry Lady Diana Spencer on July 29, 1981?
250 million
750 million
600 million
500 million
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10) Which electronics company introduced the Walkman?
RCA
Sony
Toshiba
Panasonic
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6) Many countries boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow, due to the Soviet invasion of what country?
Afghanistan
Ukraine
Kazakhstan
Yugoslavia
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6) "The A-Team" ran for which 4 years during the 1980s?
'83-'87
'80-'84
'86-'90
'81-'85
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7) Which of the following songs is NOT on the "Dirty Dancing" Soundtrack?
Love Is Strange
The Time of My Life
Rave On
Hey Baby
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6) What does Uncle Buck call his car?
The Slayer
The Dragon
The Beast
The Monster
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9) Which future star played Carol Seaver's boyfriend, Sandy, who tragically dies in a car accident on "Growing Pains"?
Leonardo DiCaprio
Luke Perry
Brad Pitt
Matthew Perry
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1) Who said, "Carpe Diem boys. Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary”?
Robin Williams
Jack Nicholson
Harrison Ford
Al Pacino
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9) What was the name of Coca-Cola's new, but short-lived formula, introduced in 1985?
Coca-Cola Gold
Coke II
Coke Silver
New Coke
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4) What was Crocodile Dundee's first name?
Paul
Michael
William
Robert
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8) In "The Great Outdoors", how big was the steak John Candy had to eat?
16 oz
64 oz
32 oz
96 oz
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1) In what year was John Lennon assassinated in New York City?
1983
1981
1980
1982
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4) In what city are most of John Hughes' films set?
Portand
San Francisco
Chicago
New York
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7) Friday night on ABC featured several sitcoms. What did they call the programming lineup?
It's On!
Friday Night Shows
Prime Time Friday
TGIF
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6) Which one of these artists did NOT have a #1 hit in the 1980's on the US charts?
Bruce Springsteen
Phil Collins
Toni Basil
Michael Jackson
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2) What '80s blockbuster film still results in many pets being named Gizmo?
Short Circuit
Gremlins
Critters
Caddyshack
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2) Which of these songs, from Michael Jackson's legendary "Thriller" album, was NOT released as a single?
P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
The Girl Is Mine
Baby Be Mine
Human Nature
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8) What show features a mystery writer who finds herself at the centre of crimes?
Muckduck
Moonlighting
Murder, Inc.
Murder, She Wrote
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3) In which former Soviet Republic did the Chernobyl disaster occur?
Belarus
Ukraine
Lithuania
Estonia
58
5) Which Disney park opened in October 1982?
MGM Studios
Epcot
Tokyo Disney
Euro Disney
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10) What test did Ferris Bueller miss on his day off?
Postmodern Literature
Algebra
European Socialism
Biology
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5) What material were jelly shoes made from?
Vinyl
Jelly
Plastic
Rubber