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A #history based quiz centered around the people and events of 1980s America.
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1
What 80s TV hit was about a family in which the father was a doctor & the mother was a lawyer?
The Cosby Show
Married With Children
Growing Pains
Family Ties
2
Released in 1985, the first Nintendo Entertainment System retailed for what amount in the U.S?
$89.99
$149.99
$199.99
$99.99
3
Finish this popular line from the 80s: "I want my ___!"
remote
MTV
VCR
food
4
What was the first Prince video to be played on MTV?
'I Wanna Be Your Lover'
'Little Red Corvette'
'When Doves Cry'
'1999'
5
Who's album was the first rap album to sell 1 million copies?
Rakim
Run-DMC
Kurtis Blow
Grandmaster Flash
6
This popular animated series first aired in September 1989 and is still going today.
The Simpsons
The Smurfs
He-Man and the Masters of the Universe
Punky Brewster
7
Who was the first black artist to be featured on MTV?
Rick James
Michael Jackson
Prince
Janet Jackson
8
This photo shows the cast of what hit 80s sitcom?
Who's The Boss
Happy Days
The Golden Girls
Designing Women
9
True or False:
At the height of its popularity arcade profits topped off at $1Million per year.
False
True
10
This device was the hottest Christmas gift for adults in 1984.
Record Player
Answering Machine
VCR
Color Television
11
This actor got his start on the TV medical drama, 'St. Elsewhere'. What is his name?
Bill Cosby
Denzel Washington
Morgan Freeman
Eddie Murphy
12
Which of the following was the first girl group to have a #1 album?
En Vogue
The Go-Go's
The Bangles
Salt-N-Peppa
13
He got his start on a Saturday night late show called 'Saturday Night Live'. What's his name?
Eddie Murphy
Eddie Griffin
Richard Pryor
Martin Lawrence
14
'Rebel Without A Pause' was the 1987 debut album of what rap group?
Salt-N-Peppa
Public Enemy
The Beastie Boys
NWA
15
Which American athlete shocked the world when he announced he was HIV positive?
Magic Johnson
Larry Bird
Kareem Abdul Jabar
Julius Erving
16
Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs co-founded what major brand in technology?
Sony
IBM
Windows
Apple
17
The first home computer available for Americans to purchase was created by what company?
Sony
Atari
Apple
IBM
18
This game changing talk show launched on September 8, 1986 and ran for 25 seasons.
Sally
Geraldo Rivera
Oprah
Jerry Springer
19
Debuting in 1987, this photo shows the cast of what hit TV show?
21 Jumpstreet
Who's The Boss
The Wonder Years
Full House
20
While adults wanted VCRs, this was the hottest Christmas gift for kids in 1984.
Teddy Ruxpin
Rubik's Cube
Glo Worm
Transformers
21
This was the most popular arcade game of the 80s.
Centipede
Frogger
Pac-Man
Donkey Kong
22
"Who shot J.R." was one of the biggest cliffhangers in TV history. What show was it on?
Knightrider
Cheers
Dallas
Magnum P.I.
23
Next to Whitney Houston, who was the biggest female artist of the 80s?
Stevie Nicks
Pat Benatar
Madonna
Janet Jackson
24
This disease first appeared during the Reagan administration & was first classified as cancer.
Lupus
Fibromyalgia
AIDS
Multiple Sclerosis
25
Which hip-hop artist single-handedly changed the rhythm and flow of rap music?
Rakim
LL Cool J
Ice-T
Biz Markie
26
This company launched the very first cell phone in the United States.
Motorola
Nokia
Apple
Samsung
27
Who was the first "gangster rapper" out of the west coast?
Ice Cube
Snoop Dog
Eazy E
Ice T
28
Who killed the radio star?
Walkman
Video
Music
Computer
29
Who won the 1980 presidential election?
Ted Kennedy
George H.W. Bush
Ronald Reagan
Jimmy Carter
30
Fill in the blank:
"________ was the biggest name in technology in the 80s."
Nintendo
Apple
Hewlett Packard
Sony
31
What was Whitney Houston's first single?
'Greatest Love Of All'
'I Wanna Dance With Somebody'
'I'm Your Baby Tonight'
'How Will I Know'
32
Fill in the blank:
___________ was a TV show filmed entirely in a bar.
Cheers
Murphy Brown
Newhart
Chips
33
What was Madonna's first hit single?
'Like A Virgin'
'Material Girl'
'Papa Don't Preach'
'Holiday'
34
President Reagan's policies and overall strategy within the white house were known as what?
Reaganatomy
Reaganomics
The Reagan Way
Reagan Revolution
35
What was the first Rap song to hit #1 on the R&B charts?
'The Breaks' by Kurtis Blow
'Rapper's Delight' by Sugar Hill Gang
'It's Like That' by Run-DMC
'The Message' by Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five