80’s Trivia challenge

In April 1984, Fiona Coote was Australia’s first female heart transplant recipient. How old was she?

On 28 January 1986 how many astronauts were killed when Challenger exploded 73 seconds after take off?

What colour would you not find on an original Rubik’s cube?

Born on the Gold Coast in 1986, ARIA winning Indie Pop singer, Amy Louise Billings is better known by what name?

What American TV show from the 80’s still holds the record for most watched finale?

Which 1984 movie creatures should never be fed after midnight?

What 1982 song by Toto is also a continent?

Which of these movies was not released in the 80’s?

Which country hosted the 1988 Winter Olympics Games?

What was the highest grossing film of the 1980’s according to the US Box Office?

Which Aussie born golfer won both the British and European Open Golf Championships in 1986?

The name Azaria Chamberlain became a household name in August 1980, why?

What line of collectible dolls from the 80’s were born in Babyland General Hospital and came with birth certificates?

A week after the Neighbours wedding in 1987, Kylie Minogue released what single?

By how many seconds did Greg LeMond win the 1989 Tour de France?

Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer on 29 July 1985

Before 1985, Whispering Jack, John Farnham was lead singer of which band?

What was INXS first number one hit in Australia in 1984?

What jockey won two Melbourne Cup’s in the eighties?

The Newcastle earthquake that took 13 lives, hit in December of what year?

Which singer starred in the 1985 blockbuster “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome”?

In 1983 who sang “if we took a holiday, took some time to celebrate just one day out of life, it would be so nice”

What 1980’s arcade game was inducted into the Guinness Book of Records as the “Most successful coin-operated game”

Where was Advance Australia Fair first played internationally as our national anthem?

Queen Elizabeth II opened the new Parliament House in Canberra in the 80’s?

Which country had the first Disneyland built outside of USA (1983)?

Just Do It became the catch phrase for what company in 1988?

Who was the first female artist to sell over 5 million copies of her album in 1985?

What supermodel of the 1980’s was nicknamed “The Body”?

During which year of the 80’s was it first possible to spend a $1 coin?

What was the first music video shown on MTV when it launched in 1981?

According to the hit 80’s song by Tommy Tutone, who answers if you ring 867-5309

What Aussie won the men’s singles at Wimbledon on 1987?

“Nobody put’s Baby in the corner” is a line from what 1987 movie?

Where was World Expo held in 1988?

Who sang these lyrics: “All the paintings on the tombs, they do the sand dance, don’t ya know”

In what soap in 1987 did Kylie Minogue marry Jason Donovan?

Who won four NRL premierships in the eighties?

What was not an 80’s fashion item?

Who played Emma Jackson in Home & Away (1989-90) before launching a pop career?

Boy George was the lead singer of which 80’s pop group?

What Star Wars movie was the first to be released in the 1980’s?

What 1986 film is the highest grossing Australian movie of all time?

In June 1988 Kay Cottee was making headlines for what?

On 16 Feb 1983 bushfires killed 75 across SA & Victoria. What day of the week was it?

Which of these were we not introduced to in the eighties?

What year did Australia II win the America’s Cup?

In 1987 the first mobile phone went on sale in Australia. How much did it cost?

What 1980’s TV series featured a talking car called K.I.T.T.?

What 1985 film is based on unique high school students in Saturday detention?