BRB, teasing my hair.
The 1980s gave us neon clothes, big hair, John Hughes movies, and Madonna.
Also in that decade: three Olympics, two royal weddings, and the fall of the Berlin Wall.
That’s what this list of ‘80strivia questionsis for.
Gather your friends and relive the good ol’ days by seeing who remembers the decade the best.
Get ready for a tubular time.
You could also just read through it to soak up that sweet ’80s knowledge.
1.Where did the music video for Last Christmas by Wham!
A ski resort
2.What was the name of the cloaked villain in theCare Bears Familyanimated series?
4.Which astronaut became the first American woman to travel to space in 1983?
Valley girls
6.Which depression medication was prescribed in the United States for the first time in 1988?
7.What phrase is written upon an army helmet on the poster forStanley Kubricks 1987 filmFull Metal Jacket?
Rob Lowe
13.Which medical marvel in pregnancy and fertility, commonly used today (especially by celebs!
), was first implemented in 1986?
The firstsurrogate pregnancy and birthof a baby not related to the surrogate carrier.
14.What genetically modified crop became the first to ever be grown in the 1980s?
Tobacco,grown in China, which was modified to be resistant to antibiotics.
15.Which parody musician got his start making satirical versions of hit songs in the early 1980s?
Demi Moore and Bruce Willis,who had Rumer Willis as well as Tallulah and Scout!
19.Which still-popular toy and cartoon show about friendship first came out in the 1980s?
They were all featured in her 1984 albumLike A Virgin.
22.What actor played iconic ’80s leading ladies Lydia Deetz and Veronica Sawyer?
They were all successful singles by Pat Benatar in the early ’80s.
24.There were three Winter Olympics held during the 1980s.
What were the specific years and cities?
25.What international sports phenomenon was the movieCool Runningsbased on?
The Oprah Winfrey Show
29.What sitcom premiered in 1989 and starred Reginald VelJohnson and Jaleel White?
30.What is the name of the political scandal involving the secret sale of arms to Iran?
The Iran-Contra Affair
31.Who were the three stars of the 1980 movie9 to 5?
Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, and Jane Fonda
32.Who wrote the famous 1988 novelThe Alchemist?
Paulo Coehlo
33.What boy band was Ricky Martin part of from 1984 to 1989?
34.What movie is this line from?
: “Life moves pretty fast.
If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.”
Rocky III
37.Who was the President of the United States in 1980?
38.What 1980 movie introduced the world to horror villain Jason Vorhees?
Friday the 13th
39.What iconic reggae singer died in 1981?
42.What 1984 film featured a fuzzy creature named Gizmo?
Gremlins
43.Who directed the 1980 movieThe Shining?
Stanley Kubrick
44.How manyRockymovies came out in the ’80s?
Two
45.What 1989 song by Billy Joel song featured many news headlines from several decades?
46.What year did Nike introduce their “Just Do It” slogan?
1988
47.How many albums did Prince release in the ’80s?
Nine
48.What 1986 film about a crocodile hunter is the highest-grossing Australian movie of all time?
50.What was the name of the car inKnight Rider?
KITT
51.What was the highest-grossing movie of the 1980s?
the Extraterrestrial
52.Who was President of the United States from 1981 to 1989?
54.Which member of Def Leppard lost an arm from a car crash in 1984?
Rick Allen
55.What song originally released in 1985 had a huge resurgence after being featured onStranger Things?
“Running Up That Hill” by Kate Bush
56.Who were the members of Wham!?
58.Michael Jackson released the bestselling album of all time in 1982.
What was the name of that album?
Thriller
59.He also released the fifth bestselling album of all time in 1987.
What was that album called?
Bad
60.What style trend was made popular by Don Johnson’s character inMiami Vice?
62.In 1981, Prince Charles married Princess Diana in what Cathedral in London?
What product is that?
Hairspray
65.Who are Johnny and Baby?
70.What popular TV series revolved around the Ewing family?
Dallas
71.What two big movie franchises of the 1980s starred Harrison Ford?
He was referring to theBerlin Wall.
Jenny
77.What 1983 Christmas movie prominently features a “leg lamp”?
78.What singer nicknamed the Queen of Pop released her debut album in 1983?
The Breakfast Club
80.What two successful TV series that premiered in the ’80s starred David Hasslehoff?
82.What famous quarterback had the nicknames “Joe Cool” and “The Comeback Kid”?
Margaret Thatcher
84.What 1986 song makes reference to bazaar men, gold crocodiles, and hookah pipes?
A-ha
87.What 1985 video game begins by departing from Independence, Missouri?
Oregon Trail
88.Magic Johnson and Kareem Abdul-Jabar played together through the ’80s on which NBA team?
90.Who is Ren McCormack?
Duke, McNamara, and Chandler
92.Who directedE.T.
94.Who played Batman onscreen in 1989?
96.What was the nickname for young, educated, urban professionals?
Donald Trump
100.Who was the first female justice appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1981?
102.What space shuttle exploded 73-seconds after launch in 1986?
The Challenger
103.
Guns N' Roses
105.What 1987 song is the basis for the rickrolling meme?
106.What 1983 song frequently repeats “Turn around” during the verses?
“Livin' On A Prayer”
108.What iconic cable channel launched in 1981?
MTV
109.Which animated TV series premiered in 1989 and starred a family with yellow skin?
110.What 1989 movie video by Madonna garnered censure from Pope John Paul II?
“Like A Prayer”
111.
What band sings the song?
AC/DC
112.Yippee-ki-yay, motherfucker" is a one-liner delivered by Bruce Willis in what 1988 movie?
114.In what country did the 1986 Chernobyl disaster occur?
Ukraine
115.Where were the 1980 Summer Olympics held?
Because theSoviet Union invaded Afghanistan in 1979.
117.What sports drink was created by the Coca-Cola Company and released in 1987?
118.Where were the 1984 Summer Olympics held?
Los Angeles
119.Where were the 1988 Summer Olympics held?
Seoul
120.Who became President of the United States in 1989?
122.How many seasons was Eddie Murphy onSaturday Night Liveafter joining the cast in 1980?
“You cannot be serious!”
124.What album earned Prince an Oscar in 1984?
Purple Rain
125.For what movie did Cher win her Best Actress Oscar in 1988?
126.Why was Diego Maradona’s first goal during the 1986 World Cup quarterfinal so controversial?
Because he hit it into the goal with his hand but the referee did not see it.
127.What basketball player released a line of sneakers with Nike that launched in 1985?
Michael Jordan
128.What was the name of the sneakers?
Air Jordans
129.What Tina Turner song reached No.
1 on theBillboardHot 100 chart in 1984 and marked her commercial comeback?
Jareth, the Goblin King
This post has been updated by Kaitlin Stevens and Brittany Miranda.
