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General 80s Trivia Questions
Trivia Questions & Facts about History, Inventions, & People
Question: What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
Answer: 1989
Question: Who was president for most of the 80s?
Answer: Reagan
Question: What day did the Challenger explode?
Answer: January 28, 1986
Question: What year was the Apple Macintosh first sold?
Answer: 1984
Question: During the 1984 election, a woman ran on a major political party's presidential ticket for the first time in history. Who was it?
Answer: Geraldine Ferraro
Question: What was the name of NASA's third space shuttle, which flew it's first mission from August 30 - September 5, 1984?
Answer: Discovery
80s Music Trivia Questions
Trivia Questions & Facts about Popular Artists of the 1980s
Question: What was the first music video played on MTV?
Answer: Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles
Question: How many Grammys did Michael Jackson’sThriller win in 1984?
Answer: Eight
Question: What year did AC/DC release the album Back in Black?
Answer: 1980
Question: Who was known as the “Queen of Pop” in the 80s?
Answer: Madonna
Question: What is the name of Cyndi Lauper’s debut album?
Answer: She’s So Unusual
Question: David Lee Roth was the lead singer of what band?
Answer: Van Halen
Question: What was the first rap song to rank on the Top 40 chart?
Answer: Rapper’s Delight by The Sugar Hill Gang
Question: Which band is known for their hit song, Come On Eileen?
Answer: Dexys Midnight Runners
Question: Which song by Toni Basil became a huge cheerleading anthem in 1982?
Answer: Mickey
Question: What famous drag queen can be seen dancing in the music video for B-52’s Love Shack
Answer: RuPaul
Question: Who was the first woman to win the Grammy for Album of the year in the 80s?
Answer: Whitney Houston
Question: Walk This Way was a collaboration between Aerosmith and what other band?
Answer: Run-D.M.C.
Question: Steve Perry was the front man for which band?
Answer: Journey
Question: The movie Top Gun features what well-known song by Kenny Loggins?
Answer: Danger Zone
Question: What is the name of Don Henley’s debut solo album?
Answer: I Can’t Stand Still
Question: Which pop sat's hair famously caught on fire while filming a Pepsi commercial?
Answer: Michael Jackson
Question: Which artist has the most number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 in the 1980s?
Answer: Michael Jackson
Question: How many years did the album Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd remain on the billboard charts?
Answer: Almost 15 years! (778 weeks)
Question: What song does someone play in order to Rickroll you?
Answer: Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley
Question: Which 1985 song by Simple Minds was featured in The Breakfast Club?
Answer: Don’t You (Forget About Me)
Question: What is the name of the Kenny Loggins’ song that is featured in the 1984 movie, Footloose?
Answer: Footloose
Question: Which artist performed at Live Aid in both London and Philadelphia on the same day in 1985?
Answer: Phil Collins
Question: Which band released the album Appetite for Destruction in 1987?
Answer: Guns N’ Roses
Question: Which band is known for the popular 1984 song, Jump?
Answer: Van Halen
Question: What year did the band Led Zeppelin break up?
Answer: 1980
Question: What is the name of Def Leppard’s 1987 album that became on of the best-selling rock albums of all time?
Answer: Hysteria
Question: Vince Neil was the front man for which glam metal band?
Answer: Mötley Crüe
Question: Which German band is known for the song Rock You like a Hurricane?
Answer: Scorpions
Question: What band was known as “The Most Dangerous Band in the World”?
Answer: Guns N’ Roses
Question: Here I Go Again is a song by what British rock band?
Answer: Whitesnake
Question: Who released the album titled “1984” in 1984?
Answer: Van Halen
Question: What award show was originally conceived as an alternative to the Grammy Awards and debuted in the mid-eighties?
Answer: The MTV Music Awards
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80s Movie Trivia Questions
Trivia Questions & Facts about Popular Films from the 1980s
Question: What was the highest grossing movie of the 1980s?
Answer: E.T.
Question: What is the name of the hotel in The Shining?
Answer: The Overlook Hotel
Question: Who was originally cast as Marty McFly in Back to the Future?
Answer: Eric Shultz
Question: What dong does Tom Cruise dance to in Risky Business?
Answer: Old Time Rock & Roll by Bob Segar
Question: What kind of car does Ferris Bueller borrow from Cameron’s dad in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?
Answer: A 1961 Ferrari 250 GT California
Question: What color is the car that Ferris Bueller borrows from Cameron’s dad in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?
Answer: Red
Question: What was Back to the Future almost named?
Answer: Spaceman from Pluto
Question: What speed does the DeLorean have to reach in Back to the Future in order to time travel?
Answer: 88 mph
Question: When the studio didn’t like the title of the movie Beetlejuice what name did Tim Burton jokingly suggest as an alternative?
Answer: Scared Sheetless
Question: The 1986 animated movie, Transformers took place in the future. What year was it?
Answer: 2005
Question: What was the name of the cyborg police officer in RoboCop?
Answer: Officer Alex James Murphy
Question: What was the first movie to be designated as PG-13?
Answer: Red Dawn (1984)
Question: What are the three rules for taking care of mogwai in Gremlins?
Answer: Keep them out of sunlight, don't get them wet and, of course, don't feed them after midnight!
Question: What 1982 horror movie features the line, “They’re heeere…”?
Answer: Poltergeist
Question: Can you name the four original Ghostbusters?
Answer: Bill Murray as Peter Venkman, Dan Aykroyd as Ray Stantz, Harold Ramis as Egon Spengler, and Ernie Hudson as Winston Zeddemore
Question: Who performed the Ghostbusters Theme Song?
Answer: Poltergeist
Question: What is the name of the theme part the Griswolds are traveling to in National Lampoon’s Vacation?
Answer: Walley World!
Question: Which famous actor plays the security guard at Walley World in National Lampoon’s Vacation?
Answer: John Candy
Question: What does Marv like to call him and Harry in Home Alone?
Answer: The Wet Bandits
Question: What is the name of the movie Kevin McCallister puts on to scare away the pizza delivery guy in Home Alone?
Answer: Angels with Filthy Souls
Question: Where was the McCallister family traveling to when they left Kevin behind in Home Alone?
Answer: Paris, France
Question: Who turns out to be the Dread Pirate Roberts in The Princess Bride?
Answer: Westley
Question: What is the poison Vizzini tries to use to outsmart Westley in The Princess Bride?
Answer: Iocane powder
Question: What move does Daniel use to win the final fight in The Karate Kid?
Answer: The crane kick
Question: What is the name of David Bowie’s character in Labyrinth?
Answer: Jareth, the Goblin King
Question: What is the name of the baby that Sarah is trying to rescue inLabyrinth?
Answer: Toby
Question: What is the famous line whispered to Ray about building a baseball field in Field of Dreams?
Answer: “If you build it, he will come.”
Question: Which legendary baseball player appears in the field in Field of Dreams?
Answer: Shoeless Joe Jackson
Question: What is the name of the villain who haunts people’s dream in A Nightmare on Elm Street?
Answer: Freddy Krueger
Question: What object does the dog dig up in the neighbors yard in The ‘Burbs?
Answer: A femur bone
Question: What is the name of the creepy family that moves in next door in The ‘Burbs?
Answer: The Klopeks
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80s Sports Trivia Questions
Trivia Questions & Facts about Popular Athletes & Sporting Events of the 1980s
Question: What NBA team won the most championships in the 80s?
Answer: The Lakers (5 Championships)
Question: Where were the Summer Olympics held in 1984?
Answer: Los Angeles
Question: How old was Mike Tyson when he became Heavyweight Champion in 1986?
Answer: 20 (Youngest in history)
Question: How many points did Wayne Gretzky score in 1986, breaking the NHL single-season points record?
Answer: 215 points
Question: What sporting event is known as the “Miracle on Ice”
Answer: U.S. vs Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics (US won 4-3)
Question: Who was named MVP of the NBA the most times in the 1980s?
Answer: Larry Bird
Question: What team was Michael Jordan drafted to in 1984?
Answer: Chicago Bulls
Question: Who were the two legendary players whose rivalry defined the NBA throughout the 1980s?
Answer: Magic Johnson vs. Larry Bird
Question: Which NFL team went undefeated for the entire 1984 regular season but ended up losing in the Super Bowl?
Answer: Miami Dolphins
Question: Which MLB player broke the all-time hits record in 1985?
Answer: Pete Rose
Question: Which NHL team won four consecutive Stanley Cups in the 1980s?
Answer: New York Islanders
Question: Which tennis star won three consecutive Wimbledon titles in the 1980s
Answer: John McEnroe
Question: Who was the first gymnast to score a perfect 10 at the 1984 Olympics?
Answer: Mary Lou Retton
Question: Which famous swimmer won seven gold medals in the 1980s, setting the record before Michael Phelps?
Answer: Matt Biondi
Question: Which NFL team won the most Super Bowls in the 1980s?
Answer: San Francisco 49ers
80s Video Game Trivia Questions
Trivia Questions & Facts about Popular Video Games of the 1980s
Question: Mario first debuted as a playable character in what 1981 video game?
Answer: Donkey Kong
Question: What was the original name of the Pac-Man game?
Answer: Puck-Man
Question: What year was the Nintendo Entertainment System first sold?
Answer: 1983
Question: What year was Game Boy, Nintendo’s hand held console first released?
Answer: 1989
Question: Who is the final boss in the video game, Punch-Out!!?
Answer: Mike Tyson
Question: Which Nintendo game features a vampire hunter named Simon Belmont?
Answer: Castlevania
Question: What was Princess Peach’s original name in the U.S. version of Super Mario Bros.?
Answer: Princess Toadstool
Question: Which 1989 Sega game featured a blue hedgehog, but wasn't Sonic the Hedgehog?
Answer: Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Question: What was the first RPG game released for Nintendo?
Answer: Dragon Warrior
Question: Which 1987 arcade fighting game featured Ryu and Ken as playable characters?
Answer: Street Fighter
Question: Which 1983 Nintendo game allowed players to perform tricks on a motorbike?
Answer: Excitebike
Question: Which 1985 arcade game let you shoot hoops and dunk in a 2-on-2 setting?
Answer: Double Dribble
Question: Which game had a legendary crash where millions of unsold copies were buried in the desert?
Answer: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Question: Which 1989 Game Boy puzzle became one of the best-selling games of all time?
Answer: Tetris
Question: What was the first Nintendo game to allow saving progress using a battery-backed cartridge?
Answer: The Legend of Zelda
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80s TV Trivia Questions
Trivia Questions & Facts about Popular Television Shows of the 1980s
Question: What was the original name of the sitcom, Seinfeld?
Answer: The Seinfeld Chronicles
Question: What is ALF’s real name?
Answer: Gordon Shumway
Question: What was the name of the talking car in Knight Rider?
Answer: KITT (aka Knight Industries Two Thousand)
Question: What kind of car was used to depict KITT in Knight Rider?
Answer: 1982 Pontiac Firebird Trans Am
Question: What is the name of the medical drama that was actually all just in the imagination of a child?
Answer: St. Elsewhere
Question: Who is He-Man’s arch nemesis?
Answer: Skeletor
Question: What is the name of the kids’ show that starred a friendly red-haired puppet that was a sorceress-in-training and lived in a magical castle?
Answer: Eureeka’s Castle
Question: What was the topic of David Letterman’s first ever Top 10 list on Late Night with David Letterman?
Answer: The Top Ten Words That Almost Rhyme With 'Peas’
Question: On what game show were contestants known to shout things like “Big Money, no whammies, no whammies!”
Answer: Press Your Luck
Question: The Simpsons originally debuted as a series of shorts on what TV show?
Answer: The Tracey Ullman Show
Question: What is the name of the bar in Cheers?
Answer: Cheers
Question: What was Steve Urkel’s famous catchphrase on Family Matters?
Answer: “Did I do that?”
Question: What is the name of the detectives the show Miami Vice focuses on?
Answer: Sonny Crockett and Rico Tubbs
Question: What was the famous catchphrase from The A-Team?
Answer: “I love it when a plan comes together!”
Question: Which animated show was known for the catchphrase, “Yo Joe!”?
Answer: G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero
Question: What year didJeopardy first air?
Answer: 1984
Question: Who was the original host of Jeopardy?
Answer: Alex Trebek
Question: What tv show featured the main character leaping into different people’s lives, trying to fix historical mistakes?
Answer: Quantum Leap
Question: What year did MTV first launch?
Answer: 1981
Question: What city do the Golden Girls live in?
Answer: Miami, Florida
Question: What is the name of Blanche’s late husband in The Golden Girls?
Answer: George Devereaux
Question: What color hat does Papa Smurf were in The Smurfs?
Answer: Red
Question: What is the name of the evil wizard who is always trying to capture the Smurfs in The Smurfs?
Answer: Gargamel
Question: What is Velma from Scooby-Doo known for saying frequently?
Answer: “Jinkies!”
Question: What is the name of Scooby-Doo’s nephew?
Answer: Scrappy-Doo
Question: What are the name of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ mentor?
Answer: Splinter
Question: Who is the main villain that the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles battle?
Answer: Shredder
Question: What is the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ absolute favorite food?
Answer: Pizza!!
Question: What was the name of Angela Lansbury’s character in Murder, She Wrote?
Answer: Jessica Fletcher
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