80s Quiz

1. The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster, a defining televised news event of the decade, occurred in which year?

2. A Nintendo game asks you to guide two plumber brothers through the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue Princess Toadstool. Which game is it?

3. “Material Girl,” “Like a Prayer,” and “Papa Don’t Preach” point to which major 80s performer?

4. In “Back to the Future,” Marty McFly leaves 1985 and is accidentally sent to which year?

5. Someone hands you a scrambled Rubik’s Cube. What must you do to solve this 80s craze?

6. You are playing Tetris and want to clear blocks from the screen. What should you create?

7. MTV began broadcasting in 1981 with which appropriately titled music video?

8. A song relies heavily on synthesizers, electronic textures, and drum machines while keeping a catchy pop structure. Which 80s genre best matches that description?

9. Five students from different school cliques spend a Saturday together in which situation in “The Breakfast Club”?

10. You want to listen to a homemade cassette playlist while walking around in 1984. Which device best fits the task?

11. A costume includes leg warmers, a brightly colored leotard, and a headband. Which 80s trend does it most directly evoke?

12. A character notices paranormal trouble and asks, “Who you gonna call?” Which team supplies the expected answer?

13. In “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial,” Elliott uses which candy to help lure E.T.?

14. In Pac-Man, which arcade item temporarily lets Pac-Man eat the ghosts?

15. The 1985 Live Aid concerts in London and Philadelphia were organized primarily to raise money for what cause?

16. Which performer released the landmark 1982 album “Thriller”?