80s TV Show Quiz
Questions: 16 · 10 minutes
1. After Danny Tanner is widowed in Full House, who helps him raise his three daughters?
His brother-in-law Jesse and best friend Joey
Two fellow television presenters
His parents and a live-in housekeeper
His two older brothers
2. Which family is at the center of Roseanne?
The Conners
The Huxtables
The Seavers
The Keatons
3. In Cheers, what kind of Boston establishment provides the main setting?
A downtown hotel
A family-owned restaurant
A neighborhood bar
A comedy club
4. In which city do Dorothy, Rose, Blanche, and Sophia share a home in The Golden Girls?
Miami
New Orleans
Los Angeles
Palm Springs
5. A furry visitor from the planet Melmac moves in with a suburban family and develops an alarming interest in cats. Which show is being described?
My Secret Identity
Small Wonder
Out of This World
ALF
6. A dangerous device is locked behind an improvised mechanism. Which solution would be most characteristic of MacGyver?
Ordering a military strike on the building
Using a concealed supernatural power
Sending an armored robot into the room
Building a practical tool from ordinary nearby materials
7. Who commands the USS Enterprise-D when Star Trek: The Next Generation begins?
Jean-Luc Picard
William Riker
Benjamin Sisko
James T. Kirk
8. Which name belongs to Michael Knight’s advanced talking car in Knight Rider?
C.A.R.R.
Street Hawk
Airwolf
KITT
9. Which premise best describes Quantum Leap?
A detective receives tomorrow’s newspaper and prevents disasters
An astronaut awakens aboard a ship controlled by an alien intelligence
A police officer travels back in time using a sports car
A scientist moves through time by inhabiting other people’s lives
10. Two stylish detectives investigate drug trafficking and organized crime against a neon-lit South Florida backdrop. Which series fits this description?
Simon & Simon
Cagney & Lacey
Miami Vice
Hunter
11. What is Jessica Fletcher’s profession in Murder, She Wrote?
District attorney
Mystery writer
Forensic pathologist
Private security consultant
12. On The A-Team, which member is the strategist most closely associated with making the team’s plans?
B.A. Baracus
Hannibal Smith
Templeton “Face” Peck
H.M. “Howling Mad” Murdock
13. What kind of business employs the central characters in Designing Women?
A fashion magazine
An interior design firm
A television newsroom
A talent agency
14. Where does private investigator Thomas Magnum primarily work in Magnum, P.I.?
Southern California
The Florida Keys
Hawaii
Puerto Rico
15. Which contrast drives many of the family debates in Family Ties?
Alex distrusts technology while his parents promote the computer industry
Alex wants an artistic career while his parents insist on professional sports
Alex embraces conservatism while his parents retain their liberal ideals
Alex supports communal living while his parents favor strict individualism
16. In The Wonder Years, how are Kevin Arnold’s childhood experiences presented?
Through documentary interviews with his neighbors
Through narration by his adult self looking back
Through letters sent home from college
As journal entries read by his sister