Tough 80's Quiz
michele over at asmallvictory has this really tough 80's quiz. damn tough actually... makes me wonder if i actually lived in the 80's or not. but hey, i'll give it a shot.
1) Who were Turbo and Ozone? characters/players on american gladiators
2) What bar did the gang from Three's Company always go to? reagle beagle
3) What was the last name of the man who adopted Webster?
4) Where were Willis and Arnold in Different Strokes from originally? harlem, ny
5) Name the two players chosen in the NBA draft before Michael Jordan.
6) Who were Ricky's three best friends in Silver Spoons?
7) What was Punky Brewster's dog's name?
8) Who did President Reagan beat when re-elected in 1984? walter mondale
9) Who headed the PMRC and had many legal battles with Dee Snider of Twisted Sister? tipper gore
10) Who sang "Too Shy"? kajagoogoo
11) What was the largest selling album of the 80s?
12) Name three Weird Al Yankovic songs. eat it, i lost on jeopardy, smells like nirvana
13) What year did Poison release their first album?
14) Whos legs did the ball go through on the Red Sox in game 6 of the 1986 World series? bill buckner
15) What were the names of the 4 Ghostbusters (character names). venkman, spengler, don't remember the others
16) Name 3 members of the Kobra Kai.
17) School aged girls wore hundreds of these on their arms.bangle bracelets?
18) What happened to the "Ark" at the end of Indiana Jones?
19) Who was Ubu? sit ubu sit... dog after family ties show
20) Nigel Tufnel and David St Hubbins were in this group. spinal tap
21) The Pop group "Wham" consisted of George Michael and... who cares?
22) What was the original title of Return of the Jedi?
23) Who was Latka's other personality in the show "TAXI?"
24) Name all 5 members of the New Kids on the Block.
25) In the 80s, Steven Spielberg produced this Scifi/Action/Adventure/Mystery sitcom
26) Who played "The Incredible Hulk?" lou ferrigno
27) What was the bears name in Grizzly Adams?
28) Who were the Duke Boys' Cousins? since it isn't daisy, who cares?
29) Name the Concert in which music artists raised millions of dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia. farm aid
30) According to Prince, what was the name of "that shrink in Beverly Hills?"
31) What was the name of the burnout in Fast Times at Ridgemont High? jeff spicoli
32) Who did Woody replace on Cheers? coach
33) Who played "The Greatest American Hero?"
34) What was the name of the McDonalds sandwich that kept "the hot hot and the cold cold?"
35) What was the first video ever aired on MTV and who sang it? video killed the radio star
36) Who sang the song "I know what boys like?" the waitresses
37) How many times did the Celtics face the Lakers in the NBA finals? Who won?
38) The "Brat Pack" consisted of: molly ringwald, emilio estevez, michael anthony hall, and some others
39) Name 3 "Brat Pack" movies. breakfast club, pretty in pink, st. elmos fire
40) What was the name of the computer in the movie "War Games?" w.o.p.r.
What game did it want to play? global thermal nuclear war
41) What was the plumbers name in the show "One Day at a Time?" schneider
42) Who was Khan? kirk's nemesis in the star trek movie, played by roberto montalabon
43) How many sequels were there to "Jaws?" 3
44) Who was the leader of the Thundercats?
45) What cartoon did Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids watch all the time?
46) What was Balkie's catch phrase from the show "Perfect Strangers?" don't be re-diculous cousin
47) Who were the two detectives that helped Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop?
48) These sneakers had little "pouches" on the side. roos
49) What was the toy "for a girl or a boy?"
50) These dolls were the most popular toy of the 80s. People fought over them in stores and they had a signature on their butts. cabbage patch kids
51) AIDS was originally called.
52) Who teamed up with Hulk Hogan to fight Rowdy Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff in Wrestlemania? macho man randy savage
53) What kind of car fell into the water in Risky Business and what color was it? porsche 928. red.
54) What did the old woman in the Wendys commercial say throughout the 80s? where's the beef?
55) Sing the chorus to the theme song of Growing Pains.
56) Name the family members from Family Ties. parents were michael and elise. kids: alex p. keaton, jennifer, and mallory. they had a little one at the end, don't remember the name. mallory married nick, so i suppose he counts sorta.
57) What was Scooby Doo's favorite food? scooby snack!
58) What kind of pants were good for Break-dancing. parachute pants
59) What were the rules for keeping a Gremlin? don't get them wet, don't expose to light, and do not feed them after midnight
60) What show featured "Rerun" and "Roger?" what's happening
61) What food was "Crispy Chewy?"
62) What year did David Lee Roth get booted from Van Halen?
63) What was V66?
64) In the show "He-man", what was the name of Skeletors castle?
65) Name one song by Samantha Fox.
66) What replaced the shoelace for a while in the 80s?
67) Who won more regular season MVP awards: Larry Bird or Magic Johnson? Who won more titles?
68) What was ET's favorite candy? reeses peanutbutter cups
69) Did Richie Cunningham have a brother? yes
70) Eddie Murphy had two comedy specials. Name them.
71) If Richard Prior spent 30 million dollars in a month with nothing to show for it, how much would he receive and in what movie was this? i don't recall the amount, but the movie was brewster's millions
72) What song did Tom Hanks play on the Foot Piano in the movie "Big?" heart and soul
73) Who was the bounty hunter that brought Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt?
74) What was Pepsi with no caffeine called?
75) Name the 4 ghosts in Pac-Man. blinky, pinky, speedy, and clyde
76) Name all the sweathogs. vinny barbarino, freddy "boom boom" washington, juan epstein, and arnold horseshack. mr. kotter was honorary!
77) What are three rumours you have heard about Ozzy Osbourne. the class is the biting off of the bats head (which was true), then there is he is/was a satanist, and i recall something about him snorting piss off a sidewalk
78) What was the character name of the little boy in Mr. Belvedere?
79) What happened when you reached 1,000,000 points in Asteroids? it rolls back over to zero??
80) What was the last name of the family in National Lampoon's Vacation? griswold
81) Name both of Jack Tripper's landlords and his best friend from downstairs? mr. roper, then mr. furley, and his friend was larry
82) What is the name of the drummer for Bon Jovi? tico torres
83) What was Bill Cosby's name on the Cosby Show? clifford huxtable
84) Who was the unknown stuntman that made Eastwood such a star?
85) Who sang the song "Toy Soldiers?"
86) What Television station did Rosie O'donnell work for?
87) Finish the following line: "Well the world don't move to the beat of just one drum"
88) What was the last name of the villians in the movie "The Goonies?"
89) Name 2 of the members from Boston that played on Third Stage. brad delp and ???
90) Name three people from the Legion of Doom aside from Lex Luthor.
91) Which band never opened for Van Halen: A) Journey B) Dokken C) Ozzy Osbourne
92) What was the only year in the 1980s that the New England Patriots played in the Superbowl?
93) What was the name of Men At Work's first album? business as usual
94) What was the name of the son on Sanford and Son?
95) What year did Kiss take off their make up?
96) What was the name of the guardian on "The Facts of Life?" ms. edna garrett
97) Who took Pee Wee Herman's bike?
98) Name both wrestlers of the tag team "The Killer Bees."
99) What movie was both Mr T and Hulk Hogan in and what were their character names?
100) What line did Cyndi Lauper sing in We Are the World?
101) What planet was Alf from?
102) What was Jim McMahon's line from the Superbowl Shuffle?
103) Name five Smurfs. pappa, brainy, smurfette, ???
104) What criminal lost the election for Michael Dukakis?
105) Who produced a stainless-steel sports car? delorian
106) What snack was always on Reagan's desk? jelly beans
yikes! now that was done without cheating too!
Posted by ac at February 19, 2004 09:14 PM