Ready to time-travel back to the era of leg warmers and cassette tapes? Prove your mastery of all things 80s with our gnarly trivia quiz!
Easy Level
- What 1985 film featured a time-traveling DeLorean?
Answer: Back to the Future
- Which singer released the album "Thriller" in 1982?
Answer: Michael Jackson
- What TV show featured the Tanners and a talking golden retriever?
Answer: Full House
- What video game character debuted in 1980 and eats dots while avoiding ghosts?
Answer: Pac-Man
- Which toy was marketed with the slogan "Caring, Sharing, Helping, and Friendship"?
Answer: Care Bears
- What was the name of the family sitcom starring Bill Cosby?
Answer: The Cosby Show
- Which 1984 movie featured a robot that said "I'll be back"?
Answer: The Terminator
- What was the name of the princess in "The Princess Bride"?
Answer: Buttercup
- Which band sang "Sweet Child O' Mine"?
Answer: Guns N' Roses
- What iconic fashion item did Madonna popularize in the 80s?
Answer: Fishnet gloves
- Which 1986 film featured kids fighting a pirate named One-Eyed Willy?
Answer: The Goonies
- What was the name of the robot in "Short Circuit"?
Answer: Johnny 5
- Which 1984 film banned dancing in its fictional town?
Answer: Footloose
- What was the name of the Ghostbusters' mascot?
Answer: Slimer
- Which 1985 cartoon featured heroes named Leonardo and Michelangelo?
Answer: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Medium Level
- What fictional high school was featured in "Fast Times at Ridgemont High"?
Answer: Ridgemont High
- Who played Ferris Bueller in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off"?
Answer: Matthew Broderick
- What was the Ghostbusters' vehicle called?
Answer: ECTO-1
- What 1985 film featured the "Truffle Shuffle"?
Answer: The Goonies
- Which AI system did David Lightman hack in "WarGames"?
Answer: WOPR (War Operation Plan Response)
- Which charity single featured 80s artists like Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper?
Answer: We Are the World
- What was the name of the bar in "Cheers"?
Answer: Cheers
- Which 1988 film starred Tom Hanks as a child in an adult’s body?
Answer: Big
- Who played Alex Owens in "Flashdance"?
Answer: Jennifer Beals
- What spaceship did Ellen Ripley pilot in "Aliens"?
Answer: The Sulaco
- Which dystopian film featured the slogan "Big Brother is watching"?
Answer: 1984
- What was RoboCop’s real name?
Answer: Alex Murphy
- Which TV detective drove a Ferrari 308 GTS?
Answer: Magnum P.I.
- Where did Baby and Johnny practice their lifts in "Dirty Dancing"?
Answer: Kellerman’s Resort
- Which 1983 film featured Matthew Broderick as a hacker?
Answer: WarGames
- What was E.T.’s favorite candy?
Answer: Reese’s Pieces
- Which band released "Born in the U.S.A." in 1984?
Answer: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
- What high school was the setting for "The Breakfast Club"?
Answer: Shermer High School
- Which 1985 action film starred Mel Gibson as "Mad Max"?
Answer: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
- What was the name of the DeLorean’s inventor in "Back to the Future"?
Answer: Dr. Emmett Brown
Hard Level
- What fictional town was the setting for "Back to the Future"?
Answer: Hill Valley
- Who directed "The Shining" (1980)?
Answer: Stanley Kubrick
- What was the secret project name in "Top Gun"?
Answer: Miramar Naval Air Station (aka "Fightertown USA")
- Which 1982 film starred Drew Barrymore as Gertie?
Answer: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- What was the spaceship’s name in "Flight of the Navigator"?
Answer: The Trimaxion Drone Ship
- Which 1987 film featured Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko?
Answer: Wall Street
- What AI villain appeared in "Short Circuit 2"?
Answer: SAINT (Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport)
- Which Prince song was the title track for "Purple Rain"?
Answer: Purple Rain
- Where did Axel Foley party in "Beverly Hills Cop"?
Answer: The Banana Club
- Which film featured the line "I feel the need... the need for speed"?
Answer: Top Gun
- What robot starred in Disney’s "The Black Hole" (1979/80)?
Answer: V.I.N.CENT (Vital Information Necessary CENTralized)
- Who played Eddie Valiant in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit"?
Answer: Bob Hoskins
- What was the fictional band in "This Is Spinal Tap"?
Answer: Spinal Tap
- Which John Hughes film included the character John Bender?
Answer: The Breakfast Club
- What was the virtual world called in "Tron" (1982)?
Answer: The Grid
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