📼 Radical Retro Challenge! Test Your 1980s Pop Culture Knowledge: Top 50 Trivia!

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!

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Easy Level

  1. What 1985 film featured a time-traveling DeLorean?
  2. Which singer released the album 'Thriller' in 1982?
  3. What TV show featured the Tanners and a talking golden retriever?
  4. What video game character debuted in 1980 and eats dots while avoiding ghosts?
  5. Which toy was marketed with the slogan 'Caring, Sharing, Helping, and Friendship'?
  6. What was the name of the family sitcom starring Bill Cosby?
  7. Which 1984 movie featured a robot that said 'I'll be back'?
  8. What was the name of the princess in 'The Princess Bride'?
  9. Which band sang 'Sweet Child O' Mine'?
  10. What iconic fashion item did Madonna popularize in the 80s?
  11. Which 1986 film featured kids fighting a pirate named One-Eyed Willy?
  12. What was the name of the robot in 'Short Circuit'?
  13. Which 1984 film banned dancing in its fictional town?
  14. What was the name of the Ghostbusters' mascot?
  15. Which 1985 cartoon featured heroes named Leonardo and Michelangelo?

Medium Level

  1. What fictional high school was featured in 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High'?
  2. Who played Ferris Bueller in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'?
  3. What was the Ghostbusters' vehicle called?
  4. What 1985 film featured the 'Truffle Shuffle'?
  5. Which AI system did David Lightman hack in 'WarGames'?
  6. Which charity single featured 80s artists like Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper?
  7. What was the name of the bar in 'Cheers'?
  8. Which 1988 film starred Tom Hanks as a child in an adult’s body?
  9. Who played Alex Owens in 'Flashdance'?
  10. What spaceship did Ellen Ripley pilot in 'Aliens'?
  11. Which dystopian film featured the slogan 'Big Brother is watching'?
  12. What was RoboCop’s real name?
  13. Which TV detective drove a Ferrari 308 GTS?
  14. Where did Baby and Johnny practice their lifts in 'Dirty Dancing'?
  15. Which 1983 film featured Matthew Broderick as a hacker?
  16. What was E.T.’s favorite candy?
  17. Which band released 'Born in the U.S.A.' in 1984?
  18. What high school was the setting for 'The Breakfast Club'?
  19. Which 1985 action film starred Mel Gibson as 'Mad Max'?
  20. What was the name of the DeLorean’s inventor in 'Back to the Future'?

Hard Level

  1. What fictional town was the setting for 'Back to the Future'?
  2. Who directed 'The Shining' (1980)?
  3. What was the secret project name in 'Top Gun'?
  4. Which 1982 film starred Drew Barrymore as Gertie?
  5. What was the spaceship’s name in 'Flight of the Navigator'?
  6. Which 1987 film featured Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko?
  7. What AI villain appeared in 'Short Circuit 2'?
  8. Which Prince song was the title track for 'Purple Rain'?
  9. Where did Axel Foley party in 'Beverly Hills Cop'?
  10. Which film featured the line 'I feel the need... the need for speed'?
  11. What robot starred in Disney’s 'The Black Hole' (1979/80)?
  12. Who played Eddie Valiant in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'?
  13. What was the fictional band in 'This Is Spinal Tap'?
  14. Which John Hughes film included the character John Bender?
  15. What was the virtual world called in 'Tron' (1982)?