đź“Ľ 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?
    Answer: Back to the Future
  2. Which singer released the album 'Thriller' in 1982?
    Answer: Michael Jackson
  3. What TV show featured the Tanners and a talking golden retriever?
    Answer: Full House
  4. What video game character debuted in 1980 and eats dots while avoiding ghosts?
    Answer: Pac-Man
  5. Which toy was marketed with the slogan 'Caring, Sharing, Helping, and Friendship'?
    Answer: Care Bears
  6. What was the name of the family sitcom starring Bill Cosby?
    Answer: The Cosby Show
  7. Which 1984 movie featured a robot that said 'I'll be back'?
    Answer: The Terminator
  8. What was the name of the princess in 'The Princess Bride'?
    Answer: Buttercup
  9. Which band sang 'Sweet Child O' Mine'?
    Answer: Guns N' Roses
  10. What iconic fashion item did Madonna popularize in the 80s?
    Answer: Fishnet gloves
  11. Which 1986 film featured kids fighting a pirate named One-Eyed Willy?
    Answer: The Goonies
  12. What was the name of the robot in 'Short Circuit'?
    Answer: Johnny 5
  13. Which 1984 film banned dancing in its fictional town?
    Answer: Footloose
  14. What was the name of the Ghostbusters' mascot?
    Answer: Slimer
  15. Which 1985 cartoon featured heroes named Leonardo and Michelangelo?
    Answer: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Medium Level

  1. What fictional high school was featured in 'Fast Times at Ridgemont High'?
    Answer: Ridgemont High
  2. Who played Ferris Bueller in 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off'?
    Answer: Matthew Broderick
  3. What was the Ghostbusters' vehicle called?
    Answer: ECTO-1
  4. What 1985 film featured the 'Truffle Shuffle'?
    Answer: The Goonies
  5. Which AI system did David Lightman hack in 'WarGames'?
    Answer: WOPR (War Operation Plan Response)
  6. Which charity single featured 80s artists like Michael Jackson and Cyndi Lauper?
    Answer: We Are the World
  7. What was the name of the bar in 'Cheers'?
    Answer: Cheers
  8. Which 1988 film starred Tom Hanks as a child in an adult’s body?
    Answer: Big
  9. Who played Alex Owens in 'Flashdance'?
    Answer: Jennifer Beals
  10. What spaceship did Ellen Ripley pilot in 'Aliens'?
    Answer: The Sulaco
  11. Which dystopian film featured the slogan 'Big Brother is watching'?
    Answer: 1984
  12. What was RoboCop’s real name?
    Answer: Alex Murphy
  13. Which TV detective drove a Ferrari 308 GTS?
    Answer: Magnum P.I.
  14. Where did Baby and Johnny practice their lifts in 'Dirty Dancing'?
    Answer: Kellerman’s Resort
  15. Which 1983 film featured Matthew Broderick as a hacker?
    Answer: WarGames
  16. What was E.T.’s favorite candy?
    Answer: Reese’s Pieces
  17. Which band released 'Born in the U.S.A.' in 1984?
    Answer: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
  18. What high school was the setting for 'The Breakfast Club'?
    Answer: Shermer High School
  19. Which 1985 action film starred Mel Gibson as 'Mad Max'?
    Answer: Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
  20. What was the name of the DeLorean’s inventor in 'Back to the Future'?
    Answer: Dr. Emmett Brown

Hard Level

  1. What fictional town was the setting for 'Back to the Future'?
    Answer: Hill Valley
  2. Who directed 'The Shining' (1980)?
    Answer: Stanley Kubrick
  3. What was the secret project name in 'Top Gun'?
    Answer: Miramar Naval Air Station (aka 'Fightertown USA')
  4. Which 1982 film starred Drew Barrymore as Gertie?
    Answer: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
  5. What was the spaceship’s name in 'Flight of the Navigator'?
    Answer: The Trimaxion Drone Ship
  6. Which 1987 film featured Michael Douglas as Gordon Gekko?
    Answer: Wall Street
  7. What AI villain appeared in 'Short Circuit 2'?
    Answer: SAINT (Strategic Artificially Intelligent Nuclear Transport)
  8. Which Prince song was the title track for 'Purple Rain'?
    Answer: Purple Rain
  9. Where did Axel Foley party in 'Beverly Hills Cop'?
    Answer: The Banana Club
  10. Which film featured the line 'I feel the need... the need for speed'?
    Answer: Top Gun
  11. What robot starred in Disney’s 'The Black Hole' (1979/80)?
    Answer: V.I.N.CENT (Vital Information Necessary CENTralized)
  12. Who played Eddie Valiant in 'Who Framed Roger Rabbit'?
    Answer: Bob Hoskins
  13. What was the fictional band in 'This Is Spinal Tap'?
    Answer: Spinal Tap
  14. Which John Hughes film included the character John Bender?
    Answer: The Breakfast Club
  15. What was the virtual world called in 'Tron' (1982)?
    Answer: The Grid