Can You Ace This Totally Gnarly 1980’s Trivia Quiz?
The 1980’s were the decade of shoulder pads, big hair and parachute pants. Everybody knew Jenny’s number, and hardly anybody could solve the Rubik’s Cube. (Well, hardly anybody WE knew, anyway.) It’s hard to wrap up such a rad decade in just ten questions, but we sure gave it our best shot! See how you do on this little gem that’ll have you wishing you’d ordered just a few more of those cassette tapes from Columbia House…
1. What was the name of the Ray-Ban sunglasses style popularized in the 1980's following paid product placements in films like Risky Business, The Breakfast Club, and others?
2. When MTV debuted on August 1, 1981, what was the first music video it aired?
3. Which of the following movies did NOT star 80's teen movie icon Molly Ringwald?
4. The 1985 benefit concert "Live Aid" was intended to raise funds for what crisis?
5. Which of the following groups of federal employees staged a major strike in the early 80's, causing President Reagan to fire over 11,000 of them?
6. For what original purpose were the Care Bears created in the early 1980's?
7. When the Loma Prieta earthquake struck the San Francisco Bay Area in 1989, which two baseball teams were getting ready to start game three of the World Series?
8. Which of the following 1980s fashion trends actually dated back to the 1970s?
9. Which of the following 1980s TV shows had the longest runtime?
10. What brand of designer jeans was Brooke Shields known for modeling in the 1980's?
