80s Movies
Michael J. Fox plays a teenager who time travels into the past in a DeLorean time machine invented by a scientist in the 1985 film Back to the [missing word].
Answer: What is Future? Fox plays Marty McFly, and he told fellow cast members at a reunion that strangers still call him McFly.
The tune “Memory” comes from this long-running Andrew Lloyd Webber musical.
Answer: What is Cats? Theaters in New York and London were filled with Andrew Lloyd Webber musicals during the 1980s. Cats is based on the poems in T.S. Eliot’s book Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats.
In the United States, Thanksgiving falls on this date in November.
Answer: What is fourth Thursday in November? In 1941, Congress set the date as the fourth Thursday of the month.
Colonel Sanders now calls this brand KFC.
Answer: What is Kentucky Fried Chicken? The company officially shortened the name in 1991.
This British royal couple divorced in 1996.
Answer: Who are Prince Charles and Princess Diana? They were separated for four years before they divorced.
Dustin Hoffman stars in this 1982 film about an actor who doubles as a daytime female soap opera actress. He plays the dual role of Michael Dorsey and Dorothy Michaels.
Answer: What is Tootsie? Tootsie was the name of Dustin Hoffman’s mother’s dog. Hoffman passed himself off as a woman at his daughter’s school in preparation for the audition.
This 1950s-era musical—about a bad boy and a goody two shoes who are teens in love—was made into a movie starring John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
Answer: What is Grease? “Grease” and “Summer Nights” are two of the cuts from the soundtrack album.
Eating too much of this Thanksgiving food makes you sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner.
Answer: What is eating turkey? It’s true that turkey contains tryptophan, which can
induce sleepiness, but you would have to eat a lot of turkey for the tryptophan to kick in.
Who doesn’t eat too much on Thanksgiving?
Walmart used to be spelled differently before it took this punctuation mark out of its name.
Answer: What is hyphen? Its internet traffic soared after the hyphen was removed.
This actress had seven marriages and six husbands. She was married to and divorced from Richard Burton twice.
Answer: Who is Elizabeth Taylor? She was married to Burton from May 12, 1959, to March 6, 1964, and from March 15, 1964, to June 26, 1974. So, their first divorce only lasted around a week.
Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson star in this 1983 movie as next-door neighbors. She’s a mother with mother-daughter problems, and he’s a retired astronaut.
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Answer: What is Terms of Endearment? Many of the scenes between MacLaine and Nicholson were improvised
The tune “Don’t Cry for Me Argentina” comes from this Andrew Lloyd Webber musical about Juan Peron’s wife, first lady of Argentina.
Answer: What is Evita? Eva Peron was an actress before marrying Juan Peron, and she was loved by the poor.
Canada’s Thanksgiving is celebrated in this month.
Answer: What is October? Canada celebrates Thanksgiving the second Monday in October. It became a national holiday in 1957.
Hugh Hefner originally named and almost published his magazine as Stag Party.
Answer: What is Playboy? The name was changed when the publisher of Stag magazine threatened legal action.
Joe DiMaggio was married to this blonde bombshell for only nine months.
Answer: Who is Marilyn Monroe? Frank Sinatra advised DiMaggio to hire a detective to spy on Monroe before their divorce. One night, Sinatra and DiMaggio decided to play detective, and they ended up breaking down the wrong door
This 1981 film stars Dudley Moore and Liza Minnelli. He plays a spoiled man who stands to gain a fortune if he marries a woman he doesn’t love. However, he then falls for Linda Morolla (Minnelli), a woman of no means.
Answer: What is Arthur? While filming, Minnelli mistakenly boarded a New York City bus in front of Bergdorf’s. It was a real bus, not the stage prop.
This Bob Fosse Broadway musical about the Jazz Era is set in the Windy City.
Answer: What is Chicago? “All That Jazz” is one of the recordings from the soundtrack.
This meat was served at the first Thanksgiving.
What is waterfowl? There is no concrete evidence that turkey was served, though it could have been. It is likely that goose and duck were the wild fowl served. Venison was also likely served on the first Thanksgiving menu.
These kitchen items used to be called pressure cookers; today’s modern, electric version is called this.
Answer: What is instant pot or “instapot”? People who were scared to use pressure cookers rely on these appliances to cook in no time flat.
James Taylor was married to this fellow singer, who is best-known for her hits “You’re So Vain,” “You Belong to Me,” and “Nobody Does It Better.”
Answer: Who is Carly Simon? She says the marriage fell apart not for his infidelity but for his lying about it. They remain lifelong friends.
Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, and Jeff Conrad play the Jarrett family in this 1980 film about a grief-stricken family in the aftermath of their other son’s accidental death. The title of the film is [missing word] People.
Answer: What is Ordinary? Judd Hirsch plays the psychiatrist, but Richard Dreyfuss was also under consideration for the role.
The Broadway musical La Cage Aux Folles (la CAZH ah FULL) was adapted into this film starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane.
Answer: What is The Birdcage? Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, and Hank Azaria also star in the film.
If you’re making mashed potatoes for a crowd, this is a strange and easy way to peel them.
Answer: What is run them through the dishwasher rinse cycle? HGTV says running them through the rinse cycle loosens the peels so peeling is much quicker and easier.
Chris Steak House used to go by this longer name.
Answer: What is Ruth’s Chris Steak House? Before the longer name, it was called Chris’s Steaks, and it was established by a single mother
This actress, who plays in Gidget and The Flying Nun, and Burt Reynolds were an item for five years before ending their relationship.
Answer: Who is Sally Field? He proposed twice, but she never took him up on the offer. In an interview, Reynolds referred to Field as “the love of my life.”