Music
Who was known as the "Queen of Pop" in the 1980s?
Cyndi Lauper
What is the name of the villain who haunts people’s dream in A Nightmare on Elm Street?
Freddy Krueger
What NBA team won the most championships in the 80s?
The Lakers (5 Championships)
What activity has become popular again recently that also was trending in the 1980s?
Hacky Sacking
Who was president of the United States for most of the 1980s?
Ronald Reagan
How many Grammys did Michael Jackson's Thriller win in 1984?
Eight
What was the highest grossing movie of the 1980s?
E.T.
Which NFL team went undefeated for the entire 1984 regular season but ended up losing in the Super Bowl?
Miami Dolphins
What was Sally Ride the first American woman to do in 1983?
The first American woman to go to space
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
Whitney Houston
The 1986 animated movie, Transformers took place in the future. What year was it?
2005
What sporting event is known as the “Miracle on Ice”?
U.S. vs Soviet Union in the 1980 Winter Olympics (US won 4-3)
What boat did ocean explorers finally locate the wreckage of in 1985?
the Titanic
What year did the first woman get elected to the Supreme Court?
1981 (Sandra Day O'Connor)
How many years did the Pink Floyd album Dark Side of the Moon remain on the billboard charts?
Almost 15 years (778 weeks)
What color is the car that Ferris Bueller borrows from Cameron’s dad in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?
Red
Where were the Summer Olympics held in 1984?
Los Angeles
Frustrated with limited City Council representation, which of NYC's 5 boroughs attempted to secede from NYC and become an independent city?
Staten Island
What year did a woman run on a major political party's presidential ticket for the first time in US history?
1984 (Geraldine Ferraro)
What was the first music video ever played on MTV?
Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles
88 mph
How many points did Wayne Gretzky score in 1986, breaking the NHL single-season points record?
215 points
What was discovered above Antarctica in 1985?
The first ozone layer hole
What sci-fi movie was Ronald Reagan's defense plan named after?
Star Wars