Culture and Daily Life
Name of the haircut which a pony tail is attached to the side of a head
What is a Side pony tail?
A famous singer known as the “King of Pop."
Who is Michael Jackson?
This famous basketball player joined the Chicago Bulls in 1984.
Who is Michael Jordan?
This former actor and governor won the 1980 U.S. presidential election, beginning a major political shift in the decade.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
This nickname was given to Ronald Reagan’s economic policies.
What is Reaganomics?
Mens hairstyle with short hair in the front and long hair in the back
What is a Mullet?
This singer wrote “Careless Whisper” in 1984.
Who is George Michael?
A concert event, which took place in Philadelphia and London, occurred in the 1980s to give aid to Africa.
What is Live Aid?
This long conflict between the U.S. and the Soviet Union continued through the 1980s, influencing global politics and military spending.
What is the Cold War?
This nickname was given to the big, heavy, rectangular phones that were common in the 80s.
What is a brick phone?
Hairstyle with heavy amounts of hairspray and wax applied to make the hair go straight up
What is Spiked Hair?
A famous channel that rose to prominence in the 80s, known for playing music videos.
What is MTV?
One of the most influential wrestler of the 1980s, known for wearing his iconic yellow and red costume and a bandanna with a pair of sunglasses.
Who is Hulk Hogan
This 1989 protest movement in China, led mostly by students demanding political reform, became one of the most famous demonstrations of the decade.
What is the Tiananmen Square protest?
During the 1980s, this company was the most dominant on selling PCs.
What is IBM?
The trend where heavy amounts of hairspray was used to make hair appear larger
What is Big hair?
This album from the 80s is still the most sold album of all time.
What is Thriller by Michael Jackson?
This movie was the top-grossing movie in the 1980s.
What is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
This major Middle Eastern war lasted from 1980 to 1988 and drew international attention due to its scale and casualties.
What is the Iran–Iraq War?
This console was released by Nintendo in 1985, which recovered the console market crash in 1983.
What is the NES/Nintendo Entertainment System?
A haircut in which one fully shaved their head with only the back of the head having hair, grown out long like a mullet
What is a skullet?
This team won the Super Bowl three times in the 80s.
What is the 49rs / San Francisco?
This newly-added warning label on music in the 80s ironically improved sales.
What is the Parental Advisory Label?
This movement grew in the 1980s as people demanded equal rights and protections for those affected by HIV/AIDS.
What is the AIDS activism movement?
The U.S. was scared that this country would dominate global technological and economic development throughout the 1980s.
What is Japan?