Music
This music video was the first time Michael Jackson performed the “Moonwalk”
What is Billie Jean
This movie was the highest grossing film of the decade
What was E.T.
This juicery was commonly found in mall food courts in the 1980’s
Orange Julius
If you were lucky enough on Christmas morning in 1980, you would open up this game console
Atari 2600.
This president was well known for his affinity for blue jelly beans
Who is President Ronald Regan
This band had a famous animation technique used in the music video for “Take On Me”
Who is A-ha
This movie spawned the name “Brat Pack” for actors Judd Nelson, Emilio Estevez, Molly Ringwald, Anthony Michael Hall, and Ally Sheedy
What was “The Breakfast Club”
This beverage organized a challenge between itself and its biggest rival and lost
What is Pepsi-Cola
This doll had parents camping outside their local toy stores to purchase this for their child
What was a Cabbage Patch Kid
This Lieutenant Colonel came into the public spotlight as a result of his participation in the Iran-Contra affair
Who is Oliver North
What is ”Top Gun”
Which movie marked the beginning of a long string of successful Disney movies sometimes called the Disney renaissance era
“The Little Mermaid”
This Doritos flavor emerged in the 1980’s
”Cool Ranch”
This card game comprised of 108 colorful cards including Draw Two, Skip and Reverse.
What is “UNO”
Which famous South African anti-apartheid campaigner was released from prison in 1989
Who is Nelson Mandela
This “Frankie Goes to Hollywood” song was banned in the UK in 1984 because of its lyrics
What is ”Rleax”
This movie was about an extremely pampered African-American prince traveling to Queens, NY undercover to find a wife
What is “Coming to America”
What is “Reese Pieces”
This handheld toy allows you to doodle using dials to operate magnetic dust on the screen
What is “Etch-A-Sketch”
In April 1989 this leader organized the Mariel boat lift, a mass immigration of refugees to the U.S.
Who was Fidel Castro
Which famous singer was cousin to Dionne Warwick and goddaughter to Aretha Franklin
Who is Whitney Houston
This was the sequel to the 1979 sci-fy movie Alien
“Aliens”
Which of these chain restaurants did not open in the 1980’s: Applebee’s, Chi-Chi‘s, Buffalo Wild Wings, or Cinnabon.
What is “Chi-Chi’s”
In this life and death game the player must steadily remove various items using metal tweezers without triggering the buzzer.
What is “Operation”
This Scottish city was the sight of the downing of Pan-Am flight 103. A terrorist attack directed by Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi