1970s
What was the name of the horse that won the Belmont Stakes, the Kentucky Derby, and Preakness, making it the 9th horse to win the Triple Crown in 1973?
Secretariat
Who became the youngest heavyweight champion in 1986?
Mike Tyson
Former movie actor who was President of the United States from 1981 to 1989
Ronald Reagan
What Microsoft program was invented in 1985?
Windows
The opening of a crate and revealing a "leg lamp" is a pivotal scene in what 1983 holiday classic movie?
A Christmas Story
Can you name the car that was the most produced car in the world in 1972?
Volkswagen Beetle
Who won the World Series in 1985?
Kansas City Royals
Spacecraft that exploded at take-off in 1986.
The Challenger
The first truly personal cassette player
The Sony Walkman
Who became the first American woman to go to outer space in 1983.
Sally Ride
a table tennis–themed twitch arcade sports video game, featuring simple two-dimensional graphics, manufactured by Atari
PONG
What year was Michael Jordan's first year in the NBA?
1984
Famous Soviet barrier between East and West Germany that "fell" (was destroyed) in 1989.
The Berlin Wall
What video arcade game was #1 in the year 1980?
Pac-Man
What 1985 video game begins with a planned departure from Independence, Missouri?
The Oregon Trail
The 26th Amendment became law in 1971. What did it grant people?
Anyone 18 or older can vote
Los Angeles, California
What was the first 24 hour news channel in the world that launched in 1980?
CNN
What was the first cell phone nicknamed?
The Brick
80s kids will remember the VHS - but what does it stand for?
Video home system
This UCLA coach of the '60s & '70s is 1 of only 3 men inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame as both a player & a coach.
John Wooden
Name BOTH teams in the NCAA Championship game in 1987
Indiana VS. Syracuse
Name the first female Supreme Court Justice nominated by President Reagan in 1981.
Sandra Day O'Connor
Nintendo released which classic game in 1985 that would feature a dog laughing at you if you failed to shoot down certain birds?
Duck Hunt
What famous shipwreck was discovered in 1985?
Titanic