Female Authors
Her novel The Handmaid’s Tale has been made into a popular modern TV series
Who is Margaret Atwood?
The ’80s were a time for female leaders, including Corazon Aquino, who became the first woman president of this Southeast Asian island nation.
What is the Philippines?
A famous tune of 1985, “We Are the World” helped raise funds to fight famine and poverty in this African nation.
What is Ethiopia?
This 34-letter tune is from Mary Poppins.
What is “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious”?
Everyone looks forward to TGIF, which is the acronym for this.
What is Thank God/goodness it’s Friday?
This New Orleans native is noted for her Interview with the Vampire, which was made into a movie starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.
Who is Anne Rice?
A 1986 disaster saw the explosion of this nuclear power plant in the Ukraine.
What is Chernobyl?
Her semi-autobiographical The House on Mango Street details the life of a young woman in Chicago.
Who is Sandra Cisneros?
This tune from The Sound of Music, which is set in summertime, has become a classic Christmas song.
What is “My Favorite Things”?
The Mamas and the Papas recorded a tune about this day of the week.
What is Monday?
Danielle Steel is an author most noted for her bestsellers in this genre.
What is romance?
In 1982, it became illegal worldwide to hunt these large marine mammals.
What are whales?
Often associated with Japanese racing, the first official event in this type of racing was held in 1988 and called the Ikaten.
What is drift racing?
This hit, recorded by B. J. Thomas, is part of the Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid score.
What is “Raindrops Keep Falling on My Head”?
Alphabetically, this is the first day of the week.
What is Friday?
She is the author of fiction and nonfiction works including The Joy Luck Club and The Moon Lady.
Who is Amy Tan?
In 1985, this Soviet leader introduced two concepts to revive the economy: glasnost, or “openness,” and perestroika, or “restructuring.”
Who is Gorbachev?
The Apollo and this other spacecraft became the first two to achieve international docking in space, in 1975.
What is Soyuz? The docking between the U.S. and Soviet crafts took place as part of a test project.
You probably associate Andy Williams with this standard tune, but Holly Golightly introduced it first in Breakfast at Tiffany’s.
What is “Moon River”?
John Travolta stars in this movie featuring a tune by nearly the same name.
What is Saturday Night Fever?
Born in 1944, her famous works include 1982’s The Color Purple and 1970’s The Third Life of Grange Copeland.
Who is Alice Walker?
Supreme Court news in the 1980s included her appointment as the first female associate justice.
Who is Sandra Day O’Connor?
Her anti-drug campaign slogan told ’80s kids to “just say no.”
Who is Nancy Reagan?
“Monkey See, Monkey Do” is featured in this film, starring Connie Francis and Harve Presnell.
What is When the Boys Meet the Girls?
This now-defunct retail store used to buy excess products and resell them at a discount.
What is Tuesday Morning? COVID-19 led to its downfall and eventual liquidation.