Important Events
This acute infectious disease starts with a high fever, headaches, and back pain, then proceeds to an eruption on the skin that leaves the face and limbs covered with cratered pockmarks, or pox.
What is "Smallpox"
What is the Titanic
This is the best selling album of all time, released in 1982.
What is "Thriller" by Michael Jackson?
This famous song is written by Michael Jackson and later parodied into the song "Eat It" by "Weird" Al Yankovic
What is "Beat It" By Michael Jackson
This movie was the 3rd released in its series, but it is more well known as episode VI and is apart of the original trilogy.
What is "Star Wars: Return of the Jedi"
Initially, some researchers referred to this syndrome as gay-related immune deficiency (GRID), since it appeared to be limited to homosexuals. In the media the disease commonly was referred to as the “gay plague”
What is "AIDS"
What is "The Challenger Disaster"
This popular brand advertised their product as "New" and "Better" but no one preferred it, being known as one of the biggest marketing blunders.
What is "New Coke"
This song was a hit single and widely popular meme somewhat recently, it is also the most viewed YouTube music video.
What is "Never Gonna Give You Up" By Rick Astley
This movie is known for its theme of friendship and fantasy, and popularized the candy "Reese's Pieces"
What is "E.T. The Extra Terrestrial"
This natural disaster was the largest volcanic eruption since the last ice age.
What is "Mount Saint Helens"
During the filming of a Pepsi commercial, this significant figure suffered severe burns of the scalp and this unintentionally caused him to get hooked on prescription drugs.
Who is "Michael Jackson"
This famous guitarist, known for his striking appearance for this aviators top hat and long black curly hair.
Who is "Slash"
This song was made specifically for the movie of the same name by Kenny Loggins and is about breaking free or "cutting loose" from societal constraints.
This movie is Rated R and is joked about being a Christmas movie, even though the only thing Christmassy about it is that it takes place at a Christmas party.
What is "Die Hard"
In this disaster in China, the Chinese government ran over teenage protesters who were protesting against the government, causing 241 deaths and about 7000 wounded.
What is the "Tiananmen Square Massacre"
What company acquired a fleet of 17 soviet submarines in exchange for distribution rights of its product in the USSR
What is PepsiCo
What team won the 1987 Major League Baseball World Series?
Your very own, Minnesota Twins
This song was written specifically for the movie "Rocky 3" and was widely popular among the 80s and until this day.
What is "Eye of the Tiger" By Survivor
In this movie, a princess pushes her true love down a hill as he screams "As you wish!"
What is "The Princess Bride"
Between 1984 and 1988, the number of hosts computers on this system grew from about one thousand to over 60 thousand, spanning the globe from Canada to New Zealand
This music video by Madonna was condemned by the Pope for its provocative blending of religion and sexuality
Like a Prayer
This particular TV show began in 1964, but was massively popularized in 1984 when the show's rights were sold to a new company, and a new host took over
JEOPARDY!!!
This song is often well known for its saxophone riff, and is widely seen as a romantic song.
What is "Careless Whisper" By Wham!
This Sci-Fi movie was originally made as a Star Wars parody.
What is "Spaceballs"