80's Trivia
This popular Nintendo console, released in 1985, helped revitalize the video game industry.
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)
If something was totally amazing, you might exclaim this three-letter word.
RAD
In what year did Prince Charles and Lady Diana get married?
1981
A site of the university's restoration and conservation efforts, UCSB's lagoon is home to various species of plants, birds, fish, and other flora and fauna. How deep is the lagoon's water at its deepest point? 6 ft, 12 feet, 24 feet, 45 feet, 130 feet?
6 feet
Deltopia, a block party that takes place during early Spring Quarter each year, was originally known as Floatopia and took place on rafts along the coast. In which year did Floatopia start? (2004, 2006, 2009, 2011, 2014)
2004
In 1988, a computer worm created by Robert Tappan Morris became one of the first major attacks on the internet. It was named after what famous landmark?
Morris Worm
This term meant someone was stylish or cool—like, totally.
gnarly
What was the highest grossing film of the 80s?
ET
What is the name and benefactor of the failed dormatory in 2023
Carlie Munger
The Dining Commons at UCSB serve a vast majority of the first-year population, and a significant number of other undergraduates. About how many glasses of milk do they serve in a given year?
(10K, 100K, 400K, 1M, 3M)
1M
In 1987, at the Brandenburg Gate in West Berlin, President Ronald Reagan famously challenged Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall."
Berlin Wall
If something was uncool or embarrassing, you'd call it this two-word term.
Gag me
What movie took home seven Academy Awards in 1985?
Out of Africa
The coast west of Isla Vista was once bombarded with torpedoes in what was the first naval bombardment of the U.S. since the War of 1812. During which war did this occur? US Civil War, Spanish American War, WW1, WW2, Cold War?
WW2
After 31 years, Henry Yang is stepping down as the Chancellor of UCSB in June 2025. In addition to his duties as Chancellor, which department does Yang teach classes for?
Mechanical Engineering
The first woman to run on a major party's presidential ticket was Geraldine Ferraro, who was the Vice Presidential nominee in this year's election.
1984
This word could describe anything excellent, outrageous, or just totally '80s.
Tubular
What 1984 film did John Hughes take just two days to write?
Sixteen Candles
On any given day, thousands of students and faculty bike to, from, and around the UCSB campus on designated bike paths. How many miles of bike paths does UCSB have? (2,3,4,5,7)
7
Although it joined the UC system in 1944, UCSB was actually founded in 1891 as a teachers' college. What name was UCSB founded under?
Anna Blake School
The Iran-Contra affair, a major political scandal, dominated headlines in the mid-1980s. It involved the secret sale of weapons to Iran in exchange for what?
Release of the American Hostages
What does VHS stand for?
Video Home System
What musician played the guitar solo in the Michael Jackson song ‘Beat It?’
Edie Van Halen
Plans to build Munger Hall, a planned windowless dormitory, were shelved in August 2023. UCSB has instead revealed plans to bulid a new housing complex bearing what name? Eastgate Apartments, San Benito, Contra Costa, Del Norte Apartments, Anacapa 2
San Benito
The ARPANET was a computer network responsible for building much of the foundations for the Internet. UCSB was one of the first nodes in this network, along with UCLA, Stanford, and which of these schools?
University of Utah