80s MUSIC
What year was the album "Purple Rain" released?
1984
What type of collectible cards featuring cartoon characters came out in 1988?
Garbage Pail Kids
What was the longest running sit-com in the 1980s?
Cheers
Who was the president of the USA during most of the 80s?
Ronald Reagan
What type of device allowed people to store information digitally for the first time?
Floppy Disk
Who wrote and produced the song "Hungry like the Wolf"?
Duran Duran
What taffy-like fruit candy featuring a balloon o the wrapper came out in 1985?
Laffy Taffy
Who was the lead actress in "Back to the Future"?
Lea Thompson
What city hosted the summer Olympics in 1984?
Los Angeles
What year was the Worldwide Web developed?
1989
What was the name of Michael Jackson's 1st solo album?
Off the Wall
What popular animated series featuring a group of crime-fighting teens debuted in 1984?
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Who was the biggest male movie star of the 1980's?
Tom Cruise
He starred in several hit films such as Top Gun and Rain Man.
Who starred as Mary McFly in the classic 80s movie "Back to the Future"?
Michael J Fox
What type of medical imaging became popular during the 1980s?
MRI scans
Who was the most popular female singer of the decade?
Madonna
What was the name of the popular children's doll that came out in the 1980s?
Cabbage Patch Kids
What was the name of the popular TV Show featuring a family living in suburban Chicago?
Family Ties
What happened in 1989 that led to the reunification of Germany?
Fall of the Berlin Wall
What year was the portable CD player invented, allowing people to listen to audio CDs on the go?
1984
Who wrote and produced the song "I Wanna Dance with Somebody"?
Whitney Houston
What popular 80s video game featured an Italian plumber as the main character?
Super Mario Brothers
Who starred in classic 80s movies such as "The Breakfast Club" and "Pretty in Pink"?
Molly Ringwald
Who was the lead singer for the popular 80s band The Go-Go's?
Belinda Carlisle
What device helped revolutionize photography in the 1980s?
Autofocus camera