Music
What is the name of Whitney Houston’s first platinum-selling single?
I wanna dance with somebody
What famous Disney film, released in 1989, starred a princess with red hair?
The little mermaid
What is the name of the hairstyle that was short at the front and sides, but long at the back?
Mullet
What does VHS stand for?
Video Home System
Where was the 1986 World Cup held?
Mexico City
Who was the first female artists to sell over 5 million copies of her album?
Madonna, with her album ‘Like a virgin’
With Michael Sembello’s song “Maniac” on the soundtrack, what 1983 film stars Jennifer Beals as an exotic dancer whose dream is to become a ballerina?
Flash dance
Which advertising slogan was launched by Nike in 1988?
Just do it
Which iconic music product was released by Sony in 1980?
The walkman
In what year did Prince Charles and Lady Diana get married?
1981
What is the name of the 1981 chart-topping single by Journey?
Don’t Stop Believin
What was the highest-grossing film of the 80s?
E.T. The extra-terrestrial
Which footwear company became hugely popular in the 1980s after the popularity of punk rock?
Doc Marten boots
What is that name of the maze-themed arcade game released in 1980?
PAC-man
What is the name of the shuttle involved in the first fatal accident of a spacecraft in flight in 1986?
Challenger
Which US musician wrote the smash hit ‘Manic Monday’, made famous by the Bangles?
Prince
Doc Brown and Marty Mcfly are the main characters in what well-known 80s film?
Back to the Future
What clothing item was essential if you were ‘power dressing?
Shoulder pads
Which computer sold in the 1980’s still holds the Guinness world record for the highest-selling computer of all time?
The Commodore 64
What happened in the Ukraine in 1986?
Chernobyl Diaster
Who played the guitar solo in Michael Jackson song ‘Beat it’.
Eddie Van Halen
What is the name of the villain from Nightmare on Elm Street?
What was the name of the must-have hair accessory of the 1980’s?
Banana clip
Which video game was the most popular video game of the 1980s?
Mario Bros.
Which volcano, found in the US state of Washington, erupted in 1989?
Mount St Helens