80s Events
This teacher died in the space shuttle Challenger explosion.
Who was Christa McAuliffe?
This popular song by Michael Jackson featured many monsters and zombies.
What is Thriller?
The Denver Broncos joined the American Football league in this year
What is 1960?
In 1981, this disease was discovered.
What is HIV/AIDS?
Michael Keaton, Ben Affleck, Christian Bale, and Adam West are some of the actors who played the superhero in this franchise.
What is Batman?
Named after an American civil rights leader, this holiday was newly recognized in the U.S in 1983.
What is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day?
This artist released songs with titles like "Rocket Man", "I'm Still Standing", and "Candle in the Wind".
Who is Elton John?
I set a Denver Broncos record in 1999 for the most rushing attempts in the post season, as well as most yards and most touchdowns.
Who is Terrell Davis?
An extremely deadly virus named after it's discovery place in Africa.
What is Ebola?
Will Ferrell played Ron Burgundy in this movie.
This leader gave the citizens of the Soviet Union a little freedom and lead the dismantling of the Soviet Union.
Who is Mikhail Gorbachev?
This song from the "Escape" Album began "Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world. She took the midnight train going anywhere."
Who is Journey?
During the 1995 season, Larry Walker, Vinny Castilla, Andres Galarraga and Dante Bichette were collectively given this nickname.
Who are the Blake Street Bombers?
Name two common diseases caused by viruses.
What are, common colds, the flu, AIDS, chickenpox, COVID-19?
Name the Austin Powers trilogy movies.
What are International Man of Mystery, The Spy Who Shagged Me and Goldmember?
This is the nickname for supply-side economics during the 1980s.
What was Reaganomics?
This 1980 billy Joel classic begins with, "What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing, can't you tell that your tie's to wide."
What is It's Still Rock and Roll to Me?
How many sports championships have been won by the four major sports teams (football, baseball, basketball and hockey) in Denver?
What is five?
Broncos - 3 (1997, 1998, 2015); Avalanche - 2 (1996, 2001)
This virus is named after the disease it causes. FDR is a famous person who had this disease.
What is polio?
This 1983 movie with Tom Cruise featured Bob Seger's "Old Time Rock and Roll".
What is Risky Business?
On September 3, 1985, the wreck of this ship which sank in April 1912 was found.
What is the Titanic?
Formed in 1981, this band had three U.S. top 100 albums in the 80s but found its stride in the 90s with three worldwide number one albums.
Who is Metallica?
The Colorado Avalanche played this team in the 1996 Stanley Cup finals. The Avs won the series 4-0.
Who are the Florida Panthers?
Edward Jenner helped control small pox by introducing this into Europe.
What is a vaccination?
This science fiction movie, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is about a thief who is hired to implant an idea in an unconscious victim's mind.
What is Inception?