Top Hits of 1985
This movie, staring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd, brought in the most sales at the box office in 1985.
Back to the Future
On this day (a celebrated holiday,) Jeremy was brought home from the hospital.
Valentines Day
Jeremy has this color eyes.
Brown
What year did the Berlin Wall fall?
1989
What fruit candy with a balloon on the wrapper came out in 1985?
Airheads
For the week of February 2nd, this song by Foreigner, topped Billboard charts (play song clip.)
I Want to Know What Love Is
This was Jeremy’s weight and height at birth.
9lbs, 20 inches long
This president was elected to office in 1981 and was our 40th president. His name rhymes with Donald Deagen.
Ronald Reagan
What US volcano erupted in 1980?
Mount St. Helens
In 1983, which country was the first to build a Disneyland outside of the US?
Japan
This team (mascot shown here) defeated the Dolphins, scoring 38 points to become the Superbowl Champions in 1895.
The San Francisco 49ers
Jeremy serves on the board for this homeschool organization.
CSIndy (Classical Conversations)
This is one of Jeremy’s nicknames, because he reminds us of a Teddy Bear.
Jer Bear
This woman was an American physicist and NASA astronaut who became the first American woman in space on June 18, 1983.
Sally Ride
What was the most popular video game of the 80s?
Mario Bros
This notable book, written by Canadian author Margaret Atwood, was published in 1895. The story was reintroduced in 2017 as a TV series on Hulu.
A Handmaid’s Tale
Jeremy published his book series ‘Galactic Travelers,’ which includes the books Wormholes & Secrets and Discovery & Destruction, on Amazon under this alias.
Aaron Abrams
Jeremy was this age when he celebrated the new millennium in 2000 (he was born in 1985.)
15
This war was the first major international crisis of the post-Cold War era and started in August 1990.
The Persian Gulf War
What ancient Chinese toy was repopularized in the 80s?
The Hack Sack
This operating systems was first introduced in 1985 and was the first major release of Microsoft Windows. It featured a simple word processor, painting program, appointment calendar, and more.
Windows 1.0
This event/injury required medical examination - resulting in Jeremy’s first trip to the ER (and subsequently, Jono’s first trip as well,) when he was only 15 months old.
window slamming/crushed fingers
This Disney film was released in 1981 and tells of an unlikely friendship between two animas named Tod and Cooper. Tod, a fluffy red animal was raised by a sweet old women, while Cooper was the hunting companion to his owner.
The Fox and the Hound
This war was an armed conflict between Iraq and a coalition led by the United States that took place from 1990 to 1991. The war was fought in response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.
The Gulf War
What year was the wreckage of The Titanic located?
1985