Movies
What intergalactic trilogy would become a cult classic released by LucasFilms from 1977-1983?
Star Wars
What sequel show to the popular sci-fi world of Star Trek: The Original Series would bring the "Trekkies" back to the TV screen?
Star Trek: The Next Generation
What toy from the 80's, known for its colorful puzzle, would be dubbed in The Wedding Singer as "unsolvable"?
Rubix's Cube
Released in 1985, what would become the most famous video game franchise in history?
Super Mario Bros.
True or False: Shoulder pads, leg warmers, and acid-washed jeans were popular style trends of the 80's.
True (Duh)
What spooky comedy would bring the likes of Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and Rick Moranis to the same screen?
Ghostbusters
What famous star from The Andy Griffith Show in the 60's would now play landlord to Jack, Janet, Chrissy, etc., in the 70's-80's sitcom, Three's Company?
Don Knotts
Released in 1982, what would become the best-selling album of all time, with hits like "Beat It," "Billie Jean," and "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"?
Thriller by Michael Jackson
What extremely addictive video game of stacking blocks first debuted in 1984?
Tetris
McDonald's released what iconic kid's meal in 1981?
Chicken McNuggets
Fact: McDonald's also served for a brief time the McPizza
What 1980 comedy-musical featured a car chase where 60 police cars where crashed?
The Blues Brothers
Fact! The Blues Brothers holds the Guinness Book of World Records for most cars wrecked in a movie (103).
What action-packed 80's show told the story of four former U.S. Special Army Soldiers who were framed for a crime they didn't commit?
The A-Team
What channel would be released in 1981 which brought the radio to your TV?
MTV
Fact: MTV still exists today, but as a reality channel that has lost its 80's luster.
What arcade game of the 80's brought a "Fever" to all that kept pumping coins to play as this circular dot eater?
Pac-Man
What parody artist of the 80's would become famous for spoofs on Queen, Michael Jackson, and Madonna?
"Weird Al" Yankovic
Fact: The music artist parodied the most by "Weird Al" Yankovic is The Rolling Stones, who have a whole polka dedicated to them ("The Hot Rocks Polka").
Mel Brooks, known for Young Frankenstein, and High Anxiety, would become famous for a popular movie spoof on an intergalactic universe?
Mel Brooks's Spaceballs
What 1986 comedy what star an alien from the planet Melmac who now lives with the average American family?
ALF
Starting around the 80's, where was the "go-to" place for teens to hang out.
Hint: It commonly had shopping, movie theaters, etc.
The mall
What handheld gaming console released by Nintendo in 1989 showed that Nintendo was becoming well-advanced to its competitors.
The Game Boy
What was the price of a gallon gas in the 1980's?
About $1.00
What movie by "Weird Al" Yankovic would spoof 80's movies like Indiana Jones, Rambo, and game show The Wheel of Fortune.
UHF
What mystery show would emerge in 1987 and stay on the air until 2010?
Hint: It was hosted by Robert Stack.
Unsolved Mysteries
What music artist, with his one-hit wonder in 1987, would become extremely famous in the early 2000's when the trend of "Rick-Rolling" started?
Rick Astley
Fact: Because of the "Rick-Rolling" trend, "Never Gonna Give You Up" has over 1.6 billion views on Youtube!
What would become the cheat code burned into everyone who dared fight Mike Tyson in Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!?
007-373-5963
Fact: If you actually dialed Mike Tyson's cheat code into a phone, it would bring you to the Nintendo customer service!
What wall did President Reagan mean by stating, "Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall."
The Berlin Wall