Pop Music
What 1982 Michael Jackson album became the biggest album of the decade, eventually selling over 40 million copies worldwide?
Thriller
When MTV launched in August 1981, what was the very first music video they ever played?
Video Killed the Radio Star
Michael Jordan hit a game-winning 16-foot jumper to win the 1982 NCAA championship for which college basketball team?
The University of North Carolina
At the 1988 Summer Olympics, Carl Lewis was awarded the gold medal in the 100-meter dash after which Canadian rival was stripped of the title for testing positive for steroids?
New Coke
Over 83 million people tuned into a November 1980 television broadcast of the hit show Dallas to finally learn the answer to what famous pop culture cliffhanger?
Who Shot JR
Which pop icon lost a major endorsement deal with Pepsi after releasing the controversial music video for "Like a Prayer" in 1989?
Madonna
What iconic yellow video game character debuted in Japan in 1980 and became so popular that it inspired a top-ten Billboard hit song in 1982?
Pac-Man
In 1985, this NFL team released 'The Super Bowl Shuffle,' a rap song and music video that earned a Grammy nomination and sold over a half-million copies.
The Chicago Bears
What brand of colorful, inexpensive plastic timepieces debuted in Switzerland in 1983 and quickly became a massive global fashion craze?
Swatch
Mario made his very first appearance in 1981 as a carpenter trying to save his girlfriend in what popular arcade game?
Donkey Kong
What was the name of the popular 1980s band fronted by the androgynous pop star Boy George?
Culture Club
This generational talent performed Looking for Freedom" while wearing a piano-key and a light-up leather jacket at the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989?
Years later, he would struggle to eat a cheeseburger....
David Hasselhoff
During the 1980 Winter Olympics, the underdog US men's team shocked the world by defeating the Soviet Union in what sport?
Ice Hockey
In 1987, the makers of a popular lemon-lime soda introduced a new drink that completely flopped because it was unexpectedly brown and tasted like cinnamon and ginger. What was this failed drink called?
7Up Gold
What beloved animated family made their television debut in 1987 as a series of crude cartoon shorts on The Tracey Ullman Show?
The Simpsons
Before his massive solo success, George Michael was part of what pop duo that made history in 1985 as the first Western band to ever perform in China?
Wham!
Where did the Walsh siblings move from in Beverly Hills 90210?
Minnesota
In 1988, Canadian fans were devastated when "The Great One," Wayne Gretzky, was famously traded from the Edmonton Oilers to which American NHL team?
Los Angeles Kings
What iconic handheld gaming console made its North American debut in 1989, instantly becoming a massive hit by selling 40,000 units on its very first day?
Nintendo Game Boy
The Hershey Company experienced a massive 65% increase in profits after featuring which peanut butter candy in the 1982 blockbuster movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
Reese Pieces
In 1986, this legendary Minneapolis musician wrote the hit song 'Manic Monday' for The Bangles, but used a pseudonym to keep his identity a secret. Who is the artist and what is the psuedonym
Prince; Christopher
In 1983, over 121 million people tuned in to watch the highly anticipated series finale of what popular medical comedy show?
MASH
At the 1988 Summer Olympics, Carl Lewis was awarded the gold medal in the 100-meter dash after which Canadian rival was stripped of the title for testing positive for steroids?
Ben Johnson
This car was a commercial flop in the early 1980s, but became a pop culture icon thanks to the movie Back to the Future?
The DeLorean
What major computer company famously introduced its new Macintosh computer with a dramatic, Ridley Scott-directed commercial that aired during the 1984 Super Bowl?
Apple