First Things First
The first music video to ever air on this channel was the aptly named “Video Killed the Radio Star”.
What is MTV?
Often incorrectly called He-Man, this franchise consists of 6 television shows, two movies, multiple comic book runs, and, of course, action figures.
What is Masters of the Universe?
On June 23, 1988, Dr James Hansen spoke of this rapidly worsening problem to the Senate, marking its beginning as an official national issue.
What is climate change?
This pioneer of rock ‘n roll was among the first batch of musicians inducted in the Hall of fame and was so influential that his death was dubbed “the day the music died”.
Who is Buddy Holly?
This abbreviation was given to a popular cretaceous creature to replace its lengthy scientific name.
What is T. Rex?
The winner of the 1988 presidential election was the first of two presidents with this last name.
Who is Bush?
The Transformers franchise features a war between this heroic team of shapeshifters, led by Optimus Prime, and the evil Decepticons, led by Megatron.
Who are the Autobots?
The most recent eruption of this stratovolcano was in 1980 and remains the deadliest volcanic activity in US history. Future eruptions could be much worse.
What is Mount St. Helens?
The Hall started off as the RRHOF foundation, with it taking 10 years to lay a literal foundation in this city.
What is Cleveland, Ohio?
Originating in Italian, this word was brought to English to represent an entry-level job at most cafes.
What are baristas?
Sandra Day O’Connor became the first woman with this position, with a unanimous bipartisan vote from the senate.
What is supreme court justice?
Combined with an animated series, these “Real American Heroes” served as a reboot of the earlier toy line from the 60s.
What is G.I. Joe?
The world population hit this landmark number in 1987, nearly double that of 1950. Many feared that Earth’s resources wouldn’t last.
What is 5 billion?
In 1987, this artist, dubbed “Queen of Soul”, was inducted, making her the first female artist to be placed in the hall.
Who is Aretha Franklin?
A warning often issued by film reviewers before sullying the plot of a story.
What is a spoiler alert?
Hosted in this soviet capital, the 1980 Olympics were the first and only modern Olympics without Team USA’s participance.
What is Moscow?
Existing as greeting cards, plushies, and a television show, this franchise hosts characters named Funshine, Cheer, Bedtime, and Birthday, among others.
Who are the Care Bears?
Amid fear of nuclear weapons large enough to end the world, this president proposed the Strategic Defense Initiative Program, better known as Star Wars.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
There ain’t no mountain high enough to keep this artist out of the hall, not even his death three years prior to induction.
Who is Marvin Gaye?
The art style present in games like Galaga and Pac-man, done out of technological limits of the time.
What is pixelated?
Being the first American woman in space, this physicist had the ride of her life on the Challenger STS-7.
Who is Sally Ride?
While not officially having a serialized tv series until 2002, this alliterative character first reached popularity through her ragdolls and TV specials in the 80s.
Who is Strawberry Shortcake?
A meltdown at this Nuclear Power Plant only killed two engineers initially, but the radiation it placed in the atmosphere was 400 times more than that of Hiroshima’s bombing.
What is Chernobyl?
In order for a musician to be inducted, they must be nominated by another performer. For example, Stevie Wonder was nominated by this artist, half of Simon and Garfunkel.
Who is Paul Simon?
This palatable portmanteau is created by stuffing a boneless chicken into a boneless duck, then stuffing both into a boneless turkey.
What is a turducken?