1980's Cartoons
1980's Hit Sings
1980's TV Shows
1980's Actors
1980's Events
100

What animated television show started in 1989 and has lasted 33 seasons?

The Simpsons

100

What song does Prince sing with the lyrics, "I never meant to cause you any sorrow/I never meant to cause you any pain/I only wanted to see you laughing"?

Purple Rain

100

What 1987 series presented to the viewers not known or not understood enigmas by Robert Stack?

Unsolved Mysteries

100

This actor stole hearts in the hits Splash and Big, who was he?

Tom Hanks

100

What was the name of the volcano that erupted May 18, 1980 in Washington State?

Mt. St. Helens

200

In 1983 this character was a world-famous cyborg police inspector who combated crime against the M.A.D. Organization

Inspector Gadget

200

What Michael Jackson song has the protagonist being told to get out of town and run for his life or harm will come to him?

Beat It

200

In 1988 this sitcom named after the matriarch of the family followed the life of the Connors, what is it?

Roseanne

200

In the '80's he played a one-eyed sailor, a radio DJ in the armed forces, and a private school professor, who was he?

Robin Williams

200

This candidate defeated the incumbet President of the United States of America, Jimmy Carter, in 1980, who was he?

Ronald Reagan

300

What cartoon featured catlike humanoid alien characters with names like Lion-O, Panthro, and Cheetara?

Thundercats

300
What dance number by Whitney Houston hit the charts in 1987 when she was only 23 years old?

I Wanna Dance With Somebody

300

What TV sitcom debuted in 1989 and was purportedly about "nothing"?

Seinfeld

300

He shared the same first name as his character in Stanley Kubrick's film version of The Shining, what is his name?

Jack Nicholson

300

This NASA tragedy killed all 7 crew members aboard January 28, 1986, what was it?

The Challenger Explosion

400

Jerrica Benton, operator of the Starlight House Foster Home for Girls, has what alter ego?

Jem

400

What band in 1985 had a hit song about how everybody wants to rule the world?

Tears For Fears

400

What TV show with Fred Savage depicts the family life of a typical American boy from an average suburban middle-class family?

The Wonder Years

400

He was the lead character in The Mosquito Coast and Blade Runner, who was he?

Harrison Ford

400
What was torn down by the people of Germany on November 9, 1989?

The Berlin Wall

500

They are a powerful, barbarian brother and sister who attempt to defend the secrets of the Castle of Grayskull, who are they?

He-Man and She-Ra

500

The video for this A-ha song incorporated both live-action and animation, what is it?

Take On Me

500

What was the top daytime talkshow in the 1980's starting in 1986?

The Oprah Winfrey Show

500

Who was the actor that played opposite Sylvester Stallone in Tango & Cash?

Kurt Russell

500

In the 1980's Nancy Reagan, wife of President Ronald Reagan urged the youth to "Just Say No" to what?

Drugs