Music
This King of Pop released “Thriller” in 1982
Who is Michael Jackson?
This sitcom followed the Huxtable family and aired from 1984 to 1992.
What is The Cosby Show?
He became President of the United States in 1981.
Who is Ronald Reagan?
“E.T. phone home” comes from this classic 1982 film.
What is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
This hairstyle was business in the front, party in the back.
What is a mullet?
“Every Breath You Take” was a hit song by this British band.
Who are The Police?
This Miami-based cop show made pastels cool.
What is Miami Vice?
This space shuttle tragically exploded in 1986.
What is the Challenger?
This 1985 film features time-traveling teen Marty McFly.
What is Back to the Future?
This 1980s slang term meant “excellent” or “cool.”
What is radical?
This female pop icon told us to "Express Yourself."
Who is Madonna?
This show featured a talking car named KITT.
What is Knight Rider?
This wall began to fall in 1989, symbolizing the end of the Cold War.
What is the Berlin Wall?
In this 1984 movie, you should definitely not cross the streams.
What is Ghostbusters?
These shoes with holes and rubber toes were popular before the Crocs craze.
What are jelly shoes?
This band warned us about "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)."
Who are the Eurythmics?
“I love it when a plan comes together” was a catchphrase from this action show.
What is The A-Team?
She served as the UK’s first female Prime Minister throughout the 1980s.
Who is Margaret Thatcher?
This 1980 horror film was directed by Stanley Kubrick and set in the Overlook Hotel.
What is The Shining?
Teens stuck these tiny square items of flavored gum in lockers and wallets.
What is Big League Chew? / What is Bubble Tape?
This compact audio format revolutionized music listening in the 1980s.
What is the cassette tape?
This NBC sitcom launched Michael J. Fox’s career.
What is Family Ties?
The 1980 Summer Olympics were held in this city.
What is Moscow?
This film had the line “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”
What is Dirty Dancing?
This handheld console by Nintendo was released in 1989.
What is the Game Boy?
This singer warned, "You Give Love a Bad Name" in 1986.
Who is Bon Jovi?
This show starred two mismatched cops named Crockett and Tubbs.
What is Miami Vice?
This virus became a major public health crisis in the 1980s.
What is HIV/AIDS?
This 1982 film featured a glowing arcade-style motorcycle race
(What is Tron?)
These small colorful dolls had wild hair and big eyes.
What are Troll dolls?
This British artist released Let's Dance in 1983.
(Who is David Bowie?)
She played the housekeeper on Who's the Boss?
Who is Angela Bower?
“Just Say No” was the slogan of this First Lady’s anti-drug campaign.
Who is Nancy Reagan?
This Spielberg classic made us afraid to go into the ocean.
What is Jaws?
Nintendo’s plumber hero debuted in this 1981 arcade game.
What is Donkey Kong?
This female rocker gave us "Hit Me with Your Best Shot."
Who is Pat Benatar?
This show featured four older women living in Miami.
What is The Golden Girls?
This MLB team won the 1986 World Series in a wild Game 6 comeback
Who are the New York Mets?
This actor played Indiana Jones in 1981’s Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Who is Harrison Ford?
This space shooter game was a staple of early arcades.
What is Space Invaders?