Weird Science!
Singer Freddy Mercury died of this sexually-transmitted disease that defined an era of the 80s
AIDS
This actor starred in classics such as The Empire Strikes Back, Blade Runner, and Raiders of the Lost Ark
Harrison Ford
The square root of the number of Molly Ringwald’s candles
4 (sqrt(16))
This geometric game was smuggled out of the Soviet Union in 1988?
Tetris
What 1985 fundraising concert project featured names like Queen, U2, Elton John, David Bowie, The Who, and Phil Collins?
Live Aid
This inert gas shares its name with a genre of color popular throughout the 80s
Neon
Evil Dead star Campbell shares this first name with music’s The Boss, and leading actor in Die Hard
Bruce
The speed the DeLorean needed to travel back in time plus the hour past which you shouldn’t feed Gremlins
100 (88 + 12)
Super Mario Bros., released in 1985, launched one the most popular video game franchises of all time. What is Mario’s last name?
Mario
Mark David Chapman is responsible for the assassination of which celebrity?
John Lennon
This portmanteau was created to refer to the increasing income inequality under its eponymous president
Reaganomics
Rockwell’s “Somebody’s Watching Me” featured a chorus with vocals from this singing sensation
Michael Jackson
The year Prince wanted to party like minus the year the Berlin Wall fell
10 (1999 - 1989)
This game, with iconic bosses like Ridley and Mother Brain, gave its name to a genre, paving the way for successors such as Castlevania and Hollow Knight
Metroid
The first ever fatal accident involving an American spacecraft occurred in 1986. What was the name of this spacecraft?
Challenger
The Beastie Boys cemented in pop culture this term for this hairstyle whose impact spans from rednecks to rock n' roll
Mullet
This actor was Arnold Schwarzenegger’s twin in the film Twins
Danny DeVito
The year of the summer Bryan Adams got his first real six string divided by the number of amigos in a Steve Martin film
23 (69 / 3)
This 1982 game saw players collide into each other on the backs of ostriches, attempting to destroy enemy knights
Joust
What Buggles song’s music video launched MTV in 1981?
Video Killed the Radio Star
While not yet for commercial use, this company introduced the personal computer was in 1981
IBM
After starring in films like Coming Home and Barbarella, this actress started a series of home workout videos that became an 80s staple
Jane Fonda
The amount of tiles on a Rubik’s Cube times what number robot is “alive” in Short Circuit
270 (54 x 5)
The mobile game Where’s My Water? features Swampy, an alligator whose first appearance is in which series of video games?
Frogger
The radioactive ooze that blinded Daredevil also created these renaissance-named reptile ronins in 1982
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles