Music
This song by Rick Astley became famous again decades later thanks to the internet prank “Rickrolling.”
What is "Never Gonna Give You Up"
This arcade game features a yellow character eating dots while avoiding ghosts.
What is Pac-Man?
In this 1985 movie, Marty McFly travels through time in a DeLorean.
What is Back to the Future?
These bright glowing colors were extremely popular in clothing and decorations.
What are Neon colors?
This wall separating East and West Germany came down in 1989 and symbolized the end of the Cold War.
What is the Fall of the Berlin Wall?
This band’s song Don’t Stop Believin’ became one of the most iconic rock songs of the decade.
Who is Journey?
Players stack falling blocks to clear lines in this classic puzzle game.
What is Tetris?
This 1984 comedy movie features scientists who catch ghosts in New York City.
What is Ghostbusters?
If something was awesome in the 80s, people might say it was this word meaning “cool.”
What is Rad?
In 1984, this U.S. city hosted the Summer Olympics.
What is Los Angeles?
This music television channel launched in 1981 and played music videos all day.
What is MTV?
This arcade game features a giant ape throwing barrels at a character climbing ladders.
What is Donkey Kong?
In this movie, a friendly alien befriends a boy and tries to “phone home.
What is E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
This colorful toy accessory, often worn on the wrist, snapped around your arm when you hit it lightly.
What is a Slap bracelet?
This space shuttle exploded shortly after launch in 1986 in front of live TV audiences.
What is the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster?
This instrument, often electronic and futuristic sounding, became a defining sound of 80s pop music.
What is a synthesizer?
In arcades, players used a joystick to guide a frog safely across traffic and rivers in this game.
What is Frogger?
This action hero archaeologist searches for powerful ancient artifacts.
Who is Indiana Jones?
This clothing item—worn over leggings—became popular from aerobics workouts.
What are Leg warmers?
This British royal wedding in 1981 was watched by hundreds of millions around the world.
What is the wedding of Prince Charles and Princess Diana?
In 1985, many famous musicians joined together to record a charity song to raise money for famine relief in Africa.
What is We Are the World?
This home console released in 1985 helped revive the video game industry in the U.S.
What is the Nintendo Entertainment System?
This 1980 film introduced the phrase “I am your father.”
What is Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back?
This jacket style made famous by pilots became a big fashion trend.
What is a Bomber jacket?
This nuclear power plant disaster in 1986 became one of the worst nuclear accidents in history.
What is the Chernobyl disaster?