Music of the '80s
Video Killed The Radio Star
John Hughes:
You're My Hero
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Pop Culture
100

This Norweigian band urged us to "Take on Me" in 1985

A-ha

100

This Oscar-winning actress launched her first exercise video in 1982, which went on to become the highest-selling VHS of all time

Jane Fonda

100

This 1985 comedy-drama, directed by John Hughes, follows a group of high-schoolers from different cliques who spend one Saturday afternoon in detention together

The Breakfast Club

100

The name of Bo and Luke Duke's automobile

General Lee

100

In the 1980-something film "Back to the Future", Marty had to reach this speed in order to activate the flux capacitor.

88 mph

200

Finish the lyrics: "It's the eye of the tiger, it's the thrill of the fight, Risin' up to the ______ __ ___ ____."

challenge of our rival

200

In 1984, Harold Ramis, Dan Aykroyd and Bill Murray teamed up to fight _____ in one of the best movies of the decade

ghosts

200

One of John Hughes' first jobs was writing for this magazine

"National Lampoon"

200

In the '80s, Betty White was the star of this show

The Golden Girls

200

These soft sculpted dolls were hugely popular in the 80s and were originally called "The Little People"

Cabbage Patch Kids

300

This Billy Joel song, a U.S. number one in 1989, listed over 100 headline events between 1949 and 1989

We Didn't Start the Fire

300

This Austrian bodybuilder became a huge action movie star in the 1980s, his breakthrough film being "Conan the Barbarian" in 1982

Arnold Schwarzenegger

300

This movie was John Hughes' directorial debut

Sixteen Candles

300

Knight Industries Two Thousand, also known as K.I.T.T., was David Hasselhoff's fictional car in this popular 1980s TV show

Knight Rider

300

CD players first came onto the market in 1982. 

CD stands for ______   ______.

Compact Disc

400

Run DMC popularized this brand of running shoe when they were featured in their music video "Walk this Way" featuring Aerosmith

Adidas

400

This 1984 comedy-horror movie featured strange creatures called mogwai that should never be fed after midnight

Gremlins

400

"____  ____" was John Hughes' highest-grossing movie coming in at $285,761,243. 

Home Alone

400

ALF made his debut in 1986 when he crash-landed his spaceship on the Tanner family's roof. 

ALF stands for ____  ____  ____.

Alien Life Form

400

The best-selling book of 1981 was a book explaining how to solve what puzzle

The Rubik's Cube

500

This U.S. musician wrote the song "Manic Monday", under the pseudonym "Christopher", which became a smash hit for the Bangles in the 80s

Prince

500

This future "Criminal Minds" star played the role of Inigo Montoya in "The Princess Bride"

Mandy Patinkin

500

In this 1986 comedy/romance, Matthew Broderick's character reminds us "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it."

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

500

This long-standing TV show aired in 1989, and just released its 34th season

The Simpsons

500

This Nintendo arcade game, first released in 1981, featured the first appearance of Mario

Donkey Kong