80s flicks
Which movie did we get the quote “Snakes. Why’d it have to be snakes?” (Hint: They’re not on a plane.)
Indiana Jones: Raiders of the Lost Ark
What pop singer is known as “The Material Girl”?
Madonna
Which country did the US purchase Alaska from?
Russia
What is the Longest running musical in Broadway history?
The Phantom of the Opera
Where was Gatorade invented?
The University of Florida
Which film was Alan Rickman's first feature role?
Die Hard
Which Pink Floyd album features a prism on the cover?
Dark Side of the Moon
What country did the U.S. men’s Olympic hockey team defeat in the semi-finals of the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, a game commonly known as the “Miracle on Ice”?
The Soviet Union
What famous Broadway musical features the songs “Dancing Queen,” “Honey, Honey,” and “Chiquitita”?
Mamma Mia
What fish is the base of Worcestershire Sauce?
Anchovies
Which movie did we get the quote “Carpe Diem boys. Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary.” from?
Dead Poets Society
Which famous music group was formerly known as the New Yardbirds?
Led Zeppelin
What was the name of the battle in the Pacific fought between the U.S. Navy and the Imperial Japanese Navy in June 1942?
The Battle of Midway
Why is Jean Valjean imprisoned in Les Misérables?
For stealing a loaf of bread
What was the original tagline for SPAM?
"The Meat of Many Uses"
What artist sang the 1986 song “Danger Zone” from Top Gun?
Kenny Loggins
What was Elvis Presley’s middle name?
Aaron
Finish the line President Franklin D. Roosevelt said during his speech addressing the attack on Pearl Harbor: “Yesterday, December 7, 1941…”
“A date which will live in infamy”
Where are the Sharks from in West Side Story?
Puerto Rico
What do the two Ms in M&M’s stand for?
Mars&Murrie
Which 80’s movie was the first to become a hit largely due to MTV?
Flashdance
The song “We Are Never Getting Back Together” was allegedly written about which of Taylor Swift’s ex-boyfriends?
Jake Gyllenhaal
The “shot heard ’round the world” describes the beginning of which battles in the American Revolution?
The Battle of Lexington & Concord
The musical West Side Story, which tells the story of rival gangs in New York City’s Upper West Side, is based on which Shakespeare play?
Romeo & Juliet
What was the first modern grocery store?
Piggly Wiggly