Major Events of the 80s
This famous wall in Europe fell in 1989
What is the Berlin Wall?
This popular communication device released in 1983
What is a cellular phone?
This popular album by Michael Jackson, sold 40 million copies and won him eight Grammy awards
What is Thriller?
This popular style consisted of khakis, long shorts, polo shirts, tennis sweaters, turtleneck, navy blazers, button-down shirts & more
What is a preppy?
This movie about an extraterrestrial, was released in 1982
What is E.T.?
This famous space shuttle exploded after take off, in 1986
What is the Challenger?
This popular gaming device created by Nintendo in 1989
What is a Game Boy?
This president was elected the 40th President of the United States after defeating Jimmy Carter
Who is Ronald Regan
This children's doll from the 80s, sold millions
What is a Cabbage Patch Doll?
This show began to broadcasting in 1981, showing music videos and new trends
What is MTV?
This famous royal couple got married in July, 1981
Who is Prince Charles & Lady Diana?
This portable cassette player, created by Sony and Philips in 1982
What is a Walkman?
This president was elected the 41st president of the United States in 1989
Who is George W. Bush?
This teen style of clothing consisted of black clothes, leather jackets, ripped jeans, piercings, and bright colored hair
What is punk?
Video delivery service consists of channels like VH-1 ESPN, HBO, MTV, Showtime & TNT
What is cable television?
This U.S. Volcano erupted in 1980
What is Mount Saint Helens?
This operating system was released by Microsoft in 1985
What is Windows?
This person began to designed the Louvre’s glass pyramid in 1981
Who is I.M. Pie?
These young adults built a careers in business, medicine or law
What is a yuppie?
This channel began its broadcast for 24 hours a day in 1980
What is CNN?
This nuclear power plant exploded in 1986
What is Chernobyl?
This tech company released its first device in 1984
What is Apple?
This person campaign to be the candidate for president in 1984 and was the first African-American to have a whole campaign.
Who is Reverend Jesse Jackson?
This degree or major became the most popular to earn in the 80s
What is a Masters of Business Administration?
This whole show became very popular and went national in the 80s
What is The Oprah Winfrey Show?