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In Disney's beguiling animated romp, rebellious 16-year-old mermaid Ariel (Jodi Benson) is fascinated with life on land. On one of her visits to the surface, which are forbidden by her controlling father, King Triton, she falls for a human prince

The Little Mermaid 

100

Where was the nuclear power plant that blew up in the USSR on April 26, 1986?

Chernobyl

100

The ice hockey game during the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, New York. It was played between the hosting United States and the Soviet Union on February 22, 1980, during the medal round of the men's hockey tournament

The Miracle on Ice

100

Who had the highest number of top hits at the Billboard Hot 100 chart during the 1980s (9 songs)?

Micheal Jackson

100

Who said “Mr. Gorbachev, tear down this wall”!

Ronald Reagan

200

Disguised as a human, a cyborg assassin (Arnold Schwarzenegger) travels from 2029 to 1984 to kill Sarah Connor (Linda Hamilton). Sent to protect Sarah is Kyle Reese (Michael Biehn), who divulges the coming of Skynet, an artificial intelligence system

The Terminator

200

In what year was the wreck of the Titanic discovered

1985

200

Who won the most Superbowls in the 80s?

San Francisco 49ers
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The song "Every Breath You Take" which reached #1 for the longest time of 1983 was made by what artist?

The Police

200

What kind of current Doritos came out in 1986?

Cool Ranch Doritos, the blue one

300

(Matthew Broderick) has an uncanny skill at cutting classes and getting away with it. Intending to make one last duck-out before graduation, Ferris calls in sick, "borrows" a Ferrari, and embarks on a one-day journey through the streets of Chicago.

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

300

Who was nominated as the first female Supreme Court Justice by President Reagan

Sandra Day O'Connor

300

Who won the 1985 NBA Finals?

The Los Angeles Lakers
300

The song "Call Me" made this artist reach #1 on the top 100 billboard

Blondie

300

In what year did the world first hear about AIDs?

1981

400

Jack Torrance (Jack Nicholson) becomes winter caretaker at the isolated Overlook Hotel in Colorado, hoping to cure his writer's block. He settles in along with his wife, Wendy (Shelley Duvall), and his son, Danny (Danny Lloyd), who is plagued by psychic premonitions.

The Shining

400

Who was elected as the U.S. President after defeating Michael Dukakis?

George H. W. Bush

400

Who won the 1986 World Cup?

Argentina

400

"You Give Love a Bad Name" was made by what artist?

Bon Jovi

400

In 1982 the original consumer CD player hit the market, what was it called?

Walkmans

500

Old-fashioned yarn about a band of adventurous kids who take on the might of a property developing company which plans to destroy their home to build a country club. When the children discover an old pirate map in the attic, they follow it into an underground cavern in search of lost treasure but come up against plenty of dangerous obstacles along the way.

The Goonies

500

The Exxon Valdez oil tanker spill how many barrels of oil in the Prince William Sound in Alaska? (Within 10,000)

240,000

500

Who were the teams of the 1986 World Cup?

West Germany vs Argentina

500

Who made the song "Monkey"?

George Michael

500

Who tried to assassinate President Ronald Reagan?

John Warnock Hinckley Jr.