1980s Pop Culture Flashback
Instructions: MTV, Pac-Man, and big hair — test your memory of the totally awesome 1980s!
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What music television channel launched on August 1, 1981, with the words 'Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll'?
ABETBCMTCVH1DMTV - 2.
Which arcade video game, featuring a yellow circle eating dots, became a worldwide sensation in 1980?
ASpace InvadersBPac-ManCAsteroidsDDonkey Kong - 3.
Which 1982 Steven Spielberg film features a boy who befriends an alien stranded on Earth?
AClose Encounters of the Third KindBCocoonCFlight of the NavigatorDE.T. the Extra-Terrestrial - 4.
Which U.S. President served two terms during most of the 1980s and was a former Hollywood actor?
AGeorge H.W. BushBGerald FordCRonald ReaganDJimmy Carter - 5.
What was the best-selling album of all time, released by Michael Jackson in 1982?
AOff the WallBBadCThrillerDDangerous - 6.
Which 1985 movie trilogy starter features Marty McFly traveling through time in a DeLorean?
ABill & Ted's Excellent AdventureBBack to the FutureCThe TerminatorDTime Bandits - 7.
Which charity single, recorded by dozens of pop stars to aid African famine relief, was released in 1985?
AWe Are the WorldBThat's What Friends Are ForCHands Across AmericaDDo They Know It's Christmas? - 8.
What puzzle toy, invented by Erno Rubik, became one of the biggest fads of the early 1980s?
ASimonBRubik's CubeCLite-BriteDTrivial Pursuit - 9.
Which 1980s TV show followed the wealthy Carrington family in Denver, Colorado?
ADallasBDynastyCKnots LandingDFalcon Crest - 10.
What home video game console, released by Nintendo in 1985, revived the video game industry after a major crash?
ANintendo Entertainment System (NES)BSega GenesisCColecoVisionDAtari 2600 - 11.
Which 1980s fashion trend involved pushing up the sleeves of a blazer or sport coat?
ANew Wave fashionBPower dressingCPreppy styleDThe Miami Vice look - 12.
Which 1986 space disaster involved the explosion of a NASA space shuttle shortly after launch?
AAtlantisBColumbiaCDiscoveryDChallenger - 13.
Which iconic 1980s movie featured a group of kids searching for pirate treasure to save their neighborhood?
AExplorersBThe GooniesCStand by MeDThe Monster Squad - 14.
What was the name of the 1985 benefit concert organized by Bob Geldof to raise money for Ethiopian famine relief?
ARock AidBLive AidCFarm AidDBand Aid - 15.
Which television show, debuting in 1986, featured the Tanner family and an alien named ALF?
AALFBPerfect StrangersCFamily TiesDGrowing Pains