Trivia Quiz on 1980s Part 5

Tuesday, October 28, 2025

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A fast-paced 25-question throwback to the 1980s spanning blockbuster films, hit TV shows, chart-topping music, sports moments, gaming, and world events. Perfect for mixed-knowledge groups who love neon nostalgia and lively, friendly competition.

Travel back to the era of big hair, synths, and Saturday night blockbusters with a team-based 1980s trivia challenge. With questions ranging from films and TV to music, sports, gaming, and headline-making moments, this set keeps everyone on their toes and invites plenty of “I remember that!” debates. It’s built for groups—not solo play—so split into teams and use chat, polls, or buzz-in rules to keep the energy high. Ideal for virtual team meetings, offsites, classroom brain breaks, family game nights, pub quiz rounds, and livestreams on Zoom, Microsoft Teams, Google Meet, YouTube Live, Twitch, or Kick. Duplicate the quiz in one click, run it live, and sprinkle in short leaderboard reveals to amp up the suspense between rounds.

1. What was the name of the space shuttle that exploded?

A) Challenger

B) Discovery

C) Atlantis

D) Endeavour

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2. Live Aid was to benefit which starving country?

A) Somalia

B) Ethopia

C) Kenya

D) Niger

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3. Who was the founder of Live Aid?

A) Midge Ure

B) Sting

C) Bob Geldof

D) Bono

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4. What show featured Nell Carter as a larger than life housekeeper?

A) Gimme a Break

B) The Jeffersons

C) Flo

D) Diff'rent Strokes

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5. Which pain relieving product was subjected to a public relations scare in the eighties?

A) Advil

B) Excedrin

C) Tylenol

D) Aleve

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6. What was the board game introduced in the eighties which featured six categories of questions and little pie shaped pieces you had to collect?

A) Trivial Pursuit

B) Jeopardy! The Board Game

C) Trivia Pursuit

D) Category Quest

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7. What does ALF stand for?

A) Artificial Life Framework

B) American Literary Festival

C) Australian Lunar Federation

D) Alien Life Form

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8. What famous soap opera duo reigned on General Hospital in the eighties?

A) Frisco and Felicia

B) Robert and Anna

C) Luke and Laura

D) Duke and Anna

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9. Which movie is the line 'Snakes, I hate snakes' from?

A) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

B) Jurassic Park

C) The Mummy

D) Raiders Of The Lost Ark

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10. Which movie had a device known as a flux-capacitor?

A) Back to the Future

B) Time Bandits

C) Primer

D) The Terminator

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11. Other than Alain Prost, which driver won three Formula One World Championships in the 80's?

A) Ayrton Senna

B) Nelson Piquet

C) Niki Lauda

D) Michael Schumacher

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12. Which famous duo won the BBC Sports Personality Of The Year In 1984?

A) Sebastian Coe & Steve Ovett

B) Lennox Lewis & Frank Bruno

C) Beckham & Rooney

D) Torvill & Dean

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13. When England Won The Five Nations Grand Slam In 1980, Who Was The Captain?

A) Bill Beaumont

B) John Pullin

C) Will Carling

D) Martin Bayfield

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14. Who lost Wimbledon singles finals to Boris Becker and Pat Cash?

A) Kevin Curren

B) Stefan Edberg

C) Mats Wilander

D) Ivan Lendl

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15. Who Was Married To Robin Givens until 1989

A) Don King

B) Mike Tyson

C) Brad Pitt

D) Tom Cruise

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16. Who Was The First Ever Man Seen On Channel 4?

A) Richard Whitely

B) Lenny Henry

C) David Frost

D) Trevor McDonald

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17. When was the first 'Final Fantasy' created?

A) 1990

B) 1986

C) 1987

D) 1988

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18. Who sang 'Beat It'?

A) Michael Jackson

B) Prince

C) Elvis Presley

D) Bruno Mars

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19. Who wrote the song 'Do They Know It's Christmas' with Midge Ure?

A) Sting

B) David Bowie

C) Bob Geldof

D) Elton John

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20. Which was the first 'Indiana Jones' film?

A) Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

B) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

C) Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull

D) Raiders Of The Lost Ark

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21. Who sang 'Islands In The Stream' with Kenny Rogers?

A) Reba McEntire

B) Dolly Parton

C) Whitney Houston

D) Shania Twain

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22. What is the sequel to the film 'Every Which Way But Loose'?

A) Every Which Way You Can

B) Any Which Way You Can

C) Every Which Way You Lose

D) Every Which Way You Ride

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23. Randy Travis said his love was 'deeper than the ______'?

A) ocean

B) Holler

C) valley

D) hollow

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24. Who starred in 'Conan The Barbarian'?

A) Sylvester Stallone

B) Chuck Norris

C) Sean Connery

D) Arnold Schwarzenegger

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25. This Disney movie relies heavily on computer animation.

A) Frozen

B) The Lion King

C) The Little Mermaid

D) TRON

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