Trivia Quiz on 1980s Pop Culture

1. What product was advertised by the first commercial to portray nudity on us televison (1987)

A) Victoria's Secret

B) Viola brassieres

C) Playtex bras

D) Sunkist orange soda

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2. Which Well Known Singer And Actress Was Once The Lead Singer Of The Band "Eighth Wonder"

A) Madonna

B) Victoria Beckham

C) Natalie Imbruglia

D) Patsy Kensit

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3. What actress/dancer/politician went "out on a limb"

A) Jane Fonda

B) Diane Keaton

C) Goldie Hawn

D) Shirley maclaine

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4. Which Famous Musician Married Star Wars Actress Carrie Fisher On Aug 16 1983

A) Michael Jackson

B) Elton John

C) Paul Simon

D) Sting

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5. Who captured esquire's 'most dubious man of the year' award in 1980

A) Billy Joel

B) Billy Crystal

C) Billy

D) Billy Graham

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6. How did John Belushi die?

A) Natural causes

B) Heart attack

C) Choking on food

D) Drug and Alcohol overdose

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7. Who wrote 'weird harold and fat albert'

A) George Carlin

B) Jerry Seinfeld

C) Jim Carrey

D) Bill cosby

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8. In the tv series 'the dukes of hazard', what was painted on the top of their car

A) American flag

B) Confederate flag

C) Checkerboard pattern

D) Skull and crossbones

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9. Who does the voiceover at the end of Michael Jackson's Thriller

A) Orson Welles

B) Boris Karloff

C) Vincent Price

D) Christopher Lee

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10. In the UK which school choir had a No 1 with a song grandma

A) The London Oratory School Choir

B) The King's College Choir

C) Saint Winifred's

D) The St. Mary's Cathedral Choir

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11. Which quirky brunette was one of the first MTv VJ's?

A) Nina Blackwood

B) J. J. Jackson

C) Alan Hunter

D) Martha Quinn

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12. Where would you have found Binky Inky Pinky and Clyde

A) The ghosts from Super Mario Bros.

B) The monsters in Dig Dug

C) The aliens from Space Invaders

D) Pac Man Ghosts

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13. Who Underwent Treatment For Rabies Following An Incident In Which He Bit Of The Head Of A Live Bat

A) Mick Jagger

B) Freddie Mercury

C) David Bowie

D) Ozzy Osbourne

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14. Which Artist Married Carrie Fisher In August 1983

A) Paul Simon

B) Sting

C) George Harrison

D) David Bowie

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15. Which Rolling Stone Married 16 Year Old Mandy Smith

A) Keith Richards

B) Mick Jagger

C) Bill Wyman

D) Ronnie Wood

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16. Which Star Did Barbara Bach Marry In 1981

A) Ringo Starr

B) Paul McCartney

C) John Lennon

D) George Harrison

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17. Who Used The Pseudonym Lieutenant Lush For Early Stage Appearances As A Member Of Bow Wow Wow

A) Mick Jagger

B) Adam Ant

C) George Michael

D) Boy George

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18. According To Barry Manilow What Is The Name Of The Showgirl At The Copacabana?

A) Rita

B) Mona

C) Carmen

D) Lola

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19. What husband wife team starred in "a turkey for the president"

A) George and Laura Bush

B) John and Jacqueline Kennedy

C) Bill and Hillary Clinton

D) Ronald and

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20. How did Mark Chapman shock the world

A) Shot John Lennon

B) Sang at a charity concert

C) Discovered a vaccine for polio

D) Won a Nobel Prize in Literature

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21. Which pop singer was nicknamed The Groover from Vancouver

A) Brian Adams

B) Michael Bublé

C) Céline Dion

D) Justin Bieber

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22. Mantle what is the official name of michael knight's car

A) Knight Industries 3000

B) Knight Industries 2000

C) Knight Rider 2000

D) Knight Industries 4000

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23. What was the first rap group to appear on 'american bandstand'

A) Run d.m.c

B) The Sugarhill Gang

C) Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five

D) Beastie Boys

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24. Which TV show portrayed the lives of performing arts high school students

A) Fame

B) Degrassi: The Next Generation

C) Smash

D) Nashville

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25. What was the name of the character on the 1st Garbage Pail Kids Pack?

A) Nasty Nick

B) Messy Tessie

C) Gooey Gary

D) Blasted Billy or Adam Bomb

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26. What snack food was portrayed in claymation dancing to 'Heard it Through the Grapevine'?

A) Raisins

B) Grapes

C) Peanuts

D) Popcorn

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27. Who shot J.R. Euing?

A) Cliff Barnes

B) Kristin Sheppard

C) Sue Ellen Ewing

D) Bobby Ewing

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28. What show did the catch phrase, 'Yeah, That's The Ticket' originate on?

A) Saturday Night Live

B) The Tonight Show

C) Friends

D) The Carol Burnett Show

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29. Which quirky brunette was one of the first MTv VJ's?

A) Nina Blackwood

B) Daisy Fuentes

C) Martha Quinn

D) J. J. Jackson

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30. Before she was a pop star, why was Samantha Fox in the British tabloids?

A) She was a famous soap star before becoming a pop singer

B) She dated a famous footballer

C) She was a page three girl

D) She posed for a controversial art exhibition

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31. Which character of the 'Bloom County' comic strip ran for president even though he was dead at the time?

A) Opus the Penguin

B) Bill the Cat

C) Milo Bloom

D) Steve Dallas

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32. Which former Radio 1 DJ used to broadcast 'Our Tune'?

A) Steve Wright

B) Simon Bates

C) Dave Lee Travis

D) Tony Blackburn

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33. What drink did Paul Daniels and Debbie McGee advertise singing off-key around a piano

A) Stella Artois

B) Heineken Lager

C) Guinness Draught

D) Carlsberg

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34. Who did Larry Hagman portray in the TV series 'Dallas'?

A) Bobby Ewing

B) J.R. Ewing

C) Jock Ewing

D) Cliff Barnes

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