Alright, trivia buffs, it’s time to tune in to our wavelength because we’re about to dial up the fun with a quiz that’s truly ‘Off the Wall’! This is no ‘Family Ties’ gathering, but you might want to ‘Cheers’ to your success as you ‘Knight Ride’ your way through these questions. ‘Who’s the Boss?’ you ask? Well, it’s you if you can ‘Full House’ this one! Get ready to take a trip back to the ‘Golden Age’ of television. Can you ‘Quantum Leap’ your way to a perfect score? ‘A-Team’, are you ready? Let’s ‘Jump’ right into it!
1. Who was the first actor to play the character “MacGyver” on television?
2. Which 80s TV series featured a talking car named “KITT”?
3. What was the original air date of the first episode of “Cheers”?
4. What was the most expensive music video ever aired on MTV during the 80s?
5. Which 80s TV show featured the first alien puppet as a main character?
6. Which famous TV detective drove a Ferrari 308 GTB/GTS in an 80s series?
7. Which 80s TV series takes place primarily in the fictional town of Cabot Cove?
8. How many total episodes were produced for “The Golden Girls” during its original run?
9. Who composed the iconic theme song for “Miami Vice”?
10. Which 80s sitcom features a character named “Alex P. Keaton”?
11. Which late night 80s talk show was hosted by Joan Rivers from 1986 to 1988?
12. Which 80s TV show was the first to feature a computer-generated main title sequence?
13. How many seasons did “The A-Team” run?
14. Which 80s TV show was the first to have an episode directed by a woman?
15. Who voiced the character of “Garfield” in the 80s animated series?
16. Which 80s TV series was set in the 1950s and followed the Cunningham family?
17. What was the name of the animated show featuring the music of The Beatles?
18. Which 80s TV show has the largest ensemble cast?
19. Which 80s show featured the first portrayal of a female president on television?
20. What was the name of the one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater in the 80s cartoon show “The Snorks”?
21. Who were the four main actresses on “The Facts of Life”?
22. Which popular 80s children’s show featured the character of Big Bird?
23. What was the name of the extraterrestrial being in the 80s series “Starman”?
24. Who was the star of the 80s detective series “Remington Steele”?
25. How many children did Cliff and Clair Huxtable have on “The Cosby Show”?
26. What was the setting of the 80s drama series “Dynasty”?
27. Which 80s series was the first to feature a character using a mobile phone?
28. How many seasons did the sitcom “Who’s the Boss?” have?
29. What was the name of the fictional town in which “The Wonder Years” was set?
30. Which 80s TV show was set in the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital?
31. Who was the main antagonist in the 80s TV series “Knight Rider”?
32. Who wrote the theme song for the 80s sitcom “The Golden Girls”?
33. What was the name of the 80s TV show that introduced us to a humanoid robot named Vicki?
34. Who played the character Max Headroom in the 80s?
35. What was the name of the last episode of “Dallas” in the 80s?
36. Which 80s TV show had the most viewers on average?
37. Who was the first African American woman to have a major role in a Star Trek series in the 80s?
38. What 80s show had a character named “Mr. Belvedere”?
39. Who was the host of the first late-night television talk show to air on Fox?
40. How many Emmys did “The Simpsons” win in the 80s?
41. Which character in the 80s TV show “Dallas” was famously shot?
42. What was the name of the dog in “Fraggle Rock”?
43. Who was the main character in the 80s TV series “Airwolf”?
44. Which 80s sitcom was set in a radio station?
45. Which 80s TV show had the first all-black cast?
46. What was the first animated series produced by Steven Spielberg in the 80s?
47. Which 80s TV show was set in a Boston bar?
48. Who was the highest paid actor on television in the 80s?
49. Who played “The Incredible Hulk” in the 80s TV series?
50. What was the longest running sitcom of the 80s?
51. Which 80s TV show had the first openly gay character?
52. What was the name of the cafe in the TV series “The Facts of Life”?
53. Who was the youngest actor to win an Emmy for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series in the 80s?
54. Which 80s TV series was set in San Francisco?
55. What was the name of the boat in the 80s series “The Love Boat”?
56. Which character from an 80s TV show had a pet named “Spot”?
57. Which 80s show had a robot named “Rosie”?
58. Who was the first actor to play “Teen Wolf” in a TV series?
59. Which 80s TV series took place on the planet Eternia?
60. Who was the original host of “Jeopardy!” when it was revived in the 80s?
61. What 80s TV series featured a heroic outlaw who operated from Sherwood Forest?
62. What was the name of the character that David Hasselhoff played in “Knight Rider”?
63. What was the name of the spaceship in the 80s TV series “Battlestar Galactica”?
64. Who played the role of “B.A. Baracus” in “The A-Team”?
65. Who was the lead actress in “Murder, She Wrote”?
66. Which 80s show was based on a British sitcom called “Man About the House”?
67. Who voiced the character Optimus Prime in the 80s animated series “Transformers”?
68. Who was the creator of the 80s cartoon series “Inspector Gadget”?
69. Which 80s TV series had a time traveling main character named “Sam Beckett”?
70. What famous 80s TV show was set on a desert island?
71. Who was the puppeteer behind the character of Kermit the Frog in the 80s?
72. What 80s TV show had a theme song sung by Waylon Jennings?
73. What 80s TV series starred Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd as private detectives?
74. Who played the character “Miss Piggy” in the 80s TV series “The Muppet Show”?
75. What 80s TV series followed the lives of rich oil families in Texas?
76. Who played the role of “Mork from Ork” in the 80s sitcom “Mork & Mindy”?
77. Who was the creator of the 80s TV series “Knight Rider”?
78. What was the name of the main spaceship in the 80s TV series “Star Trek: The Next Generation”?
79. Who played the role of “The Fonz” in the 80s TV series “Happy Days”?
80. What 80s TV series took place in a hospital and was named after a battlefield surgeon from the Korean War?
81. Who played the role of “Magnum” in the 80s TV series “Magnum P.I.”?
82. What was the name of the computer in the 80s TV series “Knight Rider”?
83. What was the name of the detective agency in the 80s TV series “Moonlighting”?
84. What was the name of the spaceship in the 80s TV series “Buck Rogers in the 25th Century”?
85. Who played the role of “McGyver” in the 80s TV series “MacGyver”?
86. What was the first American TV show to be entirely subtitled because it was in Spanish?
87. Who was the creator of the 80s TV series “Miami Vice”?
88. What was the name of the spaceship in the 80s TV series “Lost in Space”?
Final Words
Phew, you really ‘Knight Rode’ that wave, didn’t you? We hope you had as much fun as a ‘Muppet Show’! But don’t pack away your trivia hat just yet. Trivia Bliss has an ‘A-Team’ of quizzes ready to challenge your knowledge on every decade, topic, and pop culture phenomenon you can think of. We’re not saying goodbye, we’re saying ‘See you in the next episode’!
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