Are you ready to take a trip down memory lane to the time of big hair, leg warmers, and Rubik’s Cubes? Then buckle up in your DeLorean, and adjust your “Thriller” jacket because you’re about to dive headfirst into a totally tubular trivia time warp! This quiz is so full of 80s vibes, it’s practically radioactive! So, fingerless gloves on, let’s “Wham!” our way into this quiz. Remember, it’s not about whether you win or lose, it’s about whether you’re “Hungry Like The Wolf” for some 80s trivia! “Don’t Stop Believin'” you could ace this, because “Sweet Child O’ Mine”, you are about to have “The Time of Your Life”!
1. Who played the lead role in the 1982 movie “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”?
2. What is the name of the band who released the hit “Every Breath You Take” in 1983?
3. What was a popular fashion accessory in the 80s, often worn with aerobic exercise outfits?
4. What was the name of the popular 80s TV show featuring the character “Alex P. Keaton”?
5. Who was the president of the United States for the majority of the 80s?
6. What was the extremely popular handheld gaming device released by Nintendo in the 80s?
7. What was the name of the cuddly creature in the 1980s movie “Gremlins”?
8. What was the name of the toy robot that could be programmed to perform complex actions, very popular in the early 80s?
9. What was the title of Michael Jackson’s album released in 1982, which is one of the best-selling albums of all time?
10. Who won the Wimbledon women’s singles championship nine times during the 80s?
11. What was the name of the spacecraft that tragically exploded in 1986?
12. What was the name of the iconic hairstyle often seen on rock stars in the 80s, characterized by long, big, and often curly hair?
13. What is the name of the evil villain in the “He-Man” cartoon series?
14. What is the iconic line from the 1984 movie “Ghostbusters”?
15. Who were the two youngest members of Disney’s Gummi Bears?
16. Which artist sang the 1981 hit song “Don’t Stop Believin'”?
17. Which car was famously known for its gull-wing doors in the 1980s?
18. Who are the four main characters in the ‘Golden Girls’ TV show?
19. Which 1980s movie was the highest-grossing film of the decade?
20. What was the name of the iconic 80s arcade game featuring a yellow circular character?
Sure, here are 35 more 80s trivia questions and answers:21. Which famous 80s pop star is known as the “Material Girl”?
22. What was the name of the popular 80s aerobic workout show hosted by Richard Simmons?
23. What is the name of the character played by Michael J. Fox in “Back to the Future”?
24. Who was the lead singer of the band “Wham!” that rose to fame in the 80s?
25. What doll was introduced in the 80s that could ‘eat’ food?
26. What was the name of the first US woman astronaut who went to space in 1983?
27. Who was the 1980s professional wrestler known as the “Macho Man”?
28. Which popular 80s animation featured characters named Lion-O and Snarf?
29. Which 1980s movie introduced us to a time-traveling DeLorean car?
30. Who painted the iconic 80’s artwork ‘Radiant Baby’?
31. Which character is the princess in the 1987 movie “The Princess Bride”?
32. The “Avoid the Noid” computer game was associated with which pizza franchise?
33. Who wrote the best-selling book “It” published in the 1980s?
34. What was the popular 80s fitness program that used a step platform?
35. What 1980s TV show featured a car named KITT?
36. In which 1980s TV show did Gary Coleman play Arnold Jackson?
37. What was the name of ET’s favorite candy in the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
38. What toy was ‘more than meets the eye’?
39. Sarah Jessica Parker and Helen Hunt co-starred in which dance-themed movie?
40. What is the name of the leader of the A-Team?
41. In which city was the sitcom Cheers set?
42. What was the name of the news reporter character in ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’?
43. Which oversized monkey character was first introduced by Nintendo in 1981?
44. Who was Prince Adam’s twin sister, as seen in ‘She-Ra: Princess of Power’?
45. What were the names of the two brother plumbers in the 1980s video game?
46. “Oh captain, my captain” was a quote from which 1980s movie?
47. What was the name of Indiana Jones’ love interest in “Raiders of the Lost Ark”?
48. What was the slogan of the 1980s anti-drug campaign in the United States?
49. Which 1980s song has the lyrics “Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world”?
50. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster took place in what year of the 80s?
51. What type of brightly-colored, many-holed PVC plastic shoes were popular during the 80s?
52. Who portrayed Maverick in the 1986 film Top Gun?
53. What was the most popular breakfast cereal in the 1980s?
54. What product was the first to be scanned with a UPC bar code in the 1980s?
55. Who was the popular redheaded talk show host of the 1980s?
Well, wasn’t that a blast from the past? No matter how you scored, remember, in the immortal words of Journey, “Any way you want it, that’s the way you need it.” If you enjoyed this retro rewind, be sure to “beat it” over to the other quizzes available on Trivia Bliss. We have an abundance of fun quizzes that will have you saying “I love it!” faster than you can solve a Rubik’s cube!
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