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Easy 80s Trivia Questions
The easy questions from our 80s set, 14 of them, each with the answer and an explanation below the game.
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The easy 80s questions are the decade's greatest hits: Thriller, the DeLorean, Cabbage Patch Kids and New Coke. If you lived through the decade at any age, most of these should arrive without effort, which makes them a good opening round for a mixed-age table.
14 easy 80s trivia questions with answers
Which Michael Jackson album, released in 1982, became the best-selling album of the decade?
Answer: Thriller Thriller produced seven hit singles from its nine tracks.
In the 1985 film Back to the Future, what kind of car is the time machine built from?
Answer: A DeLorean DMC-12 The DeLorean's stainless steel body was chosen partly because it looked futuristic.
Erno Rubik, inventor of the cube that swept the world in 1980, came from which country?
Answer: Hungary Rubik was a Budapest architecture lecturer who built the cube as a teaching aid.
Which video game character first appeared in the 1981 arcade game Donkey Kong?
Answer: Mario He was originally called Jumpman and was a carpenter rather than a plumber.
Nintendo's home console launched in North America in 1985 was known by which name?
Answer: Nintendo Entertainment System It was marketed as an entertainment system to avoid the word console after the 1983 crash.
Which band recorded the 1983 hit Every Breath You Take?
Answer: The Police It was the trio's final single to top charts before their long split.
The Berlin Wall was opened in which year?
Answer: 1989 Crossings opened on the night of 9 November 1989 after a confused press briefing.
Steven Spielberg's 1982 film about a stranded alien befriended by a boy is known by which title?
Answer: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial It was the highest-grossing film of the decade until Jurassic Park overtook it years later.
Madonna's second album, released in 1984, carried which title?
Answer: Like a Virgin It was her commercial breakthrough and made her a household name worldwide.
Which soft doll, sold with adoption papers, caused shopping stampedes in 1983?
Answer: Cabbage Patch Kids Each doll had a slightly different face and its own name on the paperwork.
Coca-Cola's much-mocked 1985 reformulation was popularly called what?
Answer: New Coke The original formula returned within three months as Coca-Cola Classic.
Tom Cruise starred as a US Navy fighter pilot in which 1986 film?
Answer: Top Gun Navy recruitment offices reported a jump in applications after its release.
Which toy line featured robots that converted into vehicles and had the tagline about being more than meets the eye?
Answer: Transformers Hasbro built the line from existing Japanese toys made by Takara.
Bob Geldof was the driving force behind which 1985 charity concert?
Answer: Live Aid It raised money for famine relief in Ethiopia and was broadcast worldwide.
Answer key
- Thriller
- A DeLorean DMC-12
- Hungary
- Mario
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- The Police
- 1989
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Like a Virgin
- Cabbage Patch Kids
- New Coke
- Top Gun
- Transformers
- Live Aid
How to play
- Pick a mode: multiple choice, true or false, a 60-second sprint, or the daily quiz.
- Answer with a tap, or press 1 to 4 on a keyboard. The right answer appears straight away with a line explaining it.
- Finish the round to see your score, copy the result grid, and step up a difficulty.
- Hosting a night? The full 80s list and a separate answer key are printed below, and the print layout drops the game and keeps the paper.
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