80s Trivia Questions
Add these questions to Kahoot! for easy group participation.
1. What year did MTV launch?
A) 1981
B) 1983
C) 1985
Correct Answer: A) 1981
2. Who starred as Marty McFly in “Back to the Future”?
A) Tom Hanks
B) Michael J. Fox
C) Matthew Broderick
Correct Answer: B) Michael J. Fox
3. Which artist released the album “Thriller”?
A) Prince
B) Michael Jackson
C) Madonna
Correct Answer: B) Michael Jackson
4. What video game character was first introduced in 1980?
A) Mario
B) Pac-Man
C) Sonic
Correct Answer: B) Pac-Man
5. Which 1980s movie features the line, “Nobody puts Baby in a corner”?
A) Dirty Dancing
B) Pretty in Pink
C) Flashdance
Correct Answer: A) Dirty Dancing
6. What was the name of the space shuttle that exploded in 1986?
A) Challenger
B) Discovery
C) Atlantis
Correct Answer: A) Challenger
7. Who sang “Like a Virgin”?
A) Cyndi Lauper
B) Madonna
C) Whitney Houston
Correct Answer: B) Madonna
8. What was the highest-grossing film of the 1980s?
A) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
B) Star Wars: Return of the Jedi
C) Raiders of the Lost Ark
Correct Answer: A) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
9. What was the name of the first personal computer introduced by IBM in 1981?
A) IBM 5150
B) Apple II
C) Commodore 64
Correct Answer: A) IBM 5150
10. Which animated TV series debuted in the 1980s and featured a group of robots that could transform?
A) Transformers
B) Voltron
C) Thundercats
Correct Answer: A) Transformers
11. Who won the title of “Sportsman of the Year” by Sports Illustrated in 1980?
A) Magic Johnson
B) Muhammad Ali
C) U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
Correct Answer: C) U.S. Olympic Hockey Team
12. What popular doll line was introduced in 1983?
A) Barbie
B) Cabbage Patch Kids
C) My Little Pony
Correct Answer: B) Cabbage Patch Kids
13. Which 80s sitcom centered around the Huxtable family?
A) Full House
B) The Cosby Show
C) Family Ties
Correct Answer: B) The Cosby Show
14. What was the name of the artificial intelligence computer in “WarGames”?
A) HAL
B) WOPR
C) J.A.R.V.I.S.
Correct Answer: B) WOPR
15. What was the name of the iconic Rubik’s Cube inventor?
A) Ernő Rubik
B) László Bíró
C) András István
Correct Answer: A) Ernő Rubik
16. Which rock band released the hit song “Livin’ on a Prayer”?
A) Bon Jovi
B) Journey
C) Guns N’ Roses
Correct Answer: A) Bon Jovi
17. What was the first music video played on MTV?
A) “Thriller” by Michael Jackson
B) “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles
C) “Take on Me” by A-ha
Correct Answer: B) “Video Killed the Radio Star” by The Buggles
18. What 1980s arcade game featured a frog trying to cross a busy road?
A) Frogger
B) Q*bert
C) Donkey Kong
Correct Answer: A) Frogger
19. Which 80s movie is set in the post-apocalyptic Australian Outback?
A) Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
B) Blade Runner
C) Dune
Correct Answer: A) Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior
20. What year was the Berlin Wall taken down?
A) 1987
B) 1989
C) 1990
Correct Answer: B) 1989
21. Which sitcom featured the character “Balki Bartokomous”?
A) Perfect Strangers
B) Cheers
C) Growing Pains
Correct Answer: A) Perfect Strangers
22. What 80s toy featured colorful, interlocking plastic bricks?
A) LEGO
B) Tinker Toys
C) K’NEX
Correct Answer: A) LEGO
23. Who starred in “The Terminator” as the titular character?
A) Sylvester Stallone
B) Arnold Schwarzenegger
C) Bruce Willis
Correct Answer: B) Arnold Schwarzenegger
24. What song by Journey became an anthem of the 80s?
A) “Faithfully”
B) “Don’t Stop Believin’”
C) “Open Arms”
Correct Answer: B) “Don’t Stop Believin”
25. What 80s arcade game involved shooting aliens to protect Earth?
A) Space Invaders
B) Galaga
C) Asteroids
Correct Answer: B) Galaga
26. What was the popular hairstyle of the 80s?
A) The Beehive
B) The Mullet
C) The Bob
Correct Answer: B) The Mullet
27. Which 80s movie features the line, “Wax on, wax off”?
A) Karate Kid
B) Top Gun
C) Rocky IV
Correct Answer: A) Karate Kid
28. What 80s band released the hit “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)”?
A) Eurythmics
B) The Police
C) Duran Duran
Correct Answer: A) Eurythmics
29. Who was the U.S. President for most of the 1980s?
A) Jimmy Carter
B) Ronald Reagan
C) George H.W. Bush
Correct Answer: B) Ronald Reagan
30. What was the name of the 1985 famine relief song project featuring numerous celebrities?
A) Band Aid
B) USA for Africa
C) Live Aid
Correct Answer: B) USA for Africa
31. Which 80s movie features the song “The Power of Love” by Huey Lewis and the News?
A) Ghostbusters
B) Back to the Future
C) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Correct Answer: B) Back to the Future
32. Who starred as Indiana Jones in the 80s “Indiana Jones” trilogy?
A) Tom Selleck
B) Harrison Ford
C) Mel Gibson
Correct Answer: B) Harrison Ford
33. What 80s movie is famous for the quote, “Say hello to my little friend!”?
A) Scarface
B) The Godfather Part III
C) The Untouchables
Correct Answer: A) Scarface
34. Which artist sang the 80s hit “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”?
A) Madonna
B) Debbie Gibson
C) Cyndi Lauper
Correct Answer: C) Cyndi Lauper
35. Which movie from the 80s starred Tom Cruise as a fighter pilot?
A) Days of Thunder
B) Top Gun
C) Risky Business
Correct Answer: B) Top Gun
36. What 80s song includes the lyrics, “It’s the eye of the tiger, it’s the thrill of the fight”?
A) “The Final Countdown” by Europe
B) “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor
C) “Danger Zone” by Kenny Loggins
Correct Answer: B) “Eye of the Tiger” by Survivor
37. Which 80s movie features a group of teenagers in Saturday detention?
A) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
B) The Breakfast Club
C) Sixteen Candles
Correct Answer: B) The Breakfast Club
38. Who sang the 80s hit “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go”?
A) Duran Duran
B) Wham!
C) Culture Club
Correct Answer: B) Wham!
39. In which 80s movie does the main character shout “Bueller? Bueller?” in a classroom setting?
A) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
B) Weird Science
C) Pretty in Pink
Correct Answer: A) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
40. What song by A-ha became a major 80s hit with its iconic animated music video?
A) “Take On Me”
B) “Forever Young”
C) “True”
Correct Answer: A) “Take On Me”
41. What 80s movie features the character “John Rambo”?
A) The Terminator
B) First Blood
C) Commando
Correct Answer: B) First Blood
42. Which artist released the 80s album “Purple Rain”?
A) Michael Jackson
B) Prince
C) Billy Idol
Correct Answer: B) Prince
43. What 80s movie features the line, “Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it”?
A) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
B) The Breakfast Club
C) Risky Business
Correct Answer: A) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
44. Who sang “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)”?
A) Whitney Houston
B) Paula Abdul
C) Tina Turner
Correct Answer: A) Whitney Houston
45. Which 80s movie features the line, “I feel the need… the need for speed”?
A) Top Gun
B) Days of Thunder
C) The Color of Money
Correct Answer: A) Top Gun
46. What 80s rock band released the song “Pour Some Sugar on Me”?
A) Def Leppard
B) Bon Jovi
C) Guns N’ Roses
Correct Answer: A) Def Leppard
47. What 80s movie featured the song “Don’t You (Forget About Me)”?
A) The Breakfast Club
B) Pretty in Pink
C) St. Elmo’s Fire
Correct Answer: A) The Breakfast Club
48. Who sang “Every Breath You Take” in 1983?
A) The Police
B) U2
C) The Cure
Correct Answer: A) The Police
49. What 80s movie features the character “Sarah Connor”?
A) Blade Runner
B) The Terminator
C) RoboCop
Correct Answer: B) The Terminator
50. Which 80s band sang “Hungry Like the Wolf”?
A) Duran Duran
B) Tears for Fears
C) The Smiths
Correct Answer: A) Duran Duran
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