General Knowledge: How Well Do You Remember The 80s?

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The 80s were a long time ago. How much do you remember?

Prove that you can remember the 1980s by taking this quiz and answering questions about the pop culture of the era.

Vanessa

Mar 07, 2020

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1 of 18Pick your answer!

Who recorded the album Thriller, the most successful of all time?

Michael Jackson

Prince

Madonna

2 of 18Pick your answer!

Name the fictional country where Prince Akeem, played by Eddie Murphy, comes from in Coming to America

Genovia

Zamunda

Zathurda

3 of 18Pick your answer!

Who won the US 1980 election?

Jimmy Carter

Ronald Regan

George H.W. Bush

4 of 18Pick your answer!

Which war came to an end in the 1980s?

The Cold War

WW2

The Vietnam War

5 of 18Pick your answer!

Which of these Madonna songs was released in the 1980s?

Like a Virgin

Hung Up

Ghost Town

6 of 18Finish this 80s phrase!

Name the director responsible for numerous classic 80s hits like Breakfast Club, Ferris Bueller's Day Off, and Sixteen Candles.

Steven Speilberg

John Hughes

Stanley Kubrick

7 of 18Pick your answer!

Which actress got her start on Who's the Boss before starring on Charmed in the late 1990s?

Alyssa Milano

Shannen Doherty

Holly Marie Combs

8 of 18Pick your answer!

Which of these was NOT the name of an 80s Arcade Game?

Donkey Kong

Pac-Man

GTA

9 of 18Pick your answer!

Who starred in the action movie Top Gun?

Tom Hanks

Johnny Depp

Tom Cruise

10 of 18Pick your answer!

What kind of creature is Alf?

dog

alien

anteater

11 of 18Pick your answer!

Who played Arnold Schwarzenegger's twin in the movie Twins?

Danny Devito

Nick Nolte

Robin Williams

12 of 18Pick your answer!

According to the film Gremlins, what can you NOT let your Mogwai do?

drink soda

eat after midnight

pose for a picture

13 of 18Finish the lyrics!

"She's just a girl who claims that I am the one, ____________"

But the kid is not my son

But we'll never be as one

But the game cannot be won

14 of 18Pick your answer!

If something in the 1980s was "radical", what was it?

illegal

awesome

out there

15 of 18Pick your answer!

Complete the iconic movie quote: "Nobody puts ______ in a corner."

Rocky

Baby

16 of 18Pick your answer!

John Lennon was assassinated in what city?

New York

Manchester

London

17 of 18Pick your answer!

Where did Prince Charles and Lady Diana get married in 1981?

St. Paul's Cathedral

Westminster Abbey

St. George's Chapel

18 of 18Pick your answer!

Who starred alongside Christopher Lloyd in Back to the Future?