80s tricky trivia
Sunday 10 June 2012
Monday 12 March 2012
Welcome to my 80s trivia blog. As a child growing up in the 80's it was a fascinating era and I often find myself wandering back in time and visualizing memories important to my upbringing.So come along for the ride and share some memories with me as we enjoy the 80s through 10 trivia questions a day.
Answers will be at the bottom of the page(after question 10) and try not to Google.
So here we go
Question 1
Which NFL team dominated the 80s winning the Superbowl 3 times
A: Washington Redskins
B: Cincinnati Bengals
C: San Francisco 49ers
D: Miami Dolphins
Question 2
What is the maximum number of turns required to solve the Rubiks Cube
from any configuration
A: 16
B: 18
C: 20
D: 22
Question 3
What is Bill Cosby of The Bill Cosby show's middle name
A: Henry
B: James
C: Harold
D: Gerald
Question 4
In which year did America lose the yachting challenge "The America's Cup" for the first time.
A: 1979
B: 1983
C: 1987
D: 1991
Question 5
This classic race is decided by the best of "how many" races
A: 3
B: 5
C: 7
D: 9
Question 6
In what year did Genesis have a US number one hit in the 80's
A: 1983
B: 1984
C: 1985
D: 1986
Question 7
The first album to sell one million copies on the compact disc or CD format
was Dire Straits "Brothers In Arms. In which year did this occur?
A: 1985
B: 1986
C: 1987
D: 1988
Question 8
How old was Tom Hanks character Josh Baskins in the 1988 classic film "Big"
A: 10
B: 11
C: 12
D: 13
Question 9
In which year of the 80s did Mt St Helens erupt.
A 1980
B; 1981
C: 1982
D:: 1983
Question 10
In what month of 1989 did the Soviet invasion of Aghanistan end
A: February
B: April
C: July
D: September
Thats all for today.
How did you go?
(Answers down below )
If this quiz or any of the questions brings up some interesting stories
Please share them here.
remember Retro Rules
Answers 1=C,2=C,3=A,4=B,5=C,6=C,7=A,8=C,9=A,10=A
Finally loaded some more questions .
See how you go with these
Answers will be at the bottom of the page(after question 10) and try not to Google.
So here we go
Question 1
Which NFL team dominated the 80s winning the Superbowl 3 times
A: Washington Redskins
B: Cincinnati Bengals
C: San Francisco 49ers
D: Miami Dolphins
Question 2
What is the maximum number of turns required to solve the Rubiks Cube
from any configuration
A: 16
B: 18
C: 20
D: 22
Question 3
What is Bill Cosby of The Bill Cosby show's middle name
A: Henry
B: James
C: Harold
D: Gerald
Question 4
In which year did America lose the yachting challenge "The America's Cup" for the first time.
A: 1979
B: 1983
C: 1987
D: 1991
Question 5
This classic race is decided by the best of "how many" races
A: 3
B: 5
C: 7
D: 9
Question 6
In what year did Genesis have a US number one hit in the 80's
A: 1983
B: 1984
C: 1985
D: 1986
Question 7
The first album to sell one million copies on the compact disc or CD format
was Dire Straits "Brothers In Arms. In which year did this occur?
A: 1985
B: 1986
C: 1987
D: 1988
Question 8
How old was Tom Hanks character Josh Baskins in the 1988 classic film "Big"
A: 10
B: 11
C: 12
D: 13
Question 9
In which year of the 80s did Mt St Helens erupt.
A 1980
B; 1981
C: 1982
D:: 1983
Question 10
In what month of 1989 did the Soviet invasion of Aghanistan end
A: February
B: April
C: July
D: September
Thats all for today.
How did you go?
(Answers down below )
If this quiz or any of the questions brings up some interesting stories
Please share them here.
remember Retro Rules
Answers 1=C,2=C,3=A,4=B,5=C,6=C,7=A,8=C,9=A,10=A
Finally loaded some more questions .
See how you go with these
Question 1
In which year did legendary reggae singer Bob Marley pass away.
A: 1980
B: 1981
C: 1982
D: 1983
In which year did legendary reggae singer Bob Marley pass away.
A: 1980
B: 1981
C: 1982
D: 1983
Question 2
His official website lists him as the
father of how many children.
A: 5
B: 7
C: 9
D: 11
Question 3
In which year did the Chernobyl nuclear
accident occur.
A: 1982
B: 1984
C: 1986
D: 1988
Question 4
In 1989 which Robin Williams movie was
released.
A: Good Morning Vietnam
B: Seize The Day
C: Dead Poets Society
D: Moscow On The Hudson
Question 5
Which of these celebrities was born in
1980.
A; Zooey Deschanel
B: Jessica Alba
C: Justin Timberlake
D: Britney Spears
Question 6
The excellent comedy series "Cheers"
commenced in this year.
A: 1980
B: 1981
C: 1982
D: 1983
Question 7
The Falkland Islands was invaded by
Argentina in 1982. Which 2 islands
are by far the largest in the Falkland
Islands group.
A: East and West Falklands
B: North and South Falklands
C: East and South Falklands
D: North and West Falklands
Question 8
The board game Trivial Pursuit was
released in 1982.
Which color represents History
questions in this game.
A: Pink
B: Yellow
C: Green
D: Brown
Question 9
The game was licensed to Parker
Brothers in which year.
A: 1985
B: 1986
C: 1987
D: 1988
Question 10
The Norwegian super group A-Ha was
formed in 1982
How many members did this group
comprise.
A: 2
B: 3
C: 4
D: 5
How did you fare this time?
Answers down below and any comments welcome again.
Answers
1=B,2=D,3=C,4=C,5=A,6=C,7=A,8=B,9=D,10=B
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