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1980s Trivia Answers Archive

Review earlier daily rounds, reveal the correct answer, and use the short explanation to learn the fact behind each question. Page 1 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. Which digital audio format stores music on an optical disc?

    Answer: Compact disc

    Compact disc is the optical digital audio format read by laser.

  2. Which puzzle game was a major Game Boy launch title outside Japan?

    Answer: Tetris

    Tetris was a prominent launch title outside Japan.

  3. In which U.S. state is most of E.T. set?

    Answer: California

    The story is set mainly in suburban California.

  4. Who directed Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

    Answer: Robert Zemeckis

    Robert Zemeckis directed Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

  5. In what year was E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial released?

    Answer: 1982

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial was released in 1982.

Daily round

  1. How many small squares appear on each face of a standard cube?

    Answer: nine

    Each standard face contains a three-by-three grid.

  2. Who plays John McClane?

    Answer: Bruce Willis

    Bruce Willis plays police officer John McClane.

  3. Who designed Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo?

    Answer: Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka

    Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka designed Super Mario Bros..

  4. Which fantasy adventure is framed as a grandfather reading to his grandson?

    Answer: The Princess Bride

    The Princess Bride is the fantasy adventure framed as a story read by a grandfather.

  5. What futuristic city is the main setting of Akira?

    Answer: Neo-Tokyo

    The story takes place in Neo-Tokyo.

Daily round

  1. Which London stadium hosted the British Live Aid concert?

    Answer: Wembley Stadium

    Its principal venues were Wembley Stadium and John F. Kennedy Stadium.

  2. Who organized Live Aid?

    Answer: Bob Geldof and Midge Ure

    Bob Geldof and Midge Ure organized Live Aid.

  3. What was the first music video shown on MTV?

    Answer: Video Killed the Radio Star

    Video Killed the Radio Star was its first broadcast video.

  4. Which sitcom follows Danny Tanner as he raises three daughters?

    Answer: Full House

    Full House is the family sitcom about widower Danny Tanner raising three daughters.

  5. Which company made the Macintosh?

    Answer: Apple

    Apple made or published Macintosh.

Daily round

  1. Who designed Pac-Man?

    Answer: Toru Iwatani

    Toru Iwatani designed Pac-Man.

  2. Which nuclear accident occurred at Reactor 4 of a Soviet power station?

    Answer: Chernobyl disaster

    Chernobyl disaster is the nuclear accident at a Soviet power station.

  3. Which 1989 event enabled freer crossings between East and West Berlin?

    Answer: Opening of the Berlin Wall

    Opening of the Berlin Wall is the event allowing freer crossings between East and West Berlin.

  4. Which animated sitcom follows Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie?

    Answer: The Simpsons

    The Simpsons is the animated sitcom about Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa, and Maggie.

  5. In which country did the Chernobyl disaster occur at the time?

    Answer: Soviet Union

    Chernobyl disaster occurred in the Soviet Union.

Daily round

  1. Who directed E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?

    Answer: Steven Spielberg

    Steven Spielberg directed E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

  2. In what year did the Seinfeld pilot air?

    Answer: 1989

    the Seinfeld pilot aired in 1989.

  3. In what year was Super Mario Bros. first released?

    Answer: 1985

    Super Mario Bros. was first released in 1985.

  4. Which landmark became a prominent symbol of German reunification?

    Answer: the Brandenburg Gate

    The Brandenburg Gate became a major symbol of reunification.

  5. Which puzzle game uses falling tetrominoes?

    Answer: Tetris

    Tetris is the falling-block puzzle game made from tetrominoes.

Daily round

  1. Which Michael Jackson album includes Billie Jean and Beat It?

    Answer: Thriller

    Thriller is the Michael Jackson studio album containing Billie Jean and Beat It.

  2. Who led the design team behind the Game Boy?

    Answer: Gunpei Yokoi and Nintendo R&D1

    Gunpei Yokoi and Nintendo R&D1 led the design team behind the Game Boy.

  3. What is Maverick’s first name in Top Gun?

    Answer: Pete

    Tom Cruise plays pilot Pete Maverick Mitchell.

  4. In what year did Rubik’s Cube receive its major international launch?

    Answer: 1980

    Rubik’s Cube received its major international launch in 1980.

  5. In what year did MTV begin broadcasting in the United States?

    Answer: 1981

    MTV began broadcasting in the United States in 1981.

Daily round

  1. Which company published Nintendo Power?

    Answer: Nintendo of America

    Nintendo of America made or published Nintendo Power.

  2. In which U.S. state is most of E.T. set?

    Answer: California

    The story is set mainly in suburban California.

  3. Which nuclear accident occurred at Reactor 4 of a Soviet power station?

    Answer: Chernobyl disaster

    Chernobyl disaster is the nuclear accident at a Soviet power station.

  4. Which film follows Elliott as he befriends a stranded alien?

    Answer: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is the film about Elliott befriending a stranded alien.

  5. Who plays John McClane?

    Answer: Bruce Willis

    Bruce Willis plays police officer John McClane.