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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 11 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. In what year was Die Hard released?

    Answer: 1988

    Die Hard was released in 1988.

  2. Which Madonna album shares its name with a gospel-influenced title track?

    Answer: Like a Prayer

    Like a Prayer is the Madonna album containing its gospel-influenced title track.

  3. Which film concludes the original Star Wars trilogy?

    Answer: Return of the Jedi

    Return of the Jedi is the film concluding the original Star Wars trilogy.

  4. In what year was Pac-Man first released?

    Answer: 1980

    Pac-Man was first released in 1980.

  5. In which city does the Tanner family live?

    Answer: San Francisco

    The Tanner family lives in San Francisco.

Daily round

  1. Who directed Top Gun?

    Answer: Tony Scott

    Tony Scott directed Top Gun.

  2. Who designed Super Mario Bros. for Nintendo?

    Answer: Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka

    Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka designed Super Mario Bros..

  3. Who plays John McClane?

    Answer: Bruce Willis

    Bruce Willis plays police officer John McClane.

  4. In what year did the Seinfeld pilot air?

    Answer: 1989

    the Seinfeld pilot aired in 1989.

  5. Who directed Back to the Future?

    Answer: Robert Zemeckis

    Robert Zemeckis directed Back to the Future.

Daily round

  1. Which cable channel launched with a focus on music videos?

    Answer: MTV

    MTV is the American cable channel built around music videos.

  2. 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.

  3. In what year did the Chernobyl disaster occur?

    Answer: 1986

    the Chernobyl disaster occurred in 1986.

  4. Who directed Dirty Dancing?

    Answer: Emile Ardolino

    Emile Ardolino directed Dirty Dancing.

  5. In which present-day country is the damaged plant located?

    Answer: Ukraine

    The damaged plant is in present-day Ukraine.

Daily round

  1. Which space agency operated Challenger?

    Answer: NASA

    NASA operated Challenger.

  2. Which media company launched MTV?

    Answer: Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment

    Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment launched MTV.

  3. What sacred relic is central to Zelda lore?

    Answer: the Triforce

    The Triforce is a central sacred relic.

  4. Which company made the Macintosh?

    Answer: Apple

    Apple made or published Macintosh.

  5. Which six-faced puzzle asks players to restore one color per face?

    Answer: Rubik's Cube

    Rubik's Cube is the six-faced color-matching mechanical puzzle.

Daily round

  1. Which company published Nintendo Power?

    Answer: Nintendo of America

    Nintendo of America made or published Nintendo Power.

  2. In what year was Tetris created?

    Answer: 1984

    Tetris was created in 1984.

  3. Which NASA orbiter was lost during mission STS-51-L?

    Answer: Space Shuttle Challenger

    Space Shuttle Challenger is the NASA orbiter lost shortly after liftoff on mission STS-51-L.

  4. In what year was Nintendo Power first published?

    Answer: 1988

    Nintendo Power first was published in 1988.

  5. In what year was Ghostbusters released?

    Answer: 1984

    Ghostbusters was released in 1984.

Daily round

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

    Answer: California

    The story is set mainly in suburban California.

  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 mountain region is the resort located?

    Answer: the Catskills

    The resort is located in the Catskill Mountains.

  4. Which global benefit concert used major venues in London and Philadelphia?

    Answer: Live Aid

    Live Aid is the dual-venue benefit concert broadcast around the world.

  5. In what year was Top Gun released?

    Answer: 1986

    Top Gun was released in 1986.

Daily round

  1. On which forest moon does the film’s final ground battle occur?

    Answer: Endor

    Its final battle includes the forest moon of Endor.

  2. Which Nintendo adventure game introduced Link and Hyrule?

    Answer: The Legend of Zelda

    The Legend of Zelda is the fantasy adventure game introducing Link and Hyrule.

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

    Answer: Soviet Union

    Chernobyl disaster occurred in the Soviet Union.

  4. Who directed Return of the Jedi?

    Answer: Richard Marquand

    Richard Marquand directed Return of the Jedi.

  5. In what year was Space Shuttle Challenger lost?

    Answer: 1986

    Space Shuttle Challenger was lost in 1986.