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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 4 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. What sacred relic is central to Zelda lore?

    Answer: the Triforce

    The Triforce is a central sacred relic.

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

    Answer: 1985

    Super Mario Bros. was first released in 1985.

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

    Answer: 1981

    MTV began broadcasting in the United States in 1981.

  4. Who designed Pac-Man?

    Answer: Toru Iwatani

    Toru Iwatani designed Pac-Man.

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

    Answer: nine

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

Daily round

  1. Which two companies jointly developed the compact-disc audio standard?

    Answer: Philips and Sony

    Philips and Sony developed the compact-disc audio standard.

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

    Answer: Soviet Union

    Chernobyl disaster occurred in the Soviet Union.

  3. What happens when a player completes a horizontal line in Tetris?

    Answer: the line disappears

    A complete horizontal line disappears from the playfield.

  4. Who directed Return of the Jedi?

    Answer: Richard Marquand

    Richard Marquand directed Return of the Jedi.

  5. In what year was Thriller released?

    Answer: 1982

    Thriller was released in 1982.

Daily round

  1. In what year did the Game Boy launch?

    Answer: 1989

    the Game Boy launched in 1989.

  2. Who directed Die Hard?

    Answer: John McTiernan

    John McTiernan directed Die Hard.

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

    Answer: Wembley Stadium

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

  4. Who co-wrote the title track Like a Prayer with Madonna?

    Answer: Madonna and Patrick Leonard

    Madonna and Patrick Leonard co-wrote the title track Like a Prayer with Madonna.

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

    Answer: Pete

    Tom Cruise plays pilot Pete Maverick Mitchell.

Daily round

  1. In what year was Die Hard released?

    Answer: 1988

    Die Hard was released in 1988.

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

    Answer: Endor

    Its final battle includes the forest moon of Endor.

  3. Which cartoonist created The Simpsons before its 1989 prime-time debut?

    Answer: Matt Groening

    Cartoonist Matt Groening devised the Simpson family for animated shorts before the series began in 1989.

  4. 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.

  5. In what year was Nintendo Power first published?

    Answer: 1988

    Nintendo Power first was published in 1988.

Daily round

  1. Who directed Back to the Future?

    Answer: Robert Zemeckis

    Robert Zemeckis directed Back to the Future.

  2. Which comedy sends Marty McFly through time?

    Answer: Back to the Future

    Back to the Future is the time-travel comedy featuring teenager Marty McFly.

  3. From which space center did Challenger make its final launch?

    Answer: Kennedy Space Center

    The launch took place from Kennedy Space Center.

  4. In what year was Top Gun released?

    Answer: 1986

    Top Gun was released in 1986.

  5. Which platform game sends Mario across the Mushroom Kingdom to rescue a princess?

    Answer: Super Mario Bros.

    Super Mario Bros. is the side-scrolling platform game set in the Mushroom Kingdom.

Daily round

  1. 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.

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

    Answer: Ukraine

    The damaged plant is in present-day Ukraine.

  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 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.

  5. Which masked identity does Westley assume?

    Answer: the Dread Pirate Roberts

    Westley uses the disguise of the Dread Pirate Roberts.

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. 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.

  3. What was Nintendo’s Japanese Family Computer console commonly called?

    Answer: Famicom

    Famicom is the Nintendo home game console whose name abbreviates Family Computer.

  4. In what year was Tetris created?

    Answer: 1984

    Tetris was created in 1984.

  5. Which mystery comedy combines live actors with animated characters?

    Answer: Who Framed Roger Rabbit

    Who Framed Roger Rabbit is the mystery comedy combining live actors and animated characters.