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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 8 of 12 covers seven completed UTC days.

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Daily round

  1. In what year did the Chernobyl disaster occur?

    Answer: 1986

    the Chernobyl disaster occurred in 1986.

  2. In what year was Tetris created?

    Answer: 1984

    Tetris was created in 1984.

  3. In what year did the Berlin Wall open to freer crossings?

    Answer: 1989

    the Berlin Wall opened to freer crossings in 1989.

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

    Answer: 1980

    Pac-Man was first released in 1980.

  5. Who produced most of the Thriller album with Michael Jackson?

    Answer: Quincy Jones

    Quincy Jones produced Thriller.

Daily round

  1. Who co-created Seinfeld with Jerry Seinfeld?

    Answer: Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld

    Larry David and Jerry Seinfeld co-created Seinfeld with Jerry Seinfeld.

  2. Which Pac-Man ghost is red?

    Answer: Blinky

    Blinky is the red ghost.

  3. Which company released the Famicom?

    Answer: Nintendo

    Nintendo made or published Famicom.

  4. Who created The Legend of Zelda with Takashi Tezuka?

    Answer: Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka

    Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka created The Legend of Zelda.

  5. In what year was Thriller released?

    Answer: 1982

    Thriller was released in 1982.

Daily round

  1. Who plays John McClane?

    Answer: Bruce Willis

    Bruce Willis plays police officer John McClane.

  2. Which government announced the border-policy change that preceded the opening?

    Answer: East German government

    East German government announced the border-policy change that preceded the opening.

  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. 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.

  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 numbered Madonna studio album was Like a Prayer?

    Answer: fourth

    It is Madonna’s fourth studio album.

  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. Who created Tetris?

    Answer: Alexey Pajitnov

    Alexey Pajitnov created Tetris.

  4. 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.

  5. Which aviation drama stars Tom Cruise as Maverick?

    Answer: Top Gun

    Top Gun is the aviation drama about naval fighter pilots.

Daily round

  1. Which comedy follows a team running a paranormal removal business?

    Answer: Ghostbusters

    Ghostbusters is the supernatural comedy about a paranormal removal business.

  2. In what year was Back to the Future released?

    Answer: 1985

    Back to the Future was released in 1985.

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

    Answer: Pete

    Tom Cruise plays pilot Pete Maverick Mitchell.

  4. Who organized Live Aid?

    Answer: Bob Geldof and Midge Ure

    Bob Geldof and Midge Ure organized Live Aid.

  5. In what year did Full House premiere?

    Answer: 1987

    Full House premiered in 1987.

Daily round

  1. Which media company launched MTV?

    Answer: Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment

    Warner-Amex Satellite Entertainment launched MTV.

  2. 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.

  3. What kind of building serves as the Ghostbusters’ headquarters?

    Answer: a converted firehouse

    The team operates from a converted New York firehouse.

  4. Which sitcom follows a fictionalized Jerry Seinfeld and his New York friends?

    Answer: Seinfeld

    Seinfeld is the sitcom built around comedian Jerry Seinfeld and his friends.

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

    Answer: California

    The story is set mainly in suburban California.

Daily round

  1. Whom does Mario set out to rescue?

    Answer: Princess Toadstool

    Mario travels to rescue Princess Toadstool.

  2. Who directed Who Framed Roger Rabbit?

    Answer: Robert Zemeckis

    Robert Zemeckis directed Who Framed Roger Rabbit.

  3. In what year was Return of the Jedi released?

    Answer: 1983

    Return of the Jedi was released in 1983.

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

    Answer: Philips and Sony

    Philips and Sony developed the compact-disc audio standard.

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

    Answer: Compact disc

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