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80's pop quiz answers:

Before you look at my answers, you might want to look at the quiz itself, in its unspoilt form.

Spoiler warning out of the way... here goes.

1) Who were Turbo and Ozone? No idea.
2) What bar did the gang from Three's Company always go to? Ditto.
3) What was the last name of the man who adopted Webster? Gah, tip of my tongue!
4) Where were Willis and Arnold in Different Strokes from
originally? Um, let's say Philadelphia.
5) Name the two players chosen in the NBA draft before Michael Jordan. I know #1 was Hakeem Olyjuwon. The second dude went off the radar in about 1988.
6) Who were Ricky's three best friends in Silver Spoons? Alfonso, J.T., and Freddie Lippencoddleman. I loved that show.
7) What was Punky Brewster's dog's name? You got me.
8) Who did President Reagan beat when re-elected in 1984? Walter Mondale / Geraldine Ferraro. At least they carried Minnesota.
9) Who headed the PMRC and had many legal battles with Dee
Snider of Twisted Sister? No idea.
10) Who sang "Too Shy"? Kajagoogoo. Bonus points for knowing that the lead singer's name was Limahl? And that he also appeared solo to sing the theme song for The Neverending Story?
11) What was the largest selling album of the 80s? I'm gonna go with Thriller.
12) Name three Weird Al Yankovic songs. Eat It, Like a Surgeon, Fat, Ballad of Jed Clampett (the takeoff on Money for Nothing), I Think I'm a Clone Now, I Lost on Jeopardy... I'm going to stop before I plunge irredeemably from the precipice of respectable geekdom
13) What year did Poison release their first album? Guessing... 1987.
14) Whos legs did the ball go through on the Red Sox in game 6
of the 1986 World series? Bill "Shrug" Buckner
15) What were the names of the 4 Ghostbusters (character names). Ray Stantz, Peter Venkmann, Egon, and the Black One.
16) Name 3 members of the Kobra Kai. Johhny, um, Billy?, and Dutch.
17) School aged girls wore hundreds of these on their arms. Either friendship bracelets, or those plastic bracelets. Both were in.
18) What happened to the "Ark" at the end of Indiana Jones? It ripped out the souls of the Nazis and melted the scary guy's face off.
19) Who was Ubu? Sit, Ubu, sit. Good dog.
20) Nigel Tufnel and David St Hubbins were in this group. Spinal Tap.
21) The Pop group "Wham" consisted of George Michael and... The other guy. Who ALSO wasn't gay, so they said.
22) What was the original title of Return of the Jedi? No clue.
23) Who was Latka's other personality in the show "TAXI?" You mean Tony Clifton?
24) Name all 5 members of the New Kids on the Block. Danny, Donnie, Mark, Brandon, Luke Perry... Don't know.
25) In the 80s, Steven Spielberg produced this
Scifi/Action/Adventure/Mystery sitcom. Amazing Stories? Wasn't a sitcom, but ok?
26) Who played "The Incredible Hulk?" Bill Bixby.
27) What was the bears name in Grizzly Adams? No clue.
28) Who were the Duke Boys' Cousins? Don't know.
29) Name the Concert in which music artists raised millions of
dollars for famine relief in Ethiopia. Damn. Don't konw. USA for Africa did We are the World, though.
30) According to Prince, what was the name of "that shrink in
Beverly Hills?" Dr. GonnaMakeEverythingFeelAllRight.
31) What was the name of the burnout in Fast Times at Ridgemont High? Spicoli. Which, incidentally, is sort of like the sound one makes when spitting in disgust at the thought of Sean Penn nowadays.
32) Who did Woody replace on Cheers? Coach.
33) Who played "The Greatest American Hero?" That blond curly-headed guy.
34) What was the name of the McDonalds sandwich that kept "the
hot hot and the cold cold?" McDLT.
35) What was the first video ever aired on MTV and who sang it? The Buggles: Video Killed the Radio Star
36) Who sang the song "I know what boys like?" The Waitresses?
37) How many times did the Celtics face the Lakers in the NBA
finals? Who won? About 6. I think they split 'em.
38) The "Brat Pack" consisted of: Anthony Michael Hall, Andrew McCarthy, Emilio Estevez, James Spader, Judd Nelson, Rob Lowe, Ally Sheedy, Molly Ringwald, Robert Downey Jr. Was there an official list?
39) Name 3 "Brat Pack" movies. The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo's Fire, Sixteen Candles
40) What was the name of the computer in the movie "War Games?" Joshua!
What game did it want to play? Chess. That is, after it got Global Thermonuclear War out of its system.
41) What was the plumbers name in the show "One Day at a Time?" Jm J. Bullock. I really don't know.
42) Who was Khan? Kirk's arch-enemy!
43) How many sequels were there to "Jaws?" They made up to Jaws 4. So that's three sequels.
44) Who was the leader of the Thundercats? Tigerclaw? Is that right?
45) What cartoon did Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids watch all the
time? Never really watched it.
46) What was Balkie's catch phrase from the show "Perfect Strangers?" Get out of the city! I know there was another one.
47) Who were the two detectives that helped Axel Foley in Beverly Hills Cop? Taggart and Rosewood.
48) These sneakers had little "pouches" on the side. Keds?Oh, but do you remember Kaepa? They had the interchangeable little multicolored triangles.
49) What was the toy "for a girl or a boy?" My Buddy?
50) These dolls were the most popular toy of the 80s. People
fought over them in stores and they had a signature on their butts.
51) AIDS was originally called. Cabbage Patch Kids.
52) Who teamed up with Hulk Hogan to fight Rowdy Roddy Piper and
Paul Orndorff in Wrestlemania? Randy "Macho Man" Savage. And that's a guess.
53) What kind of car fell into the water in Risky Business and
what color was it? A pink... Cadillac. Don't remember.
54) What did the old woman in the Wendys commercial say
throughout the 80s? Where That Beef Be? Or, Where's the Beef?
55) Sing the chorus to the theme song of Growing Pains. Okay, this one goes on its own line:

As long as we keep on givin',
We can take anything that comes our way,
Baby, rain or shine
All the time,
We got each other,
Sharin' the laughter and love.

56) Name the family members from Family Ties. Alex, Mallory, and that's it.
57) What was Scooby Doo's favorite food? Scooby snacks.
58) What kind of pants were good for Break-dancing. Jams.
59) What were the rules for keeping a Gremlin? 1) Don't ever get 'em wet. 2) Keep 'em out of the bright light. And whatever you do, no matter how much they beg, 3) don't ever feed them after midnight. (And I think this question meant, what are the rules for keeping a Mogwai.)
60) What show featured "Rerun" and "Roger?" What's Happening?
61) What food was "Crispy Chewy?" ?
62) What year did David Lee Roth get booted from Van Halen? 1985.
63) What was V66? Je ne sais pas.
64) In the show "He-man", what was the name of Skeletors castle? Castle Grayskull!
65) Name one song by Samantha Fox. How 'bout I not.
66) What replaced the shoelace for a while in the 80s? Velcro.
67) Who won more regular season MVP awards: Larry Bird or Magic Johnson? Guessin' Magic.
Who won more titles? Guessin' Bird.
68) What was ET's favorite candy? Reese's Pieces.
69) Did Richie Cunningham have a brother? I don't think so, but Chachi moved in to replace him. The Fonz was like a brother to good old Richie.
70) Eddie Murphy had two comedy specials. Name them. Dangerous. Raw.
71) If Richard Prior spent 30 million dollars in a month with
nothing to show for it, how much would he receive and in what movie was this? He'd get... 100 million? And this was in Brewster's Millions.
72) What song did Tom Hanks play on the Foot Piano in the movie "Big?" Heart and Soul. And Chopsticks.
73) Who was the bounty hunter that brought Han Solo to Jabba the Hutt? Boba Fett.
74) What was Pepsi with no caffeine called? Don't know. But they had clear Pepsi, which was called Crystal Pepsi.
75) Name the 4 ghosts in Pac-Man. Inky, Pinky, Blinky, and Clyde.
76) Name all the sweathogs. Horschach, Barbarino, Washington... I don't know.
77) What are three rumours you have heard about Ozzy Osbourne. Bit the head off a dove (really happened), bit the head off a bat, and that's all I got.
78) What was the character name of the little boy in Mr. Belvedere? No idea.
79) What happened when you reached 1,000,000 points in Asteroids? Who did that?
80) What was the last name of the family in National Lampoon's Vacation? Griswold!
81) Name both of Jack Tripper's landlords and his best friend
from downstairs? Blankin'.
82) What is the name of the drummer for Bon Jovi? Sheesh.
83) What was Bill Cosby's name on the Cosby Show? Clif Huxtable.
84) Who was the unknown stuntman that made Eastwood such a star? The Fall Guy.
85) Who sang the song "Toy Soldiers?" No idea.
86) What Television station did Rosie O'donnell work for? What now?
87) Finish the following line: "Well the world don't move to
the beat of just one drum" What might be right for you / May not be right for some!
88) What was the last name of the villians in the movie "The Goonies?" The Fratellis.
89) Name 2 of the members from Boston that played on Third Stage. Who cares?
90) Name three people from the Legion of Doom aside from Lex Luthor. Geez, I don't know.
91) Which band never opened for Van Halen:
A) Journey B) Dokken C) Ozzy Osbourne It's gotta be Journey.
92) What was the only year in the 1980s that the New England
Patriots played in the Superbowl? 1986., vs. the Bears.
93) What was the name of Men At Work's first album? ?
94) What was the name of the son on Sanford and Son? Blanking again.
95) What year did Kiss take off their make up? 1987?
96) What was the name of the guardian on "The Facts of Life?" Mrs.... gah.
97) Who took Pee Wee Herman's bike? Francis.
98) Name both wrestlers of the tag team "The Killer Bees." Biggio and Bagwell.
99) What movie was both Mr T and Hulk Hogan in and what were
their character names? Wow. That I don't remember.
100) What line did Cyndi Lauper sing in We Are the World? Well, well well well welll!!!! There's a choice we're makin'... We're savin' our own lives... It's true, we make a better day, just you and me.
101) What planet was Alf from? Melmac.
102) What was Jim McMahon's line from the Superbowl Shuffle? Something about him being the quarterback.
103) Name five Smurfs. Papa, Brainy, Grumpy, Smurfette... Oy.
104) What criminal lost the election for Michael Dukakis? George BUSHITLER THE FIRST!!!! Just kidding, Willie Horton.
105) Who produced a stainless-steel sports car? DeLorean.
106) What snack was always on Reagan's desk? Jellybeans.

Not too bad, considering it's been 20 years, I didn't look any of this stuff up, and I was only 3 when the decade started.

Posted by Matt at November 18, 2004 9:44 PM

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