1980s All-American Entertainment Quiz

Answer: Gordon Gekko

The quote is from 1987's "Wall Street" and reads in its entirety:

"The point is, ladies and gentleman, that greed for lack of a better word, is good. Greed is right. Greed works. Greed clarifies, cuts through and captures the essence of the evolutionary spirit. Greed, in all of its forms, greed for life, for money, for love, knowledge has marked the upward surge of mankind. And greed, you mark my words, will not only save Teldar Paper, but that other malfunctioning corporation called the USA."

Michael Douglas won an Oscar for his portrayal of Gecko.

Answer: Lee Iacocca

The proceeds of "Iacocca: An Autobiography" are said to have been donated to diabetes research. Sales figures are from "Publisher's Weekly".

Answer: "American Gigolo"

The movie also marked a turning point in the career of designer Giorgio Armani who styled the wardrobe of the film's star, Richard Gere.

Answer: Luke and Laura

The event set a record as the most watched hour in American soap opera history.

Answer: Dan Aykroyd

"We Are the World" was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, produced and conducted by Quincy Jones. Some famous faces who were asked to participate but didn't were Pat Benatar who had to miss the session due to pregnancy, Linda Ronstadt who had the flu and Prince who later provided a guitar track.

It is said that Aykroyd was asked by Quincy Jones to participate and add some comic relief to the session.

Answer: "Born in the U.S.A." by Bruce Springsteen

"Born in the USA" and "Thriller" each produced seven Top 10 singles. Janet Jackson's "Rhythm Nation 1814" topped them both with eight hits. Steven Van Zandt is a member of the E Street Band, The Boss' back-up group. Several politicians have used "Born in the USA" in their campaigns. During his 2004 presidential run, Senator John Kerry made another song from the album, "No Surrender" his theme song.

Answer: "Les Miserables"

"Evita", "Cats" and "Phantom" won the Tony for Best Musical in 1980, 1983 and 1988, respectively. "Les Miz" (music by Claude-Michel Schönberg, lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer and book by Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil) won the award in 1987.

Answer: The original "VJ's" on MTV in 1981

Jackson died in 2004. The other original vj's began hosting shows on Syrius Satellite Radio in 2005. MTV made a star of Weird Al Yankovic who parodied others' videos.

Answer: Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker

Jim and Tammy Faye Baker gained nation-wide attention in the 80s with their syndicated television program "The PTL Club" (PTL being the acronym for Priase the Lord). Tammy Faye was popular in the gay community, in no small part due to her public compassion for those suffering from AIDS, which was unusual for an evangelical Christian in the 80s.

At the time of her death in 2007 she had evolved into something of a bemusing but beloved American figure. Jim Bakker served five years in prison for defrauding hundreds of thousands of investors through the theme park and residential complex 'Heritage USA'.

He formed a new ministry which in 2008 moved into a luxurious new television studio on a 600 acre development near Branson, MO which is said to be quite similar to Heritage USA.

Answer: His sister-in-law Kristin Shepard

The 'Who Shot J.R.' episode of "Dallas" was the most watched television show in history when it aired in November of 1980 with an estimated 83 millions viewers. Fun trivia fact: Kristin Shepard was portrayed by Mary Crosby, daughter of movie and singing legend Bing Crosby.