The Magnificent 80s Trivia Quiz

Answer: On a Storm Front

"Storm Front" was a Billy Joel album/cd of the 1980s that contained the song "We Didn't Start The Fire". Billy sang about historic events and people from the 50s and 60s saying, "Hey, it wasn't us, we didn't start the fire."

Answer: Pac Man

Pac Man was the most successful arcade game of all time. It spawned the following games - Baby Pac Man, Ms. Pac Man, Jnr. Pac Man and Pac Land. It also was the first game to inspire merchandise such as lunch boxes and clothing.

Answer: Kristin Sheppard

Can you believe that this made the cover of Time Magazine? Sue Ellen's sister Kristin shot J.R. after he went back on his word that he would divorce Sue Ellen and marry her. Careful what you promise guys.

Answer: Mark Chapman

"We're all Christ and we're all Hitler. We are trying to make Christ's message contemporary. We want Christ to win. What would he have done if he had advertisements, T.V., records, films and newspapers? The miracle today is communication. So let's use it."
-John Lennon '69

Answer: Coca-Cola

Coke stashed the old recipe in a bank vault and unleashed the new flavour to the world. The consumers didn't support the new flavour and Coke execs were quickly running back to the bank vault.
Another version of "the facts":
Coke introduced the new flavour was because the 99-year patent had run out on the old one. Coca-Cola needed to buy some time to get a new non-expiring patent on a formula that was as close to the original as they could make it. Having done so in 1986, they then discontinued New Coke.

Answer: Challenger

Answer: Tiananmen Square

Thousands of students protesting for democracy had their protest smashed by the Red army.

Answer: 1986

The civilians living near the Chernobyl nuclear facility were exposed to radiation up to 100 times greater than the atomic bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima.

Answer: Rob Lowe

The actors from 'The Breakfast Club' went on to form the brat pack of the 80's and 90's. The theme song from the movie 'Don't You Forget About Me' was a number one hit for Simple Minds.

Answer: Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

It is also known as acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. The actor Rock Hudson died of AIDS on October 3rd 1985. Governments around the world poured billions of dollars into education about the threat of AIDS.

Answer: Neverland

Michael broke away from his brothers and the band the Jackson 5 and made the solo album 'Thriller'. With the help of some pretty funky dance sequences and MTV, 'Thriller' went on to be the biggest selling album of the 80's.

Answer: The Cosby Show

Led by the incredible talent of Bill Cosby, The Cosby Show spent four consecutive years at number one.

Answer: Falkland Islands

Answer: 5,000,000,000

At the fall of Rome in 476 AD, it is estimated the population of the planet was approximately 250m.

Answer: Philips & Sony

Although digital technology has been here since the late 60s it took a whole plethora of emerging technologies to come together before the CD player was created. It was a team effort at Philips; no individual is credited with its invention. The first CD player was manufactured in August 1982.

Answer: Post-it Notes

It wasn't until over 10 years later that they found a practical use for the glue. It's hard to imagine any office without Post-Its.

Answer: The fall of the Berlin Wall

After World War II Berlin was divided into four sectors by the conquering armies of the Allied forces. With the onset of the Cold War in the late 1940s, for most purposes Berlin was divided into two parts - East and West. The Iron Curtain, separating the Eastern Bloc countries (including East Germany) from the West was completed in 1952.

However, it was still possible to cross from East to West Berlin. This gap in the Iron Curtain was closed in 1961 with the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961, which caused much resentment in East Germany.

In 1989 the East German government found itself compelled to yield to popular pressure and allow its citizens to cross into West Berlin. A few hours later crowds began demolishing the wall.

Answer: MTV

Cable was born and MTV, orginally intended to be promos for albums, had an enormous impact on music and young people and revolutionized the industry. Remember the Buggles song 'Video Killed The Radio Star' .. it was the first song played on MTV.

Answer: Dow Jones Index

The world stock markets crashed in 1987 sending the world into a recession.

Answer: The Apple II

Apple II was invented in 1979 by Steve Wozniak.