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1980s Teen Movie Quotes Trivia Quiz

If you are a true fan of 1980s teen flicks than this will be fun. I will give you a quote from a popular teen movie and you choose the film that it is from.

A multiple-choice quiz by jlp937. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
jlp937

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
135,456

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
25

Difficulty
Tough

Avg Score
14 / 25

Plays
4563

Last 3 plays: Guest 165 (14/25), Guest 50 (16/25), Guest 108 (18/25).

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Question 1 of 25

1. "Velcro. Next to the Walkman and Tab it is the coolest invention of the 20th Century!" Hint

Valley Girl

The Goonies

Private School

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

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Question 2 of 25

2. "You said you couldn't believe in anyone who didn't believe in you. I believed in you. I just didn't believe in me." Hint

Can't Buy Me Love

Pretty in Pink

Better off Dead

Risky Business

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Question 3 of 25

3. "I have your car towed all the way to your house and all you've got for me is light beer." Hint

Back to the Future

Sixteen Candles

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Adventures in Babysitting

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Question 4 of 25

4. "Jocks only think about sports, nerds only think about sex."

Answer: (Four Words)

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Question 5 of 25

5. "So what would you little maniacs like to do first?" Hint

Adventures in Babysitting

Sixteen Candles

Weird Science

The Breakfast Club

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Question 6 of 25

6. "Two hits, me hitting you, you hitting the floor." Hint

The Lost Boys

Zapped

Stand by Me

The Breakfast Club

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Question 7 of 25

7. Troy's father: "Is your mommy here?"
Brandon: "No sir. Actually she's out at the market buying Pampers for all us kids." Hint

The Goonies

She's Out of Control

One Crazy Summer

Sixteen Candles

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Question 8 of 25

8. "Y'all is the horniest bunch of white folks I ever seen." Hint

Teen Wolf

Weird Science

Shag

Secret Admirer

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Question 9 of 25

9. "We're gonna turn this town upside down!" Hint

Ferris Bueller's Day Off

Dirty Dancing

Footloose

The Legend of Billie Jean

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Question 10 of 25

10. "Death by stereo!" Hint

Better Off Dead

Top Gun

The Lost Boys

One Crazy Summer

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Question 11 of 25

11. "I mean he went from totally geek, to totally chic!" Hint

Can't Buy Me Love

Porky's

Loverboy

For Keeps

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Question 12 of 25

12. "If you don't let me out I'm throwin' up all over the front seat." Hint

The Legend of Billie Jean

Weird Science

Secret Admirer

Zapped

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Question 13 of 25

13. "Don't get me wrong. It's not like I've never had sex before. I've had lots of sex. It's just now I'd like to try it with a partner." Hint

Just One of the Guys

Risky Business

The Last American Virgin

Private School

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Question 14 of 25

14. "Men...can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em." Hint

St. Elmo's Fire

The Breakfast Club

Some Kind of Wonderful

Mask

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Question 15 of 25

15. "My mother is in there crying and I hope you're happy." Hint

Some Kind of Wonderful

Secret Admirer

Stand by Me

Teen Wolf

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Question 16 of 25

16. "I never had any friends later on like those I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?" Hint

Stand by Me

Valley Girl

The Goonies

Porky's

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Question 17 of 25

17. "I'd rather be with someone for the wrong reasons then be alone for the right." Hint

Can't Buy Me Love

St. Elmo's Fire

Some Kind of Wonderful

Valley Girl

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Question 18 of 25

18. "If I'm not engaged by the time I'm twenty I'm gonna kill myself." Hint

Shag

The Breakfast Club

Sixteen Candles

One Crazy Summer

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Question 19 of 25

19. "Hey, I like that hat, man. They sell men's clothes where you got that?" Hint

Top Gun

The Lost Boys

Footloose

Dirty Dancing

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Question 20 of 25

20. "Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?" Hint

Real Genius

Private Resort

License to Drive

Revenge of the Nerds

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Question 21 of 25

21. "My little brother paid a buck to see your underwear." Hint

The Breakfast Club

Sixteen Candles

One Crazy Summer

Private School

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Question 22 of 25

22. "All I need is a watermelon and two jelly doughnuts." Hint

Porky's

Footloose

Dirty Dancing

Weird Science

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Question 23 of 25

23. "All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine." Hint

Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Night of the Comet

Some Kind of Wonderful

Weird Science

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Question 24 of 25

24. "What I'm trying to say Julie, is that it's really hard for me to say what I'm trying to say." Hint

The Goonies

Just One of the Guys

Girls Just Want to Have Fun

Valley Girl

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Question 25 of 25

25. "This is pure snow! Do you have any idea what the street value of this mountain is?" Hint

One Crazy Summer

Risky Business

Revenge of the Nerds

Better Off Dead

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. "Velcro. Next to the Walkman and Tab it is the coolest invention of the 20th Century!"

Answer: Girls Just Want to Have Fun

This quote was said by Lynne Stone played by Helen Hunt. This 1984 dance flick also starred Sarah Jessica Parker, Shannen Doherty, Lee Montgomery, and Johnathon Silverman.

2. "You said you couldn't believe in anyone who didn't believe in you. I believed in you. I just didn't believe in me."

Answer: Pretty in Pink

This was said by Blane to Andy at the end of the movie. This popular teen flick from 1986 also starred Molly Ringwald and Jonathon Cryer.

3. "I have your car towed all the way to your house and all you've got for me is light beer."

Answer: Back to the Future

This was said by the rude Biff Tannen who did not have any tact. Thomas F. Wilson portrayed Biff and various ancestors of Biff in all three of the "BTTF" movies.

4. "Jocks only think about sports, nerds only think about sex."

Answer: Revenge of the Nerds

This quote was said by Louis Skolnick who was portrayed by Robert Carradine. This was the first film in this series.

5. "So what would you little maniacs like to do first?"

Answer: Weird Science

This was Kelly LeBrock's first line of this 1985 teen classic. The John Hughes film also starred Anthony Michael Hall.

6. "Two hits, me hitting you, you hitting the floor."

Answer: The Breakfast Club

Emilio Estevez's character Andy said this during his confrontation with John Bender played by Judd Nelson. Anthony Michael Hall, Molly Ringwald, and Ally Sheedy also starred in this immensely popular teen film from 1985.

7. Troy's father: "Is your mommy here?" Brandon: "No sir. Actually she's out at the market buying Pampers for all us kids."

Answer: The Goonies

Josh Brolin's character Brandon Walsh said this last line in response to a visit from Troy's father. This 1985 film also starred Corey Feldman, Sean Astin, and Kerri Green.

8. "Y'all is the horniest bunch of white folks I ever seen."

Answer: Shag

Elvira the maid said this line in the kitchen when she caught Buzz and Carson making out in the closet. This film from 1989, starred Page Hannah, Bridget Fonda, Annabeth Gish, and Phoebe Cates. An interesting note about this film, the location where it was shot was destroyed a few years later by hurricaine Andrew.

9. "We're gonna turn this town upside down!"

Answer: Footloose

This 1984 film starred Kevin Bacon and Lori Singer as teens who fought to have the right to dance in a small midwestern town. It also starred Sarah Jessica Parker and Christopher Penn.

10. "Death by stereo!"

Answer: The Lost Boys

Corey Haim's character Sam is credited with this quote. This 1987 vampire teen flick also starred Kiefer Sutherland and Corey Feldman.

11. "I mean he went from totally geek, to totally chic!"

Answer: Can't Buy Me Love

The actress that said this line was Darcy DeMoss who portrayed Patty. She can also be seen in the film "For Keeps" (1988) as Elaine.

12. "If you don't let me out I'm throwin' up all over the front seat."

Answer: The Legend of Billie Jean

Yeardley Smith played Putter, who said this quote. She is currently the voice of Lisa Simpson on "The Simpsons". She is known for having a very distinctive voice.

13. "Don't get me wrong. It's not like I've never had sex before. I've had lots of sex. It's just now I'd like to try it with a partner."

Answer: Just One of the Guys

Billy Jayne, who at the time was Billy Jacoby, is famous for this quote. This movie from 1985 also starred Joyce Hyser and Leigh McCloskey.

14. "Men...can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em."

Answer: St. Elmo's Fire

Ally Sheedy's character Leslie Hunter said this in conversation with Demi Moore's character Jules. This is another extremely popular flick from 1985 that also starred Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, and Andrew McCarthy.

15. "My mother is in there crying and I hope you're happy."

Answer: Secret Admirer

Michael who is portrayed by C. Thomas Howell says this to the mailman, when he believes that his mother is upset with, because he is late. This is a tale of a love letter that continually ends up in the wrong hands. Yet another movie from 1985 that starred Kelly Preston and Lori Loughlin.

16. "I never had any friends later on like those I had when I was twelve. Jesus, does anyone?"

Answer: Stand by Me

This should stand out if you have seen this film because it is the last line in the film. Richard Dreyfuss played the older Gordie in this film with the younger one being portrayed by Wil Wheaton. This 1986 tear jerker also starred Corey Feldman, Jerry O'Connell, and the late River Phoenix.

17. "I'd rather be with someone for the wrong reasons then be alone for the right."

Answer: Some Kind of Wonderful

Miss Amanda Jones played by Lea Thompson said this quote in this 1987 teen drama. It is your typical boy loves girl from the same side of the tracks, but girl loves boy from the other side of the tracks. The movie also starred Eric Stoltz, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Craig Sheffer.

18. "If I'm not engaged by the time I'm twenty I'm gonna kill myself."

Answer: Shag

Page Hannah is credited with this quote. She portrayed Luanne Clatterback the snooty daughter of a senator from South Carolina in this 1989 romantic drama. Page also had a small role in "Gremlins 2: The New Batch" (1990).

19. "Hey, I like that hat, man. They sell men's clothes where you got that?"

Answer: Footloose

Ren (Kevin Bacon) says this to Willard (Christopher Penn) on his first day at his new school. Willard laughed at it and thought he was funny so they became friends.

20. "Your mother puts license plates in your underwear? How do you sit?"

Answer: Real Genius

Chris Knight (Val Kilmer) says this to Mitch (Gabe Jarret). This is one of Val's few turns in a comedic role. Val Kilmer can also be seen in a comedic role in the 1984 film "Top Secret".

21. "My little brother paid a buck to see your underwear."

Answer: Sixteen Candles

Samantha (Molly Ringwald) is mortified to hear this from her best friend Randy. Another favorite quote of mine in the film that leads up to this is when Sam says "I can't believe I gave my panties to a geek".

22. "All I need is a watermelon and two jelly doughnuts."

Answer: Porky's

This was said by Dan Monahan who played Pee Wee Morris.

23. "All I need are some tasty waves, a cool buzz, and I'm fine."

Answer: Fast Times at Ridgemont High

The infamous Sean Penn as Jeff Spicoli said this line. This 1982 flick turned out many famous actors such as Nicolas Cage, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates, and Forest Whitaker.

24. "What I'm trying to say Julie, is that it's really hard for me to say what I'm trying to say."

Answer: Valley Girl

Elizabeth Daily as the sleazy Lauren said this line. She now goes by E.G. Daily and does several cartoon voices, including Tommy Pickles on "The Rugrats" and Buttercup on "The Powerpuff Girls".

25. "This is pure snow! Do you have any idea what the street value of this mountain is?"

Answer: Better Off Dead

Curtis Armstrong is quoted as saying this as Charles DeMar in this 1985 film. He can also be seen in all of the additional films that were listed as the multiple choices.

Source: Author jlp937

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