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Quiz about Name the Television Year 1980s

Name the Television Year: 1980s Quiz

See how good you are at decoding the year in the 1980s when I give you the top 5 television shows (in order). Also, I'll give you the some trivia to finish it off.

A multiple-choice quiz by GWU_Boy. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
GWU_Boy

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
109,583

Updated
Jun 11 23

# Qns
10

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Tough

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Question 1 of 10

1. 1 - 'The Cosby Show'; 2 - 'Cheers'; 3 - 'The Golden Girls'; 4 - 'Growing Pains'; and 5 - 'Night Court'. What year was this, the first for 'A Different World'? Hint

1987

1989

1986

1985

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Question 2 of 10

2. 1 - 'Dynasty'; 2 - 'Dallas'; 3 - '60 Minutes'; 4 - 'The A Team'; and 5 - 'Simon and Simon'. What was this year, the first for 'Dr. Huxtable' on 'The Cosby Show'? Hint

1984

1981

1980

1985

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Question 3 of 10

3. 1 - 'The Cosby Show'; 2 - 'Family Ties'; 3 - 'Murder, She Wrote'; 4 - 'Cheers'; and 5 - '60 Minutes'. What year was this, the first for 'Pee Wee's Playhouse'? Hint

1987

1984

1989

1986

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Question 4 of 10

4. 1 - 'Dallas'; 2 - '60 Minutes'; 3 - 'M*A*S*H'; 4 - 'The Dukes of Hazzard'; and 5 - 'The Jeffersons'. What year was this, when America was caught up with "Who shot J.R.?"? Hint

1980

1983

1981

1984

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Question 5 of 10

5. 1 - 'The Cosby Show'; 2 - 'A Different World'; 3 - 'Cheers'; 4 - 'The Golden Girls'; and 5 - 'Roseanne'. What year was this, the first for the Conner family on 'Roseanne'? Hint

1986

1989

1988

1985

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Question 6 of 10

6. 1 - 'Dallas'; 2 - '60 Minutes'; 3 - 'Three's Company'; 4 - 'M*A*S*H'; and 5 - 'Magnum, PI'. What year was this, the first for 'Family Ties'? Hint

1982

1986

1980

1983

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Question 7 of 10

7. 1 - 'Roseanne'; 2 - 'The Cosby Show'; 3 - 'Cheers'; 4 - 'A Different World'; and 5 - 'The Golden Girls'. What year was this, the first for crime-bustin' 'Cops'? Hint

1987

1989

1986

1985

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Question 8 of 10

8. 1 - '60 Minutes'; 2 - 'Dallas'; 3 - 'Dynasty'; 4 - 'Magnum, PI'; and 5 - 'Simon and Simon'. What was this year, the year 125 million people tuned in to see the final episode of 'M*A*S*H'? Hint

1980

1983

1981

1984

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Question 9 of 10

9. 1 - 'Dallas'; 2 - '60 Minutes'; 3 - 'The Dukes of Hazzard'; 4 - 'The Jeffersons'; and 5 - 'M*A*S*H'. What year was this, the first sign-on year for MTV? Hint

1981

1985

1980

1984

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Question 10 of 10

10. 1 - 'The Cosby Show'; 2 - 'Family Ties'; 3 - 'Dallas'; 4 - 'Dynasty'; and 5 - '60 Minutes'. What was this year, the first for the four Miami ladies on 'The Golden Girls'? Hint

1987

1985

1984

1988

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 1 - 'The Cosby Show'; 2 - 'Cheers'; 3 - 'The Golden Girls'; 4 - 'Growing Pains'; and 5 - 'Night Court'. What year was this, the first for 'A Different World'?

Answer: 1987

'A Different World' starred Jasmine Guy and Kadeem Hardison from 1987 to 1993. The year 1987 was a milestone in that over 50 million American families had cable TV. Other popular shows: 'Married...with Children' and 'Thirtysomething'.

2. 1 - 'Dynasty'; 2 - 'Dallas'; 3 - '60 Minutes'; 4 - 'The A Team'; and 5 - 'Simon and Simon'. What was this year, the first for 'Dr. Huxtable' on 'The Cosby Show'?

Answer: 1984

'The Cosby Show' had an 8 year run from 1984 to 1992. 'Murder, She Wrote' also premiere this year. Other popular shows: 'Miami Vice' and 'Highway to Heaven'.

3. 1 - 'The Cosby Show'; 2 - 'Family Ties'; 3 - 'Murder, She Wrote'; 4 - 'Cheers'; and 5 - '60 Minutes'. What year was this, the first for 'Pee Wee's Playhouse'?

Answer: 1986

'Pee Wee's Playhouse' lasted four years until 1990. Another one of the year's most popular shows was 'ALF'.

4. 1 - 'Dallas'; 2 - '60 Minutes'; 3 - 'M*A*S*H'; 4 - 'The Dukes of Hazzard'; and 5 - 'The Jeffersons'. What year was this, when America was caught up with "Who shot J.R.?"?

Answer: 1980

J.R.'s wife's sister pulled the trigger. The year 1981 also marked the year Walter Cronkie retired from the 'CBS Evening News', having been the anchor there since 1950.

5. 1 - 'The Cosby Show'; 2 - 'A Different World'; 3 - 'Cheers'; 4 - 'The Golden Girls'; and 5 - 'Roseanne'. What year was this, the first for the Conner family on 'Roseanne'?

Answer: 1988

'Roseanne' aired from 1988 to 1997. This year marked the popularity of 'Murphy Brown' and when there were 25,000 video stores nationwide.

6. 1 - 'Dallas'; 2 - '60 Minutes'; 3 - 'Three's Company'; 4 - 'M*A*S*H'; and 5 - 'Magnum, PI'. What year was this, the first for 'Family Ties'?

Answer: 1982

'Family Ties' starred Meredith Baxter from 1982 until 1989. Another popular show this year was 'Knight Rider' starring David Hasselhoff.

7. 1 - 'Roseanne'; 2 - 'The Cosby Show'; 3 - 'Cheers'; 4 - 'A Different World'; and 5 - 'The Golden Girls'. What year was this, the first for crime-bustin' 'Cops'?

Answer: 1989

'Rescue 911' was a similar version of that show hosted by William Shatner on a different channel. This year, Arsenio Hall becames the first black man to successfully host a late-night talk show.

8. 1 - '60 Minutes'; 2 - 'Dallas'; 3 - 'Dynasty'; 4 - 'Magnum, PI'; and 5 - 'Simon and Simon'. What was this year, the year 125 million people tuned in to see the final episode of 'M*A*S*H'?

Answer: 1983

'M*A*S*H' was on the air for 11 years, starting in 1972, and in the Top five group eight of those years. In 1982, Nancy Regean appreared on an epsode of 'Diff'rent Strokes' and told Little Arnold the only way to resist drugs was to "Just say no."

9. 1 - 'Dallas'; 2 - '60 Minutes'; 3 - 'The Dukes of Hazzard'; 4 - 'The Jeffersons'; and 5 - 'M*A*S*H'. What year was this, the first sign-on year for MTV?

Answer: 1981

The first music video on MTV was 'Video Killed the Radio Star'. That is considered The Buggles' only hit. Other popular shows this year: 'Smurfs', 'The People's Court', and 'SCTV Network'.

10. 1 - 'The Cosby Show'; 2 - 'Family Ties'; 3 - 'Dallas'; 4 - 'Dynasty'; and 5 - '60 Minutes'. What was this year, the first for the four Miami ladies on 'The Golden Girls'?

Answer: 1985

'The Golden Girls' starred Beatrice Arthur (Dorothy), Betty White (Rose), Rue McClanahan (Blanche), and Estelle Getty (Sophia). This year, the "in" thing was to wear cloths from the very popular 'Miami Vice'.

Source: Author GWU_Boy

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