| 1. | What was the average salary in the 80’s? |
| a. | | 10,568 |
| b. | | 15,757 |
| c. | | 23,165 |
| d. | | 30,162
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| 2. | What year was the space shuttle “Columbia” first launched? |
| a. | | 1981 |
| b. | | 1983 |
| c. | | 1985 |
| d. | | 1987
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| 3. | 1980 was a leap year, what day did the decade start on? |
| a. | | Monday |
| b. | | Tuesday |
| c. | | Wednesday |
| d. | | Thursday
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| 4. | What handy note taking devise was introduced by the company 3M? |
| a. | | Pen |
| b. | | The Yellow legal pad |
| c. | | Post-it Notes |
| d. | | The Three Ringed Binder
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| 5. | What all news network station was launched in the early 80s? |
| a. | | NBC |
| b. | | ABC |
| c. | | CNN |
| d. | | CBS
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| 6. | What historical feat did Sandra Day O’Conner accomplish in 1981? |
| a. | | She became the first female President |
| b. | | She became the first female Supreme Court Justice |
| c. | | She became the first female speaker of the House of Representatives |
| d. | | She became the first female to have a genetically engineered baby
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| 7. | What happened on August 1, 1981 in the music industry? |
| a. | | MTV was launched |
| b. | | The first Farm Aid concert was played |
| c. | | ZZ Top hit platinum |
| d. | | L.L. Cool Jay and the Fresh Prince released their first single
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| 8. | What video game was released in 1981? |
| a. | | Mario Brothers |
| b. | | Pong |
| c. | | Pac Man |
| d. | | Zelda
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| 9. | In 1983 moms raced into stores to buy what toy for their daughter? |
| a. | | Barbie |
| b. | | My Little Pony |
| c. | | Cabbage Patch dolls |
| d. | | Easy Bake Oven
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| 10. | Mary Lou Retton won gold, silver, and bronze medals for what sport? |
| a. | | Swimming |
| b. | | Track and Field |
| c. | | Gymnastics |
| d. | | Skiing
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| 11. | What popular talk show went national in 1986? |
| a. | | “The Geraldo Riveria Show” |
| b. | | “Sarah Jessica Raphael Show” |
| c. | | “The Oprah Winfrey Show” |
| d. | | “The Jerry Springer Show”
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| 12. | What motivational quote became popular in the late 80’s? |
| a. | | “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” |
| b. | | “100% of the shots you don’t take don’t go in” |
| c. | | “An eye for an eye only ends up making the world go blind” |
| d. | | “Whatever then mind can conceive and believe, the mind can achieve.”
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| 13. | What fell on November 9, 1989? |
| a. | | The Stock Market |
| b. | | The Berlin wall |
| c. | | A meteor |
| d. | | Teenage girls fell in love with Zack Morris
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| 14. | What singing group was awarded the “Best New Artist Grammy” and later lost it due to lip synching? |
| a. | | Run D.M.C |
| b. | | Milli Vanilli |
| c. | | New Kids on the Block |
| d. | | The Bangles
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What others think about 80's Trivia |
| By: flomamma on Oct 2, 2009 |
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| By: bob barker on Sep 29, 2009 |
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| By: Trish on Nov 1, 2008 |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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| By: Rockman on Jul 13, 2008 |
| | I have to point out that 1980 started on a Saturday :( |
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