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09/28/2024 “80’S TRIVIA CHALLENGE”   Leave a comment

It seems that every time I do a post concerning the 1980’s, you folks respond immediately and request more 80’s nonsense. So, here’s what I’m going to do today. I’m going to give you a 10-question test of trivia from the 80’s. I’m posting the answers as well so be as honest as you can with your scoring. There is a strict Honor System here at E.U.T. Good Luck!!

  • What kind of smile is mentioned in Duran Duran’s 1982 hit song “Rio”? Cherry Ice Cream.
  • Whose ninth inning, pinch-hit, two-run homer won Game 1 of the 1988 World Series for the Dodgers? Kirk Gibson
  • How many American hostages were released from Iran on January 20, 1981, just as Ronald Reagan was inaugurated? 52 Days
  • What was the first number one hit song of the 1980’s? Please Don’t Go by K. C. and the Sunshine Band
  • What was the title of Jim Varney’s first Ernest movie, in 1987? Ernest Goes to Camp

  • For what did Bruce McCandless gain fame in the 1980’s? The first untethered spacewalk on the Challenger shuttle.
  • What did you buy from MCI in the 1980s? Long-distance Phone Service
  • What school won the most NCAA Division I football championships in the 1980s? Miami of Florida, 1983, 1987, and 1989
  • How did Sally Ride earn fame in the 1980s? The First American Woman in Space
  • What nation started a brief war with England by invading the Falkland Islands in April 1982? Argentina

MY FINAL SCORE WAS 5.