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110+ 80s Trivia Questions and Answers

Do you think you know everything about the 1980s? If the answer is no then this article is for you so read whole the article and now almost all the important information about 1980’s that you need. After going through this article you are able to discuss with everyone about the 1980’s.

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80s trivia question

1) The 80s was the decade of which calendar.

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Gregorian calendar

2) When was the Gregorian calendar introduced.

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1582

3) Who introduce the Gregorian calendar

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Pope Gregory

4) The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as

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United Kingdom

5) Cold war was tension between which two country

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The Soviet Union and the United States

6) Why the term cold was used in the cold war

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There was no large-scale fighting directly between the two superpowers

7) Nazi Germany officially known as

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German Reich

8) When did the concept of the first world originate

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During cold war

9) Liberal democracy is also known as

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Western democracy

10) Which party was the founding and ruling party of the soviet union

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Communist party

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11) What was the term used during the Cold War for the industrial socialist states that were under the influence of the Soviet Union.

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Second world

12) Why the term “Third World” arose during the Cold War

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To define countries that remained non-aligned with either NATO or the Warsaw Pact.

13) Which country create the North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO

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United States

14) Warsaw treaty organization WTO was formed by

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Soviet Union

15) The war fought between the Soviet Union and the Islamist Mujahedeen Resistance in Afghanistan was known as

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Soviet afghan war

16) In which year Australia gained full independence from the United Kingdom

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1986

17) In which year Zimbabwe becomes independent from official colonial rule of the United Kingdom

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1980

18) In 1980 who was elected as a president of US

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Ronald Reagan

19) In which year Drugs gained attention in the US as a serious problem

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1980

20) In which year Bettino Craxi worked as the first socialist to hold the office of Prime Minister of Italy

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1983

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21) In which year Gold reached a record high of $850 per ounce

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1980

22) What was the price of a postage stamp

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$.18 cents

23) When MTV was launched

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1981

24) In which year the Lady Diana and Prince Charles married

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1982

25) In 80s what was the world population.

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5.3 billion

26) In 80s what was the cost of a Super bowl

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$324,000

27) In which year Japan sold the first ever CD player

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1983

28) The computer mouse was invented in which year

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1983

29) Who was the first woman in space?

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Sally Ride

30) In which year Microsoft word was first released

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1983

31) In 80s who developed DNA testing

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Alec Jeffrey

32) In which year The Boston Beer Company was found

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1983

33) In which year the first artificial heart transplant surgery was performed

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1982

34) Where did the 1980 Olympic Summer Games was held

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Moscow

35) In which year CNN was found and broadcast in worldwide

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1980

36) When did the first-ever liposuction surgery was saw

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1982

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37) The 1980s saw the emergence of

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Dance music and new wave

38) In 80s which type of music continued to enjoy a wide audience?

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Rock music

39) In 80s which brand is the largest, most commercially successful brand of music in the United States and worldwide.

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Glam metal

40) The 1980s are commonly remembered for an increase in the use of

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Digital recording

41)  Michael Jackson reinvention in which year

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1980s

42) Who was the most successful female artist of the 80s

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Madonna

43) Who was considered the “Voice of the MTV Generation of ’80s”

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Cyndi Lauper

44) In which year rock music was more precisely defined and split up into multiple subgenres

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1980

45) The arena rock trend of the 1970s continued in

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1980

46) Bass guitar virtuosi also gained momentum in which year

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1980

47) The 1980s proved a difficult time for many 1960s-70s

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Veterans

48) Contemporary R&B originated in which year

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1980

49) The top mainstream R&B artists of 1980s included

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Michael Jackson, Prince, Jermaine Jackson, James Ingram

50) Tina Turner made a huge comeback during the mid of

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1980

51) Michael Jackson remained a prominent figure in the genre in the late

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1980

52) Which musical genre had a strong influence on pop music in the late 1980s

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Hip-hop

53) In which year dance music records made using only electronic instruments became increasingly popular

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1980s

54) House music originate in Chicago in early

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1980

55) Name some of the most successful post-punk bands

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Siouxsie and the Banshees and the Psychedelic Furs

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56) First baseman’s first licensed trading card to the forefront of the collectibles industry in which year

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1985

57) The 1980s are seen as a transformative era in terms of baseball

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Card collecting

58) which year usually defined as the cutoff point between classic trading cards and modern trading cards

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1980

59) Topps Baseball is one of the best sets of which year

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1980

60) Upper Deck Ken Griffey Jr. is arguably the most important and recognizable baseball card of the

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1980

61) Take Topps’ 1987 set of cards for television’s smash hit

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21 jump street

62) There are tons of great baseball rookie cards from the late

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1980

63) There were several iconic rookie cards that were released in

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1980

64) At one point Donruss rookie card was the king of the

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Modern hobby

65) Which card is arguably the most important and recognizable baseball card of the 1980s.

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1989 Upper Deck Ken Griffey J

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66) The decade of the 1980s in Western cinema saw the return of

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Studio driven pictures

67) in 80s which type of films gain popularity

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High concept

68) the most popular film format from the 1980s

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Modern blockbuster

69) Who is the producer of the modern blockbuster?

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Don Simpson

70) In the US, the PG-13 rating was introduced in which year

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1984

71) Some have considered the 1980s in retrospect as one of the weaker decades for

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American cinema

72) The films of the 1980s covered many

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Genres

73) The 1980s saw an immense amount of

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Thriller films

74) Two of the most influential examples of 80s thriller films are

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David Lynch’s bizarre cult classic Blue Velvet

75) Which type of films saw a resurgence particularly in sword and sorcery films. In 1981

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Fantasy films

76) Creativity from 1970s horror films extended throughout the

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1980s

77) Michael Jackson was inspired by the genre to create the extremely successful album Thriller in

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1983

78) The action film did not become a dominant form in Hollywood until the

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1980

79) Vietnam War films grew in popularity in the

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1980s

80) The James Bond film series entered its third decade in

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1981

Ladies of the 80s is a musical tribute to the girls and guys who rocked our world in that Totally Awesome era!  This high energy Las Vegas-style song and dance review feature non-stop appearances by your favorite music icons.

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81) Ladies of the 80s was written and recorded by

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American country music artist K. T. Oslin.

82) Ladies of 80s was released in

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April 1987

83) Ladies of 80s was the second single and title track from

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Oslin’s album

84) A video for the song of ladies of 80s was released in

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1988

85) The album of ladies of 80s reached #1 on the

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Top country albums

86) The album of ladies of 80s has been certified Platinum

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RIAA.

87) The song reached number 7 on the

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The Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart

88) The ladies of 80s won Song of the Year in 1988 at

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CMA Awards

89) the ladies of 80s was directed by.

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Michael Merriman

90) 80’s Ladies is the debut album by

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American country music

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91) you weren’t legally required to use your seatbelt in a car unti

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1984

92) When did  seatbelts had to be included in personal vehicles in the United States by

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1968

93) Michael Jackson was the most popular artist of which year

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80s

94) in 1980s the original Gameboy had only five games available in the

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United states

95) Nintendo first rolled out the Game Boy to a Japanese market on

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April 1989

96) in which year Top Gun won an Academy Award

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1980s

97) in 1980 The personal computer was the

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Machine of the year

98) in  1980s, the personal computer was gaining traction in homes around the world, with companies like

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IBM

99) MTV first hit the air in

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1981

100)  The average home price in 1985 was unde

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$100K.

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101) The first Chrysler minivan hit the road in

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1984

102) Nobody had seen 24-hour news until

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1981

103) You couldn’t play a CD at home until

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1982

104) Those without cable TV only got three channels in

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80s

105)  the cable television audience was rapidly expanding throughout the

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1980s

106) The first widely-used disposable camera hit the market in

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1986

107) 83 million people tuned in to find out who shot J.R. Ewing in

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80s

108) The finale of Dallas’ third season was on March 21

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1980

109) A song by a group of football players hit the Billboard Hot 100 in

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1980s

110) It used to cost under a quarter to send a letter in

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1980s

111) McDonald’s started a pizza war.

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1980s

112) Weird Al turned down $5 million for a beer commercial in

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1980s

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