Published: Thursday 10th August 2023A free quiz about the events and people of the 1980s in history.
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Eventually to be replaced by the TV soap "Eldorado" which radio personality's chat show ran from 1982 to 1992 on BBC1 television?
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Which annual charity event was first launched in November 1980?
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What was the name of the vehicle that Richard Noble drove in beating the World land speed record in 1983?
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Who in 1985 outbid Paul McCartney for the publishing rights of most of The Beatles' music?
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Who left "Coronation Street" on Christmas Day 1987, giving ITV record viewing figures?
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Who became Queen of the Netherlands when he mother Queen Juliana abdicated in 1980?
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Released in 1981, what was the title of Phil Collins' first solo album?
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Which Spanish player won the US Golf Masters for the second time in 1983?
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Which Australian soap debuted on BBC1 in 1986?
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What was the first programme to be broadcast on Channel 4's opening in 1982?
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Who became the first leader of the Liberal Democrats when they formed in 1988?
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What was withdrawn in England in November 1984 after 150 years in circulation?
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Who covered Elvis Presley's "Alway on My Mind" taking it to the UK Christmas Number one in 1987?
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In which prison did Rudolf Hess commit suicide in August 1987?
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What was the title of he first episode of "Only Fools and Horses" first broadcast in September 1981?
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How old was Ruth Lawrence when in 1985 she became the youngest known graduate of Oxford University?
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Who in 1980 became the 40th President of the USA?
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Which athlete did Zola Budd collide with in the Olympic 3000 metres final in 1984?
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In which city were 96 football supporters crushed to death in April 1989?
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Where originally was the 1986 FIFA World Cup due to be held?
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