The 1980's - 7 - Answers

Published: Friday 7th February 2025A free quiz about the people and events of the 1980s.
  1. What was the name of the dog that featured in 1983's "Fraggle Rock" TV show? Sprocket.
  2. Which country joined the European Community in January 1981? Greece.
  3. What was introduced in McDonalds restaurants in 1983? Chicken McNuggets.
  4. Which A-ha single of 1985 was the only one to top the US charts? "Take on Me".
  5. What was the first video played on MTV Europe when it launched in August 1987? "Money for Nothing" by Dire Straits.
  6. Which disease was confirmedly the World Health Assembly as being eradicated in May 1980? Smallpox.
  7. Who won the first of his three Wimbledon Mens singles titles in 1981? John McEnroe.
  8. Which computer went on sale for the first time in January 1984? Macintosh.
  9. Which influential alternative rock band played its last live gig at Brixton Academy in December 1986? The Smiths.
  10. With sales in excess of 100 million copies, which Michael Jackson album, first released in 1982 is the World's best selling album? Thriller.
  11. Which Asian capital hosted the 1988 Summer Olympics? Seoul (South Korea).
  12. Who was appointed Poet Laureate in 1984 in succession to Sir John Betjeman? Ted Hughes.
  13. Who won the first of his three Formula One World Championships in 1988? Ayrton Senna.
  14. Which weather reporter played down the suggestion that a hurricane was on its way to England prior to the worst storms in 284 years? Michael Fish.
  15. Who defeated Muhammed Ali in December 1981, in what was to become his last ever fight? Trevor Berbick.
  16. What was the name of the Greenpeace ship that was bombed by French agents in Auckland harbour in 1985? Rainbow Warrior.
  17. Broadcast to a then record number of viewers to an entertainment programme, who did shoot JR Ewing? Kristin Shepard.
  18. Who narrated the TV show "Thomas & Friend" when it debuted in 1984? Ringo Starr.
  19. In which Beijing square did student demonstrations take place in 1989? Tiananmen Square.
  20. Which former UN General Secretary was elected President of Austria in 1986? Kurt Waldheim.

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