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Kyle is Alive...in the '80s!

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Kyle is Alivein the 80s game quiz
"Would you believe that the 1980s spawned me?! Neither would I-- I grew up with the entertainment of the 1990s for the most part. But the 1980s were, like...a thing. Let's look at what was totally awesome in this decade! Like, y'know. Whatever."

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1. The 1980s ushered in the age of the Walkman. Which of these cassettes/albums wouldn't have been released in the eighties?
    "Thriller" by Michael Jackson
    "Like a Virgin" by Madonna
    "The Joshua Tree" by U2
    "Please Hammer, Don't Hurt 'Em" by MC Hammer


2. Five films from this vibrant, yet dark horror movie franchise appeared on the big screen in the 1980s. Freddy Krueger was the antagonist in which of these?
    Friday the 13th
    Child's Play
    Halloween
    A Nightmare on Elm Street


3. Launching in 1981, what American TV network pioneered the 'music on TV' wave that began in the eighties and extended well into the next century?
    TRL
    HBO
    TLC
    MTV


4. In 1985, what show starring Richard Dean Anderson involved a man who could make pretty much anything out of different materials to solve crimes?
    The A Team
    MacGyver
    Pee Wee's Playhouse
    Dynasty


5. In 1988, Bruce Willis took on his first lead action role in what movie directed by "Predator's" John McTiernan?
    Speed
    Hostage
    Die Hard
    The Fifth Element


6. What 1981 song performed by Queen and David Bowie involved something "pushing down on me, pushing down on you"?
    China Girl
    Under Pressure
    One Vision
    Hammer to Fall


7. Created in 1980 by Namco, what video gaming icon, hungry for pellets, made his debut in arcades?
    Pikachu
    Centipede
    Pac-Man
    Super Mario


8. Ivan Reitman's 1984 comedy about the supernatural starred Bill Murray, Dan Aykroyd, and a Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. What was the film's name?
    Answer: (One Word - "Who ya gonna call?)


9. What animated cyborg police officer faced off against minions set loose by the nefarious Dr. Claw?
    Inspector Gadget
    Earthworm Jim
    Darkwing Duck
    Duck Dodgers


10. The 1980s classic single, "White Wedding", was first performed by which artist/band?
    Billy Idol
    Devo
    INXS
    Prince


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Compiled May 25 13