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Alive and Kickin' in the 1980s

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"This quiz is for anyone who believes Breakfast Club changed their life, owned a pair of moon boots, had a crush on Olivia Newton-John, or for anyone who wore a wide pink belt with matching earrings."


1. What TV theme began, 'Look at what's happened to meeeeee . . . I can't believe it myself . . . suddenly I'm up on top of the world . . . shoulda been somebody else'?
    Greatest American Hero
    Head of the Class
    Laverne and Shirley
    Cheers


2. Sam's nickname from his playing days with the Red Sox? (Please refer to syndicated re-runs of that most bodacious show, Cheers.)
    Flash
    Pretty Boy
    Mayday
    Closer


3. At what number could you reach Jenny?
    867-5309
    877-3504
    687-5903
    786-4302


4. Admit it. You laughed outloud at least once during an episode of ALF. What was the name of the male head of the household where ALF stayed?
    Morty
    Sid
    Willie
    Barry


5. What former all-pro defensive tackle for the Detroit Lions starred on the TV show, Webster?
    Randy White
    Willie Buchanon
    Alex Karras
    Jim Brown


6. Nebraska Cornhusker all-american center Dave Remington was quoted in the fall of 1982 as saying, 'The crowd was so hostile, they were throwing __________ at us.'
    Tylenol
    Gary Hart Campaign Buttons
    Oranges
    Pee Wee Herman dolls


7. Smooth move, Gary! On your way to a sure presidential bid, you thought it would be a good idea to invite the press to check up on you and see if you had any skeletons in the closet. Instead, they found Donna Rice upon your lap aboard which boat?
    The Monkey Business
    Lady Chatterly's Monkey
    The Spankin' Monkey
    Curious George Gets a Ride


8. On January 1st, 1984, the comic strip Bloom County featured Milo walking past an enormous sign that read what?
    U.S. Invades Panama!
    Reagan again in '84
    Big Brother is Watching You
    Opus, Come Home!


9. Lyrics from Pink Floyd's Final Cut album say 'Galtieri took the Union Jack, and Maggie over lunch one day took a cruiser with all hands, apparently to win it back . . .' What 80's war do these lyrics refer to?
    The Falkland Islands War
    Iran-Iraq War
    Afghan War
    Invasion of Panama


10. Only two words: 'Stay Pufft.'
    Fast Times at Ridgemont High
    National Lampoon's Vacation
    Ghostbusters
    The Breakfast Club


11. Proving that steroids deteriorate the brain, this Canadian sprinter claimed someone had slipped these drugs into his water bottle so he would fail his drug test after the 1988 100 meter dash olympic final. Which of the following was a steroid abuser?
    Michael Johnson
    Jon Drummond
    Ben Johnson
    Linford Christie


12. Before MTV played 24 hour videos, this cable station giant ran music videos late night on Fridays and Saturdays in the mid 80's. Which station was it?
    WGN
    CNN
    TBS
    ESPN


13. No, as it turned out, the band Spinal Tap did not have giant armadillos in their pants. Instead, an airport metal detector was set off by this item stuffed down the pant leg of the bassist. What was it?
    A Flashlight
    A Tinfoil Covered Cucumber
    An Aluminun Baseball Bat
    A Heavy Metal Chastity Belt


14. Thanks to WGN cable TV and the 1984 baseball season, this broadcaster's 'Cubs Win! Cubs Win!' trademark resounded from coast to coast. Who was he?
    Harry Caray
    Joe Garagiola
    Skip Caray
    Bob Uecker


15. Bart's 'Don't have a cow, man' was a favorite comeback of late 80's teens. On what variety show did the Simpsons first appear?
    Fridays
    All That
    The Tracy Ullman Show
    The Carol Burnett Show


16. You barely had to be a college basketball fan to know who Phi Slamma Jamma was. For which university did they play?
    Georgetown
    North Carolina
    Houston
    Duke


17. This semi-obscure 80's Disney movie is based on events from Naturalist-Writer Farley Mowat's life. Which of these am I referring to?
    Never Cry Wolf!
    Born Free
    Dhaktari
    Runaway Train


18. Not exactly socks . . . they had no feet in them. Not exactly tights . . . they were much too bulky. But if Pat Benatar could wear them, then so could any ultra-cool female. What were they?
    Answer: (Either One or Two Words)


19. You were stylish if you owned one of this brand's 'crocodile' shirts.
    Answer: (One Word--Four Letters or seven letters.)


20. Which one of these was a 'Christmas' movie that was NOT first issued in the 80's?
    National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
    A Charlie Brown Christmas
    Gremlins
    A Christmas Story


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