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Quiz about The 80s  and Fads
Quiz about The 80s  and Fads

The 80s and Fads Trivia Quiz


You are hosting an 80s party and people start showing up, sporting the hottest fads from that decade. See how much you can remember from this decade's memorable bandwagon escapades!

A multiple-choice quiz by dixiecap. Estimated time: 4 mins.
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Author
dixiecap
Time
4 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
165,236
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Easy
Avg Score
8 / 10
Plays
17801
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Guest 86 (4/10), Guest 99 (6/10), kkimmy59 (9/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Your buddy from work shows up, dressed head-to-toe in radical '80s wear. His sneakers are interesting. Which brand of running shoes did Run DMC make popular by featuring them in their music video "Walk This Way"? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Your neighbor is wearing a red coat with a thin black V. What scary Michael Jackson video is this from?

Answer: (One Word, the zombie one)
Question 3 of 10
3. Everybody wants to watch a movie. "How about the one where the group of kids try to find the lost pirate treasure?", your friend suggests. Which movie are they talking about?

Answer: (Two Words, first word is The)
Question 4 of 10
4. Your guests love the Rubik's Cubes you gave out as party favors. Which of these colors is NOT on an original Rubik's Cube? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Your mom has a funny looking clip in her hair that gives it the appearance of a horse's mane. You can't remember the exact name of this clip, but you do know it had a fruit name. What was this popular clip called?

Answer: (One word, name of a fruit)
Question 6 of 10
6. Everyone's invited to sing 80s karaoke. Your uncle, who is wearing a belly shirt and jean jacket, is in the spotlight singing, "Cause we are living in a material world and I am a material girl!" Who is he supposed to be? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Grandma has her white hair spiked up, sporting a black leather jacket and black biker gloves. She sneers as she sings, "It's a nice day for a White Wedding!" Who is Grandma imitating? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Your friend had dressed like David Bowie, who starred in the big movie hit, The Labyrinth. In the movie, was his nickname "The Pumpkin King"?


Question 9 of 10
9. Everybody wants to sit down and play a game, where you draw things and everyone tries to guess what it is. What is this Milton Bradley game called? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Since almost everyone is dressed like a celebrity from the '80s, you decide to record a music video before the party ends, to remember this super fun night. Everyone who is dressed as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Cyndi Lauper and other '80s artists are invited to sing. What famous 1985 song are you about to sing?

Answer: (Four Words)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Your buddy from work shows up, dressed head-to-toe in radical '80s wear. His sneakers are interesting. Which brand of running shoes did Run DMC make popular by featuring them in their music video "Walk This Way"?

Answer: Adidas

The "black with the white stripes" sneakers made by Adidas became the most popular sneaker after they were worn by Run DMC in the video "Walk This Way". Aerosmith also was in this video.
2. Your neighbor is wearing a red coat with a thin black V. What scary Michael Jackson video is this from?

Answer: Thriller

The entire album "Thriller" spent a total of 37 weeks at #1 in 1983-1984 in America. The video itself was extremely popular, featuring the voice of Vincent Price.
3. Everybody wants to watch a movie. "How about the one where the group of kids try to find the lost pirate treasure?", your friend suggests. Which movie are they talking about?

Answer: The Goonies

"The Goonies" is an essential 80's movie, about a group of young kids who crave an adventure, then find themselves in a dangerous mission to discover pirate's treasure. C'mon, everybody loved it.
4. Your guests love the Rubik's Cubes you gave out as party favors. Which of these colors is NOT on an original Rubik's Cube?

Answer: pink

Although the Rubik's Cube was invented in the late 70's, it did not begin to sell in numbers until the 80's. Amazingly, there are 43,252,003,274,489,856,000 different possible configurations you can do, but only 1 way will solve it! The original six colors are: red, orange, green, blue, white and yellow.
5. Your mom has a funny looking clip in her hair that gives it the appearance of a horse's mane. You can't remember the exact name of this clip, but you do know it had a fruit name. What was this popular clip called?

Answer: banana

The banana clip was THE hair accessory every girl had to have. When worn, it gives the appearance of a horse's mane. Other popular 80's hair accessories were big bows, satin sashes, glitter hair spray and colored braids.
6. Everyone's invited to sing 80s karaoke. Your uncle, who is wearing a belly shirt and jean jacket, is in the spotlight singing, "Cause we are living in a material world and I am a material girl!" Who is he supposed to be?

Answer: Madonna

Madonna was one of the most popular and influential singers throughout the 80s. She has remained a hit today due to her every-changing style of music and fashion.
7. Grandma has her white hair spiked up, sporting a black leather jacket and black biker gloves. She sneers as she sings, "It's a nice day for a White Wedding!" Who is Grandma imitating?

Answer: Billy Idol

Billy Idol was the bad-attitude hot guy singer that all the girls loved in the 80's. Other popular Idol hits are "Dancing With Myself" and "Rebel Yell".
8. Your friend had dressed like David Bowie, who starred in the big movie hit, The Labyrinth. In the movie, was his nickname "The Pumpkin King"?

Answer: No

In the movie Labyrinth, Bowie stars as Jareth, The Goblin King. "And remember, you only have 13 hours to get to the center of the labyrinth!"
9. Everybody wants to sit down and play a game, where you draw things and everyone tries to guess what it is. What is this Milton Bradley game called?

Answer: Pictionary

Pictionary was introduced in 1986.. It's hard to believe that only a few years before came Nintendo (1983)!
10. Since almost everyone is dressed like a celebrity from the '80s, you decide to record a music video before the party ends, to remember this super fun night. Everyone who is dressed as Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Cyndi Lauper and other '80s artists are invited to sing. What famous 1985 song are you about to sing?

Answer: We are the World

Over 800,000 copies of this song were sold within the very first week that it was released in music stores! It was an essential '80s hit! Thanks for playing and don't forget to keep the '80s alive!
Source: Author dixiecap

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