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1980s Topps Football Sets Trivia Quiz

Do you remember the card sets from the 1980s? Crack open this wax pack of 10 questions to find out!

A multiple-choice quiz by piranha. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
piranha

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
308,883

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

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661

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Question 1 of 10

1. This set has red and blue border stripes on a white background. The words premier edition appear across the top. Which set is it? Hint

1985 USFL

1985 World League

1983 USFL

1984 USFL

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Question 2 of 10

2. This set has a wavy banner at the bottom of the cards. The team name and position are on the left side of the banner, with the player name on the right. Which year set is this? Hint

1979

1985

1983

1981

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Question 3 of 10

3. Which set featured an angled border around the player photo? Hint

1986

1984

1988

1982

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Question 4 of 10

4. What is the first year in the 1980s that Topps released stickers? Hint

1979

1983

1986

1981

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which year set was the first to have the team helmet incorporated into the design of the card? Hint

1984

1982

1988

1980

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which set had a diagonal stripe at the bottom in team colors, and also had a helmet in the lower left corner? Hint

1980

1984

1982

1988

7. This 1000-yard club set had an intricate design in light and dark green around the photo. Because of the two number 1000s appearing at the top of the card, it resembles a dollar bill. Which year set was this? Hint

1987

1983

1986

1989

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Question 8 of 10

8. Which year set had the team name in white, outline only, letters? Hint

1985

1987

1989

1983

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which year set had a green background with white stripes running diagonally through it? Hint

1984

1986

1982

1988

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Question 10 of 10

10. In 1989, Topps received competition from other major football releases. Which of the following did not release a set 1989? Hint

Upper Deck

Score

Pro Set

All of these. They did not come out until 1990.

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. This set has red and blue border stripes on a white background. The words premier edition appear across the top. Which set is it?

Answer: 1984 USFL

This is one of the most valuable sets of the 1980s. It has rookie cards for Kelly, White, Walker, and Carter.

2. This set has a wavy banner at the bottom of the cards. The team name and position are on the left side of the banner, with the player name on the right. Which year set is this?

Answer: 1981

This set is best known for containing the Joe Montana rookie card. A card more valuable than both the 1980 and 1982 sets combined.

3. Which set featured an angled border around the player photo?

Answer: 1984

Not to be outdone by it's USFL counterpart, this set had both a big new design and big new players. Rookies included Eric Dickerson, John Elway, Dan Marino, and Roger Craig.

4. What is the first year in the 1980s that Topps released stickers?

Answer: 1981

This was not an original idea, as Topps also released team sticker cards in the 1960s.

5. Which year set was the first to have the team helmet incorporated into the design of the card?

Answer: 1982

A generic helmet was used in 1975. This design resembles a flipped version of the 1975 set.

6. Which set had a diagonal stripe at the bottom in team colors, and also had a helmet in the lower left corner?

Answer: 1988

This was the first year the "Super Rookie" label was placed on cards.

Answer: 1986

This was the first release of the set.

8. Which year set had the team name in white, outline only, letters?

Answer: 1983

This set was over 100 cards smaller than the previous years set. Since Topps did not change their production methods from 1982, 1/3 of this set was double printed.

9. Which year set had a green background with white stripes running diagonally through it?

Answer: 1986

This set had four additional cards available on the sides of boxes. You could collect team photo cards of the teams in the conference championships.

10. In 1989, Topps received competition from other major football releases. Which of the following did not release a set 1989?

Answer: Upper Deck

Upper Deck did not have its premier until 1991. Fleer did have team action sets in the 80's, but did not release a player set until 1990. Pro Set later went bankrupt, and released their last set in 1993.

Source: Author piranha

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