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Quiz about ActionAdventure shows of the 80s

Action-Adventure shows of the 80's Quiz

The 1980's had great action-adventure television shows. Here are a few random questions about some of the best.

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

Author
sofchance

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
208,638

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Difficult

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Question 1 of 10

1. In "Knight Rider," Michael Knight (David Hasselhoff) and his talking supercar, KITT (voiced by William Daniels), fought against criminals who operated "above the law." What fictional organization did Michael work for? Hint

Foundation for Law and Order

Foundation for Law and Government

Foundation for Law and Justice

Foundation for Law and Peace

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Question 2 of 10

2. "The A-Team" was about a team of Vietnam War soldiers who were sent to prison for a crime they didn't commit. They soon broke out and began helping people in the L.A. underground. Which character lived in a mental hospital and had to be broken out for the team's missions? Hint

Templeton "Face" Peck

John "Hannibal" Smith

Boscoe Albert "Bad Attitude" Baracus

H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock

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Question 3 of 10

3. In the first episode of "MacGyver," what type of food did Mac (Richard Dean Anderson) use to stop an acid leak in an underground laboratory? Hint

Pumpkin pie

Gelatin

Chocolate bars

Oatmeal

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Question 4 of 10

4. "Spenser: For Hire" starred Robert Urich as Spenser, a sensitive yet tough private investigator in Boston. Spenser's girlfriend, Susan Silverman (Barbara Stock), was replaced by an attorney for season 2. What was the D.A.'s name? Hint

Rita Flores

Rita Giovanni

Rita Tagliavini

Rita Fiore

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Question 5 of 10

5. In "Magnum: P.I.," Magnum's (Tom Selleck) ex-navy buddies included Theodore Calvin (Roger E. Mosley) and Rick Wright (Larry Manetti). Magnum often used T.C.'s helicopters to travel between the Hawaiian islands. What was the name of T.C.'s tourism company? Hint

Island Fliers

Island Jumpers

Island Hoppers

Island Leapers

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Question 6 of 10

6. "Miami Vice" was all about Crockett (Don Johnson) and Tubbs (Philip Michael Thomas), hot nights in Florida, and urban criminals. The synthesised theme music was composed by which of the following musicians? Hint

Vangelis

Vince DiCola

Jan Hammer

Harold Faltermeyer

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Question 7 of 10

7. "T.J. Hooker" starred William Shatner as a by-the-books seargeant working with rookie Vince Romano (Adrian Zmed) for the LCPD. What was the call sign of Hooker and Romano's unit? Hint

4-Adam-20

4-Adam-30

4-Adam-40

4-Adam-50

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Question 8 of 10

8. In the 1988 "Mission: Impossible" series, Peter Graves returned as Jim Phelps, along with a new IMF team. The son of which classic "Mission: Impossible" also starred in the show? Hint

Peter Lupus

Barbara Anderson

Greg Morris

Barbara Bain

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Question 9 of 10

9. "Airwolf" was about an advanced military helicopter which was stolen by test pilot Stringfellow Hawke (Jan-Michael Vincent) for secret government missions (in exchange for the CIA finding Hawke's brother). What was the name of Hawke's co-pilot? Hint

Dominic Vitale

Dominic Fabrini

Dominic Santini

Dominic Santos

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Question 10 of 10

10. I can't end this quiz without asking a cartoon question! In "The TransFormers," one of the Decepticons always argued with their leader, Megatron (voice of Frank Welker). Which one? Hint

Soundwave

Shockwave

Astrotrain

StarScream

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: Foundation for Law and Government

FLAG was headed by Devon Miles (Edward Mulhare), with headquarters in Los Angeles. FLAG's black semi-trailer usually carried Bonnie Barstow (Patricia McPherson), KITT's mechanic, for mission briefings and repairs.

Answer: H.M. "Howling Mad" Murdock

Murdock (Dwight Schultz) was the team's helicopter pilot during the "Bank of Hanoi" incident, but since he was not technically part of the A-Team, he was not tried for the crime. Murdock's real first name was never revealed in the series.

3. In the first episode of "MacGyver," what type of food did Mac (Richard Dean Anderson) use to stop an acid leak in an underground laboratory?

Answer: Chocolate bars

The sugar in the chocolate reacted with the acid to form a temporary patch. Later in the episode, Mac joked that he could make a bomb out of chewing gum. At least, it sounded like a joke...

Answer: Rita Fiore

Susan returned in season 3 (she left in season two, stating that she loved Spenser too much to bear being near his dangerous occupation). Carolyn McCormick (who played Rita) is probably best known for playing Dr. Elizabeth Olivet on "Law & Order."

Answer: Island Hoppers

Humorous banter usually followed Magnum "borrowing" T.C.'s helicopter, since Magnum never seemed to pay T.C. back for the gas use. Still, Magnum did help T.C. with his work in the community - including a youth basketball club.

Answer: Jan Hammer

The theme used for Crockett in the series was featured in the video game "Grand Theft Auto: Vice City" (2002). Aside from "Miami Vice," Hammer also scored the soundtrack to the "Knight Rider" tv reunion movie, "Knight Rider 2000" (1991).

7. "T.J. Hooker" starred William Shatner as a by-the-books seargeant working with rookie Vince Romano (Adrian Zmed) for the LCPD. What was the call sign of Hooker and Romano's unit?

Answer: 4-Adam-30

Officers Stacy Sheridan (Heather Locklear) and Jim Corrigan (James Darren) were called unit 4-Adam-16. Stacy was the daughter Captain Dennis Sheridan (Richard Herd), and replaced Officer Vicky Taylor (April Clough) after the first season.

8. In the 1988 "Mission: Impossible" series, Peter Graves returned as Jim Phelps, along with a new IMF team. The son of which classic "Mission: Impossible" also starred in the show?

Answer: Greg Morris

Phil Morris played Grant Collier (Barney Collier's son). He was the electronics expert of the team, much like his father was in the 1960's show. Greg Morris had several guest appearances on the new show.

Answer: Dominic Santini

Ernest Borgnine played the role for the first three seasons, until his character was killed off in the first episode of season 4. Santini was a close friend of Hawke's parents, and raised Hawke after he was orphaned at 12 years old.

10. I can't end this quiz without asking a cartoon question! In "The TransFormers," one of the Decepticons always argued with their leader, Megatron (voice of Frank Welker). Which one?

Answer: StarScream

All the others were totally loyal and always followed orders. In the movie, the newly forged Galvatron (voice of Leonard Nimoy) got his revenge on StarScream (voice of Chris Latta) by destroying him. However, in the last season of the show, StarScream's "spark" (life force) allowed him to return as a kind of "ghost."

Source: Author sofchance

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