You THINK you remember everything about when you grew up - that magnificent decade called the Eighties. Well, here's a quiz to test your knowledge. Don't be fooled by some of the easy questions, for there are others that you'll agonize over because you can remember the faces, but the names are lost somewhere in your subconscious. * * * * * * * * * 80 QUESTIONS ABOUT THE EIGHTIES * * * * * * * * * 1. What was the British equivalent of "We Are The World?" 2. Name six members of the Brat Back 3. What Liverpool band popularized the Doors' "People Are Strange?" in the 80's? 4. Who had the trademark saying "Nanoo Nanoo?" 5. What was the original name of Duran Duran? 6. What was the name of ET's favorite candy? 7. What did people desperately try to avoid getting on "Press Your Luck?" 8. Name 3 books by Judy Blume or Beverly Cleary 9. Who was the leader of the Transformers? 10. Where did the Superfriends congregate and watch the latest happenings on a big screen TV? 11. What group did New Order evolve from? 12. What were the names of Kevin's best friend and girlfriend on "The Wonder Years?" 13. What was the name of the mechanical bear on Battlestar Galactica? 14. What commercial was Michael Jackson singing for when his hair caught on fire? 15. Who was the 4th child on "Growing Pains?" 16. Name 3 Strawberry Shortcake characters (besides Strawberry Shortcake) 17. What, according to GI Joe, was "Half the battle"? 18. What was the name of the Bjork-fronted 80's band? 19. Who lamented about "No chocolate-covered candy hearts to give away and no wedding Saturday within the month of June"? 20. What famous Wham! frontman went on to record a multiplatinum record in 1987? 21. What was Dustin Hoffman's character's name in "Rain Man?" 22. Name all five New Kids On The Block 23. What was the name of the show that featured Larry Appleton and his zany foreign cousin? 24. Who played Sarah Connor in 1984's "Terminator"? 25. Name 8 Muppets from "The Muppet Show" 26. Who was the actress that played Ferris Bueller's sister? Hint: Patrick Swayze showed her "the time of her life" in a movie a couple years later 27. Who was the original singer of Los Lobos' 1987 hit "La Bamba"? 28. What was the name of the once Morrissey-fronted band in the 80's? 29. Who was the actress that made waves in 1984's "Splash"? 30. Who was the lead actress in the famous bomb "Grease 2"? 31. What craft toy involved cutting plastic figures, coloring them in, and then baking them in the oven? 32. Name 3 glam rock bands of the 80's 33. What planet was Spock brought back to life on? 34. Name 3 of the actors from "The Goonies" 35. What was the famous line uttered by an old woman in Wendy's ads? 36. Name the four ghosts from Pac-Man 37. What were the names of the Saturday morning cartoon critters who lived in air-vents and befriended a boy who kept their secret hidden? 38. Name Eddie Murphy's skit about vocabulary on Saturday Night Live 39. What was the name of Michael Knight's car?....now, what was the name of his boss? 40. What actor mouthed the line "Whatch you talkin' 'bout Willis?" 41. Who played Axel Foley's best friend in Detroit? 42. What was the name of the funky van Scooby Doo and friends rode in? 43. To what does the obscure song "Turning Japanese" refer? 44. Which red-head won Star Search and then went on a shopping mall singing tour that took America by storm in 1987 and 1988? 45. Which band had members Robert Palmer, Andy and John Taylor, and Tony Thompson? 46. What were the names of all five Huxtable kids on "The Cosby Show?" 47. What were the names of the four Golden Girls? 48. What was the claymation Domino's Pizza thing to avoid? 49. What oldies song was revived by the movie about a certain principal named Joe Clark? 50. What was the name of Ripley's ship in Aliens? (not Alien or Alien3) 51. What TV actress co-starred in 1986's "Howard The Duck"? 52. Name 5 movies made by John Hughes in
