Question: On this day in 1980, which male tennis player won his 5th straight Wimbledon title?
Last Question: What movie was the first to receive the PG-13 rating?
Answer: Red Dawn
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Category Archives: Movies
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 7/1/22
Question: On this date in 1984, the MPAA introduced the PG-13 Rating. What movie was the first toi receive the PG-13 rating?
Last Question: In the movie Coming to America, what is the name of the band at the Miss Black Awareness pageant?
Answer: Randy Watson and The Sexual Chocolate
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 6/29/22
Question: In the movie Coming to America (released on this day in 1988), what is the name of the band at the Miss Black Awareness pageant?
Last Question: In the movie Spaceballs, what is the source of Yogurt’s, Dark Helmet’s, and Lone Starr’s power?
Answer: The Schwartz
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 6/28/22
Question: In the movie Spaceballs, what is the source of Yogurt’s, Dark Helmet’s, and Lone Starr’s power?
Last Question: In the 1989 movie Batman, what is The Joker’s real name?
Answer: Jack Napier
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 6/22/22
Question: What long-running series returned for a final TV movie where residents of Walnut Grove blew up the town rather than give it away?
Last Question: Which movie, which was released on June 20, 1980, set a record (at the time) of the most cars wrecked during filming?
Answer: The Blues Brothers (a record 104 cars were destroyed)
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 6/20/22
Question: Which movie, which was released on June 20, 1980, set a record (at the time) of the most cars wrecked during filming?
Last Question: In the movie, The Great Outdoors, how many ounces is the steak that Chet has to eat?
Answer: 96 ounces (The Old 96er)
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 6/17/22
Question: In the movie, The Great Outdoors, how many ounces is the steak that Chet has to eat?
Last Question: In the movie Krull, what is the name of the five-pointed weapon used by Colwyn?
Answer: The Glaive
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 6/14/22
Question: After leaving Atari, what popular kids’ restaurant chain did founder Nolan Bushnell start?
Last Question: 1984 was a great year for movies! Which 2 movies were released in theaters on the same day – June 8, 1984?
A. Footloose
B. Ghostbusters
C. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
D. Gremlins
Answer: B. Ghostbusters and D. Gremlins
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 6/8/22
Question: 1984 was a great year for movies! Which 2 movies were released in theaters on the same day – June 8, 1984?
A. Footloose
B. Ghostbusters
C. Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
D. Gremlins
Last Question: In the James Bond film, Octopussy, who played the title character?
Answer: Maud Adams
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 4/20/22
Question: The final episode of the television show Soap aired on this day in 1981. What series, which ran from September 13, 1979, to April 19, 1986, was a spin-off of Soap?
Last Question: In the film Gremlins, what would happen if a Mogwai got wet?
Answer: It would multiply
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