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Return to the ’80s Trivia – 2/11/22

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Question: The 1988 hit song “Waiting for a Star to Fall” was written by Boy Meets Girl after seeing a falling star at which iconic 80s singer’s concert?
A. Whitney Houston
B. Madonna
C. Annie Lennox
D. Kate Bush


Last Question: What is the name of the sequel to the ‘Tron’ arcade game?

Answer: Discs of Tron

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Return to the ’80s Trivia – 1/12/22

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Question: The pizza-loving, crime-fighting foursome of The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles was first introduced in a 1984 comic book, and was soon starring in a children’s cartoon that launched in 1987. Which turtle leads the team?


Last Question: Which video game featured a jungle explorer, crocodiles, and swinging vines?

Answer: Pitfall!

Great job sweetpurplejune!!!

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Return to the ’80s Trivia – 11/30/21

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Question: Which Tony Award-winning musical started out in 1980 as a French language musical before it was adapted to English and became a smash hit in England in 1985 then did the same in the US in 1987?


Last Question: What is the name of the princess who is kidnapped by the evil Bowser in multiple Mario video games?

Answer: Princess Peach

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Return to the ’80s Trivia – 11/26/21

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Question: What Product Had A Major Moment In The 1980s, But They’ve Been Around Since 3000 BCE—When Chinese Emperor Wong Ti Used To Kick Around A Leather Ball Filled With Hair?


Last Question: In which game do you get to play the role of a knight perched on top of a flying ostrich?

Answer: Joust

Great job Craig (@cdennis0130)

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Return to the ’80s Trivia – 11/16/21

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Question: Which film features this famous quote “Carpe Diem boys. Seize the day. Make your lives extraordinary?


Last Question: Which 1981 video game has the same name as a Shakespearean play?

Answer: Tempest

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Return to the ’80s Trivia – 10/20/21

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Question: What show was I Love the 80s: Strikes Back panelist John Fugelsang referring to when he said, “I was just happy to see Kunta Kinte in space.”?


Last Question: What video game company released the Megamania game cartridge in 1982?

Answer: Activision

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Return to the ’80s Trivia – 4/7/21

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Question: What Francis Ford Coppola 3D science fiction film was shown at Disney theme parks from 1986 through 1998?


Last Question: What video game system introduced a home version of Space Invaders in 1980?

Answer: Atari