Question: What 1980 miniseries told the story of an English ship navigator named “Major John Blackthorne” in feudal Japan?
Last Question: 7-UP introduced what fruit-flavored variation in early 1987?
Answer: Cherry 7-UP
Category Archives: Commercials
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 9/21/21
Question: What actress and singer born Cherilyn Sarkisian, had two #1 hits in 1989?
Last Song: What game featured 54 wooden blocks and had a name derived from the Swahili word for “to build”?
Answer: Jenga
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 8/5/21
Question: On Valerie, who played the family matriarch after actress Valerie Harper left the show?
Last Question: What doll made by Kenner Toys required its owners to change its diapers because it wet its pants?
Answer: Baby Alive
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 8/2/21
Question: In History of the World, Part I, who played Moses?
Last Question: What was the catchphrase in Bo Jackson’s Nike ads?
Answer: Bo Knows
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 7/30/21
Question: What was the catchphrase in Bo Jackson’s Nike ads?
Last Question: What grotesque novelty balls had names like Swine Sucker, Screamin Meemie and Slobulous?
Answer: Mad Balls
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 7/23/21
Question: Who accused Zola Budd of tripping her in women’s 3,000m final in Los Angeles Olympics 1984?
a) Maricica Puica
b) Mary Decker
c) Wendy Sly
d) Lyn Williams
Last Question: In 1986, Ralston Purina introduced what breakfast cereal based on a brand of candy that comes in a two-sided box?
Answer: Nerds
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 7/2/21
Question: What actress played a bail bondswoman on The Fall Guy and then played a lawyer for seven seasons on Night Court?
Last Question: What type of animal was the Wacky Wallwalker toy shaped like?
Answer: Octopus
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 7/1/21
Question: What type of animal was the Wacky Wallwalker toy shaped like?
Last Question: What is the number of licks the wise owl claims it takes to get to the tootsie roll center of a Tootsie Pop?
Answer: 3
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 6/30/21
Question: What is the number of licks the wise owl claims it takes to get to the tootsie roll center of a Tootsie Pop?
Last Question: Which one of the following could you NOT find in your bowl of Lucky Charms breakfast cereal in the ’80s?
A. Pink Hearts
B. Blue Moons
C. Orange Stars
D. Green Clovers
Answer: B. Blue Moons
Blue Moons were included in 1995.
Return to the ’80s Trivia – 4/21/21
Question: After hearing the 1982 Prince song “Little Red Corvette” on the radio, Stevie Nicks was inspired to collaborate with Prince to write and record a song based on the melody of the Prince song. Which 1983 Stevie Nicks song was created by this collaboration with Prince?
Last Question: What car company’s pitchman lied in TV commercials but claimed, “You have my word on it.”?
Answer: Isuzu
