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
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)
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
Question: What is the number of fingers on the right hand of the man who killed Inigo Montoya’s father in the film, The Princess Bride?
Last Question: Which one of these 80s arcade games cost more than a quarter to play?
A. Pac-Man
B. Burger Time
C. Dragon’s Lair
D. Galaga
Answer: C. Dragon’s Lair
Question: Whose 1981 fictional wedding brought in 30 million viewers?
Last Question: What was the name of the first act of the intermissions in a game of Ms. Pac Man?
Answer: “They Meet”
Question: On The A-Team, what was Mr. T’s character B.A. Baracus deathly afraid of?
Last Question: In his classic arcade game, what does Donkey Kong ask you before starting each level?
Answer: “How high can you get?”
Question: In his classic arcade game, what does Donkey Kong ask you before starting each level?
Last Question: If you punch one open, what are you drinking?
Answer: Capri Sun
Question: What links these 3 things together?
Marc Summers
Slime
Obstacle Course
Last Question: What are the 4 colors of the ghosts in the original Pac-Man?
(Extra Credit: What color was Blinky?)
Answer: red, pink, cyan (blue), and orange
Blinky was red
Dragon’s Lair: The fantasy adventure where you become a valiant knight, on a quest to rescue the fair princess from the clutches of an evil dragon. You control the actions of a daring adventurer, finding his way through the castle of a dark wizard, who has enchanted it with treacherous monsters and obstacles. In the mysterious caverns below the castle, your odyssey continues against the awesome forces that oppose your efforts to reach the Dragon’s Lair. Lead on, adventurer. Your quest awaits!
The Dragon’s Lair arcade game was released on this day 35 years ago (June 19, 1983). After this date, you could find me glued to this game in the arcade at Cranston Bowl, every Saturday morning after our bowling matches. It didn’t matter that it cost a whopping 50 cents a game.
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