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80’s Trivia – 4/3/13

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Question: In the movie Krull, what is the name of the weapon that Colwyn must retrieve in order to rescue Lyssa?

Last Question: What planet did the Thundercats evacuate, just before it was destroyed?

Answer: Thundera

Great job Kickin’ It Old School (@oldschool80s)!!

Even the cartoons of the 80s had great theme songs!

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Daily Trivia (Formerly Trivia Tuesday), Television

Daily Trivia: 1/18/12

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Question: Who joined McDonald’s cast of characters in 1980, promoting their breakfast menu?

Last Question: What cartoon featured characters named “Cheetara” and “Lion-O”?

Answer: Thundercats

ThunderCats originally ran from 1985-1989. It followed the adventures of a group of cat-like humanoid aliens. They were led by Lion-O, and included Cheetara, Panthro, Tygra, WilyKit and WilyKat, and Snarf. They battled against Mumm-Ra and the mutants of Plun-Darr. The show was very popular, and had a line of action figures, board games and video games. They even had their own Burger King meal:

And if you started noticing the ThunderCats emblem on t-shirts in the mid 1990’s and 2000s, you weren’t going crazy. A reto-spurt had started. And now a new series of the show airs on The Cartoon Network.

Here is the original show intro:

Here is the new version:

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