80s Trivia Questions and Answers

Trivia questions and answers from the 80s.

Which dancing screen great was born in 1899 and died in 1987?
A: Fred Astaire.

In the 80s Afghanistan was occupied by troops from which country?
A: USSR.

Which Shroud was declared a fake in the 80s?
A: Turin.

In the 80s, which country was responsible for ethnic attack son the Kurds?
A: Iraq.

Whose 70th birthday concert did Whitney Houston sing at in London in 1988?
A: Nelson Mandela.

Which Nancy was elected to the Golfing Hall of Fame in 1987?
A: Lopez.

Which member of the Howe family held a record that Wayne Gretzky overtook in the 1980s?
A: Gordie.

Which Martina dominated tennis in the 80s?
A: Navratilova.

Which San Francisco team did Joe Montana play for through most of the 80s?
A: 49ers.

Who did Magic Johnson play for throughout the 80s?
A: Los Angeles Lakers.

In 1987 the Russians and the Americans signed the Washington summit agreement to limit what?
A: Nuclear Missiles

In which 80s comedy did Dustin Hoffman play an actor who pretends to be a woman to get a part in a soap?
A: Tootsie.

Which member of Arthur's staff was played by John Gielgud in the 80s film with Dudley Moore?
A: .Valet.

Whose name followed Dirty in a 1980's No 1 for Michael Jackson?
A:: Diana.

What goes after Milli in the name of the late 80s act?
A: Vanilli.

Which Brit, Phil, was at No 1 at the end of the 80s?
A: Collins.

On which night of the week was falcon crest broadcast through most of the 80s?
A: Friday.

Which fruit gave its name to a desk top computer in 1984?
A: Apple.

Which Princess and former film star died in a car crash near Monte Carlo in 1982?
A: Grace.

At which Lake were the 1980 Winter Olympic held?
A: Placid.

Which film company merged with Time Inc in 1989 to make Time Warner?
A: Warner Brothers.

What post did Edward Shevardnadze hold in the USSR from 1985 to 1990?
A: Minister of Foreign Affairs.

Why did Bernhard Langer and Seve Ballesteros choose to share the Lancome Trophy in 1986?
A: Bad light stopped play.

In 1980 who became the then youngest ever Masters champion?
A: Seve Ballesteros.

Who was America's top Golf player between 1985 and 1989?
A: Curtis Strange.

In 1988 which city had the highest murder rate of any in the US?
A: Washington.

Which hospital was Ronald Reagan taken to after the 1981 attempt on his life?
A: George Washington Hospital.

In 1980 what was Operation Eagle Claw?
A: Attempt to rescue the US Embassy hostages in Tehran.

Who had an 80s No 1 hit with Karma Chameleon?
A: Culture Club.

Which all-girl group had an 80s No 1 with Venus?
A: Bananarama.

Who released the top-selling album Guilty in 1980?
A: Barbara Streisand.

Which spacecraft exploded on take-off in January 1986?
A: Challenger.

Which rodeo professional was Ronald Reagan's secretary of commerce from 1981 to 1987?
A: Malcolm Baldrige.

Who released the single Secret Agent Man--James Bond Is Back in '87?
A: Bruce Willis.

1980s Trivia Questions and Answers