One for the Gen Xers: how much do you remember about the 80s?

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The 80s was all about the big hair, pegged jeans, mullets, and Doctor Martens boots. But it was also a time of huge social and technological change and the last decade before the internet became the way to steal music and watch questionable video content. Back then, if you wanted to watch a movie, you'd slide a huge plastic cartridge cassette into a player and fast forward to your favorite bits. And if you wanted to take your music on the go with you, you'd take a cassette tape that sounded like it had been recorded next to a toilet cistern after flushing. But, these technologies meant freedom and we should never laugh at them. If you of school age at the beginning of the 80s, you're most likely a member of Generation X - the play hard/work hard generation. GenX was immortalised by visionary author, Douglas Coupland, who recognised that Generation X would take to the fields en mass and fall in love with each other to repetitive beats. And that we did. What do you recall about the 80s? This fun quiz will test your mettle and find out how much attention you were paying in that great decade of change, the 1980s.

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Which super-popular toy, created by Xavier Roberts, hit the toy store shelves in a big way in the 80s?

He Man

Cabbage Patch Kids

Barbie

The Oregon Trail video game is still popular today, but its first incarnation appeared in 1985. Which rather unpleasant ailment were you almost guaranteed to eventually get?

Coronavirus

Herpes

Dysentery

What were you doing if you were pegging your jeans?

You'd be turning up the trouser legs.

You'd be hanging them on the line to dry.

You'd be cutting holes in the knees

Why was Live Aid held in 1985?

Because loads of pop stars had a spare day off

Loads of superstars wanted to sell some records

To raise money to help the famine in Ethiopia.

Which movie and offshoot cartoon was immortalized (for a little while) by its own Hi-C flava at the end of the 80s?

The Real Ghostbusters

Star Wars

Spiderman

What - out of the following things you probably shouldn't do to a mogwai - was the major No-No (with disastrous results)?

Get it wet

Feed it after midnight

Let it sing

What was the main objective of The Goonies? Why were they seeking out One-Eyed Willy's treasure?

To save their hometown, Goon Docks

Because they were bored

Because they thought he might have a second eye

Joy Division was a massive underground success of the 80s. What band did the remaining members form after Ian Curtis's untimely death?

Wham!

New Order

The Stone Roses

Baby Jessica became famous overnight back in 1987. Why?

She survived falling out of a skyscraper

She fell down a well

She was separated from her Siamese twin.

The Summer Olympics is held at a different location each time, and they have a mascot - usually of an animal associated with that country. Which animal was used for the Los Angeles Summer Olympics in 1984?

Sam, The Eagle

Waldi, the Dachshund

Amik, the Beaver

How would you fix your malfunctioning Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge?

Throw it down the stairs

Just blow on it.

Soak it in bleach overnight

What was life like "here in Duckburg"?

A dream

A living hell

A hurricane

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One for the Gen Xers: how much do you remember about the 80s?

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Which super-popular toy, created by Xavier Roberts, hit the toy store shelves in a big way in the 80s?

The Oregon Trail video game is still popular today, but its first incarnation appeared in 1985. Which rather unpleasant ailment were you almost guaranteed to eventually get?

Which daughter was the youngest in Full House?

What were you doing if you were pegging your jeans?

Ferris "borrowed" someone's car in the '86 classic, Ferris Bueller's Day Off. Whose car was it?

Why was Live Aid held in 1985?

Which of the following consider themselves Teddy Ruxpin's BFF?

Which movie and offshoot cartoon was immortalized (for a little while) by its own Hi-C flava at the end of the 80s?

Which fabulous Brat Pack movie was set in the library at New Trier High School?

Michael Jackson's hair caught fire in the 80s while shooting a commercial. Which company was it for?

The Challenger space shuttle exploded on take-off in the 80s. Can you remember which year?

What year did Americans hold hands to beat hunger?

Which character had the idea for "The Babysitters Club"?

Back in the 80s, the cute Alien Life Form (aka ALF) adorned our screens. Where was he from?

Which year in the 80s did Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer get wed?

"I know you are, but what am I?" Which cult 80s flick is this quote from?

What - out of the following things you probably shouldn't do to a mogwai - was the major No-No (with disastrous results)?

Which creepy dance instructor (who was of questionable age) fell for Baby?

Who was the principal antogonist who wanted He-Man to die in dramatic ways?

What was the main objective of The Goonies? Why were they seeking out One-Eyed Willy's treasure?

Which of the following was NOT a New Kid (on the Block)?

Which of the following 80s superstars got us humming along to "Holiday" and "Borderline"?

Joy Division was a massive underground success of the 80s. What band did the remaining members form after Ian Curtis's untimely death?

Which team is famous for the Super Bowl Shuffle?

Baby Jessica became famous overnight back in 1987. Why?

The Summer Olympics is held at a different location each time, and they have a mascot - usually of an animal associated with that country. Which animal was used for the Los Angeles Summer Olympics in 1984?

How would you fix your malfunctioning Nintendo Entertainment System cartridge?

The Cosby Show was one of America's most popular families. How many kids did they have?

VHS was the format of choice for home video recording. What was the name of its main competitor?

What was life like "here in Duckburg"?

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