At the Read's in the 80s:
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Test Your Knowledge of the 80s
Step back in time with our exciting quiz that dives deep into the vibrant decade of the 1980s! From politics and science to sports and culture, this quiz covers it all and will challenge your knowledge of a time filled with iconic events and innovations.
Join us for a fun way to:
- Recall significant milestones
- Test your memory of popular culture
- Compete with friends and family
Former British politician Edwina Currie resigned over what type of farm food?
Bacon
Eggs
Milk
Potatoes
If your house is worth £209,000 today, what would you have paid for it in 1980?
23,000
51,000
39,000
17,000
Which of these appeared on the market in the 80s? Select all that apply.
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The space shuttle Columbia first launched in 1981, over 28 missions and 22 years of service, how many days did it spend in space?
200
250
300
350
Disney's futuristic park, EPCOT, was opened in 1982, what does EPCOT stand for?
Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow
Experiential Practice for the Community of Technology
Everglades Permanent Centre of Technology
Every Person Comes Out Tired
Which computer programmer was born on May 14th, 1984?
Steve Jobs
Jeff Bezos
Mark Zuckerberg
Elon Musk
Which of these video games was brought out in the 1980s?
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Asteroids
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Space Invaders
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Donkey Kong
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Galaxian
How many spieces became extinct in the 1980s?
1 (the Golden toad of Costa Rica, pictured)
8
28
108
At which Winter Olympics did Eddie "The Eagle" Edwards first fly AND the Jamaican Bobsled team first appear?
Calgary
Innsbruck
Lake Placid
Sarajevo
Who won the 1984 BBC Sports Personality of the Year award, the only time it has been awarded to two people?
In 1985 Manchester United Player, Kevin Moran, became the first player to do what in an FA Cup final?
To break arm during celebration
To get sent off
To drop the cup
To puncture the ball
The winner of the first Rugby World Cup in 1987 was?
France
Australia
England
New Zealand
Select the facing batsman, bowler & offending captain involved in the Australia v New Zealand underarm bowling incident of 1981
Trevor Chappell
Bruce Edgar
Brian McKechnie
Allan Border
Greg Chappell
Dennis Lillee
Martin Crowe
Rod Marsh
Which book won the Booker Prize in 1985?
The Bone People by Keri Hulme
Midnight's Children by Salmon Rushdie
Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively
Hotel Du Lac by Anita Brookner
How many years before 1984 was George Orwell's dystopian novel "1984" written?
30
35
40
45
The Turner Prize for art has been running since 1984, who was its first recipient?
Lucian Freud
Gilbert & George
Howard Hodgkin
Malcolm Morley
Which famous musical artist did Andy Warhol not create an iconic painting of?
Madonna
Michael Jackson
Mick Jagger
Elvis Presley
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