1980s | Category

Pub quiz question 3191 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which four-letter-named combat activity for women awarded Olympic Medals in 1992 after being a demonstration sport in 1988?
Answer: A: Judo
Categories: 1980s (3) Sports (3) Olympics (3)

Pub quiz question 7124 by pjh2

Pub quiz question 7093 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which British dependency did Argentina raise its flag over to kick off the 1982 Falklands War?
Answer: A: South Georgia
Categories: Politics (6) Military (6) 1980s (6)

Pub quiz question 8684 by pjh

Question: Q: Demolition of the Berlin wall separating East and West Germany began in what year?
Answer: A: 1989
Categories: General Knowledge (4) Politics (4) 1980s (3)

Pub quiz question 2586 by pjh2

Question: Q: What was the name of the killer in the 1980 film Friday the 13th?
Answer: A: Mrs (Pamela Sue) Vorhees
Notes: *: Her full name wasn't revealed until the 4th film (1984). Jason started killing in the 2nd film (1981).
Categories: Horror (6) Film/Movies (6) Entertainment (6) 1980s (6)

Pub quiz question 9236 by pjh

Question: Q: In the Hi-de-Hi! TV series (1980–1988,) what was Su Pollard's character's full name?
Answer: A: Peggy Ollerenshaw.
Categories: 1980s (8) Television (8) Comedy (8)

Pub quiz question 5353 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which Boon star played Billy Bones in the 1995 TV movie 'Ken Russell's Treasure Island?'
Answer: A: Michael Elphick
Notes: *: Boon 1986-1992, 1995
Categories: Entertainment (4) Film/Movies (4) Television (4) 1990s (4) 1980s (4)

Pub quiz question 6766 by pjh2

Question: Q: In what year did Queen Elizabeth II wake up to find an intruder in her bedroom?
Answer: A: 1982
Categories: Royalty (8) 1980s (7)

Pub quiz question 7206 by pjh2

Question: Q: Which football club, who won the 1986 League Cup, was saved from bankruptcy by Robert Maxwell?
Answer: A: Oxford United
Categories: 1980s (5) Sports (4) Football (3) Sleaze (5)

Pub quiz question 2665 by pjh2