Category

1980s 370 questions.
1980-1989
Pub quiz question 3149 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which ice skating duo became the first joint winners of the BBC Sports Personality of the Year award in 1984?
  2. Answer: A: Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean
  3. Categories: 1980s (2) Sports (2) Entertainment (2)
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Pub quiz question 5762 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which controversial former American football star played Nordberg in The Naked Gun movies?
  2. Answer: A: OJ Simpson
  3. Notes: *: 1988
  4. Categories: Entertainment (4) Sports (4) Film/Movies (4) Comedy (4) 1980s (4)
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Pub quiz question 7547 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In what game did Jumpman try to rescue the Lady?
  2. Answer: A: Donkey Kong
  3. Notes: *: First came out in 1981. Jumpman was renamed to Mario, and Lady to Pauline
  4. Categories: Computing (4) Games (4) 1980s (4)
Pub quiz question 8343 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: In what year did the Berlin Wall fall?
  2. Answer: A: 1989
  3. Categories: Politics (4) 1980s (3) War (3)
Pub quiz question 3924 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Show
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  3. Answer: A: Mork and Mindy
  4. Notes: *: 1978-1982
  5. Categories: 1970s (3) 1980s (3) Entertainment (3) SciFi (3) Television (3)
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Pub quiz question 5028 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which soccer star played Carlos Rey in Escape to Victory?
  2. Answer: A: Ossie Ardiles
  3. Notes: *: 1981
  4. Categories: Sports (8) Football (8) Film/Movies (8) Entertainment (8) 1980s (8)
Pub quiz question 4442 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who is the subject of Sting's 'An Englishman in New York?'
  2. Answer: A: Quentin Crisp
  3. Notes: *: 1987
  4. Categories: Entertainment (6) Music (6) 1980s (6)
Pub quiz question 5357 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Who directed and starred in 1985's Pale Rider?
  2. Answer: A: Clint Eastwood
  3. Categories: Entertainment (5) Film/Movies (5) 1980s (5)
Pub quiz question 3955 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Show
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  3. Answer: A: The Jetsons
  4. Notes: *: 1962-1963, 1985-1987
  5. Categories: 1960s (5) 1980s (5) Television (5) Children (5) Entertainment (5) Cartoons (5)
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Pub quiz question 6370 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which newspaper editor's escape from South Africa was featured in the film Cry Freedom?
  2. Answer: A: Donald Woods
  3. Notes: *: Escape 1978, Film 1987
  4. Categories: Politics (7) Entertainment (7) Film/Movies (7) 1970s (7) 1980s (7)