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This 27-Question Quiz Proves Whether You Actually Remember The ’70s & ’80s Or Just Pretend To
Those good old days! Could you say this about both the ’70s and ’80s decades? Pop culture, music, big events, strange inventions, and unforgettable moments – these two decades had a lot going on. Some things became iconic, others a little weird. Either way, they definitely left a mark.
In this quiz, you’ll get 27 questions that cover a bit of everything from both decades.
Are you ready to see if these two decades were actually the “good old days”? Let’s go!🕺
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Trivia • How Well Do You Know the ’70s & ’80s?
1. Which of these catchphrases could be frequently heard during the sitcom Welcome Back, Kotter?
"You big dummy!"
"Up your nose with a rubber hose!"
"Kiss my grits!"
"Dy-No-Mite!"
2. What was the space shuttle's name that tragically exploded shortly after takeoff in 1986?
Challenger
Atlantis
Columbia
Discovery
3. Was punk rock first emerging in the ’70s or ’80s?
70s
80s
4. Is it true or false that Michael Jackson once had a pet chimpanzee named Bubbles?
True
False
5. Which British sci-fi show gained major popularity in the '70s and '80s and became the longest-running in its genre?
7. Were mood rings originally a trend in the ’70s or ’80s?
70s
80s
8. Which of these celebrities made their film debut in the 1982 movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial?
9. Is it true or false that the barcode was first scanned on a product in the 1980s?
True
False
10. Who was known as “the Queen of Disco” and achieved widespread fame with her hit song “Hot Stuff"?
11. Which decade featured the fashion trend of extremely wide-legged pants?
70s
80s
12. Which iconic movie was released in 1972 and starred Marlon Brando and Al Pacino?
Scarface
The Godfather
Serpico
Goodfellas
13. True or false: NASA’s Apollo missions were still sending astronauts to the Moon in the 1980s.
True
False
15. Who was known as the “Rumble in the Jungle” boxing match winner in 1974?
Muhammad Ali
Mike Tyson
Joe Frazier
George Foreman
16. Which decade is more associated with leg warmers?
70s
80s
17. What was the title of Stephen King’s first published novel?
Pet Sematary
The Shining
It
Carrie
18. Is it true or false that in the 1970s people could buy pet rocks?
True
False
19. Who won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize for helping the poor?
Malala Yousafzai
Mother Teresa
Eleanor Roosevelt
Rosa Parks
20. Were Walkmans a must-have music gadget in the ’70s or ’80s?
70s
80s
21. What 1980s video game character was originally named “Jumpman”?
Mario
Link
Donkey Kong
Sonic
22. Is it true or false that email was invented in the 1980s?
True
False
23. What genre of music dominated dance floors in the late 1970s?
Disco
Rock
Funk
New Wave
24. Did aerobics and home workout tapes take off in the ’70s or ’80s?
70s
80s
Chartoff-Winkler Productions
25. Is it true or false that the movie Rocky won the Oscar for Best Picture in the 1970s?
True
False
26. Were fanny packs a fashion accessory in the ’70s or ’80s?
70s
80s
27. What kind of computer storage, popular in the 1980s, could hold about 1.4 MB of data?
CD
Floppy Disk
Zip Disk
Cassette Tape
What do you think ?
Apatheist Account2 3 weeks ago
Too US-centric again. Dr Who started in 1963 in the UK, and we've never had Welcome back Kotter.
Debby Keir 3 weeks ago
And the first episode aired the day after Kennedy's assassination.
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Robert T 3 weeks ago
Some of these very much depend where in the world you live, as not everything was popular at the same time in every country. And I am annoyed at the walkman question, as they came out in the late 70's, but the question asked when they became popular. There was only a very short window from the walkman to the discman, and I had a discman in the mid-80's.
Apatheist Account2 3 weeks ago
Too US-centric again. Dr Who started in 1963 in the UK, and we've never had Welcome back Kotter.
Debby Keir 3 weeks ago
And the first episode aired the day after Kennedy's assassination.
Load More Replies... Robert T 3 weeks ago
Some of these very much depend where in the world you live, as not everything was popular at the same time in every country. And I am annoyed at the walkman question, as they came out in the late 70's, but the question asked when they became popular. There was only a very short window from the walkman to the discman, and I had a discman in the mid-80's.
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