1980's Trivia Questions and Answers in Six Rounds of 20: how it works
These 1980's trivia questions and answers run from the first shuttle launch in 1981 to the opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989: 120 multiple-choice questions in six rounds of 20. Every answer gives its reason and names its source.
1980's trivia questions and answers printable by round
Pick a Round and press Print question sheet before anyone answers: the sheet holds the next 20 questions from where you are. Print answer key adds each reason and source under the same sheet code. With no printer, Host a round shows each question in large type and tallies up to six teams.
What the six rounds of 1980s trivia questions ask
World news of the 1980s runs from a shipyard strike in 1980 to a summit held aboard a ship in a storm. New at home covers the compact disc, the camcorder and the first .com name. The other four cover space, sports, the arts and what a stamp cost.
Tips
- With children playing, set Show only to Easy questions. That keeps 28, such as who hosted the 1980 Summer Olympics.
- Tied at the end? Ask a hard number question, such as the 1987 market fall, and take the closest guess.
- Records that were broken later say "up to that time", so the 1984 Grammy question still has one right answer.
Questions and answers
Do the printable 80s trivia questions and answers show the right answer?
No. The question sheet prints each question with four lettered choices and a line for a name, a date and a score. The right letters print only on the answer key, so every team can hold a sheet while the host keeps the key.
Is there a set of generation x trivia questions and answers?
Yes. Set Show only to Gen X mix. It keeps the 40 questions that someone born from 1965 to 1980 is most likely to remember first hand, such as the cube craze, leg warmers and the first compact disc players, drawn from all six rounds.
Why is my favorite 80s show or song missing?
Shows, songs, films, video games and brands are left out on purpose, so no question turns on a lyric or a trademark. The arts round asks plain facts instead, such as which film rating arrived in July 1984 and which museum gained a glass pyramid.