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6. Who organized Live Aid?

  • Boy George
  • Bob Geldof and Midge Ure
  • Queen
  • Paul McCartney

7. Who played the main character in Top Gun?

  • Robert De Niro
  • Richard Gere
  • Tom Cruise
  • Brad Pitt

8. What was the most successful album of the 1980s?

  • Whitney - Whitney Housten
  • Brothers In Arms - Dire Straights
  • True Blue - Madonna
  • Greatest Hits - Queen

9. What is the name of the Yorkshire Ripper who was arrested in the 1980s?

  • Peter Sutcliffe
  • Ian Brady
  • Harold Shipman
  • Dennis Nilsen

10. Which of the following songs is by Bon Jovi?

  • Welcome To The Jungle
  • Sweet Child O' Mine
  • You Give Love A Bad Name
  • Every Breath You Take

11. Which American president survived an assassination attempt in 1981?

  • Ronald Reagan
  • Donald Trump
  • George Bush
  • Jimmy Carter

12. What was the best selling single of the 1980s?

  • Do They Know it's Christmas - Band Aid
  • Relax - Frankie Goes to Hollywood
  • Don't you Want Me - The Human League
  • Imagine - John Lennon

13. Which member of the Beatles was shot in the 1980s?

  • Ringo Starr
  • Paul McCartney
  • John Lennon
  • George Harrison

14. What was the highest grossing film of the 1980s?

  • Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • ET The Extra-Terrestrial
  • Ghostbusters
  • Return of the Jedi

15. Which volcano erupted in 1980?

  • Mount Krakatoa
  • Mount St Helen's
  • Mount Vesuvius
  • Mount Pelee

16. Politician Edwina Currie resigned over what type of food?

  • Carrots
  • Chicken
  • Eggs
  • Pasta

17. Which member of the Royal family got married in the 1980s?

  • Princess Margaret
  • Princess Diana
  • Prince William
  • Queen Elizabeth

18. Which hairstyle was popular in the 1980s?

  • Pixie cut
  • Mullet
  • Shaved head
  • Straightened

19. In which football ground did a fatal fire occur in the 1980s?

  • Bradford
  • Swansea
  • Norwich
  • Portsmouth