I Pity the Fool who doesn't take this 80's quiz

Krikor Daglian
April 11, 2001

1. Which did the '86 Mets roster have more of: players who batted better than .300 in the regular season, or players who would later be suspended because of drug problem?
.300+ batters
Players suspended

2. Which comment by President Reagan became a big news story after the President jokingly said it into a mic he thought was turned off?
Vice President Bush should just consider himself lucky that I forgot about that voodoo economics stuff and made him VP.
That Helen Thomas is a major league asshole.
My fellow Americans. I am pleased to tell you that I have just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.
I'll never trust a Soviet leader, and Mr. Gorbachev is no exception.

3. Which is the most representative Eighties car?
Magnum P.I.'s Ferrari 308 GTS
The A-Team's van
KITT from Knight Rider
The Delorean from Back to the Future

4. Who of the following did not become ensnared in a sex scandal during the Eighties?
Jim Bakker
Pat Robertson
Jimmy Swaggart
Gary Hart

5. Any clue what that Max Headroom thing was about?
Yes
No
Who?

6. How close did Halley's comet get to the Earth in 1986?
630 million km
63 million km
6.3 million km
.63 million km

7. From 1982-1986, which were there more of ?
Soviet Leaders
NY Yankees managers
New members of Menudo

8. Which is the best Eighties sitcom theme song?
Facts of Life
Cheers
The A-Team
Hill Street Blues

9. In what year did Gretzky get traded from Edmonton to Los Angeles?
1985
1987
1988
1989

10. Who wasn't a member of Poison?
Mickey Mars
Bret Michaels
CC Deville
Rikki Rockett

11. What item of red clothing did Bruce Springsteen sport on the cover of his "Born in the USA" album?
A red bandana
A red baseball cap
A red shirt
A red pair of sneakers

12. What happened on October 19, 1987?
The stock market crashed
The Twins won the World Series
The space shuttle Challenger exploded during takeoff
California was rocked by a major earthquake

13. Who was the voice of Omnicron, the giant planet eating enemy in the Transformers movie?
Hank Azaria
James Earl Jones
Paul Ruebens
Orson Welles

14. Which is the cheesiest Eighties song?
Forever Young - Alphaville
She Blinded Me With Science - Thomas Dolby
Whip It - Devo
Cars - Gary Numan

15. How many ghosts would appear on screen at any time during a game of original Pac-Man?
6
5
4
3

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