TCT 105th Winter Convention (1980's)

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  1. 3. Prague-born Jan Hammer composed the music for what 1980s TV series that starred Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas as detectives in Florida?
  2. 5. Which musical group became famous with the 1985 hit song "Take On Me?" (Hint: You might say this when you think of the answer.)
  3. 6. Originally given the Japanese title “Puckman”, what 1980s arcade game was inducted into the Guinness Book of Records as the "Most Successful Coin-Operated Game"
  4. 7. In the 1980s film "Knight Rider," what was the name of David Hasselhoff's talking car?
  5. 8. What 1982 Toto song, whose title is a continent.
  6. 13. "There's only one ______." "Get Real. Get ______." and "It's ______ or Nothin'!" are all slogans for a toy brand owned by Hasbro in which the brand's name has been removed. What is this brand?
  7. 15. By the late 1980s, Walmart had quickly risen to become more profitable that its two larger U.S. retail competitors, and by 1990 it had surpassed them as the largest U.S. retailer by revenue. One of these retailers was Kmart. What was the other?
  8. 16. A military program announced by President Reagan in March 1983 promoted funding for lasers and particle beam weapons and was formally known as the Strategic Defense Initiative. However, what two-word name was the program (somewhat mockingly) nicknamed by the public?
  9. 20. "Like I always say, what's good for the goose is always good for the gander," begins what 1985 number-one hit song by Ready for the World? ‘ Oh _____’
  10. 22. In the 1980s game show "Press Your Luck" what "W" word signified a villainous character that reset a contestant's score to zero?
  11. 23. The second-highest selling musical artist in Ireland's history (after U2) has never gone on tour and never performed a live solo concert. She rose to fame as the flag-bearer for new-age music in the late 1980s with songs like "Only Time" and "Orinoco Flow." Who is she?
  12. 24. In a famous speech at the Brandenburg Gate in June 1987, President Ronald Reagan exhorted Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down what structure that symbolized the division of Germany?
  13. 25. Nike collaborates with what company on shoes such as the Huarache and the ______ x Nike Air Penny 2? It is a 1980 “S” Southern California fashion house founded in the early 1980s, known for their skateboard and hip-hop clothing.
  14. 26. Which women's musical group had Number 1 hits in the 1980s including "Walk Like an Egyptian" and "Eternal Flame"? ‘The _________’
  15. 27. What is the name of the talking animatronic toy that was an "Illiop" but quite closely resembled a bear? The toy reached peak popularity in the mid-1980s and helped aid the launch of 1986's Nintendo Entertainment System. ‘Teddy ______’
  16. 29. What singer went from the massive success of her 1984 album “Private Dancer” to starring as the villain in the 1985 film “Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome?” Tina ______
  17. 31. "All the old paintings on the tombs, they do the sand dance, don't ya know?" according to what 1986 hit song by The Bangles? ‘Walk like an _______’
  18. 32. Al Gore sought the Democratic nomination for US President in 1988 as the junior senator from which state?
  19. 35. Veronica accidentally poisons a popular girl and makes it look like a suicide in what 1988 dark comedy starring Winona Ryder?
  20. 36. The Sperry & Hutchinson Company, or S&H, offered a line of trading stamps that allowed consumers to trade them in for discount catalog items. The line peaked in the 1960s and ended in the 1980s, and the stamps were known for coming in what distinctive color?
  21. 37. What California-set 1982 film was the highest grossing film of the 1980s at the U.S. box office?
  22. 40. In her 1983 hit "Holiday," what one-named singer declares that "if we took a holiday, took some time to celebrate just one day out of life, it would be so nice?"
  23. 41. There's a Finnish rock band that formed in the 1980s led by Pertti Neumann that shares its name with an ancient lineage of dogs found in Australian. What is this band name?
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  1. 1. “Joe Cool” and “The Comeback Kid” were two nicknames of what Notre Dame QB who would go on to win multiple Super Bowls as part of an 1980s dynasty with a west coast NFL franchise?
  2. 2. What video game came with the Nintendo Entertainment System when it was released in the late 1980s, and was meant to be played with the NES Zapper gun? It shared a cartridge with "Super Mario Bros."
  3. 4. Richard J. Pirong and one other man marketed a sound-activated switch sold since the 1980s that would plus into electrical outlets and control the power to a specific appliance based on a specific type of noise. What is the name of this product?
  4. 7. What 1980s TV series starred David Hasselhoff as a crime fighter assisted by a talking, self-aware sports car named K.I.T.T.?
  5. 9. -The opening of a crate and revealing a "leg lamp" is a pivotal scene in what 1983 holiday classic movie? ‘A _________ STORY’
  6. 10. Although it started as a soft drinks company called Bravo, Bochkarev evolved into a brewery in the late 1980s and less than two decades later was purchased by Heineken. In what country was Bochkarev founded?
  7. 11. With Michael Sembello's song "Maniac" on the soundtrack, what 1983 film stars Jennifer Beals as an exotic dancer whose dream is to become a ballerina?
  8. 12. A 30-kilometer-wide "Zone of Alienation" around the ghost town of Pripyat was created after the April 1986 disaster at what highly radioactive site?
  9. 14. What American TV show from the 1970s and 1980s still holds the record for the most watched finale ever with more than 100 million households tuning in?
  10. 17. If you wanted to type up a “flawless” document in the 1980s, which Windows word processor would you use? (Hint: your file would be saved in “.wpd” format)
  11. 18. According to the hit 1981 song by Tommy Tutone, if you dial 867-5309, you will reach a woman with what first name?
  12. 19. Model and actress Tawny Kitaen famously appeared in several 1980s music videos such as "Here I Go Again" and "Is This Love" for what reptilian rock band?
  13. 21. What rhyming brand of low-calorie meals did Stouffer's introduce in 1981 in response to consumers' desires for diet dinner options?
  14. 26. A Nike shoe designer was involved in the design and production of a pair of character costume boots for a blockbuster 1980s movie starring Michael Keaton. What was the movie?
  15. 28. What 1985 video game begins with a planned departure from Independence, Missouri? You likely died of dysentery! ‘The _______ Trail’
  16. 30. In 1983, Francis Ford Coppola directed what movie that was adapted from a book by S.E. Hinton and featured stars such as Patrick Swayze, Matt Dillon, and Tom Cruise? ‘The ______’
  17. 31. In the 1980s, Ewoks got their own spin-offs, starting with “Caravan of Courage: An Ewok Adventure” in 1984. That film was followed up with a sequel the next year entitled: “Ewoks: The Battle for ______.”
  18. 33. “Ghostbusters” director Ivan Reitman voiced Zuul the demonic dog and what ghost originally named the “Onion Head Ghost” in the 1984 comedy film?
  19. 34. What DMC sports car model is fitted with a flux capacitor to turn it into a time-traveling machine in the "Back to the Future" films?
  20. 38. In a 1980s commercial, actress Kelly LeBrock advertised what haircare brand with the slogan "Don't hate me because I'm beautiful?"
  21. 39. Created in the 1980s to represent all the difficulties of getting a pizza delivered in 30 minutes or less, The Noid is a red-suited villain who appears in advertising for what restaurant chain?