Can You Answer These Trivia Questions About the '80s?

Question: Which early '80s synth pop duo featured former Depeche Mode member Vince Clarke?

This was the synth pop duo before Erasure.

Answer: Yazoo.

Yazoo—known as Yaz in North America—released two albums during their short-lived stint in the early '80s.

Question: Who was the only major male character among Strawberry Shortcake and friends?

He's still featured in Strawberry Shortcake cartoons today!

Answer: Huckleberry Pie.

According to the official Strawberry Shortcake website, Huckleberry Pie is a "happy-go-lucky boy from Berry Big City who runs a dog shelter."

Question: Clockwise, name the order in which the colors appear on a Simon.

This electronic game was a symbol of the 1980s.

Answer: Red, blue, yellow, green.

This game really put your memory to the test!

Question: What song does Tom Cruise dance to in Risky Business?

This is one of the most iconic movie scenes of all time.

Answer: "Old Time Rock and Roll" by Bob Seger.

In the '80s, the song was also featured in the show ALF in an homage to the famous Risky Business scene.

Question: Which of these historical figures is not named in Billy Joel's "We Didn't Start The Fire"?

A. Harry Truman

B. Liberace

C. Jackie Kennedy

D. Sugar Ray Robinson

Answer: Jackie Kennedy.

Though JFK is actually mentioned twice in the Billy Joel song, Jackie Kennedy didn't make the cut.

Question: Which '00s singer got her start on Kids Incorporated?

This show had a strong nine-season run.

Answer: Fergie.

On the show, she was credited as Stacy Ferguson.

Question: Which popular news network launched on June 1, 1980?

Their first story was about the assassination attempt on civil rights leader Vernon Jordan.

Answer: The Cable News Network (CNN).

When CNN debuted in 1980, it became the first-ever 24-hour television news network.

Question: Which first lady was responsible for the 1980s "Just Say No" campaign?

This movement was part of the government's War on Drugs.

Answer: Nancy Reagan.

According to The History Channel, Nancy Reagan's "Just Say No" campaign really helped bring the drug epidemic into the spotlight. While only 2 to 6 percent of Americans saw drug abuse as the nation's top problem in 1985, that number was at 64 percent by 1989.

Question: In this popular '80s song, what was Jenny's phone number?

This song spent 27 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 chart in the early '80s.

Answer: 867-5309.

Every '80s kid tried calling this number at some point.

Question: Freddy Krueger is the antagonist of which '80s horror movie franchise?

The movies featured before-they-were-famous big names like Johnny Depp, Patricia Arquette, and Laurence Fishburne.

Answer: A Nightmare on Elm Street.

This franchise picked back up in 2010 with a reboot produced by Michael Bay.

Question: Which Texas town was Jessica McClure, the baby in the well, from?

The momentous event happened on Oct. 14, 1987.

Answer: Midland, Texas.

Poor little Jessica McClure was trapped in that well in Midland, Texas, for 56 hours.

Question: What date to they travel to in Back to the Future: Part II?

Hint: It happened relatively recently!

Answer: October 21, 2015.

Unfortunately, the future that Back to the Future predicted was a far cry from reality.

Question: What 1988 movie gave Julia Roberts her big break (and included Matt Damon's first speaking line)?

No, Pretty Woman was released in 1990.

Answer: Mystic Pizza.

In the film, a young Julia Roberts stars as Daisy Araújo, a waitress working at—you guessed it—Mystic Pizza alongside her sister and close friend.