On the '80s!

I saw this over at Bill’s a few days ago, a quiz on the 80s! Let’s take a look at the questions and answers, shall we? 🙂


Toys of the 80’s: Did you own the following toys?

Q: Did you own a Lite Brite?
A: Yes.

Q: Played with Strawberry Short Cake dolls?
A: No.

Q: Played with Gi-Joe dolls?
A: No. I never owned any.

Q: Have a He-man or She-Ra toy?
A: I did.

Q: Own a slinky?
A: Of course.

Q: Had a Jem doll?
A: No.

Q: What about a Cabbage patch kid?
A: Yes.

Q: Own a big wheel?
A: No.

Q: Trade Garbage Pail kids?
A: No.

Q: Had a Popple?
A: No.

Q: Had a Pound Puppy?
A: No.

Cartoons of the 80’s: Did you watch the following cartoons?

Q: Thundercats?
A: Yes.

Q: Jem?
A: No.

Q: G.I. Joe?
A: Yes.

Q: Rainbow Brite?
A: No.

Q: Care Bears?
A: Yes.

Q: He-man or She-Ra?
A: He-Man, yes. She-Ra, no.

Q: Fraggle Rock?
A: No.

Q: Shirt Tales?
A: No. I’ve never heard of this.

Q. Jabber Jaws?
A: No. I’ve never heard of this.

Q: Smurfs?
A: Yes.

Q: Transformers?
A: Yes.

Q: Mighty Mouse?
A: Yes.

Q: The Littles?
A: Yes.

Q: Gummi bears?
A: Yes.

Q: My Little Pony?
A: No.

Shows of the 80’s: Did you watch…?

Q. The A-Team?
A: Yes.

Q: Charles in Charge?
A: Yes.

Q: Dukes of Hazzard?
A: Yes.

Q: Cosby Show?
A: Yes.

Q: Hee-Haw?
A: No.

Q: Miami-Vice?
A: No.

Q: Knight-Rider?
A: Yes.

Q:Punky Brewster?
A: Yes.

Q: Pee-Wee’s Play House?
A: Yes.

Q: Saved By The Bell?
A: Yes. But not past the first year.

Q: Silver Spoons?
A: Yes.

Q: Just The Ten Of Us?
A: No. I don’t even know what this is.

Q: Cheers?
A: Yes.

Q: Dallas?
A: No.

Q: Love Boat?
A: Yes.

Q: Incredible Hulk?
A: Yes.

Styles of 80’s

Q: Did you have big bangs?
A: No.

Q: Have a mullet?
A: No.

Q: Liked Michael Jacksons music?
A: I didn’t mind it.

Q: Know the Golden Girls theme song?
A: I’m sure I do.

Q: Wear Kangaroo sneakers?
A: I don’t know these.

Q: Own a pair of Guess Jeans?
A: No.

Q: Like Ocean Pacific clothes?
A: I had a few OP shirts.

Q: Wear Jordache jeans?
A: No.

Q: Own anything LA Gear?
A: No.

Q: Watch MTV a lot?
A: No.

Q: Have a pair of High tops?
A: No.

Q: Have a Trapper Keeper?
A: Yes.

Q: Own a Swatch watch?
A: No.

Q: Did you love the 80’s?
A: I’m not really nostalgic for the ’80s, no.

Published by Allyn

A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over ten years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.

4 thoughts on “On the '80s!

  1. It was this strange cartoon about crimefighting animals in a park. They had a top secret hideout in a tree.

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