Category

1980s 403 questions.
1980-1989
Pub quiz question 3951 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Show/Character
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  3. Answer: A: Willo the Wisp, Willo the Wisp
  4. Notes: *: 1981
  5. Categories: 1980s (3) Cartoons (3) Children (3) Television (3) Entertainment (3)
Pub quiz question 5612 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which band had a hit album called 'Ghost in the Machine?'
  2. Answer: A: The Police
  3. Notes: *: 1981
  4. Categories: Entertainment (4) Music (4) 1980s (4)
Pub quiz question 4719 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was the pro-wrestling name of Shirley Crabtree?
  2. Answer: A: Big Daddy
  3. Notes: *: 1952-1987
  4. Categories: Sports (5) Names (5) 1950s (5) 1960s (5) 1970s (5) 1980s (5)
Pub quiz question 6975 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What is the first name of "killer" Fred West's wife?
  2. Answer: A: Rosemary
  3. Notes: *: He was never actually convicted, having committed suicide before the trial on 1 Jan 1995. Murders happened 1971-1987.
  4. Categories: Crime (1) 1990s (1) 1970s (1) 1980s (1)
Pub quiz question 2668 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Company
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  3. Answer: A: Standard Life
  4. Notes: *: 1980s
  5. Categories: Advertising (6) 1980s (7)
Pub quiz question 3958 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Show/Character
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  3. Answer: A: Willo the Wisp, Arthur the Caterpillar
  4. Notes: *: 1981
  5. Categories: 1980s (5) Cartoons (5) Entertainment (5) Children (5) Television (5)
Pub quiz question 475 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: In which year did quiz show Countdown first reach our screens?
  2. Answer: A: 1982
  3. Categories: Television (4) Entertainment (4) 1980s (4)
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Pub quiz question 9731 by pjh
  1. Question: Q: Which title is shared by hit songs from the Monkees in 1967, the Bee Gees in 1968, and Missing Persons in 1982?
  2. Answer: A: Words
  3. Categories: Music (6) 1960s (6) 1980s (6)
Pub quiz question 6910 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: Which high-ranking church official was Terry Waite working for when he was kidnapped?
  2. Answer: A: Archbishop of Canterbury (Robert Runcie)
  3. Notes: *: Kidnapped 1987, released 1991
  4. Categories: Politics (3) Military (3) 1980s (3) 1990s (3) Religion (3)
Pub quiz question 3089 by pjh2
  1. Question: Q: What was Rajiv Gandhi's high-flying job before he turned to politics?
  2. Answer: A: Airline pilot
  3. Categories: History (5) 1980s (5) Politics (5)