A word of warning, this Q&A is not for the faint of heart. None of these questions are easy, so unless you've seen the movie in question multiple times, you're gonna have a tough time. And while some of the answers can be found by Googling, for others, the internet won't help you at all.
Lastly, for questions marked with an asterisk, the answer can be found somewhere in a post on this blog (browse the site or use the search tool if you like.)
Good luck! And now:
The Pop Culture Fiend's Ultimate 80's Movie Quiz
1. What high school do the guys in Porky’s attend?
2. While presenting at the Oscars, actress Kim Basinger scolded the Academy for failing to nominate this 1989 film for Best Picture:
8. Laurence Fishbourne plays the same character in the movie Hoodlum as he does in this 1984 film.
9. On the current TV show Chuck, Tony Hale plays the Buy More’s efficiency expert Emmett Milbarge, which is a mash-up of two characters’ names from this 1985 film.*
10. Complete these character pairings from Top Gun:
Maverick and __________
11. In Die Hard, what does Chief Robinson (Paul Gleason) say after the two Agent Johnsons’ helicopter is shot down?
12. In Back to School, Thornton Mellon (Rodney Dangerfield) recites a poem by this author:
13. This film featured Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez and Meg Tilly and was based on a book by S.E. Hinton.*
14. This mid-80s film had the same title as a Beatles song and starred Keanu Reeves:
18. This film was the first theatrical release from Tri-Star Pictures.*
19. What 80's film starring Carl Weathers was also the name of a popular action figure from the 1970s?
20. In Caddyshack, Ty (Chevy Chase) tells Danny he had a college roommate named:
23. In The Natural, what team does Roy Hobbs (Robert Redford) play for?*
24. The forgotten 1981 film Neighbors features John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and what other Saturday Night Live alumnus?
27. Curiously, this martial artist had one of their first onscreen roles in a 1984 breakdancing movie:
32. In Youngblood, how many hockey goals did Dean Youngblood (Rob Lowe) supposedly score in the junior leagues?
33. In Airplane, after someone declares, “The fog is getting thicker," what is Johnny's (Stephen Stucker's) response?
34. List all of the James Bond movies released in the 1980's.
37. In 48 Hours, what Police song does Reggie (Eddie Murphy) sing in his jail cell?
1. What high school do the guys in Porky’s attend?
A) Jefferson High
B) Cocoa Beach High
C) Rydell High
D) Angel Beach High
2. While presenting at the Oscars, actress Kim Basinger scolded the Academy for failing to nominate this 1989 film for Best Picture:
A) Driving Miss Daisy
B) Batman
C) Do the Right Thing
D) Field of Dreams
D) Field of Dreams
A) Streets of Fire
B) Eddie and the Cruisers
C) Grease 2
D) The Blues Brothers
7. This guitarist in a popular 80's band had a cameo delivering a singing telegram in a 1986 comedy. Name the guitarist and the movie.
8. Laurence Fishbourne plays the same character in the movie Hoodlum as he does in this 1984 film.
9. On the current TV show Chuck, Tony Hale plays the Buy More’s efficiency expert Emmett Milbarge, which is a mash-up of two characters’ names from this 1985 film.*
10. Complete these character pairings from Top Gun:
Maverick and __________
Iceman and ____________
__________ and Wolfman
11. In Die Hard, what does Chief Robinson (Paul Gleason) say after the two Agent Johnsons’ helicopter is shot down?
12. In Back to School, Thornton Mellon (Rodney Dangerfield) recites a poem by this author:
A) Dylan Thomas
B) Longfellow
C) Robert Frost
D) Kurt Vonnegut
13. This film featured Matt Dillon, Emilio Estevez and Meg Tilly and was based on a book by S.E. Hinton.*
14. This mid-80s film had the same title as a Beatles song and starred Keanu Reeves:
A) "Can't Buy Me Love"
B) "I Wanna Hold Your Hand"
C) "Lovely Rita"
D) "The Night Before"
15. This actress was originally cast as Vicki Vale in Tim Burton’s Batman, then later feuded with the director when she was passed over for the role of Catwoman in the sequel.
16. At the beginning of Back to the Future, this rocker has a cameo as the faculty member that rejects Marty’s band because they’re “too darn loud.”
A) David Bowie
B) Huey Lewis
C) Sting
D) Ringo Starr
17. “Isn't that just like a wop?... Brings a knife to a gun fight.” is a line from this 80's gangster film:
A) The Untouchables
B) Prizzi's Honor
C) Once Upon a Time in America
D) Scarface
19. What 80's film starring Carl Weathers was also the name of a popular action figure from the 1970s?
20. In Caddyshack, Ty (Chevy Chase) tells Danny he had a college roommate named:
A) Mitch Cumstein
B) Mike Hunt
C) Dick Hertz
D) Spalding
21. In On Golden Pond, what’s the name of the fish Norman Thayer (Henry Fonda) has been trying to catch for years?
22. In A Fish Called Wanda, Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis) can’t resist when Otto (Kevin Kline) speaks this language:
A) French
B) Italian
C) Spanish
D) Portuguese
24. The forgotten 1981 film Neighbors features John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and what other Saturday Night Live alumnus?
A) Tim Kazurinsky
B) Kevin Nealon
C) Jane Curtin
D) Julia Louis-Dreyfus
25. The "Duke of New York" is a character in this film:
A) The Pope of Greenwich Village
B) Escape from New York
C) Wall Street
D) Desperately Seeking Susan
26. In The Naked Gun, what’s the name of the opera singer Frank Drebbin (Leslie Neilsen) impersonates?
A) Steven Seagal
B) Cynthia Rothrock
C) Jean Claude Van Damme
D) Chuck Norris28. This 80's comedy was remade years later with the title Love Don’t Cost a Thing.
29. In Diner, Boogie (Mickey Rourke) makes a bet he can get his date to "touch his pecker” in the movie theater. What’s his date’s name and what movie are they watching?
30. In Ferris Beuller’s Day Off, this Buffy the Vampire Slayer actress plays a student who explains to the teacher (Ben Stein) why Ferris is absent.
A) Charisma Carpenter
B) Kristy Swanson
C) Alyson Hannigan
D) Eliza Dushku
31. What was so unusual about the zebra ridden by Tanya Roberts in 1984's Sheena?
33. In Airplane, after someone declares, “The fog is getting thicker," what is Johnny's (Stephen Stucker's) response?
34. List all of the James Bond movies released in the 1980's.
35. In A Christmas Story, what does the secret Little Orphan Annie message turn out to be?
36. In No Way Out, Kevin Costner's character Tom Farrell is actually a Russian operative named ______________.
37. In 48 Hours, what Police song does Reggie (Eddie Murphy) sing in his jail cell?
A) "Every Breath You Take"
B) "Don't Stand So Close To Me"
C) "Message in a Bottle"
D) "Roxanne"
38. In the early 80s this tough guy actor came out of 20+ year retirement to play his final role as a police commissioner.
39. The 1985 film Visionquest featured this #1 hit by Madonna.
40. What's the name of the male stripper in Bachelor Party?
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