In 1985, the song "We Are The World" rocked the entire world. Which star did NOT sing in the charity anthem?
Diana Ross
Prince
Lionel Richie
Michael Jackson
Which major international event occurred in 1985?
Coca-Cola changed its formula in 1985, much to public dismay. The response was so overwhelmingly negative that the company reverted to the original formula in less than 3 months. What was it called?
Coke 2.0
New Coke
Coke Plus
Which of these iconic images is from 1985?
Which was the first city in the US to restrict smoking in restaurants in 1985?
Boise, Idaho
Salt Lake City, Utah
Aspen, Colorado
New York, New York
In 1985, she played Mallory on "Family Ties". In REAL Life, who is this actress' younger brother?
Jason Bateman
Michael J. Fox
Patrick Dempsey
On September 1st, 1985, the wreck of this famous ship was found by a joint American-French expedition in the North Atlantic.
RMS Titanic
Exxon-Valdez
RMS Carpathia
Flying Dutchman
Which anti-drug slogan originated in 1985?
Which of these products was released in 1985?
Pac-Man
New Coke
Commodore 64
Nokia 3310
Which sitcom did George Clooney join in 1985?
Cheers
The Facts of Life
Happy Days
ALF
This man became the Major League Baseball all-time hits leader in Cincinnati, Ohio on September 11th, 1985.
Pete Rose
Johnny Bench
Hank Aaron
On September 13th, 1985, a legendary video game featuring a plumber launched on the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). What was that game?
Sonic the Hedgehog
Super Mario Bros.
Donkey Kong
Animal Crossing
Which of these well-known books was published in 1985?
1984
Bonfire of the Vanities
Ender's Game
Carrie
In November 1985, a famous character was launched on Sesame Street. His Tickle Me toy would become one of the hottest toys of the holiday season.
Elmo
Oscar the Grouch
Bert
Ernie
On November 20th, 1985, Microsoft launched its very first version of this software.
Internet Explorer
Microsoft Office
Windows
Who was temporarily the U.S. President for 8 hours in 1985 when Ronald Reagan was having colon surgery?
George W. Bush
John McCain
George H. W. Bush
Jimmy Carter
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9 Comments
10/16
I got 11 out of 16!
Great job! From culture, to politics, to war, and even video games, you have tremendous knowledge about the year 1985! Whether it was your favorite year, or simply the one you happen to remember best, you obviously have retained an enormous amount of information about this groundbreaking year in world history. Most people struggle with this quiz as it represents history lessons the majority has long since forgotten – but not you! Well done.
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Not bad for a 3 yr. old (at the time)🙄🤣
8/16 Surprised I got 50% as don’t remember much was busy bringing up 2 young kids don’t think took much notice of news or events back then, some good guesses tho.!
I got 14 out of 16!
Great job! From culture, to politics, to war, and even video games, you have tremendous knowledge about the year 1985! Whether it was your favorite year, or simply the one you happen to remember best, you obviously have retained an enormous amount of information about this groundbreaking year in world history. Most people struggle with this quiz as it represents history lessons the majority has long since forgotten – but not you! Well done.
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Not bad considering that I was born in 1987
9/16
I got 9 out of 16 – 56%
Great job! From culture, to politics, to war, and even video games, you have tremendous knowledge about the year 1985! Whether it was your favorite year, or simply the one you happen to remember best, you obviously have retained an enormous amount of information about this groundbreaking year in world history. Most people struggle with this quiz as it represents history lessons the majority has long since forgotten – but not you! Well done.
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I was 24.
9 / 5 / 25
75 % (12 out of 16) I could have done a lot better
16/16
5/16 👍🏻