After having been shamed by a few people for having not posted answers to my 80's quiz, I figured that I better do that before I got into really big trouble. So here they are, answers in all caps:
1980
1. Who shot J.R.? HIS MISTRESS KRISTEN, WHO I BELIEVED WAS KILLED IN THE FOLLOWING SEASON’S CLIFFHANGER
2. Who scored the winning goal when the U.S. hockey team beat the U.S.S.R. in the 1980 Olympics? MIKE ERUZIONE. I MET HIM IN A RESTAURANT IN SAN JOSE LAST YEAR. HE WAS VERY GRACIOUS ABOUT ME BUGGING HIM WHILE HE WAS EATING HIS BREAKFAST.
3. Bonus true or false: By beating the U.S.S.R., the U.S. won the gold medal. FALSE. THE U.S. STILL HAD TO BEAT FINLAND. THEY DIDN’T HAVE A “GOLD MEDAL” GAME, BUT HAD SOME KIND OF LOONEY POINT SYSTEM.
4. Song lyric: “So I got to ride, ride like the ______, to be free again.” WIND. CHRISTOPHER CROSS WAS THE MAN TO ME WHEN I WAS 10.
5. Multiple choice: The Pina Colada song guy said he was not into: (a) yogurt; (b) yoga; (c) yogis; or (d) Yo MTV Raps. YOGA, ALTHOUGH I BET HE WOULDN’T HAVE BEEN INTO YO MTV RAPS EITHER. HE WAS PROBABLY INTO YOGURT, BUT I DON’T EVEN WANT TO THINK ABOUT HIM AND YOGIS.
6. The “jive translator” woman in Airplane! was: (a) Harriet Nelson; (b) Mrs. Brady; (c) Mrs. Cleaver; or (d) Mrs. Partridge. MRS. CLEAVER. MRS. BRADY IS THE ONE WHO DATED HER TV SON GREG.
7. Movie line bonus: “Joey, do you like ________________ movies?” GLADIATOR, ALSO FROM AIRPLANE! THE PILOT ALSO ASKED JOEY IF HE: (1) LIKED LOCKER ROOMS; AND (2) HAD EVER SEEN A GROWN MAN NAKED.
8. According to George Bush, Ronald Reagan’s economic plan was “_________ economics.” VOODOO. OH, THE IRONY.
9. In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke’s _________ is killed by a ________ on the planet _______. TAUN-TAUN, BANTHA, HOTH. THE SCENES INVOLVING THE BANTHA ATTACK ALLOWED GEORGE LUCAS TO EXPLAIN AWAY MARK HAMILL’S MOTORCYCLE-CRASH SCARS.
10. Star Wars Bonus: Name as many Muppets as you can who have the same voice as Yoda. (One point for each Muppet.) FRANK OZ DID THE VOICE OF YODA, WHO ENTHUSIO POINTED OUT HAS THE SAME VOICE AS GROVER. FOZZIE, TOO, I BELIEVE.
11. Movie line: “Nazis, I hate ________ Nazis.” ILLNOIS, AS STATED BY ELWOOD BLUES OF THE BLUES BROTHERS.
12. Bonus movie line: “Hey, look, the new ___________ are out early this year.” OLDSMOBILES, AS ALSO STATED BY ELWOOD BLUES AS THE BLUES BROTHERS DRIVE AROUND DESTROYING A MALL.
1981
13. Sandra Day O’Connor became the first female Supreme Court justice in 1981. Later, in the 80’s, she attended an event in Washington, D.C., at which a Washington Redskins running back got drunk and told her, “Hey, Sandy baby, ________________.” Complete the quote for a point and name the running back for a point. LOOSEN UP, BY JOHN RIGGINS OF THE WASHINTON REDSKINS, WHO LATER WON A SUPER BOWL MVP.
14. John Hinckley shot Ronald Reagan to impress what actress? JODIE FOSTER.
15. Bonus Reagan true or false: Ronald Reagan would approve of that actress’s lifestyle. FALSE. JODIE FOSTER, I BELIEVE, HAS COME OUT AS A LESBIAN AND REAGAN WASN’T TOO INTO THAT.
16. Movie line: “Throw me the ______, I throw you the _____.” IDOL, WHIP. FROM RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK, BY INDY’S ASSISTANT. THE ASSISTANT, OF COURSE, SCREWED INDY OVER BY NOT THROWING HIM THE WHIP, BUT HE GOT HIS SHORTLY THEREAFTER.
17. Bonus movie line: “________, why’d it have to be _________?” SNAKES, SNAKES, ALSO RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK. FOLLOWED BY INDY’S FRIEND SALLAH SAYING, “ASPS, VERY DANGEROUS, INDY, YOU GO FIRST.”
18. Fernando Valenzuela’s country of origin was ___________. MEXICO.
19. Bonus sports question: Because of the unique playoff structure Major League Baseball adopted because the 1981 players’ strike, what team had the best total record in 1981, but did not make the playoffs? CINCINNATI REDS. THEY FINISHED ½ GAME BEHIND THE DODGERS IN THE PART OF THE SEASON BEFORE THE STRIKE AND SOMETHING LIKE TWO GAMES BEHIND THE ASTROS IN THE PART OF THE SEASON AFTER THE STRIKE. OH WELL, TOO BAD FOR THEM. L.A. DODGERS: 1981 WORLD CHAMPIONS.
20. The first video on MTV was _____________________. VIDEO KILLED THE RADIO STAR. OF COURSE, THAT WAS WHEN MTV STILL SHOWED VIDEOS. MAYBE THE RADIO STAR WOULD STILL BE ALIVE IF MTV HAD COME OUT OF THE GATE WITH REAL WORLD/ROAD RULES CHALLENGE 18: SON OF THE GAUNTLET.
21. Bonus: One point for each of the original MTV VJ’s that you can name. I ONLY REMEMBER JJ JACKSON AND MARTHA QUINN’S NAMES. THERE ALSO WERE NINA WITH THE BIG HAIR AND SOME OTHERS.
22. Movie line: “He’s got about 200 yards to the hole, looks like he’s got about a _________.” NINE-IRON, FROM BILL MURRAY’S CLASSIC AB-LIDDED MONOLOGUE IN CADDYSHACK. IT’S IN THE HOLE! OF COURSE, NOW, PRO GOLFERS DO SEEM TO HIT NINE-IRONS 200 YARDS.
23. According to the Reagan administration, ketchup was: (a) the backbone of the California tomato economy; (b) a vegetable for purposes of school lunches; (c) the best substitute available for blood in “Bedtime for Bonzo;” or (d) an important nutritional supplement to French fries. B. AND, REMEMBER, THEY’RE FREEDOM FRIES.
1982
24. Devo appeared in a commercial for what consumer product? MOTOR SCOOTERS.
25. Bonus Devo question: In what brand’s commercial did Devo appear? HONDA.
26. Who made “The Catch” on a pass from Joe Montana? DWIGHT CLARK.
27. Football Bonus: The nickname of the 49ers’ star linebacker in 1982 was ___________. JIM “HACKSAW” REYNOLDS. EARLIER IN HIS CAREER, HE HAD SAWED A CAR IN HALF WITH A HACKSAW. APPARENTLY, HE WAS AN EARLY FLAXSEED OIL USER.
28. The Stanford band member who was run over at the end of UC Berkeley’s “The Play” was the ______________ player. TROMBONE PLAYER.
29. Sports bonus true or false: One of the UC Berkeley players who participated in The Play is currently serving a life sentence for murder. TRUE. MARIET FORD, WHO IS THE GUY WHO THROWS THE BALL OVER HIS SHOULDER RIGHT BEFORE THEY START RUNNING THROUGH THE BAND, WAS CONVICTED OF KILLING HIS WIFE.
30. Music: What kind of jeans did Diane wear? BOBBY BROOKS. JACK DRIBBLED THEM OFF.
31. True or false: The Go-Go’s just said no. UH, FALSE. THEY WERE INTO COKE PRETTY HEAVILY, I BELIEVE.
32. The African-American Miss America was _______________________. VANESSA WILLIAMS.
33. Bonus true or false: She did not serve her whole term because explicit pictures of her were published in Playboy and she was forced to resign. FALSE, IT WAS PENTHOUSE. OF COURSE, HAVE YOU EVER HEARD OF ANOTHER MISS AMERICA HAVING ANY KIND OF DECENT CAREER? PHYLLIS GEORGE’S CHICKEN DOESN’T COUNT.
34. In Flashdance, Jennifer Beals’ character was a __________ (job) from ______________ (city). WELDER, PITTSBURGH. ‘CAUSE, WHEN I THINK OF HOT DANCING, I THINK OF PITTSBURGH.
35. Movie bonus true or false: Jennifer Beals did her own dancing in Flashdance. FALSE. SHE HAD A DANCE DOUBLE, WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS WERE UNCREDITED, I BELIEVE.
1983
36. Jabba the Hut planned to feed Luke Skywalker and Han Solo to what creature on Tatooine? THE SARLAAC.
37. Star Wars Bonus: How long was that creature reputed to digest its food? 1,000 YEARS. POOR BOBA FETT.
38. Who directed the Thriller video? JOHN LANDIS.
39. Bonus: Who was killed on the set of a 80’s movie directed by that director and what movie was it? VIC MORROW, THE TWILIGHT ZONE.
40. Song lyric: “Her name is _____ and she dances on the _______.” RIO, SAND. THE MUSE CANNOT BELIEVE THAT THIS IS THE DURAN DURAN SONG THAT YOU NOW HEAR THE MOST.
41. What two future NBA Hall of Famers were members of the University of Houston basketball team that North Carolina State beat in the NCAA championship game on a last-second dunk? HAKEEM “THE DREAM” OLAJUWON AND CLYDE “THE GLIDE” DREXLER ARE THE TWO MEMBERS OF PHI SLAMMA JAMMA.
42. Basketball Bonus: One of the Houston players used one first name in college and another in the NBA. What were those closely-related names? IN COLLEGE, HAKEEM WAS KNOWN AS AKEEM.
43. Not realizing that his microphone was on, Ronald Reagan said that what country had been outlawed and that what would begin immediately? SOVIET UNION, BOMBING.
44. Kevin Bacon did not jump off of the tractor during Footloose’s tractor chicken game because _______________. HIS SHOELACES GOT TANGLED UP IN THE PEDALS. HE WOULD HAVE BEEN AS GOOD A FARMER AS ME.
45. Footloose bonus: One of Kevin Bacon’s friends in Footloose was in what Quentin Tarantino movie and his character nickname was ______________. CHRIS PENN WAS IN RESERVOIR DOGS AND WAS GOOD GUY EDDIE. AND TO THINK THAT HE SHOWED SUCH HOT DANCE MOVES AT THE PROM IN FOOTLOOSE.
46. According to David Bowie, what color shoes do you put on to dance the blues? RED, IN LET’S DANCE. OF COURSE, IT WASN’T CLEAR THAT DAVID BOWIE DID MUCH DANCING. HE APPEARS TO HAVE LEARNED HIS DANCE MOVES AT THE DAVY JONES-AXL ROSE SCHOOL OF DANCE.
1984
47. What actress appeared in the video for Dancin’ in the Dark? COURTNEY COX.
48. Boss Bonus true or false: Bruce Springsteen endorsed Ronald Reagan’s re-election campaign. FALSE. REAGAN’S CAMPAIGN STARTED PLAYING THE CHORUS OF SPRINGSTEEN’S BITTER VIETNAM-AFTERMATH SONG “BORN IN THE USA” AT CAMPAIGN RALLIES AND THE BOSS MADE THEM STOP.
49. Who won the Olympic gold medal in women’s figure skating? KATARINA WITT.
50. Bonus: Who won the silver? ROSALYN SUMNERS.
51. Double bonus: The gold and silver medalists initially tied. What was the tiebreaker? WITT HAD HIGHER ARTISTIC SCORES. FREAKIN’ COMMUNIST BLOC JUDGES.
52. The “Where’s the Beef” lady’s real name was _________________. CLARA PELLER.
53. Beef Bonus: Wendy’s later sued the “Where’s the Beef” lady for copyright infringement for appearing in another commercial and alluding to the location of the beef. TRUE. SHE APPEARED IN SOME OTHER COMMERCIAL ABOUT MEAT, SITTING IN A ROCKING CHAIR AND SAYING, “IT’S IN THERE.”
54. Movie line: “____________ would so capture the moment.” BLACK-AND-WHITE, FROM SIXTEEN CANDLES. SAID EITHER BY JOHN CUSACK OR HIS FRIEND WHEEZE WHEN FARMER TED SHOWS UP AT THEIR HOUSE WITH THE PROM QUEEN IN THE BACK SEAT OF THE ROLLS.
55. Bonus movie line: “Get him a _______ bag!” BODY BAG, FROM THE KARATE KID. THE TV SHOW THE OFFICE RECENTLY HAD AN ALLUSION TO ONE OF THE OTHER GREAT KARATE KID LINES: “SWEEP THE LEG!”
56. True or false: McDonald’s went into bankruptcy because the Soviet bloc boycotted the 1984 Summer Olympics, the Americans won so many more medals than had been expected and McDonald’s was running an “American gets a medal, you get free food” promotion. FALSE, ALTHOUGH I SURE ATE A LOT OF FREE McDONALD’S FOOD THAT SUMMER.
57. What was the last single released from Thriller? PYT. JUSTIFIABLY THE LAST SINGLE.
58. After the Olympics, Mary Lou Retton became the national spokeperson for what relatively low-profile sport: (a) curling; (b) gymnastics; (c) bowling; or (d) cow-tipping. C, BOWLING. MARY LOU REALLY CASHED IN.
59. Sonny Crockett’s alligator was named _______________. ELVIS.
1985
60. True or false: The first Air Jordans were partially white. FALSE, THEY WERE JUST BLACK AND RED AND JORDAN EVENTUALLY GOT FINED FOR WEARING THEM, I BELIEVE.
61. SNL: Tommy Flanagan’s imaginary wife was ____________________ (hint: he claimed she was his wife, she wasn’t actually imaginary). MORGAN FAIRCHILD, WHO LATER PLAYED CHANDLER’S MOM ON FRIENDS AND, ON FRIENDS, HAD HAD CHANDLER WITH CHANDLER’S DAD KATHLEEN TURNER. FOR THOSE OF US WHO WERE 15-YEAR-OLD BOYS IN THE 1980’S, SEEING KATHLEEN TURNER AS A TRANSSEXUAL WAS VERY DISTURBING.
62. Van Halen fired David Lee Roth and hired _____________ as their lead singer. SAMMY HAGAR, LEADING TO SHORT-LIVED RUMORS THAT THE BAND WOULD BE RENAMED “VAN HAGAR.” GOOD THING THEY DIDN’T DO THAT, GIVEN THAT THEY EVENTUALLY FIRED SAMMY, TOO.
63. Van Halen Bonus: Van Halen’s first album with the new lead singer was named _________. 5150.
64. Van Halen Double bonus: That album title refers to ______________________. THE CALIFORNIA WELFARE & INSTITUTIONS CODE SECTION THAT AUTHORIZES DETENTIONS OF PEOPLE WITH MENTAL-HEALTH PROBLEMS.
65. Van Halen Triple bonus: David Lee Roth now is a licensed: (a) distributor of alcoholic beverages; (b) massage therapist; (c) emergency medical technician; or (d) minister, by virtue of having answered an ad at the back of Rolling Stone. C, EMT. WOULDN’T IT MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD TO SEE DAVID LEE ROTH AT THE SCENE OF YOUR CAR ACCIDENT?
66. True or false: In 1985, numerous Major League Baseball players were dragged before a grand jury to discuss their use of steroids. FALSE, IT WAS COKE.
67. State the amount of electrical power necessary for Marty McFly’s car to go back and forth in time. 1.21 GIGAWATTS!!!
68. Movie bonus: What kind of car was the time machine? DELOREAN.
69. Double movie bonus true or false: The businessman for whom the car was named was convicted of cocaine trafficking during the 80’s. FALSE, JOHN DELOREAN WAS ACQUITTED OF COCAINE TRAFFICKING CHARGES BECAUSE THE JURY THOUGHT HE HAD BEEN ENTRAPPED.
70. According to David Byrne, where is water flowing? UNDERGROUND. AND IT DOES FLOW UNDERGROUND, JUST VERY SLOWLY.
71. Mrs. Huxtable was an attorney. What kind of doctor was Mr. Huxtable? OB/GYN, I BELIEVE.
72. Cosby Show bonus: Based on the show’s depiction of Mrs. Huxtable’s work schedule, approximately how many hours a year did Mrs. Huxtable bill at her law firm: (a) 0; (b) 1,000; (c) 1,500; or (d) 2,000? AS AN ATTORNEY, REMEMBERING THAT SHOW, I AM TEMPTED TO SAY A, 0, BUT WE’LL GIVE HER A BREAK AND SAY B, 1000.
73. Multiple choice: Why did Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon always wear sunglasses: (a) because of the Corey Hart song; (b) as child, a fork got stuck in his eye and one of his pupils was permanently dilated; (c) the future was so bright; or (d) bright lights gave him migraines and he had to save his unshaded time for games. B. HOW MANY OF YOU THOUGHT B WAS ONE OF THE THROW-AWAY ANSWERS? RAISE YOUR HANDS.
74. What would kill a Gremlin (not like “all the party boys drive a Grem-i-lin,” but like the movie)? SUNLIGHT. OF COURSE, IF YOU HADN’T FED HIM AFTER MIDNIGHT, YOU WOULDN’T HAVE A GREMLIN PROBLEM, WOULD YOU?
1986
75. Shortly before the Challenger exploded, mission control told the crew to “Go with” what? THROTTLE UP.
76. What famous singer sang back-up on Dire Straits’ song “Money for Nothing?” STING.
77. Money for Nothing Bonus: How did Dire Straits come to know that singer? STING HAD SUED DIRE STRAITS FOR COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT OVER ANOTHER SONG.
78. Rocky fought Ivan Drago in what city on what day? MOSCOW, ON CHRISTMAS. NOT TOO DRAMATIC, REALLY.
79. Movie line: “That’s right, _______, I am _________.” (Hint: if the actor wasn’t what fills in that last blank then, he is now.) ICEMAN, DANGEROUS FROM TOP GUN. AND YOU KNOW WHO STARRED IN THAT.
80. Bonus movie question: A supporting actor in what movie released in 1986 is now playing a polygamist on TV? BILL PAXTON WAS HUDSON IN ALIENS AND NOW PLAYS A POLYGAMIST ON HBO’S BIG LOVE.
81. Double bonus movie line: In that movie, the actor said: “_____ _____, man, _____ ______.” GAME OVER, GAME OVER.
82. True or false: In Game 6 of the 1986 World Series, the Red Sox’s Bill Buckner let the Mets’ Mookie Wilson’s ground ball roll through his legs, allowing the Mets to score the tying and winning runs. FALSE, THE TYING RUN HAD ALREADY SCORED ON A WILD PITCH DURING MOOKIE WILSON’S AT-BAT.
83. Bonus: The MVP of the 1986 World Series is, or at least was, married to a famous female golfer. Name both of them. RAY KNIGHT AND NANCY LOPEZ.
84. Fill-in: William “The __________” Perry. THE REFRIDGERATOR.
85. The detective agency on Moonlighting was named _________________. BLUE MOON.
86. TV bonus: On Moonlighting, one of Miss DiPesto’s boyfriends also appeared in two well-known 80’s movies. In Revenge of the Nerds, he was Booger. Name: (1) the other well-known 80’s movie in which he appeared; (2) the type of test he had the morning after he was being followed by a character played by Joe Pantiliano of Sopranos and The Matrix fame in that movie; and (3) the nickname he gave to Mr. Pantiliano’s character. (1) RISKY BUSINESS; (2) A TRIG MID-TERM; AND (3) GUIDO THE KILLER PIMP.
87. Cameron’s father had what kind of car? A FERRARI. “HAD” BEING THE OPERATIVE WORD SINCE CAMERON KICKED DOWN INTO THE RAVINE.
88. TV bonus: Name two 80’s TV shows in which the same make of car as owned by Cameron’s father was featured prominently. (Hint: two featured tropical climates.) MAGNUM, P.I., AND MIAMI VICE. MAGNUM HAD A 308 AND SONNY CROCKETT HAD A DAYTONA, THE COOLEST TV CAR EVER.
89. Movie bonus: What music plays as the parking attendants drive Cameron’s dad’s car over a bump and catch air? THE MAIN STAR WARS THEME.
1987
90. Name the three Beastie Boys. KING AD ROCK, MCA AND MIKE D.
91. True or false: Bono’s real name is Dave. FALSE. THE EDGE’S REAL NAME IS DAVE. BONO’S REAL NAME IS PAUL. IF ANYONE IN U2 NEEDS A FAKE NAME, THOUGH, IT’S LARRY THE DRUMMER.
92. U2 Bonus: In what city did Bono spray-paint on public art and get fined? SAN FRANCISCO. DIANNE FEINSTEIN GOT MAD, MAD, MAD.
93. Movie fill-in: Glenn Close took Michael Douglas’s daughter to the __________________. AMUSEMENT PARK.
94. Bonus movie true or false: The ending of the above-referenced movie was reshot because test audiences didn’t like the original ending. TRUE. I BELIEVE THAT THE ORIGINAL ENDING INVOLVED GLENN CLOSE’S CHARACTER KILLING HERSELF AND FRAMING MICHAEL DOUGLAS.
95. Oliver North’s attorney Brendan Sullivan said he was not: (a) an idiot; (b) a potted plant; (c) a rocket scientist; or (d) someone who liked to represent people convicted of felonies whose convictions subsequently were overturned on technicalities. B, A POTTED PLANT.
96. Multiple choice: Jimmy Swaggart said that, if his flock didn’t contribute several million dollars to his ministry, God would: (a) be really mad; (b) call him home; (c) unleash tornadoes across the Midwest; or (d) vote for Pat Robertson for President. B, CALL HIM HOME. APPARENTLY, SWAGGART’S FLOCK SENT HIM THE REQUISITE COIN.
97. What did Diane have on her face when Sam asked her to marry him? A FACIAL MASK.
98. TV bonus: What song made Carla dance involuntarily: (a) Shake Your Tailfeather; (b) Shout; (c) Louie Louie; or (d) Twist and Shout, but only the Isley Brothers’ version. B, SHOUT. SHAKE YOUR TAILFEATHER WAS IN FERRIS BUELLER, I BELIEVE, AS WAS THE BEATLES’ VERSION OF TWIST AND SHOUT. LOUIE AND LOUIE HAS BEEN IN 50% OF ALL MOVIES MADE SINCE 1960.
99. Movie line: “Greed, ___ ___ ___ __ ___ ____, is good.” FOR LACK OF A BETTER WORD, FROM WALL STREET.
1988
100. What candidate won the Iowa caucuses on the Republican side? PAT ROBERTSON.
101. Democratic presidential candidates Dick Gephardt and Michael Dukakis supposedly had how many eyebrows put together? ONE. DUKAKIS HAD A UNIBROW AND GEPHARDT HAD NO EYEBROWS WHATSOEVER. LITERALLY, GEPHARDT WAS GETTING EYEBROW DYE JOBS DURING HIS SHORT-LIVED CAMPAIGN.
102. Who was on base when Kirk Gibson hit his home run against Dennis Eckersley in Game 1 of the 1988 World Series? MIKE DAVIS, WHO HAD PLAYED WITH ECKERSLEY ON THE A’S THE YEAR BEFORE.
103. Name the theme song of George Bush’s presidential campaign. DON’T WORRY, BE HAPPY.
104. Bush Bonus true or false: If you had heard that song one more time, your head would have exploded. TRUE. IF YOU ANSWERED FALSE TO THIS, YOU EITHER HAVE REPRESSED 1988 OR YOU WEREN’T ALIVE THEN.
105. Political fill-in: “Senator, I knew ___________, I served with __________, Senator, you’re no ________________.” JACK KENNEDY, JACK KENNEDY, JACK KENNEDY. MAYBE THIS SMACKDOWN IS WHY DAN QUAYLE THOUGHT THAT “POTATO” ENDED IN E.
106. Name the carnival machine that caused the kid to become Tom Hanks in Big. ZOLTAR. NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH LOTHAR, OF THE HILL PEOPLE, FROM SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE.
107. Big Movie bonus: Robert Loggia appeared as Tom Hanks’ boss in Big and as the evil father-in-law in another 80’s. Name: (1) the 80’s movie in which Mr. Loggia was the evil father-in-law; (2) the star of that movie; and (3) the competitive sport in which the star participated in the movie. (1) OVER THE TOP; (2) SYLVESTER STALLONE; AND (3) ARM WRESTLING. THE ONLY REASON THAT I KNOW THIS IS THAT MY FRIEND AND I TRIED TO GET INTO PLATOON, BUT IT WAS SOLD OUT, SO WE WENT WITH OVER THE TOP. WE WEREN’T VERY DISCRIMINATING.
108. SNL: The first guest on Sprockets with Dieter was: (a) Ben Stiller playing Eddie Munster; (b) Jim Carrey playing Iggy Pop; (c) Dana Carvey playing Andy Warhol; or (d) Phil Hartman playing Ronald Reagan. A, BEN STILLER PLAYING EDDIE MUNSTER. DIETER’S MONKEY BIT HIM.
109. According to the guys on the mound in Bull Durham: (a) candlesticks always make a nice gift; (b) a Blaupunkt is a better car stereo than a Pioneer; (c) you have to cut the head off a live chicken to take a curse off a mitt; (d) Millie was “better” than Annie; (e) Pantera was a better band than Quiet Riot; (f) all of the above; (g) a and c, but not b, d and e; (h) a and d, but not b, c and e; (i) b, d and e, but not a and c; or (j) a, b and d, but not b and c. G, ALTHOUGH THERE ALSO WAS DISCUSSION OF QUADRAPHONIC BLAUPUNKTS IN THE MOVIE.
1989
110. What Communist country opened its borders shortly before East Germany did and was the first Communist country to do so? HUNGARY. I BELIEVE THAT THE EAT GERMAN LEADER WHO OPENED THE BORDERS WAS EGON KRENZ. YOU KNEW COMMUNSIUM WAS DOOMED WHEN THEIR LEADERS’ NAMES WERE SO CLOSE TO IGOR.
111. Political bonus: In the famous photograph from after the Tiananmen Square massacre, in front of how many tanks did the protestor stand? FOUR.
112. Name the restaurant involved in Do the Right Thing. SAL’S PIZZERIA.
113. Bonus: Name Public Enemy’s DJ. TERMINATOR X.
114. Super movie bonus: The proprietor of the restaurant in Do the Right Thing played the brother of an Oscar winner in an Oscar-winning 80’s movie, although the actor didn’t win his Academy Award in that particular movie. Name: (1) the two actors; (2) the Oscar-winning ‘80’s movie in which they played brothers; (3) one or more of the Oscars that that movie won; and (4) the movie in which the one actor won his Oscar. (1) DANNY AIELLO (WHO PLAYED SAL) AND NICHOLAS CAGE; (2) MOONSTRUCK; (3) BEST ACTRESS (FOR CHER) AND BEST ORIGINAL SCREENPLAY; (4) CAGE WON A BEST ACTOR OSCAR IN LEAVING LAS VEGAS.
115. Name the members of the Traveling Wilburys. GEORGE HARRISON, ROY ORBISON, TOM PETTY AND JEFF LYNNE. AS THE MUSE PUTS IT, YOU KNOW YOU HAVE A PROBLEM WHEN GEORGE HARRISON WINS THE BAND’S BEAUTY CONTEST.
116. In the Simpsons’ pilot, Homer gave his family what for Christmas. A DOG NAMED SANTA’S LITTLE HELPER.
117. Movie fill-in: “Have you ever danced with the _______ in the pale __________?” DEVIL, MOONLIGHT, BY JACK NICHOLSON IN BATMAN. THAT LINE NEVER MADE ANY SENSE TO ME.
118. In 1989, for the first time since Reconstruction, an African-American was elected governor of a U.S. state. Name the state and the governor. VIRGINIA, L. DOUGLAS WILDER.
119. Valeria Golino starred as the romantic female lead in two major American movies in 1988-1989. Name: (1) the movies; and (2) the male romantic lead in each movie. (1) RAINMAN AND BIG-TOP PEE WEE; AND (2) TOM CRUISE AND PEE WEE HERMAN.
120. Bonus point: Describe in one sentence which of Ms. Golino’s male romantic leads you now find more normal and why. I’M GOING WITH PEE WEE, FOR OBVIOUS REASONS.
121. Tone Loc did not make which one of the following songs: (a) Cheeba Cheeba; (b) Wild Thing; (c) Pass the Chronic; or (d) Funky Cold Medina. C, PASS THE CHRONIC, ALTHOUGH, GIVEN THE OTHER SONG TITLES, I’M THINKING C MAY BE THE TITLE OF A BIG COMEBACK SONG BY TONE LOC.
Super, super 80’s bonus question
122. Two actresses played the same part in different Star Trek movies. Name: (1) the part; (2) the actresses; (3) the Star Trek movie in which each first appeared in the part; (4) the long-running TV shows in which each appeared; and (5) the products for which they are now respectively shilling. (1) LIEUTENANT SAAVIK, THE VULCAN STARFLEET LIEUTENANT WHO TAKES THE KOBAYASKI MARU TEST AT THE BEGINNING OF THE WRATH OF KHAN; (2) KRISTIE ALLEY AND KIM CATTRALL; (3) STAR TREK II: THE WRATH OF KHAN AND (I BELIEVE) STAR TREK VI: ONE OF THE STAR TREK MOVIES THAT MARGINALLY DIDN’T SUCK; (4) CHEERS AND SEX & THE CITY; AND (5) JENNY CRAIG AND THE BOOK “THE ART OF THE FEMININE ORGASM.”
AND THAT'S THE TRUTH, RUTH.
