🎥 1980s Movies Quiz 💛 
 
Easy Questions 
 
Who played Ferris Bueller in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)? 
 
a) Matthew Broderick 
b) Michael J. Fox 
c) Emilio Estevez 
d) Rob Lowe 
 
Which 1984 movie starred Kevin Bacon and a high school dance? 
 
a) Footloose 
b) Dirty Dancing 
c) Flashdance 
d) St. Elmo’s Fire 
 
Who is the lead actress in Flashdance (1983)? 
 
a) Jennifer Beals 
b) Demi Moore 
c) Molly Ringwald 
d) Jamie Lee Curtis 
 
In Back to the Future, what year does Marty McFly travel back to? 
 
a) 1955 
b) 1965 
c) 1975 
d) 1985 
 
What 1982 film features an alien who befriends a boy named Elliott? 
 
a) Close Encounters 
b) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial 
c) WarGames 
d) Flight of the Navigator 
 
Medium Questions 
 
Which 1986 film features Tom Cruise as a teen rebel in a small town? 
 
a) Risky Business 
b) Top Gun 
c) The Outsiders 
d) Cocktail 
 
In The Terminator (1984), who plays the cyborg sent from the future? 
 
a) Sylvester Stallone 
b) Arnold Schwarzenegger 
c) Michael Biehn 
d) Bruce Willis 
 
What is the name of the high school in Sixteen Candles (1984)? 
 
a) Shermer High 
b) Ridgemont High 
c) Springwood High 
d) Bayside High 
 
Who starred as the lead in Beetlejuice (1988)? 
 
a) Michael Keaton 
b) Tim Curry 
c) Johnny Depp 
d) Bill Murray 
 
Which movie from 1985 involves a group of kids searching for hidden pirate treasure? 
 
a) The Goonies 
b) Stand By Me 
c) Adventures in Babysitting 
d) Explorers 
 
Hard Questions 
 
In Blade Runner (1982), who played Rick Deckard? 
 
a) Harrison Ford 
b) Rutger Hauer 
c) Sean Young 
d) Edward James Olmos 
 
Which 1983 film features a computer hacker almost starting World War III? 
 
a) WarGames 
b) Tron 
c) Short Circuit 
d) Real Genius 
 
Who directed The Shining (1980)? 
 
a) Wes Craven 
b) John Carpenter 
c) Stanley Kubrick 
d) George Romero 
 
What is the name of the alien in Short Circuit (1986)? 
 
a) Mac 
b) Johnny 5 
c) Gizmo 
d) Data 
 
Which 1987 film stars Michael J. Fox as a teenager who discovers he is a werewolf? 
 
a) Teen Wolf 
b) Back to the Future 
c) Weird Science 
d) Adventures in Babysitting 
 
In Top Gun (1986), what is the nickname of Tom Cruise’s character? 
 
a) Iceman 
b) Maverick 
c) Viper 
d) Goose 
 
Which 1984 movie features a young woman training to become a professional dancer while working as a welder? 
 
a) Dirty Dancing 
b) Flashdance 
c) Footloose 
d) Fame 
 
Who played the lead role in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off? 
 
a) Matthew Broderick 
b) Michael J. Fox 
c) Emilio Estevez 
d) Rob Lowe 
 
In Ghostbusters (1984), what is the name of Bill Murray’s character? 
 
a) Peter Venkman 
b) Ray Stantz 
c) Egon Spengler 
d) Winston Zeddemore 
 
Which 1985 film features Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd traveling through time in a DeLorean? 
 
a) Back to the Future 
b) Teen Wolf 
c) Adventures in Babysitting 
d) Weird Science 
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Answers 
 
Easy Questions 
1. a) Matthew Broderick – Ferris Bueller 
2. a) Footloose – Kevin Bacon dance movie 
3. a) Jennifer Beals – Flashdance 
4. a) 1955 – Marty travels back in Back to the Future 
5. b) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial – Alien befriends Elliott 
Medium Questions 
6. a) Risky Business – Tom Cruise teen rebel 
7. b) Arnold Schwarzenegger – Cyborg in The Terminator 
8. a) Shermer High – Sixteen Candles 
9. a) Michael Keaton – Lead in Beetlejuice 
10. a) The Goonies – Kids searching for pirate treasure 
Hard Questions 
11.a) Harrison Ford – Rick Deckard in Blade Runner 
12. a) WarGames – Hacker almost starts WWIII 
13. c) Stanley Kubrick – Director of The Shining 
14. b) Johnny 5 – Alien/robot in Short Circuit 
15.a) Teen Wolf – Michael J. Fox as a teenage werewolf 
16. b) Maverick – Top Gun (1986) 
17. b) Flashdance – 1984 dance/welder movie 
18. a) Matthew Broderick – Ferris Bueller’s Day Off 
19. a) Peter Venkman – Ghostbusters (1984) 
20. a) Back to the Future – 1985 time-travel movie 
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