- 1. In what year did 'Back to the Future' premiere?
A) 1990
B) 1980
C) 1975
D) 1985
- 2. Which iconic song by Madonna was released in 1985?
A) Into the Groove
B) Like a Virgin
C) Material Girl
D) Holiday
- 3. Which famous video game was released in 1985 and featured a character named 'Link'?
A) Super Mario Bros.
B) The Legend of Zelda
C) Pac-Man
D) Tetris
- 4. Which space mission launched in 1985 carried the Spacelab module for research purposes?
A) STS-51-D
B) STS-61-A
C) STS-51-C
D) STS-51-G
- 5. Who won the Formula One World Championship in 1985 driving for McLaren?
A) Ayrton Senna
B) Alain Prost
C) Keke Rosberg
D) Nelson Piquet
- 6. Who became the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 1985?
A) Margaret Thatcher
B) Tony Blair
C) John Major
D) David Cameron
- 7. Martina Navratilova won her 6th Wimbledon title in 1985. Which player did she defeat in the final?
A) Chris Evert
B) Monica Seles
C) Steffi Graf
D) Kim Clijsters
- 8. Which iconic TV show premiered in 1985 and was set in a bar in Boston?
A) Friends
B) Seinfeld
C) Cheers
D) The Golden Girls
- 9. Who won the NBA Finals MVP in 1985 as the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Boston Celtics?
A) James Worthy
B) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
C) Larry Bird
D) Magic Johnson
- 10. Which pop icon won the Grammy for Album of the Year in 1985 for her 'She's So Unusual'?
A) Tina Turner
B) Cyndi Lauper
C) Whitney Houston
D) Madonna
- 11. In 1985, which famous wrestler famously body-slammed André the Giant at WrestleMania I?
A) Ultimate Warrior
B) Hulk Hogan
C) Randy Savage
D) Rowdy Roddy Piper
- 12. Which novel by Orson Scott Card was published in 1985, later adapted into a movie?
A) Dune
B) Ender's Game
C) The Handmaid's Tale
D) Neuromancer
- 13. Which famous shipwreck was discovered in 1985 after being lost for over 70 years?
A) Andrea Doria
B) Titanic
C) Bismarck
D) Lusitania
- 14. Which rock band released the album 'Brothers in Arms' in 1985 featuring the hit song 'Money for Nothing'?
A) Dire Straits
B) Queen
C) The Police
D) U2
- 15. What AI-based computer developed in 1985 by Cray Research set world records for performance?
A) TRS-80 Color Computer
B) IBM PCjr
C) Cray-2
D) Apple Macintosh
- 16. What was the name of the first commercial mobile phone that was released in 1985?
A) BlackBerry 850
B) Nokia 3310
C) Sony Ericsson T68i
D) Motorola DynaTAC 8000X
- 17. Which TV drama series based on the novel by Margaret Atwood premiered in 1985?
A) Orphan Black
B) Anne with an E
C) The Handmaid's Tale
D) Alias Grace
- 18. Which iconic music video aired for the first time in 1985, featuring a claymation skeleton band?
A) Sweet Child o' Mine
B) Thriller
C) Livin' on a Prayer
D) Take on Me
- 19. What international charity event was organized in 1985 to raise awareness and funds for poverty in Africa?
A) Red Nose Day
B) Sport Aid
C) Live Aid
D) Comic Relief
- 20. Who became the President of Brazil in 1985, ending 21 years of military rule under the presidency?
A) José Sarney
B) Fernando Collor de Mello
C) Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva
D) Dilma Rousseff
- 21. What iconic video game was released in 1985 featuring a plumber named Mario?
A) Super Mario Bros.
B) The Legend of Zelda
C) Pac-Man
D) Tetris
- 22. In 1985, who became the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?
A) Madonna
B) Janis Joplin
C) Tina Turner
D) Aretha Franklin
- 23. Which Cold War leader was in power in the Soviet Union in 1985 before his demise in 1986?
A) Mikhail Gorbachev
B) Joseph Stalin
C) Konstantin Chernenko
D) Leonid Brezhnev
- 24. In what year did '1985' by Bowling for Soup become a major hit song?
A) 2000
B) 2010
C) 2004
D) 1995
- 25. What science fiction action movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger was released in 1985 based on a Philip K. Dick short story?
A) Predator
B) Commando
C) Total Recall
D) Terminator
- 26. What famous soda brand introduced Cherry Coke to the market in 1985?
A) Dr. Pepper
B) Sprite
C) Coca-Cola
D) Pepsi
- 27. The Live Aid benefit concerts were held in London and which city in 1985?
A) Paris
B) New York
C) Sydney
D) Philadelphia
- 28. Who played the role of Marty McFly in the movie 'Back to the Future' released in 1985?
A) Michael J. Fox
B) Mel Gibson
C) Harrison Ford
D) Tom Cruise
- 29. Which English rock band released their sixth studio album titled 'Meat Is Murder' in 1985?
A) The Cure
B) New Order
C) The Smiths
D) Depeche Mode
- 30. Which famous fashion designer popularized the 'power suit' for women in the 1980s, including in 1985?
A) Ralph Lauren
B) Giorgio Armani
C) Yves Saint Laurent
D) Calvin Klein
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