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