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| Which Gary was England's top football marksman of the 1980s? | Gary Linekar |
| Who fought back from cancer to win the Grand National? | Bob Champion |
| Which Steve became Snooker World Champion in 1981? | Steve Davis |
| Which motor-cycle legend Mike was killed in a motor accident in 1981? | Mike Hailwood |
| Which Martina dominated Wimbledon in the 1980s? | Martina Navratilova |
| The Daily Mail ran a campaigne to get which South African athlete to receive a British passport? | Zola Budd |
| In golf, which Sandy won the 1988 US Masters? | Sandy Lyle |
| Who became a World Snooker Champion wearing 'upside-down' glasses? | Dennis Taylor |
| What was Barry McGuigan's sport? | Boxing |
| Which Diego benefitted from 'The hand of God'? | Diego Maradona |
| Originally authenticated as genuine, only later to be revealed as fake. In 1983, the Sunday Times published the diaries of who? | Adolf Hitler |
| Which Motown artist gained his first British #1 solo single in September 1984? | Stevie Wonder |
| From 1984, the rich and powerful were mocked every week by _______? | Spitting Image |
| 1982, saw the launch of which ‘No Sugar, No Calories’ new soft drink? | Diet Coke |
| The small Californian town of Carmel welcomed ______ as its new mayor in 1986? | Clint Eastwood |
| ‘Gissa Job’ was the catchphrase of which unemployed character in the 1980’s? | Yosser Hughes (Boys From The Black Stuff) |
| What fictional cash-obsessed character did Harry Enfield create in 1988? | Loadsamoney |
| In June 1989, 19-year-old Mandy Smith became the wife of which Rolling Stone, over 30 years her senior? | Bill Wyman |
| 9. What personal leather-bound organiser became very popular in the 1980’s? | Filofax |
| 10.Harrison Ford brought this thrill-seeking archaeologist to life in 1981? | Indiana Jones |
| What fitness craze started in 1989 in the USA? | Step Aerobics |
| In what year did British £1 notes cease to be legal tender? | 1988 |
| Which 1982 Spielberg classic was about a young boy and his pet alien? | ET |
| In which year did the Berlin Wall come down? | 1989 |
| Who wrote the 1987 novel 'Misery’? | Stephen King |
| Where in the Ukraine was there a nuclear explosion in 1986? | Chernobyl |
| What hairstyle was synonymous with the 1980’s? | Mullet |
| Who was the 'Queen of Pop' in the 1980’s? | Madonna |
| What year did the satirical puppet series 'Spitting Image' start? | 1984 |
| Changing its name in 1980 to the Rubiks Cube. What was it previously known as from its creation | Magic Cube |
| In May 1980 the SAS stormed the embassy of which country, killing 5 terrorists and freeing all hostages? | Iran |
| Who was the intruder found in the Queen's bedroom in July 1982? | Michael Fagan |
| In what year did Torvill and Dean win a gold medal for ice dancing at the winter Olympics? | 1984 |
| When did Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer marry? | 1981 |
| What year did the final episode of the original 'Charlies Angels' air in the 1980’s? | 1981 |
| What year did Madonna make her debut? | 1982 |
| In what year did the UK miners strike begin? | 1984 |
| What year did Margaret Thatcher return for her second term as Prime Minister? | 1983 |
| Which years of the 1980's were leap years? | 1980, 1984 and 1988 |
| What year did EastEnders first appear on British TV Screens? | 1985 |
| Which form of traffic control was first used in London on 16 May 1983? | Wheel Clamps |
| What was the average price for a pint of milk in the early 1980’s? | 20p |
| How many UK TV channels existed at the beginning of the 1980’s? | Three |
| In 1989 Muslim’s in Bradford protested against which book? | The Satanic Verses |
| What was the name of the Greenpeace ship which sank on 10 July 1985? | Rainbow Warrior |
| What was the name of the Yorkshire Ripper who was arrested for his crimes in 1981? | Peter Sutcliffe |
| Which single gave Whitney Houston her first UK number one in 1985? | Saving All My Love For You |
| Who won the ladies singles most times at Wimbledon in the 1980’s? | Martina Navratilova |
| What date was the Humber Bridge opened? | 1981-06-24 00:00:00 |
| Who released an album called Thriller in 1982? | Michael Jackson |
| What made ‘Cagney and Lacey’ different from other police shows at the time? | The two lead roles were female |
| In the American television sitcom about an extra-terrestrial called ALF: What is ALF an acronym for? | Alien Life-Form |
| What was the sewer dwelling ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ favourite food? | Pizza |
| What were the names of the four members of ‘The A-Team’? | Col. John ‘Hannibal’ Smith, Lt. Templeton ‘Face’ Peck, Capt. H M ‘Howling Mad’ Murdock and Sgt Bosco ‘BA’ Baracus |
| What type of salesman was Al Bundy in the sitcom ‘Married... With Children’? | A Shoe Salesman |
| What are a Fraggles favourite food? | Doozer Sticks |
| In the animated series ‘Danger Mouse’, who provided the voice of the hero Danger Mouse? | David Jason |
| What is the name of the sentient android who serves as second officer and chief operations officer in ‘Star Trek: The Next Generation’? | Data |
| In ‘Knight Rider’ what does KITT, the name of Michael Knights car, stand for? | Knight Industries Two Thousand |
| What’s the name of Sam Beckett’s womanizing, cigar smoking sidekick and best friend in ‘Quantum Leap’? | Al Calavicci |
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