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