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  1. Name two band posters in Ferris’s bedroom in “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off.”

Cabaret Voltaire, Simple Minds, Flesh For Lulu & The Damned
  1. Who was the wrestler that appeared in various Cyndi Lauper videos?

Captain Lou Albano
  1. What was the name of Joan Jett's band in Light Of Day?” Bonus: Who was the keyboard player?

The Barbusters - Trent Reznor
  1. What were each of the students in “The Breakfast Club” in detention for? Bonus: In what kind of car was each student brought to detention?

Brian Johnson – Having a flare gun in his locker – Chrysler K car
Claire Standish – Skipping school to go shopping – BMW 6 series
John Bender – Pulling a fire alarm – he walked
Allison Reynolds – Nothing better to do – Cadillac Seville
Andrew Clark – Taping Larry Lester's buns together – Ford Bronco
  1. What was the second video played on MTV?

“Time Heals” by Todd Rundgren
  1. What was the personalized license plate on the Ferrari in “Ferris Bueller's Day Off?” Bonus: What kind of Ferrari was it?

Illinois: NRVOUS, 1961 Ferrari 250 GTS California
  1. Name two band posters in Samantha’s bedroom in “Sixteen Candles.”

Squeeze, The Police “Synchronicity,” Culture Club, Stray Cats
  1. What was the name of “Jessie's Girl” in Rick Springfield's 1981 video?

Patty (spray-painted on the wall)
  1. Where does “The Breakfast Club” take place (school, city, state, zip)?  

Shermer High School, Shermer, Illinois 60062
  1. In “Pretty In Pink” what was the name of the record store where Andie worked? 

Trax
  1. In “Fast Times At Ridgemont High,” Damone was busted for scalping tickets to which concert? 

Ozzy Osborne
  1. In “Weird Science,” name two band posters on Wyatt's bedroom wall.

Human League, Depeche Mode, Talking Heads
  1. Name the actress who was sprawled all over the car in the video for Whitesnake's 1987 hit “Here I Go Again.” What kind of car was it?  

Tawny Kitaen - Jaguar
  1. Name the actress who danced with Bruce Springsteen in his 1984 “Dancing In The Dark” video. 

Courteney Cox
  1. What song did Tom Cruise listen to while dancing in his underwear in the 1983 movie “Risky Business?”  

“Old Time Rock And Roll” - Bob Seger
  1. What singer made a cameo appearance in the 1985 movie “Back To The Future?”  

Huey Lewis (the teacher who said Marty's band was too loud to play at the dance) 
  1. In “Back To The Future,” what was the name of the local mall in each time period?

Present: Twin Pines Mall
Future: Lone Pines Mall
  1. In “Say Anything,” what was the one thing Diane told everyone in her graduating class during her speech after glimpsing into the future?

“Go Back”
  1. Name the band that made a cameo appearance in the dream sequence in the 1980 Olivia Newton-John movie “Xanadu.”  

The Tubes
  1. What character did Rick Springfield play on the television daily drama "General Hospital?" Bonus: What other singer from the ‘80s also had a role on the same show? What was his character? What was his hit song in the ‘80s?

Dr. Noah Drake, Jack Wagner, Frisco Jones, “All I Need”
  1. What was the name of the taxi company on the television series “Taxi?”

Sunshine Cab Company
  1. Name 3 of the 5 original MTV VJs. Bonus: Who was the first to appear on MTV and what were the first words spoken on the air?

Mark Goodman (was the first to appear on MTV and his first words were “Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll”), JJ Jackson, Nina Blackwood, Martha Quinn, and Alan Hunter.
  1. Who shot JR?    

Kristin Ellen
  1. In “Back To The Future,” what kind of car was equipped for time travel? Bonus: What speed did Marty have to reach in order to activate the flux capacitor?

DeLorean, 88 mph
  1. Name the movie which contained the following lines:

    a) Strange things are afoot at the Circle K. - Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure
    b) Screws fall out all of the time - the world's an imperfect place - The Breakfast Club
    c) Blane? His name is Blane? That's not a name, that's a major appliance. - Pretty In Pink
    d) Not that I condone fascism, or any ism for that matter. Isms in my opinion are not good. A person should not believe in an ism - he should believe in himself. - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
    e) After you've finished your nap and get that trunk upstairs, I guess you could jump down, turn around, pick a bail of cotton; and see that Miss Scarlet stays away from the Union army. - Fletch Lives
    f) Earthquakes and volcanoes, dead rising from the grave, human sacrifices, dogs and cats living together, mass hysteria. - Ghostbusters
    g) And these children that you spit on, as they try to change their worlds are immune to your consultations. They're quite aware of what they're going through. - The Breakfast Club (David Bowie quote in opening scene)
    h) I gave her my heart and she gave me a pen. - Say Anything
    i) Marriage was created for people who were able to make it to 25 without being eaten by dinosaurs, marriage is obsolete. - She's Having A Baby
    j) What's the matter, Colonel Sanders...chicken? - Spaceballs
    k) Badgers? Badgers? We don't need no steenking badgers! - UHF
    l) How would you like a nice greasy pork sandwich served in a dirty ashtray? - Weird Science
    m) Never rub another man's rhubarb. - Batman
    n) Surely you can't be serious! I am serious and don't call me Shirley. - Airplane!
  2. What was Corporal Klinger's hometown baseball team on M*A*S*H?

The Toledo Mudhens
  1. In Knight Rider, what does "K.I.T.T." stand for?

Knight Industries Two-Thousand
  1. Who were Turbo and Ozone?

Breakdancers from the "Breakin'" movies
  1. What was the name of the bar frequented by the roommates of "Three's Company?"

The Regal Beagle
  1. What was the McDonald's Sandwich that "keeps the hot hot and the cold cold?" 

The McDLT
  1. Name three characters from "What's Happening!!"

Roger "Raj" Thomas, Dwayne Clemens, Freddie "Rerun" Stubbs, Dee Thomas, Shirley Wilson, Ms. Thomas "Mama," Bill Thomas, Marvin, Big Earl Babcock (later Barnett and Barrett), Little Earl and The Snake
  1. What are the names of the four ghosts in Pac-Man?

Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde
  1. What are the rules for keeping a Gremlin?

They can't have food after midnight, get wet or be exposed to sunlight
  1. What is the name of the cartoon the Fat Albert gang always watched?

The Brown Hornet

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