WEBVTT - The 1980s Quiz

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<v Speaker 1>Here at cart Trivia, we have listeners from a constellation

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<v Speaker 1>of generations. But there's something kind of cool about the

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen eighties, isn't there. It's the music, it's the movies,

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<v Speaker 1>it's the fashion, it's the politics. Look it's not the fashion,

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<v Speaker 1>let's be honest. But the politics. Well, look it's all

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<v Speaker 1>here in today's episode, I hope you enjoy. We've got

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<v Speaker 1>a few birthdays at a few For yesterday, in fact

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<v Speaker 1>American Independence Day, it was will from Newcastle living in

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<v Speaker 1>the UK turned twenty seven, Mitchell from Mandura turn twenty nine,

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<v Speaker 1>Nicole from Oakhurst was thirty two. Birthdays For tomorrow, Nathan

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<v Speaker 1>from San Antonio, Texas will be twenty five, Jacob from

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<v Speaker 1>Adelaide is ten. Tomorrow William from Inverel will be twenty three.

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<v Speaker 1>And today we have Hugo from Fletcher which is near Newcastle,

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<v Speaker 1>he's turning five, and Christian from Bowen Hills in Brezy

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<v Speaker 1>the Big three to zero. Today I'm Stephen Craye and

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<v Speaker 1>one of my faves from the eighties, Aerosmith with Run

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<v Speaker 1>DMC walk this Way. Question number one, what was the

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<v Speaker 1>last year of the nineteen eighties? It was nineteen eighty nine.

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<v Speaker 1>Question two, Which country won the nineteen eighty two fief

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<v Speaker 1>for World Cup, beating West Germany in the final Italy

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<v Speaker 1>they won three to one. Question three. Of the twins

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<v Speaker 1>Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen, stars of the eighties sitcom

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<v Speaker 1>Full House, who was older? Ashley is two minutes older

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<v Speaker 1>than Mary Kate. Question four. The Strategic Defense initiative announced

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<v Speaker 1>by President Ronald Reagan in nineteen eighty three, got its

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<v Speaker 1>nickname from which science fiction star wars YEP. The concept

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<v Speaker 1>included lasers, ground and space based missile systems, and particle

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<v Speaker 1>beam weapons, whatever they are. Question five. Which all girl

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<v Speaker 1>pop rock band from the eighties was named after a

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<v Speaker 1>fashion accessory, The Bengals. Question number six. Which company with

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<v Speaker 1>a rhyming name started selling low calorie meals in nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>eighty one Lean Cuisine? Question seven. How many times did

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<v Speaker 1>el McPherson appear on the cover of Sports Illustrated during

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<v Speaker 1>the nineteen eighties. She was on the cover five times

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<v Speaker 1>in total, but three during the eighties eighty six, six

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<v Speaker 1>eighty seven, and nineteen eighty eight. Question eight. Before I

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<v Speaker 1>was released by Sony in nineteen eighty the only way

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<v Speaker 1>to listen to music on the Go was with a

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<v Speaker 1>giant boom box. What am I I am? The Sony Walkman?

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<v Speaker 1>Question nine? In which year of the eighties did the

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<v Speaker 1>Australian state of Victoria celebrate its one hundred and fiftieth

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<v Speaker 1>anniversary nineteen eighty five? Question ten. Which member of the

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<v Speaker 1>supergroup The Traveling Wilbury's died in December nineteen eighty eight,

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<v Speaker 1>just six weeks after the release of their debut album

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<v Speaker 1>Roy Orbison just didn't handle himself with enough care that bloke.

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<v Speaker 1>Question eleven. Was the Ford Falcon or the Holden Commodore

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<v Speaker 1>the best selling car in Australia in the eighties? It

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<v Speaker 1>was the Ford Falcon. The Holden Commodore got him in

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<v Speaker 1>the nineties. Question twelve made famous by David Bowie in

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<v Speaker 1>the nineteen eighty six movie Labyrinth. What was Jarreth the

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<v Speaker 1>King of the Goblins? Jarreth the Goblin King? Question thirteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Which NBA team won the most titles during the nineteen eighties,

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<v Speaker 1>The Los Angeles Lakers. They played in eight final series

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<v Speaker 1>and won five of them. Question fourteen. Who served as

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<v Speaker 1>Prime Minister of the UK for every year of the

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen eighties? Margaret Thatcher? Question fifteen before Excel. The state

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<v Speaker 1>of the art spreadsheet that set the standard throughout the

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<v Speaker 1>eighties was known as Lotus What, Lotus one, two three,

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<v Speaker 1>Question sixteen. During the nineteen eighties, who released both the

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<v Speaker 1>best selling album of all time and the fifth best

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<v Speaker 1>selling album of all time. I'll give you two bonus

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<v Speaker 1>points if you can name the albums. It was Michael Jackson.

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<v Speaker 1>The albums were Thriller in nineteen eighty two seventy million

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<v Speaker 1>copies sold, and Bad in nineteen eighty seven with forty

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<v Speaker 1>five million copies sold. Question seventeen played by Scott Bayo,

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<v Speaker 1>who was in charge in the nineteen eighties television sitcom Charles.

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<v Speaker 1>The show was Charles in Charge. Question eighteen, which structures

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<v Speaker 1>partial demolition, began on the ninth of November nineteen eighty nine.

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<v Speaker 1>The Berlin War Question nineteen, which talking Teddy Bear toy,

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<v Speaker 1>took the world by storm in the mid eighties and

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<v Speaker 1>helped launch the Nintendo entertainment system Teddy ruckspin. He was

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<v Speaker 1>distributed by Worlds of Wonder, which is the same company

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<v Speaker 1>that distributed the first Nintendo Question twenty, which of the

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<v Speaker 1>following was not a nineteen eighties fashion trend. Bubble skirts, scrunchies,

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<v Speaker 1>Safari suits or leg warmers. Safari suits. They were really

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<v Speaker 1>seventies thing, weren't they? Five to come. This is the

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<v Speaker 1>eighties edition Cartroup Trivia, long gone but not forgotten. It's

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<v Speaker 1>the eighties quiz. Question twenty one, starting with double What

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<v Speaker 1>was the name of the thieving villain on the eighties

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<v Speaker 1>TV game show Press Your Luck the Whammy? He was

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<v Speaker 1>the guy that came along and stole all your cash

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<v Speaker 1>that you'd banked. After answering the questions correctly. Question twenty two.

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<v Speaker 1>Who screamed you cannot be serious at the nineteen eighty

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<v Speaker 1>one Wimbledon Championships John McEnroe. Question twenty three. Complete this

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<v Speaker 1>telephone number from the hit eighties song by Tommy two

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<v Speaker 1>tone eight six seven five three to nine from the

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<v Speaker 1>song eight six seven five three oh nine Jenny. Question

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<v Speaker 1>twenty Which country once known as Little Russia was the

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<v Speaker 1>site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of nineteen eighty six Ukraine?

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<v Speaker 1>Question twenty five the last for today in which category

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<v Speaker 1>was Paul Hogan's nineteen eighty six comedy Crocodile Dundee, nominated

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<v Speaker 1>for an Academy Award Best Original screenplay. It lost to

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<v Speaker 1>Woody Allen for Hannah and her sisters. And we'll have

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<v Speaker 1>another special edition coming away on Monday of next week.

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<v Speaker 1>This time around, it'll be the wordplay edition. What's that

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<v Speaker 1>all about? Well, I suppose you're going to have to

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