🎬 Blockbusters of the 1980s: Baby Boomer Movie Trivia Challenge

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🎬 Blockbusters of the 1980s: Baby Boomer Movie Trivia Challenge

Step back into the golden age of cinema with this quiz straight from The Competition Trivia Quiz Book: Baby Boomer Edition. From iconic alien encounters to unforgettable action heroes, test your memory of the biggest box office hits from the neon-soaked 1980s.

10-Question Trivia Challenge:

Which 1980 film featured a lost alien who befriends a young boy?
- A) Close Encounters
- B) Star Wars
- C) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- D) Gremlins
What 1981 movie introduced Indiana Jones to the world?
- A) Temple of Doom
- B) The Last Crusade
- C) Raiders of the Lost Ark
- D) Romancing the Stone
Who played the iconic “Ghostbusters” crew leader in 1984?
- A) Dan Aykroyd
- B) Bill Murray
- C) Harold Ramis
- D) Chevy Chase
What 1985 time-travel film featured a DeLorean?
- A) Timecop
- B) Terminator
- C) Back to the Future
- D) Clockstoppers
Which movie saw Tom Cruise dance in socks to Bob Seger?
- A) Top Gun
- B) Risky Business
- C) Cocktail
- D) All the Right Moves
Which 1986 movie told the story of Navy pilots in training?
- A) Iron Eagle
- B) Top Gun
- C) Red Dawn
- D) Flight of the Intruder
Who starred in Dirty Dancing alongside Jennifer Grey?
- A) Patrick Swayze
- B) Kevin Bacon
- C) Rob Lowe
- D) Emilio Estevez
Which comedy featured three men and a baby?
- A) Three’s Company
- B) Three Amigos
- C) Three Men and a Baby
- D) Baby Boom
What 1989 Disney film signaled the animation renaissance?
- A) Beauty and the Beast
- B) The Little Mermaid
- C) Aladdin
- D) The Rescuers Down Under
What 1982 film featured light cycles and digital warriors?
- A) WarGames
- B) TRON
- C) Blade Runner
- D) The Last Starfighter