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In the 1988 movie "Willow," what was Willow's day job?
In which administration did the late George Shultz serve as the secretary of State?
Photo: Cmichel67, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
1986 American coming-of-age movie “Stand By Me” is based on a novella, “The Body,” by whom?
Screenshot: Stand By Me / Columbia Pictures
What were the Geneva summits of 1955 and 1985?
Photo: White House Photographic Collection, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
In which city does the '80s movie hit Ghostbusters take place?
Screenshot: Ghostbusters: Afterlife / Sony Pictures
Which TV channel launched in 1981 with NASA footage of the historic Apollo 11 landing?
Photo: Neil A. Armstrong, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Who's the NBA's career leader in total points?
Photo: Frank Bryan, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons, colorized.
How many years after ABBA’s 1981 album "The Visitors" was their album "Voyage" recorded?
Screenshot: ABBA on YouTube
In the hit Broadway (and 1982 film) musical "Annie," what's the name of Annie's dog?
Screenshot: Annie, Columbia Pictures
In the third "Live in Front of a Studio Audience" special, recreating 80s TV Shows "The Facts of Life" and "Diff'rent Strokes" in 2021, who played Edna Garrett?
Screenshot: Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life / ABC
Which of these games was available on the first Nintendo console in the US in 1985?
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What was Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu most famous for in the Eighties?
Photo: the University of Mount Union, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
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