1980s Pop Culture quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Where does Johnny Castle famously insist that 'nobody puts Baby' in 1987's Dirty Dancing?

   Answer: In a corner

   Why: Patrick Swayze disliked delivering the melodramatic line during filming, but it became one of the most quoted lines in romantic cinema.

2. 2 Medium

   What is the real first name of Maverick in Top Gun?

   Answer: Pete

   Why: In the 1986 film he is a Navy lieutenant whose father Duke was shot down over Vietnam in an F-4 Phantom in 1965.

3. 3 Hard

   What is the name of the orange ghost in Pac-Man?

   Answer: Clyde

   Why: Clyde chases Pac-Man head-on but veers off to the maze's bottom-left corner whenever he closes within about eight tiles.

4. 4 Easy

   Which pop icon rolled on stage in a wedding dress at the 1984 VMAs?

   Answer: Madonna

   Why: Madonna's shoe slipped off during the routine, so she improvised rolling on the floor to mask the wardrobe malfunction.

5. 5 Medium

   What did Teddy Ruxpin use to tell stories and talk?

   Answer: Cassette tapes

   Why: His cassettes were secretly stereo: the left track carried the voice, the right one carried motor commands for his eyes and mouth.

6. 6 Hard

   What substance prevents the Predator from detecting Dutch with infrared vision?

   Answer: Mud

   Why: Dutch stumbled onto this thermal camouflage by accident after crawling out of a riverbank while fleeing the creature.