Q 01/05

Which disco queen soared to international fame with her 1978 anthem "I Will Survive"?

A) Donna Summer

B) Diana Ross

C) Gloria Gaynor

D) Aretha Franklin

Answer · why

C) Gloria Gaynor

Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive" became an empowering disco anthem and a Grammy Award winner, released in late 1978 and topping charts in early 1979.

Q 02/05

Which visionary director helmed the 1982 science fiction blockbuster 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?

A) Steven Spielberg

B) James Cameron

C) Ridley Scott

D) Robert Zemeckis

Answer · why

A) Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg directed E.T. from his own idea of an imaginary friend after his parents' divorce; Melissa Mathison wrote the script, and the film ov...

Q 03/05

Leather-jacketed greaser Arthur 'The Fonz' Fonzarelli was a central character in which 1970s sitcom?

A) M*A*S*H

B) The Jeffersons

C) All in the Family

D) Happy Days

Answer · why

D) Happy Days

Fonzie, played by Henry Winkler, was a breakout character on 'Happy Days,' a sitcom that initially focused on Richie Cunningham and his family in the ...

Q 04/05

Which singer released the 1982 album 'Thriller'?

A) Prince

B) Stevie Wonder

C) Michael Jackson

D) Lionel Richie

Answer · why

C) Michael Jackson

Michael Jackson's Thriller, released in November 1982, produced seven Top 10 singles including 'Billie Jean' and 'Beat It', and Jackson won eight Gram...

Q 05/05

What 1970s novelty 'pet' came in a cardboard box with straw and breathing holes?

A) Cabbage Patch Kid

B) Rubik's Cube

C) Pet Rock

D) Weebles

Answer · why

C) Pet Rock

The Pet Rock was dreamed up by advertising executive Gary Dahl in 1975 while friends complained about their pets; each rock came with a training manua...