Q 01/05

What year did MTV first go on the air?

A) 1979

B) 1980

C) 1981

D) 1982

Answer · why

C) 1981

MTV launched at 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981, as a 24-hour cable channel devoted to music videos, with its first VJs including Martha Quinn and Mark G...

Q 02/05

Which Michael Jackson album became the best-selling album of all time?

A) Bad

B) Thriller

C) Off the Wall

D) Dangerous

Answer · why

B) Thriller

Thriller, released in 1982, has sold an estimated 70 million copies worldwide, making it the best-selling album of all time.

Q 03/05

What was the first music video played on MTV?

A) Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles

B) Billie Jean by Michael Jackson

C) Hungry Like the Wolf by Duran Duran

D) Take On Me by a-ha

Answer · why

A) Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles

The Buggles' 'Video Killed the Radio Star' was the very first music video aired on MTV when the channel launched on August 1, 1981.

Q 04/05

In 'Back to the Future,' what speed must the DeLorean reach to travel through time?

A) 65 mph

B) 75 mph

C) 88 mph

D) 100 mph

Answer · why

C) 88 mph

The DeLorean time machine needed to reach 88 miles per hour to activate the flux capacitor and travel through time.

Q 05/05

Who directed the 1982 film 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'?

A) George Lucas

B) Ridley Scott

C) James Cameron

D) Steven Spielberg

Answer · why

D) Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg directed E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which became the highest-grossing film of the 1980s upon its release.