80s Movies Trivia Quiz
Big hair, iconic lines, and blockbuster memories meet ten questions about the films, characters, directors, and moments that made the 1980s unforgettable.
About this quiz
The 1980s gave movie fans unforgettable aliens, time machines, ghost-catching teams, daring pilots, and legendary one-liners. This trivia challenge travels through the decade's biggest blockbusters and cult favorites, testing whether you remember the stars, settings, directors, and details behind the scenes everyone still quotes.
Choose your answers across ten movie questions, then see how well your memory holds up against the era of E.T., Indiana Jones, Top Gun, and more. Whether you watched them on opening night or found them later, your score offers a fun measure of your 80s film knowledge.
Possible results
📼 Weekend Renter
SCORE RANGE: 0 – 49
The 80s gave us time-traveling DeLoreans, wisecracking action heroes, and John Hughes teens — and it looks like a few of those classics haven't made it onto your watchlist yet.
📼 Quick challenge: Pick a few titles from this quiz and start a proper 80s movie marathon.
🍿 Saturday Matinee Fan
SCORE RANGE: 50 – 69
You know the biggest blockbusters and most quotable lines, but a few of the decade's details — directors, settings, and side characters — caught you off guard.
🍿 Did you know: Steven Spielberg directed both E.T. and Raiders of the Lost Ark within the same few years.
🎬 VHS Collector
SCORE RANGE: 70 – 89
Great job! You clearly grew up on (or caught up with) 80s classics — sci-fi, action, and teen comedies are all in your wheelhouse.
🎬 So close: A couple more rewatches and you'll have every detail down cold.
👾 80s Movie Buff
SCORE RANGE: 90 – 100
Fantastic score! From Nakatomi Plaza to Hill Valley, you know the 80s movie landscape better than most film critics.
👾 Your move: Challenge a friend to beat your score before movie night.
Quiz questions
Which 1982 Steven Spielberg film features a stranded alien befriended by a boy named Elliott?
In "Back to the Future" (1985), what is the name of Doc Brown's time-traveling car?
Which 1984 film features Ray Parker Jr.'s theme song and a team of paranormal investigators in New York?
Who played Han Solo in "The Empire Strikes Back" (1980)?
"Die Hard" (1988) is set in which fictional Los Angeles skyscraper?
Which 1987 film features the famous line "Nobody puts Baby in a corner"?
Who directed "Raiders of the Lost Ark" (1981), starring Harrison Ford as Indiana Jones?
Which 1985 Ridley Scott fantasy film stars Tom Cruise protecting unicorns from a demonic villain played by Tim Curry?
"The Breakfast Club" (1985), directed by John Hughes, centers on students serving what type of punishment?
Which 1986 film starring Tom Cruise features a Navy fighter pilot nicknamed "Maverick"?
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