How well do you know 80s blockbusters? – answers and explanations
Here are the answers to all 15 questions in the How well do you know 80s blockbusters? quiz, each with a short explanation. Plots, stars and famous lines from the biggest films of the 1980s. Haven't played yet? Take the quiz first and compare your score.
Play the quiz · 15 questions1. In Back to the Future, what speed must the DeLorean hit to travel through time?
Answer: 88 mph
In Back to the Future (1985), the DeLorean has to reach 88 miles per hour for its flux capacitor to send it through time. It also needs 1.21 gigawatts of power, which at first comes from plutonium.
2. In E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, which candy does Elliott use to lure E.T.?
Answer: Reese's Pieces
Elliott leaves a trail of Reese's Pieces to lead E.T. into his house. Mars reportedly said no to using M&M's, and Hershey's sales of Reese's Pieces jumped after the film came out in 1982.
3. Complete Maverick and Goose's famous Top Gun line: "I feel the need..."
Answer: ...the need for speed!
Maverick and Goose say together, "I feel the need... the need for speed!" in Top Gun (1986). Tom Cruise played Maverick and Anthony Edwards played his radar officer, Goose.
4. In Ghostbusters, what giant creature stomps through New York in the finale?
Answer: The Stay Puft Marshmallow Man
In the finale of Ghostbusters (1984), Gozer takes the form of the giant Stay Puft Marshmallow Man. This happens because Ray thinks of the harmless brand mascot from his childhood.
5. In Raiders of the Lost Ark, which creatures is Indiana Jones famously afraid of?
Answer: Snakes
Indiana Jones is afraid of snakes, and in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) he finds the Well of the Souls full of them, saying "Snakes. Why'd it have to be snakes?" The prequel story Last Crusade shows that the fear started when he fell into a snake crate as a boy.
6. In Back to the Future, Marty McFly travels back in time to which year?
Answer: 1955
In Back to the Future (1985), Marty McFly is accidentally sent from 1985 back to November 5, 1955, in Doc Brown's DeLorean time machine. The car needs to reach 88 mph to travel through time.
7. In The Empire Strikes Back, on which swampy planet does Luke train with Yoda?
Answer: Dagobah
In The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Luke Skywalker follows Obi-Wan's ghostly instructions to the swamp planet Dagobah to train with Jedi Master Yoda. Earlier in the film, the Rebels flee their base on the ice planet Hoth.
8. In Die Hard, Hans Gruber's gang seizes which Los Angeles skyscraper?
Answer: Nakatomi Plaza
In Die Hard (1988), Hans Gruber's gang takes over Nakatomi Plaza during a Christmas party. The real building used for filming was Fox Plaza in Century City, Los Angeles.
9. In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade, which legendary relic does Indy seek?
Answer: The Holy Grail
In Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989), Indy looks for the Holy Grail together with his father, Henry Jones Sr., who is played by Sean Connery. The Ark of the Covenant was the relic in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981).
10. Which famous line does the cyborg say in The Terminator (1984)?
Answer: "I'll be back."
Arnold Schwarzenegger's cyborg says "I'll be back" at a police station in The Terminator (1984). The line "Hasta la vista, baby" comes from the 1991 sequel, Terminator 2: Judgment Day.
11. In Ghostbusters, what does Egon warn the team they must never do?
Answer: Cross the streams
In Ghostbusters (1984), Egon Spengler warns the team never to cross the proton pack streams, because it would be "bad". At the film's climax, they deliberately cross the streams to destroy the Gozer portal and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man.
12. In E.T., what does Elliott ride when he flies across the face of the moon?
Answer: A BMX bike
In E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), Elliott rides a BMX bike, a Kuwahara, that E.T. lifts into the sky across a full moon. The shot became the logo of Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment.
13. In The Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo is frozen in what substance?
Answer: Carbonite
In The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Darth Vader has Han Solo frozen in carbonite on Cloud City, partly to test the process before using it on Luke. Han is then handed to the bounty hunter Boba Fett, who delivers him to Jabba the Hutt.
14. Complete the Dirty Dancing line: "Nobody puts Baby..."
Answer: in a corner
Patrick Swayze's character Johnny Castle says "Nobody puts Baby in a corner" in Dirty Dancing (1987) before leading Baby onto the stage for the final dance. The film's song "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" won an Oscar.
15. In Big (1988), Josh and his boss play a giant floor version of which instrument?
Answer: Piano
In Big (1988), Josh (Tom Hanks) and toy company boss MacMillan (Robert Loggia) play a giant walk-on floor piano at the FAO Schwarz toy store in New York. They play "Heart and Soul" and "Chopsticks" with their feet.