1. Which American singer, nicknamed the “Queen of Rock”, staged a remarkable comeback in 1984 with the hit single “What’s Love Got to Do with It”?

2. Which British rock band, fronted by Freddie Mercury, released the 1984 album “The Works” featuring the hit single “Radio Ga Ga”?

3. “Like a Virgin” was a number one hit in 1984 for which American pop star, who became one of the defining artists of the decade?

4. Which Swedish pop group released their final studio album “The Visitors” in 1981 before disbanding, ending their run as one of the biggest acts of the late 1970s and early 1980s?

5. Which flamboyant British singer, known for wearing a red hat, had a UK number one in 1983 with “Karma Chameleon” as the lead singer of Culture Club?

6. “Don’t You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds was written specifically as the theme song for which 1985 John Hughes film about teenagers in Saturday detention?

7. Which American rock musician, backed by the E Street Band, released the landmark album “Born in the USA” in 1984 to enormous commercial success?

8. Michael Jackson’s “Thriller”, released in 1982 and later certified the best-selling album of all time, was produced in collaboration with which legendary music producer?

9. In the 1982 Steven Spielberg film “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial”, what is the name of the young boy who befriends the gentle alien stranded on Earth?

10. Which 1980s film trilogy follows teenager Marty McFly as he travels through time in a modified DeLorean car with the eccentric inventor Doc Brown?

11. Which 1987 romantic drama, starring Patrick Swayze and Jennifer Grey, contains the famous line “Nobody puts Baby in a corner”?

12. In the 1986 film “Top Gun”, Tom Cruise plays naval aviator Pete “Maverick” Mitchell. What is the nickname of his flying partner and best friend, played by Anthony Edwards?

13. Which 1984 James Cameron film features a nearly indestructible cyborg assassin sent back in time from 2029 to kill a woman named Sarah Connor?

14. In the 1988 action film “Die Hard”, Bruce Willis plays New York detective John McClane, trapped with terrorists in which fictional Los Angeles skyscraper on Christmas Eve?

15. Which 1988 Tim Burton film, starring Michael Keaton as an unruly ghost hired to haunt a house, became a cult classic and spawned sequels decades later?

16. In “Raiders of the Lost Ark” (1981), the first Indiana Jones film, what is the ancient artefact that Indiana Jones is racing the Nazis to find?

17. Which American primetime soap opera, set among a wealthy oil dynasty in Denver, Colorado, was famous throughout the 1980s for its glamour, shoulder pads and family rivalries?

18. In the American television series “Knight Rider”, David Hasselhoff’s character drives a highly intelligent talking car. What is the car’s name?

19. In the American action series “The A-Team”, which catchphrase did the cigar-smoking leader Colonel Hannibal deliver whenever a plan came together perfectly?

20. “Magnum P.I.”, starring Tom Selleck as a private investigator, was set in the grounds of a luxury estate in which American state?

21. Which long-running BBC science fiction series, featuring a time-travelling alien and a distinctive blue police box, celebrated its 20th anniversary in 1983?

22. “Miami Vice”, the hugely influential American crime drama that debuted in 1984, is set in which Florida city?

23. Which beloved BBC sitcom, starring David Jason as the wheeling-and-dealing Del Boy Trotter, ran throughout the 1980s and became one of Britain’s most-watched comedy series?

24. In the American sitcom “Cheers”, bar owner Sam Malone, played by Ted Danson, is a retired professional player of which sport?

25. Which British decathlete won gold medals at both the 1980 Moscow and 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games, dominating his event throughout the decade?

26. Diego Maradona scored his infamous “Hand of God” goal against England during which major international football tournament in 1986?

27. Which West German tennis player became Wimbledon’s youngest-ever men’s singles champion in 1985 at the age of 17?

28. In the 1981 Grand National, jockey Bob Champion rode which horse to victory in one of racing’s most celebrated stories of sporting recovery from serious illness?

29. The Falklands War of 1982 was fought between British and which other country’s armed forces?

30. Which Canadian sprinter set a world record in the 100m final at the 1988 Seoul Olympics but was stripped of his gold medal after failing a drugs test?

31. Which British snooker player dominated the sport throughout the 1980s, winning six World Championship titles during the decade?

32. “We Are the World”, the 1985 charity supergroup single produced by Quincy Jones, was recorded to raise money for famine relief in which African country?

33. Which colourful puzzle cube, invented by a Hungarian architect and with over 350 million sold, became one of the most iconic toys of the 1980s?

34. Which American arcade game, released in 1980, features a yellow disc-shaped character eating dots while being chased by four coloured ghosts?

35. “Live Aid”, the landmark charity rock concert of July 1985, took place simultaneously at Wembley Stadium in London and at a stadium in which American city?

36. Which home computer, launched by Sinclair Research in 1982, became the best-selling personal computer in the United Kingdom during the early 1980s?

37. Which science fiction film franchise, whose entries “The Empire Strikes Back” (1980) and “Return of the Jedi” (1983) appeared during the decade, dominated 1980s cinema?

38. The Walkman, the portable cassette player that became a cultural icon of the 1980s and changed how people listened to music on the move, was invented by which Japanese electronics company?

39. Which American toy line, featuring small anthropomorphic figures with oversized vinyl heads, launched in 1982 and each came with its own unique name and adoption papers?

40. “Ghostbusters” (1984) features a team of paranormal investigators operating out of a converted fire station in which American city?