AARP Right Again! Trivia Contest 2021

[AARPTeri]

Do you love trivia?  Who doesn’t? Trivia games aren’t just fun – they also test your knowledge and help you learn new things! 

In our new AARP Online Community Right Again! Trivia Contest we’re looking for the best 70’s and 80’s Pop Culture Trivia from our community members like you. We’re talking music, movies, TV, fashion, dance crazes, games … even food.  To be entered in the contest, share your ideas for questions and answers and you’ll get a chance to win one of five (5) $50 VISA gift cards along with 50 AARP Rewards Points.  A panel of judges appointed by AARP will select the top five trivia question winners, which may be selected for use in AARP’s new Right Again! Trivia game, coming soon.

Contest Details

Reply to this discussion to share your 70’s and 80’s Pop Culture trivia question. Entries are accepted from Monday, September 6 until midnight September 25, 2021. Official Rules here. 

[MicheleH50067]

Who were the three co-founders of Duran Duran?

[TC598614]

Roger, Andy &  John Taylor

[Widowriter]

Nick Rhodes, John Taylor and Roger Taylor

[DianaM973613]

Q What John Hughes movie was written for Molly Ringwald?

A Pretty In Pink

[db1209517]

What was the first video played on MTV?  A: Video Killed The Radio Star by the Buggles

[rinkenbe]

Q. What famous first did Louise Brown become known for in 1978?

A. First test tube baby (IVF treatment)

[Rollin1]

Who invented the concept behind MTV?

[TC598614]

Michael nesmith

[Rollin1]

Correct!  Michael Nesmith of the Monkees.  He also invented the concept of the music video calling them "little films"

[Rhymesometimes]

Michael Nesmith wasn't the only inventor in the family.  His mom created "White Out."

[Widowriter]

Robert W. Pittman

[texas207]

John Lack

[zapatero]

.

[Widowriter]

The Fonz

[pr9779]

Fonzi on happy days 

[texas207]

Henry winkler

[ellenmarie43]

Fonzie

[ronjovi]

Who was the men's decathlon champion at the 1976 olympics in Montreal?

[d162267c]

bruce jenner

[TC598614]

Then Bruce jenner

[Widowriter]

Bruce Jenner now known as Caitlyn Jenner

[rh469]

Bruce Jenner 

[flyme222]

Goldie Hawn

[MaryS584537]

What Billy Squier song has an entirely different meaning to us now, than it did when it was released in 1981?

[d162267c]

strump it

[Widowriter]

Lonely is the Night from his album, Don't Say No.

[MaryS584537]

Answer: The Stroke

[MaryS584537]

The first call on a handheld mobile phone in the United States occurred in New York in what year?

[TC598614]

1983

[Widowriter]

April 1973