Did these events happen in 1982 or not?

Don't worry, this quiz is more mental than "Physical."

Image: MCA Records

The year 1982. It seems like yesterday, doesn't it? Ronald Reagan was president, Dallas and M*A*S*H ruled the ratings, and Olivia Newton-John donned spandex while singing about… fitness.

It's hard to believe all that was 39 years ago!

We've created a little quiz to test your memory about that year. Did these events happen in 1982 or not? Let's see how well you remember it. Good luck!

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  1. EPCOT opened at Walt Disney World.
    Associated Press
  2. Microsoft launched its word processor program simply called 'Word.'
    Image: Microsoft
  3. 'T.J. Hooker' debuted on primetime television.
    Sony Pictures Television
  4. Tina Turner's 'What's Love Got To Do With It' was released.
    YouTube
  5. John Belushi died of a drug overdose.
    Associated Press
  6. The film 'Airplane!' hit theaters.
    Paramount Pictures
  7. Andy Griffith's legal drama 'Matlock' debuted in primetime.
    CBS Television Distribution
  8. President Ronald Reagan was shot in Washington, D.C.
    Associated Press
  9. Michael Jackson's legendary "Thriller" album was released.
    Epic Records
  10. 'The Lawrence Welk Show' finally went off the air.
    Don Fedderson Productions via The A.V. Club
  11. Tom Cruise slid in his underwear in 'Risky Business'.
    Warner Bros.
  12. The cable channel MTV premiered with the video "Video Killed the Radio Star."
    Image: AP Photo/G Paul Burnett
  13. 'E.T.' came out in theaters.
    Image: Amblin
  14. Ralston launched a Donkey Kong Cereal to grocery stores to capitalize on the popularity of the video game.

Did these events happen in 1982 or not?

Your Result...

Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Pellentesque nec ante ipsum. Mauris viverra, urna et porta sagittis, lorem diam dapibus diam, et lacinia libero quam id risus.
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39 Comments

DeniseHughes 27 months ago
Got 12 out of 14 right,so that must be pretty good! The 80"s was a super-cool decade!
DerekBird 33 months ago
You got 9 out of 10 correct
Your memory is like a time capsule. You remember where you were and what you were doing when all these events happened. Congrats!
9/10 but there were 14 questions. I'm no mathematician but I don't think that Einstein could figure out the answer to this equation.
nemalki 34 months ago
Got 14/14. No results. I think the test broke.
DerekBird nemalki 33 months ago
You got 9 out of 10 correct
Your memory is like a time capsule. You remember where you were and what you were doing when all these events happened. Congrats!
9/10 but there were 14 questions. I'm no mathematician but I don't think that Einstein could figure out the answer to this equation.
CaptainDunsel 40 months ago
7/10 (on a 14 question quiz?)
ALL guesses except for #8. I knew that happened in the first year of his presidency.
leebillyold 46 months ago
Says I got 10/10 correct, not correct, I got 10/14 Why?
bmoore4026 50 months ago
Missed two. They tripped me on one with yes and no being switched. You're tricky, MeTv.
AllisonWunderland 50 months ago
Lol...This quiz is really messed up 🙃😳🤔
Tom 50 months ago
I thought metv stood for memorable tv, you know, tv of the 50's, 60's, and 70's. Nothing memorable ever happened in the 80's. Well, maybe the tv show "Square Pegs".
Utzaake 50 months ago
8/14. 2, 3, 4, 10, 11 and 14.
JKMallaber 50 months ago
10/10! No matter how many I got wrong, I still got a perfect score. My kind of game! :-) Didn't see the Lorem ipsum, though. As an old computer guy, it's the only "latin" I know. Run it through a translator sometime for fun.
Tom JKMallaber 50 months ago
Hey! Quid pro quo is Latin. Of course they don't ever give you the definition when they talk about it. It means "this for that", also Rx is Latin. You know more Latin if you think about it.
primetime9567 50 months ago
Question # 1- " EPCOT opened at Walt Disney World".
I answered "YES".
METV- "Incorrect, the Theme Park opened October 1.
My response to that is - Epcot opened October 1, 1982!! I was right!!
RobCertSDSCascap 50 months ago
10/10 and/or 14/14! It was a very good year...

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