Movie and TV Trivia Quiz Questions From the 1980s

1980s cinema, movie, and TV trivia

Whose 1989 Oscar for Glory was the first awarded to a black American for 50 years?
A: Denzel Washington.|

In which country was the 80s series of Mission: Impossible filmed because of a Hollywood writers' strike?
A: Australia.

What sitcom was among the top 20 most watched shows every season during its entire run, form 1984 to 1992?
A: The Cosby Show.

Which Fonda won an honorary award in 1980?
A: Henry.

Which member of Arthur's staff was played by John Gielgud in the 80s film with Dudley Moore?
A: .Valet.

1987 was a successful year for Michael Douglas but which movie won him an Oscar?
A: Wall Street.

Which sitcom, premiered in 1988, featured Dr. Harry Weston?
A: Empty Nest.

What ladies' man was the first person since Orson Welles to be up for four Oscars in a single year, in 1982?
A: Warren Beatty.

Who was the only British actor to win the Best Actor Oscar in the 80s?
A; Ben Kingsley.

Which former child star appeared in Little Johnny Jones in the 1980s?
A: Donny Osmond.

 What actress scored a record 12 Oscar nominations, winning first for the year 1933 and last for 1981?
A: Katharine Hepburn.

 Which movie won Best Film in 1981?
A: Chariots of Fire.

The cast of Cheers appeared in character to celebrate whose 60th birthday screened in November 1988?
A: Mickey Mouse.

What 1982 movie had critic Janet Maslin carp: "The Oscar seemed to have been mistaken for the Nobel Peace Prize"?
A: Gandi.

Which Princess and former film star died in a car crash near Monte Carlo in 1982?
A: Grace.

What 1980s Steven Bochco show won 26 Emmy Awards?
A: Hill Street Blues.

What 1989 movie has Dan Aykroyd note: "Cars don't misbehave"?
A: Driving Miss Daisy.

 What 1980s sitcom was credited with pulling NBC from third to first in overall ratings?
A: The Cosby Show.

Which dancing screen great was born in 1899 and died in 1987?
A: Fred Astaire.

Which former child star appeared in Little Johnny Jones in the 1980s?
A: Donny Osmond.

In 1982 who won a special award for 50 years  of film making?
A: Micky Rooney.

 In which 80s comedy did Dustin Hoffman play an actor who pretends to be a woman to get a part in a soap?
A: Tootsie.

In which year did the first major talk show hosted by a black woman premiere?
A: 1986.

What 1982 movie had critic Janet Maslin carp: "The Oscar seemed to have been mistaken for the Nobel Peace Prize"?
A: Gandhi.

Which film company merged with Time Inc in 1989 to make Time Warner?
A: Warner Brothers.

What was reputedly President Reagan's favorite TV show in the late 1980s?
A: Family Ties.

In which decade did Levi's first use a classic hit to advertize?
A: 1980s.

What TV game show hit it big the third time around in 1984?
A: Jeopardy!

In 1980s' The Cosby Show on which Avenue did the Huxtables live?
A: Stigwood.