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		<title>Lunchtime Quiz: &#8217;80s Sitcoms</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14627</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 15:30:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Savage</dc:creator>
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This is the last of the &#8217;80s quizzes. We swear. (We&#8217;ll have to sit on our &#8216;Name-that-Thundercat&#8217; challenge until summer.)
The 1980s represented the golden age of sitcoms. Family Ties. Cheers. The Cosby Show. Small Wonder. (Well, I guess some were more golden than others.) Let&#8217;s see how much network television trivia you&#8217;ve retained from the [...]]]></description>
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<p><em>This is the last of the <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/category/quiz80/">&#8217;80s quizzes</a>. We swear. (We&#8217;ll have to sit on our &#8216;Name-that-Thundercat&#8217; challenge until summer.)</em></p>
<p>The 1980s represented the golden age of sitcoms. <em>Family Ties</em>. <em>Cheers</em>. <em>The Cosby Show</em>. <em>Small Wonder</em>. (Well, I guess some were more golden than others.) Let&#8217;s see how much network television trivia you&#8217;ve retained from the &#8217;80s. </p>
<p>Take the Quiz: <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=299&#038;p=1">&#8217;80s Sitcoms</a></p>
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		<title>&#8217;80s Quiz: Name That Video</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14618</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 May 2008 03:26:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason Plautz</dc:creator>
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Remember when MTV used to play music videos? That&#8217;s not just a nostalgic question. We&#8217;ve taken 10 shots from music videos from the 1980s—can you identify the video?
Take the Quiz: Name That &#8217;80s Video
Relive &#8217;80s Quiz Week.
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<p>Remember when MTV used to play music videos? That&#8217;s not just a nostalgic question. We&#8217;ve taken 10 shots from music videos from the 1980s—can you identify the video?</p>
<p>Take the Quiz: <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=312&#038;p=1">Name That &#8217;80s Video</a></p>
<p><em>Relive <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/category/quiz80/">&#8217;80s Quiz Week</a>.</em></p>
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		<title>Lunchtime Quiz: Name all the original MTV VJs</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14584</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 May 2008 15:30:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David K. Israel</dc:creator>
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The day MTV originally launched with The Buggles &#8220;Video Killed the Radio Star,&#8221; the world changed forever. In the early days, there were 5 VJs who kept the music playing 24/7. Can you name them all in 45 seconds?
Take our Name all the original MTV VJs Quiz and find out.
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<p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?p=1&#038;q=298" target="_blank"><img id="image14583" height="120" alt="quiz_head_MTV-VJs.gif" src="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/quiz_head_MTV-VJs.gif" width="431" /></a></p>
<p>The day MTV originally launched with The Buggles &#8220;Video Killed the Radio Star,&#8221; the world changed forever. In the early days, there were 5 VJs who kept the music playing 24/7. Can you name them all in 45 seconds?</p>
<p>Take our <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?p=1&#038;q=298" target="_blank">Name all the original MTV VJs Quiz</a> and find out.</p>
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		<title>Lunchtime Quiz: &#8217;80s Bestsellers</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14558</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 18:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Fernandes</dc:creator>
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I’ve already noted Stephen King’s enormous popularity in the 1980s (see “KING of the Eighties” quiz), but it was a lucrative decade for many of his fellow writers, as well.  How many do you remember?  Try our True/False quiz based on the plethora of novels that débuted in the eighties.
Take the quiz now: [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=309&#038;p=1"><img width="431" height="120" alt="quiz_head_litpot2.gif" id="image14557" src="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/quiz_head_litpot2.gif" /></a></p>
<p>I’ve already noted Stephen King’s enormous popularity in the 1980s (see <a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=277&#038;p=1">“KING of the Eighties” quiz</a>), but it was a lucrative decade for many of his fellow writers, as well.  How many do you remember?  Try our True/False quiz based on the plethora of novels that débuted in the eighties.</p>
<p>Take the quiz now: <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=309&#038;p=1">Literature Potpourri-&#8217;80s Bestsellers</a></p>
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		<title>Lunchtime Quiz/Book Giveaway: Guns N&#8217; Roses</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14562</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 15:54:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Brett Savage</dc:creator>
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Appetite for Destruction was the first cassette tape that I owned. It was given to me by my cousin Michael, who had &#8220;dubbed&#8221; over the Kiss album Animalize in order to provide me with &#8220;the best tape in years.&#8221; Needless to say—he was right, it totally rocked.

My interest in Guns N&#8217; Roses horrified my parents [...]]]></description>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=284&#038;p=1"><img width="432" height="120" id="image14561" alt="quiz_head_GNR.jpg" src="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/quiz_head_GNR.jpg" /></a></p>
<p><img alt="recklessroad.jpg" id="image14563" src="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/recklessroad.jpg" /><em>Appetite for Destruction</em> was the first cassette tape that I owned. It was given to me by my cousin Michael, who had &#8220;dubbed&#8221; over the Kiss album <em>Animalize</em> in order to provide me with &#8220;the best tape in years.&#8221; Needless to say—he was right, it totally rocked.<br />
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My interest in Guns N&#8217; Roses horrified my parents (naturally) because they were concerned about the negative impact the explicit lyrics would have on my impressionable mind. These concerns ultimately proved groundless. I don&#8217;t use excessive profanity, and the events of my life have never been reflective of any situations depicted in GNR songs. But whenever I need a taste of musical hedonism blaring at soul-crushing volumes (often), I know exactly what album to pop on. How well do you know the band that helped define rock music in the 80s?</p>
<p>Take the Quiz: <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=284&#038;p=1">Who Was Mr. Brownstone?</a></p>
<p>Then come back and let us know how you fared. One lucky commenter, chosen at random, will win a copy of <em><a target="_blank" href="http://recklessroad.com/">Reckless Road</a>: Guns N&#8217; Roses and the Making of Appetite for Destruction</em>.</p>
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		<title>Lunchtime Quiz: MacGyver</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14555</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2008 15:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Stacy Conradt</dc:creator>
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We&#8217;ve got a bunch of quizzes for you today, so let&#8217;s get started a little earlier than usual. If you watched television at all in the 80s, chances are you caught a glimpse of MacGyver.  Therefore, you have 60 seconds to complete this quiz using only your brain, one shoelace, a used postage stamp [...]]]></description>
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<p><a target="_blank" href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=311&#038;p=1"><img width="431" height="120" alt="macgyver.jpg" id="image14554" src="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/05/macgyver.jpg" /></a></p>
<p>We&#8217;ve got a bunch of quizzes for you today, so let&#8217;s get started a little earlier than usual. If you watched television at all in the 80s, chances are you caught a glimpse of <em>MacGyver</em>.  Therefore, you have 60 seconds to complete this quiz using only your brain, one shoelace, a used postage stamp and a binder clip.  How will you type?  That&#8217;s up to you to figure out.  GO.</p>
<p>Take Our <a target="_blank" href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=311&#038;p=1">MacGyver Quiz</a></p>
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		<title>Lunchtime Quiz: King of the Eighties</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14446</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 18:30:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Terry Fernandes</dc:creator>
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The guys in their pastel shirts and Ray-Bans and the girls with their big hair and shoulder pads occasionally took a break from partying in the 80s.  Those looking to relax with a good book often picked up a Stephen King novel, devouring the goriest bits with gusto.  Despite King&#8217;s destructive addictions during [...]]]></description>
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<p><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=277&#038;p=1"><img width="431" height="120" alt="quiz_head_stephenking.gif" id="image14445" src="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/quiz_head_stephenking.gif" /></a></p>
<p>The guys in their pastel shirts and Ray-Bans and the girls with their big hair and shoulder pads occasionally took a break from partying in the 80s.  Those looking to relax with a good book often picked up a Stephen King novel, devouring the goriest bits with gusto.  Despite King&#8217;s destructive addictions during the 80s, he managed to churn out numerous best-sellers.  Test your smarts with our literary quiz on the &#8220;<a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=277&#038;p=1">King of the Eighties</a>.&#8221;</p>
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		<title>Lunchtime Quiz: Scandal-Gate—The 1980s</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14511</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:30:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kara Kovalchik</dc:creator>
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In the early 1980s, Scandal was the name of a rock band featuring lead vocalist Patty Smyth. But by the end of the decade, &#8220;scandal&#8221; was a word that had been branded onto a series of sensationalist happenings that involved people who are &#8211; or would become &#8211; famous. And even though the names were [...]]]></description>
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<p>In the early 1980s, Scandal was the name of a rock band featuring lead vocalist Patty Smyth. But by the end of the decade, &#8220;scandal&#8221; was a word that had been branded onto a series of sensationalist happenings that involved people who are &#8211; or would become &#8211; famous. And even though the names were all over the news back then, it may be difficult to remember who did what some quarter-century later.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=313&#038;p=1" target="_blank">See if you can match the name to the scandal.</a> Then return here and post your score. Or you can lie about it and say that your gardener has been blackmailing you. What? You don&#8217;t have a gardener? Hmmmm&#8230;</p>
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		<title>Lunchtime Quiz: Bob Ross</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14448</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:30:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Andréa Fernandes</dc:creator>
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You may know about Bob Ross&#8217; soothing voice or curly hair, but how much do you really know about the famous 1980s public television painter?
Take the Happy Little Quiz now to find out! Then, come back here and let us know how you did!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img id="image14444" height="60" alt="bloghead_80slunchtimequiz.gif" src="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/bloghead_80slunchtimequiz.gif" width="431" /></p>
<p><a href="http://mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=297&#038;p=1"><img id="image14447" height="120" alt="Happy Quiz.gif" src="http://www.mentalfloss.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/Happy%20Quiz.gif" width="431" /></a></p>
<p>You may know about Bob Ross&#8217; soothing voice or curly hair, but how much do you <em>really</em> know about the famous 1980s public television painter?</p>
<p>Take <a href="http://mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=297&#038;p=1">the Happy Little Quiz</a> now to find out! Then, come back here and let us know how you did!</p>
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		<title>Lunchtime Quiz: Back to the Future</title>
		<link>http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/14466</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:30:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jason English</dc:creator>
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No celebration of the 1980s would be complete without discussing the Back to the Future franchise—the trilogy that made a generation of kids crave hoverboards,  roof-hinged car doors and Huey Lewis cassette tapes. Turn the time circuits on and see how well you remember Hill Valley, circa 1985. (And 1955. And 2015. And 1885.) [...]]]></description>
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<p>No celebration of the 1980s would be complete without discussing the <em>Back to the Future</em> franchise—the trilogy that made a generation of kids crave hoverboards,  roof-hinged car doors and Huey Lewis cassette tapes. Turn the time circuits on and see how well you remember Hill Valley, circa 1985. (And 1955. And 2015. And 1885.) </p>
<p><a href="http://www.mentalfloss.com/quiz/quiz.php?q=310&#038;p=1">Back to the Future: The Quiz</a></p>
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