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Transportation
DelLorean DMC-12
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DMC_DeLorean
Fact 1) DeLorean DMC-12 was uncontested for the top in the 80s Fact 2) DeLorean began in the late 1980s after many delays. Fact 3) The DeLorean DMC-12 became and remained famous as the time-traveling car in the Back to the Future movies -
Technology
VCR's
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Videocassette_recorder
Fact 1) Videocassette recorder is an electronic device that records and plays videotapes. Fact 2) When the mid-80s rolled around and the VHS player had been around for ten years. Fact 3) VCRs can also play back prerecorded tape -
TV or Radio Show
Dynasty
https://dynastytv.fandom.com/wiki/Dynasty
Fact 1) Dynasty is an American prime time television soap opera. Fact 2) Dynasty was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best TV Drama Series. Fact 3) Dynasty was shot at Warner Hollywood Studios in West Hollywood, California. -
U.S President
Jimmy Carter
https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/james-carter/
Fact 1) Jimmy Carter served as the 39th President of the United States from 1977 to 1981. Fact 2) James Earl Carter Jr was born October 1, 1924. Fact 3)James Earl Carter Jr was born October 1, 1924 -
News Event
Prince Charles and Princess Diana
https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/charles-and-diana-divorce
Fact 1) Their wedding took place at St Paul's Cathedral in 1981 and made her Princess of Wales. Fact 2) When Prince Charles visited Althorp, the Spencer Family estate, he met a teenaged Diana. Fact 3) Princess Diana was the first marriage Prince Charles had. -
Movie
E.T
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E.T._the_Extra-Terrestrial
Fact 1) According to the film's novelization, E.T. is over ten million years old. Fact 2) The film was initially patched together from different ideas for separate movies. Fact 3) E.T. is neither male nor female. -
Sports Figure
Roger Clemens
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Roger-Clemens
Fact 1) Roger Clemens was nicknamed “Rocket”. Fact 2) Clemens has recorded a total of 2,590 strikeouts as a member of the Red Sox and 1,014 strikeouts as a Yankee. Fact 3) Clemens was inducted into the Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame in 2014. -
Toys
Care Bears, My Little Pony, Cabbage Patch Kids
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Care_Bears Fact 1.) They are multicolored (care bears) Fact 2.) They were made in Cleveland, Georgia (Cabbage patch kids) Fact. 3) The stuffed animal is based off of a movie (Garfield stuffed animals) -
Actor/Actress
Dustin Hoffman
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dustin_Hoffman Fact 1) Dustin Lee Hoffman is an American actor and filmmaker. Fact 2) He is the recipient of numerous accolades including two Academy Awards, six Golden Globe Awards , four BAFTAs, three Drama Desk Awards, and two Emmy Awards. Fact 3) He is known for his versatile portrayals of antiheroes and emotionally vulnerable characters. -
Fashion
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980s_in_fashion
Fact 1) 1980s fashion placed heavy emphasis on expensive clothes and fashion accessories. Fact 2) Apparel tended to be very bright and vivid in appearance. Fact 3) Women expressed an image of wealth and success through shiny costume jewelry. -
Music
Michael Jackson, Prince, Madonna
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Jackson
Fact 1) Micheal Jackson is known as the “King of Pop.” Fact 2) Prince was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker. Fact 3) Madonna is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and businesswoman.
