November 2026 edition

The 1980s quiz

Q4 / 50Opener15.0s
Which arcade game was the highest grossing of the 1980s?
APac-Man
BSpace Invaders
CDonkey Kong
DAsteroids
104 pts+10

How much do you really know about the 1980s? Put it to the test with Zip Blitz, the quick-fire trivia game - fifty free questions, covering everything from Back to the Future and Rubik's Cubes to perestroika.

1980s · November 2026 edition

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Q8 / 50Opener
Which company's NES revived video games after the 1983 crash?
ANintendo
BSega
CAtari
DCommodore

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Five rounds, climbing10 questions each
1OpenerMadonna, Rubik's Cube and Cabbage Patch Kids
2EasyWalkman, MTV and Super Mario Bros
3TrickyChernobyl, Thatcher and the Falklands
4HardChallenger, Black Monday and glasnost
5BrutalPerestroika, Lockerbie and Tiananmen Square
1980s titlesout of 500
Perfect game50 / 50
High score350+
Bonus stage275+
Power-up200+
Extra life100+
Insert coin1+
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44 of 50 right · six short of Perfect game

You vs Katie B1980s · Easy
412 pts
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You
389 pts
72%
Katie
Which 1985 concert raised money for Ethiopian famine relief?
Live Aid✓GBKB
Farm Aid
Band Aid
Hands Across America

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Twenty seconds a question, and the faster you answer, the more you score. Which company's NES revived video games after the 1983 crash?

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