On February 22, 1980, at Lake Placid, the United States hockey team stunned the Soviet Union 4-3 in the "Miracle on Ice." The Soviets had won four straight Olympic golds and had crushed the Americans 10-3 at Madison Square Garden just days before the Games. What was true of the U.S. roster that beat them? It was stacked with veteran NHL stars It was a team of amateurs — mostly college kids It was made up of active-duty military players Half the team had played in the Soviet league None At 12:01 a.m. on August 1, 1981, a new cable channel flickered to life with the words "Ladies and gentlemen, rock and roll" — and MTV was born. What was the very first music video it ever played? "Thriller" by Michael Jackson "Jack & Diane" by John Cougar Mellencamp "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles "Take On Me" by a-ha None Christmas 1983 brought scenes America had never seen: crowds crushing through store doors, shelves stripped bare, shoppers wrestling in the aisles — all for a squishy-faced doll called the Cabbage Patch Kid. What came with every doll that helped drive the frenzy? A birth certificate and adoption papers with a unique name A $10 savings bond A ticket entering a Disney World sweepstakes A miniature cabbage-scented air freshener None By 1982, America's hands were busy with a six-sided plastic puzzle that had sold tens of millions of copies, spawned best-selling solution books, and even its own Saturday morning cartoon. Who invented the Rubik's Cube? A NASA engineer designing astronaut training tools A Hungarian architecture professor A Milton Bradley toy designer A California math teacher None In November 1984, Ronald Reagan won re-election in one of the most lopsided victories in American history, carrying 49 of the 50 states. Which was the only state he didn't win? Massachusetts Hawaii Minnesota West Virginia None Stumper. In the summer of 1986, "Top Gun" thundered into theaters and became the year's biggest movie — and the U.S. Navy noticed something remarkable happening at its recruiting offices. What did the Navy famously do to ride the wave? Set up recruiting tables at theaters showing the film Renamed an aircraft carrier the USS Maverick Gave every moviegoer a free flight-suit patch Bought the film rights to a sequel None Time's up
