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THE END?

Trivia

Conclusion

How long did it take to write the screenplay for the Breakfast Club?

What are the colors of a Rubik's Cube?

And those were the fads of the 80s. Sure hope they don't return! Thank you for listening to our presentation.

Hint: In between 1-10 days.

Here are a

few questions to see if you guys know your 80s fads.

What actress was in Breakfast Club and Sixteen Candles?

What fashion fad

was primarily

worn by men?

Which of these toys was NOT a fad in the 80s?

The record for quickest solving of a Rubik's Cube is:

a) Care Bears

b) Chia Pet

c) Transformers

d) Hot Wheels

a) Leg warmers

b) Fingerless gloves

c) Members-Only jackets

d) Units

a) Helen Slater

b) Robin Wright

c) Molly Ringwald

d) Mia Sara

Bonus Question:

worth 3 colors!

Name one slang word from the 80s.

a) 5.5 seconds

b) 7 seconds

c) 3.9 seonds

d) 12 seconds

Which of these

artists was a fad

in the 80s?

What movie had segments shown on MTV?

True or False?

What other merchandise of Cabbage Patch Kids was made?

Fingerless gloves were worn by many, but mostly actors.

a) The Beatles

b) WHAM!

c) Backstreet Boys

d) Abba

What famous video game was released in the 80s?

a) cereal

b) shoes

c) backpacks

d) kid-sized clothes

b)

a)

c)

d)

MTV

- MTV launched on August st 1981.

- First network to showcase music videos

- Changed music forever

- Originally meant to broadcast Tv shows 24-7

- First music video played was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by the Buggles

- MTV's earliest format was modeled after AOR (album-oriented rock) radio

- The 1983 film Flashdance was the first film in which its promoters excerpted musical segments from it and supplied them to MTV as music videos, which the channel then aired in regular rotation.

Slang

Top Ten-Most Popular Songs of the 80's

Ace - The best; awesome; terrific.

When something was even better than that it was deemed "Bulk ace" (I'm not sure if this was just an Australian term.)

Amped - Totally pumped or psyched about something.

Herb - (1) noun: A person seen as a quite uncool. A nerd. Taken from an 80's Burger King campaign, where contestants had to "Find Herb" (2) verb: To steal from a person seen as easy prey.

Juiced - to act crazy or stupid.

"Man, are you juiced or something?" this word was created when people started saying "have you been drinking too much juice?" (juice meaning alcohol).

'Za & Brew - (1)College slang for pizza and beer.

-The Police: Every breath you take

-Survivor: Eye Of the Tiger

-Foreigner: I Want to Kow What Love Is

-Van Halen: Jump

-U2: With or Withought You

-Guns N' Roses: Sweet Child O' Mine

-Whitney Houston: So Emotional

-Bonnie Tyler: Total Eclipse of The Heart

-Lionel Richie & Dianna Ross: Endless Love

-J.Geils Band: Centerfold

80's Popular Artists

- Queen

- Pink Floyd

- John Lennon

- Paul

- Survivor

- The Police

- Michael Jackson

- Wham!

- Prince

- Madonna

- Bruce Springsteen

- David Bowie

Fads of the 80's

Music Artist Fads

Music is an art form whose medium is sound. Its common elements are pitch, rhythm, dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture.

Here are some examples of popular artists of the 80's:

Movies

During this decade there were many movies that are still popular today, others were only fads.

Some examples:

Goonies (1985),

Beetle juice (1988),

Princess Bride (1987),

Lost boys (1987).

Say Anything (1989)

Sixteen Candles (1984)

Breakfast Club (1985)

Tv Show Fads

Toys

There were several toy fads during the 80s. Some include:

During the 1980s there were many tv shows that were very popular, but experienced the pattern of a fad and became less popular over only a few years.

Some examples:

Saved by the bell(1989),

Full House(1987),

Cosby Show(1984),

Knight Rider(1982),

Miami Vice(1984).

-Rubik's Cube

-Cabbage Patch Kids

-Chia Pet

-Care Bears

-Pogo Balls

-My Little Pony

-Star Wars Toys

-Strawberry Shortcake

-Transformers

By: Jordan, Jakub, Evelyn

Clothes/Fashion Fads

There were plenty of weird yet popular fads for fashion during the 1980s. Some of them include:

Parachute Pants

Leg Warmers

Stirrup Pants

Oversized Tops

Fingerless Gloves

Members Only Jackets

Units

Intro to Fads of the 80s

In the 80s, there were many fads. Good, bad, ugly, and REALLY ugly. Our first fad section was the fashion/clothes section, since there were so many in the 80s.

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