1982 Reunion Trivia
Reunion Trivia offers the opportunity to share content. Things that connect you to your classmates and your unique high school experiences.
1982: The Year In Review
Michael Jackson’s groundbreaking album “Thriller” was released in November. The break-up of the AT&T monopoly was ordered during January. The first episode of Late Night with David Letterman debuts on NBC in February. The show’s first guests were Bill Murray and Don Herbert. The popular science fiction film “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” debuts in June. The largest cash robbery in History occurs in New York when $9,800,000 is stolen from an armored car. Disney Futuristic Park EPCOT (Experimental Community Of Tomorrow )is opened. Severe recession begins in the United States.
Sports 1972
- San Francisco 49ers defeat Cincinnati Bengals, 26-21 in Super Bowl XVI
- St. Louis Cardinals defeat Milwaukee Brewers, 4-3 in the World Series
- Los Angeles Lakers defeat Philadelphia 76ers, 4-2 in the NBA Championship
Cost of Living 1982
- Yearly Inflation Rate: 6.16%
- Year End Dow Jones Industrial Average: 1046
- Average Cost of a New Home: $82,500
- Average Income Per Year: $21,050
- Average Monthly Rent: $320
- Cost of a Gallon of Gas: $0.91
- US Postage Stamp: $0.20
- Average Cost of a New Car: $7,983
Popular Films 1982
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
- Blade Runner
- The Thing
- Evil Under the Sun
- Annie
- Fast Times at Ridgemont High
- Poltergeist
- First Blood
- Conan the Barbarian
- Sophie’s Choice
- Rocky III
- Tron
Popular Musicians 1982
- Olivia Newton-John
- Survivor
- Joan Jett & The Blackhearts
- Paul McCartney
- Chicago
- The J. Geils Band
- Hall & Oates
- Toto
- Tommy Tutone
- The Human League
- John Cougar
- Soft Cell
Popular TV Shows 1982
- Dallas
- M*A*S*H
- Magnum P.I.
- Dynasty
- Three’s Company
- Simon & Simon
- The Love Boat
- The A-Team
- The Jeffersons
- Newhart
- Falcon Crest
- 60 Minutes
- Happy Days
- Three’s Company
- The Facts of Life
- Family Ties
1982 Top 25 Billboard Songs – Courtesy of Reunion Specialists
| 1 | “Physical” | Olivia Newton-John |
| 2 | “Eye of the Tiger” | Survivor |
| 3 | “I Love Rock ‘n Roll” | Joan Jett & The Blackhearts |
| 4 | “Ebony and Ivory” | Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder |
| 5 | “Centerfold” | The J. Geils Band |
| 6 | “Don’t You Want Me” | The Human League |
| 7 | “Jack & Diane” | John Cougar |
| 8 | “Hurts So Good” | John Cougar |
| 9 | “Abracadabra” | Steve Miller Band |
| 10 | “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” | Chicago |
| 11 | “Tainted Love” | Soft Cell |
| 12 | “Chariots of Fire” | Vangelis |
| 13 | “Harden My Heart” | Quarterflash |
| 14 | “Rosanna” | Toto |
| 15 | “I Can’t Go for That (No Can Do)” | Hall & Oates |
| 16 | “867-5309/Jenny” | Tommy Tutone |
| 17 | “Key Largo” | Bertie Higgins |
| 18 | “You Should Hear How She Talks About You” | Melissa Manchester |
| 19 | “Waiting for a Girl Like You” | Foreigner |
| 20 | “Don’t Talk to Strangers” | Rick Springfield |
| 21 | “The Sweetest Thing (I’ve Ever Known)” | Juice Newton |
| 22 | “Always on My Mind” | Willie Nelson |
| 23 | “Shake It Up” | The Cars |
| 24 | “Let It Whip” | Dazz Band |
| 25 | “We Got the Beat” | The Go-Go’s |
