Chapter 1
The world reshaped in 1985
Chapter 2
Cinema magic and teenage dreams
Chapter 3
Anthems and airwaves
Chapter 4
Pages, panels, and living rooms
YOUR GOAL
Master of The totally tubular world of 1985
Ch 4 · Pages, panels, and living rooms
schopenhauer Newspaper Comic Strips
Open up the morning news, magic in the three-panel views, running with a tiger in the living room!
schopenhauer Bill Watterson's comic strip Calvin and Hobbes debuted in newspapers, capturing the magic of childhood imagination.
schopenhauer Margaret Atwood published The Handmaid's Tale, offering a chilling and enduring vision of a patriarchal future.
BETA
schopenhauer Solve 1985 trivia questions to master the year's biggest music, movies, and news.
Fun Fact
Calvin and Hobbes: Bill Watterson refused to license Calvin and Hobbes for merchandise because he believed it would devalue the characters and strip.
Glossary
comic strip (noun)
A sequence of drawings in boxes, typically printed in a newspaper, that tells a story. Bill Watterson's beloved creation Calvin and Hobbes debuted in thirty-five newspapers on November 18, 1985.
A sequence of drawings in boxes, typically printed in a newspaper, that tells a story. Bill Watterson's beloved creation Calvin and Hobbes debuted in thirty-five newspapers on November 18, 1985.
Quiz
Which beloved television sitcom about four older women sharing a house in Miami debuted in September 1985?
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Which actress played the sarcastic, Sophia Loren-inspired character Sophia Petrillo on the 1985 sitcom The Golden Girls?
Quiz
In October 1985, the first Blockbuster Video store opened its doors in which US city?
Quiz
Which legendary comic strip about a six-year-old boy and his stuffed tiger debuted in newspapers in November 1985?
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What is the name of the creator of the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes, which debuted in 1985?
Quiz
Which Canadian author published the landmark dystopian novel The Handmaid's Tale in 1985?
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How many VHS tapes did the first Blockbuster Video store offer to customers when it opened in 1985?
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What fictional, totalitarian patriarchal society serves as the setting for Margaret Atwood's 1985 novel The Handmaid's Tale?