How Well Do You Really Know 1985?

By: Abby Seeskin
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1985 was a year of amazing music, fashion choices and career-defining movie releases. But how well do you really know this iconic year? It was the year that Marty McFly traveled Back to the Future, Tom Cruise ran around in his underwear as Joel Goodsen in Risky Business, and Tears for Fears hit the charts with "Everybody Wants to Rule the World." Do you remember 1985's top alternative rock album by The Replacements, its star-studded Christmas classic "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town", or who won that year's Orange Bowl?

Think you know 1985 better than anyone else? Put your knowledge to the test and see what treasures of this transformative era you can uncover. After all, it widely shaped the culture we live in today!