The 80s by RalliP

Who was the writer and director of many 1980s films, including Sixteen Candles (1984) and The Breakfast Club (1985)?

Chicago White Stockings infielder Adrian "Cap" Anson is credited with originating what unwritten rule during an 1883 game against the Toledo Blue Stockings?

What delegate's journal became the Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787?

What food item is, according to legend, supposed to have taken its name from a symbol of the losing side in 1683's Battle of Vienna?

What building was completed in Florence in 1581? Originally used as workplace for local government officials, it is currently an art museum.

The Malleus Maleficarum is a 1487 book arguing for a harsh crackdown on what activity?

Fill in the blank of this ~1380s verse:
And specially from every shires ende/
Of Engelond, to _____ they wende,/
The hooly blisful martir for to seke/
That hem hath holpen, whan that they were seeke.

In 1281, a typhoon destroyed the Mongol fleet attempting an invasion of Japan. What is the Japanese word for this storm, a word also used during a more recent Japanese war?

What political leader took Jerusalem in 1187, leading to the call of the Third Crusade?

What survey of his realm was completed in 1085 and 1086 at the order of King William I of England?

What person established the first European settlements on Greenland during the 980s?

What city did Oleg, Prince of Novgorod, capture in 882 and make his capital? His country was known as the _____ Rus', where the blank is a form of the city's name.

What English theologian was the eminent scholar of Charlemagne's court during the 780s? In this capacity he led the effort to standardize the teaching of the seven liberal arts and the development of a common script.

In the 680s, Japanese Emperor Tenmu took possession of what rare object as a diplomatic gift? The same diplomatic gift is also common today, most famously a gift of this type was made to the United States.

The 587 Battle of Shigisan ended a long political conflict in Japan. The Mononobe clan wanted to retain traditional religious practices, while the Soga favored introducing what continental religion?

The final Western Roman Emperor, Julius Nepos, died in 480. He had abandoned Rome five years earlier and so he died at Spalatum in Dalmatia - a seaside city in what modern-day country?

What redundantly-named person was proclaimed Roman Emperor in Britain in 383, but failed to make his claim stick and was executed by Theodosius in 388?

The Jin dynasty unified China in 280, ending what period of divided rule, which had existed since the fall of the Han dynasty?

In 184, the Romans abandoned what major construction project and retreated to Hadrian's Wall?

What sports venue was inaugurated in 80 with 100 days of competitions and entertainments?