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100

This pop star was known as the "King of Pop" and released Thriller in 1982.

Who is Michael Jackson

100

These blue pants became a staple of 1980s casual fashion.

What are jean?

100

This arcade game featured a yellow character eating dots and avoiding ghosts.

What is Pac-Man?

100

Introduced in 1981, this company's Personal Computer became known simply as the PC.

What is IBM?

100

In the misd-1980s, a gallon of milk typically cost about this amount.

What is about $2?

200

This 1985 movies featured a group of high school students spending Saturday in detention.

What is The Breakfast Club?

200

Brightly colored versions of these leg coverings were popular among teens and dancers.

What are leg warmers?
200

This gaming console, released in North America in 1985, helped revive the video game industry.

What is Nintendo Entertainment System (NES)?

200

This portable music player, although introduced in 1979, became wildly popular throughout the 1980s.

What is the Walkman?

200

A movie ticket usually cost around this amount.

What is about $3?

300

This iconic MTV channel launched in 1981 and changed how people watched music.

What is MTV?

300

This hairstyle was known for being big, teased, and heavily sprayed.

What is big hair?

300

In this classic game, players stack falling blocks to clear lines.

What is Tetris?

300

This global network's foundations expanded in the 1980s and would later become the internet.

What is ARPANET?

300

The average price of a gallon of gasoline was approximately this amount.

What is about $1.20?

400

This sci-fi trilogy began with a movie released in 1985 starring Micheal J. Fox.

What is Back to the Future?

400

These shoulder-enhancing inserts became popular in business and women's fashion.

What are shoulder pads.

400

This plumber became Nintendo's mascot after starring in Super Mario Bros.

What is Mario?

400

This company released the Macintosh computer in 1984.

What is Apple?

400

The average new car cost around this amount.

What is about $10,000?
500

This charity concert, organized by Bob Geldof in 1985, was held simultaneously in London and Philadelphia.

What is Live Aid?

500

This material, often worn in jackets and skirts, was a major fashion trend and is made from animal hide. 

What is leather?

500

This arcade game challenged players to rescue a princess from a giant ape.

What is Donkey Kong?

500

This portable cellular device, released commercially in 1983, was among the first mobile phones available to consumers.

What is the Motorola BynaTAC?

500

The average home in the United States sold for about this amount in the late 1980's.

What is about $120,000?