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The name of which ’80s video game is derived from a Japanese slang term for opening and closing one’s mouth?

Pac-Man

100

In November 1983 a shortage of which much sought-after toy led to near-riots in toy stores?

Cabbage Patch dolls

100

Which of these ’80s gadgets was originally marketed in the U.S. as “Soundabout”?

Walkman

100

Which auto company folded before the debut of the movie its car was featured in, Back to the Future?

DeLorean

100

What legendary ’80s band famously made venues remove brown M&Ms from their backstage snack tables?

Van Halen

200

Magic Johnson squared off against which superstar rival in the NBA finals three times in the ’80s?

Larry Bird

200

This fast-food slogan was featured prominently in the 1984 presidential election?

Where’s the beef

200

This music video for which aptly titled ’80’s hit was the first to be played on MTV?

"Video Killed the Radio Star" by the buggles

200

In an early use of product placement, Elliot, the young hero of E.T., uses a trail of what candy to lure an alien out of hiding?

Reese’s Pieces

200

What iconic ’80s fashion brand, inspired by a country club, used the tagline “When you put it on, something happens”?

Members Only

300

The best-selling album of all time was released in 1982. Who recorded it?

Michael Jackson

300

Capturing American curiosity in the early ’80s, which of these toys was originally patented in communist Hungary in 1975?

Rubik’s Cube

300

Responding to a question from an elementary-school student, Nancy Reagan came up with which of these slogans?

Just say no

300

Leading to a public uproar, the recipe for which of these soft drinks was famously altered in 1985?

Coca-Cola

300

Played ubiquitously on ’80s TV, the jingle for which of the following was derived from a pretend stutter?

Chia Pet

400

In 1982 Great Britain fought an undeclared war with what nation to maintain control of the Falkland Islands?

Argentina

400

What company’s tanker spilled 11 million gallons of crude oil across Alaskan waters in 1989?

Exxon

400

Ronald Reagan was president of the United States during what historical event?

Swearing in the first female U.S. Supreme Court justice 

400

What famous musical acts did not participate in the 1985 fundraising song “We Are the World”?

Prince

400

History’s worst nuclear accident, the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown, occurred in the Soviet Union where what country is now?

Ukraine

500

What massive object was put on display on the National Mall to commemorate victims of AIDS in October 1987?

A Quilt

500

On New Year’s Eve in 1989, what ’80s TV star was invited to perform his song “Looking for Freedom” on the remains of the Berlin Wall?

David Hasselhoff

500

Who Sung “Keep on Loving You”

REO Speedwagon

500

Who Sung “Another One Bites the Dust”

Queen

500

This singer went vegetarian in the 1980s, he could have dropped what non-vegetarian aspect of his stage name, and rebranded himself as “Loaf”?

(Triple jeopardy) if you give me the name of the artist

Meat and Michael Lee Aday