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100

Every now and then I get a little bit tired
Of listening to the sound of my tears

Bonnie Tyler

100

Five high school students, all with different mindsets, face detainment in their school library on a Saturday morning. As time passes by, their egos fade and they become close buddies.

The Breakfast Club

100

a platform game developed and published by Nintendo.

Super Mario Bros

100

a process where your hairstylist treats your hair with a chemical to alter the structure and permanently wave or curl you hair.

perm

100

___________________ was elected 40th President of the U.S.

Ronald Reagan

200

Traveling in a fried-out Kombi
On a hippie trail, head full of zombie
I met a strange lady, she made me nervous
She took me in and gave me breakfast

Men at Work

200

After losing his friend, top pilot Maverick is given a second chance to redeem himself. He struggles to be at his best and also gets romantically involved with his civilian instructor Charlie.

Top Gun

200

tile-matching video game created by Russian software engineer Alexey Pajitnov in 1984 for the Electronika 60 computer.

Tetris

200

a lightweight, synthetic fiber that is used to make stretchable clothing such as sportswear.

Spandex

200

This former president was assassinated at the airport in 1983. He was a Filipino journalist and politician who served as a Senator of the Philippines and governor of the province of Tarlac.

Benigno Aquino Jr.

300

Ah, can't you see me standin' here
I got my back against the record machine
I ain't the worst that you've seen
Ah, can't you see what I mean?

Van Halen

300

Billy's father gets him a pet from China with three very specific instructions. However, when Billy does not follow them, it unleashes a horde of monsters.

Gremlins

300

an action maze chase video game; the player controls the eponymous character through an enclosed maze. The objective of the game is to eat all of the dots placed in the maze while avoiding four colored ghosts

Pac-Man

300

defined by long hair all over with a longer style in the back.

Mullet

300

a family of personal computers designed, manufactured, and sold by Apple Inc. since January 1984. The original __________ is the first successful mass-market personal computer to have featured a graphical user interface, built-in screen, and mouse.

Macintosh

400

Some boys romance
Some boys slow dance
That's all right with me
If they can't raise my interest then I
Have to let them be

Madonna

400

Charlie, a selfish automobile dealer, kidnaps his autistic brother Raymond and tries to manipulate him into giving up his inheritance from their late father.

Rain Man

400

an evil gorilla who had kidnapped Mario's girlfriend, Pauline. In game, the player controls Mario through four different playing fields, dodging whatever_____________ throws at him.

Donkey Kong

400

Why go big and bold if you’re just going to use muted colors? It doesn’t make any sense. That’s why _____ colors were everywhere in the 80s. Plus, the _____ really popped at the skating rink during the black light skate.

Neon Colors

400

The April 1986 disaster at a nuclear power plant in Ukraine was the product of a flawed Soviet reactor design coupled with serious mistakes

Chernobyl

500

Clock strikes upon the hour
And the sun begins to fade
Still enough time to figure out
How to chase my blues away
I've done alright up 'til now
It's the light of day that shows me how
And when the night falls
Loneliness calls

Whitney Houston

500

Teenager Ren and his family move from the city to a small town. He's in for a culture shock and can't quite believe that he's living in a place where rock music and dancing are illegal.

Footloose

500

a third-person action game with racing and role-playing game elements incorporated. The game features both singleplayer and multiplayer. This game was inspired by the 1982 film about a software programmer, who is dragged into the virtual world where he is pitted against a malevolent software. He takes the help of ____, a security programme that helps him defeat the villain.

Tron

500

Whether people just didn’t like belly buttons or they had to figure out a way to keep their pants up without belts, ____________________ were in. Now commonly referred to as mom jeans, these high rise beauties made a statement.

High Waisted Jeans

500

Protests that were student-led with demonstrations calling for democracy, free speech and a free press in China. Troops armed with assault rifles and accompanied by tanks fired at the demonstrators and those trying to block the military's advance.

Tiananmen Square Massacre