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First American woman in space.
Who was Sally Ride?
100
Volcano that erupted in Washington state.
What was Mount St. Helens?
100
Device that changed America's entertainment choices in the 1980's.
What is a videocassette recorder (VCR)?
100
Mineral that can lessen the weakening of bone mass, which women became aware of during the 1980's.
What is calcium?
100
Ex-Beatle assassinated in New York City.
What was John Lennon?
200
American President who was wounded in an assassination attempt in 1981.
Who was Ronald Reagan?
200
City chosen as the site for the 1988 Summer Olympics.
What was Seoul?
200
President Reagan and Soviet leader Gorbachev agreed to dismantle all of these with a 300 to 3,400 mile range.
What are missiles?
200
Substance in the bloodstream linked in the 1980's to heart disease.
What is cholesterol?
200
What 1980's pop sensation band had their Grammy revoked for allegedly not singing the vocals on their album?
What are Milli Vanilli
300
First female justice of the Supreme Court.
Who was Sandra Day O'Connor?
300
In November 1989, the German government announced the opening of this.
What was the Berlin Wall?
300
Pollution problem that was the subject of a U. S.-Canadian agreement in 1986.
What was acid rain?
300
Eight nations met in Finland to ban harmful substances that are destroying this layer in our atomsphere.
What is ozone?
300
What was the very first video to play on MTV?
What was "Video Killed the Radio Star" by The Buggles?
400
African American civil rights leader honored by a national holiday in 1986.
Who was Martin Luther King, Jr.?
400
Site in the Soviet Union of the world's worst nuclear reactor disaster.
What was Chernobyl?
400
Subject of one hundredth birthday celebration in July 1986.
What was the Statue of Liberty?
400
Change in packaging prompted by deaths caused by cyanide-laced painkillers.
What are safety seals?
400
Prince sang a song about a girl in a little Corvette in the shade of this color.
What is red?
500
Powerful Soviet leader of the 1980's who met several times with President Reagan.
Who was Gorbachev?
500
City in which American hostages were held for 444 days.
What was Tehran?
500
Famous comet that made a disappointing showing in the United States during the 1980's.
What was Halley's Comet?
500
New method used for capital punishment in the 1980's.
What is lethal injection?
500
"What's the matter, Colonel Sandurz? Chicken?" This is a famous quote for which 1980's movie?
What is Spaceballs?