What is the name of this singer who co-formed the group "Wham!" in 1981 and began his solo career in 1987?
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What is the name of the person who shot and killed John Lennon on December 8th, 1980?
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What non-human object won Time Magazine's "Man of the Year" award in 1982?
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What year did the Chernobyl nuclear reactor explode?
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How many crew members were tragically killed during the Challenger space shuttle disaster in 1986?
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The Simpsons first appeared as a short piece on what television show in 1987?
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The Soviet-Afghan war began on December 24th, 1979. What year did the final Soviet troops withdraw marking an end to the war?
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What year was the Berlin Wall between East and West Germany torn down?
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What great environmental disaster occurred off the coast of Prince William Sound in Alaska in 1989?
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What U.S. president was elected to office twice during the 1980s?
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What famous concert was held at two locations simultaneously and served as a fundraiser for the famine in Ethiopia?
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What was the name of the first music video aired by MTV on August 1st, 1981?
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This character became a popular hit beginning in 1985. What is his name?
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What are these popular dolls from the 1980s called?
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What year did E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial debut in theaters?
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