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A to Z by Decade: 1980s

For each letter of the alphabet, guess the associated clue relating to major events and pop culture in the 80s.
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Letter
Clue
Answer
A
Star of Terminator and Conan the Barbarian
Arnold Schwarzenegger
B
Wall separating the west from the Iron Curtain which was torn down in 1989, sparking the end of the Cold War
Berlin Wall
C
Drug which swept through the streets of the United States, leading to an epidemic in the 1980s
Crack cocaine
D
South African archbishop awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1984 for his opposition to apartheid
Desmond Tutu
E
1982 film about an alien with a love for Reese’s Pieces
E.T.
F
1986 classic starring Matthew Broderick as the titular character
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
G
Caribbean country invaded by the United States in 1983
Grenada
H
Virus discovered in 1984 which led to AIDS
HIV
I
Massive, global “network of networks” which was first opened in 1983
Internet
J
1984 Van Halen hit
Jump
K
Sport which Mr. Miyagi taught young Daniel
Karate
L
Major concert held in 1985 to provide relief for the famine in Ethiopia
Live Aid
M
Fast food chain which released the McDLT in 1985
McDonald’s
N
Controversial 1985 rebrand of a popular soft drink
New Coke
O
Environmental disaster which occurred in Alaska’s Prince William Sound in 1989
Oil spill
P
1984 hit by Prince
Purple Rain
Q
Province which held its first independence referendum in 1980
Quebec
R
US president who won in a landslide election in 1984, winning every single state except for Minnesota
Ronald Reagan
S
Country which was famously beaten in ice hockey by the United States at the 1980 Winter Olympics
Soviet Union
T
Site where the Chinese government massacred protesters in 1989
Tiananmen Square
U
1981 collaboration between David Bowie and Queen
Under Pressure
V
Bugles song which played on the first MTV broadcast in 1981, signaling a new era in entertainment
Video Killed the Radio Star
W
Charity hit single recorded in 1985 as a collaboration between several famous musicians
We Are The World
X
Whimsical instrument featured in The Cure’s Close to Me
Xylophone
Y
Country which split apart in the years following its leader’s death in 1980
Yugoslavia
Z
Band behind Sharp Dressed Man and Gimmie All Your Lovin’
ZZ Top
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