| Clue | Answer | % Correct | |
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| B | Band that sings "Livin' on a Prayer" | Bon Jovi | 97%
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| M | The King of Pop | Michael Jackson | 91%
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| J | Former Beatles member who made a comeback to music in early 1980 before being murdered later that year | John Lennon | 90%
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| G | One half of Wham! | George Michael | 87%
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| Q | Band who's lead singer was born in Tanzania | Queen | 75%
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| U | Irish band with the 1987 album "The Joshua Tree" | U2 | 75%
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| V | Band who released the song "Jump" in 1984 | Van Halen | 75%
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| D | Band whose drummer lost his left arm in a car accident in 1984 | Def Leppard | 67%
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| F | Lead singer of the band in the "Q" clue | Freddie Mercury | 67%
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| K | American R&B group who sang the song "Celebration" | Kool & the Gang | 64%
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| H | Genre that bands such as KISS, Scorpions and AC/DC were known for | Hard Rock | 57%
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| E | Lionel Richie and Diana Ross song that topped the Hot 100 for 9 weeks | Endless Love | 55%
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| W | "Here I Go Again" band | Whitesnake | 55%
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| R | American rock band with the 1987 hit "It's the End of the World as We Know It" | R.E.M. | 54%
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| N | American teen pop band with the 1988 album "Hangin' Tough" | New Kids on the Block | 53%
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| Z | Rock band who's popularity carried on from the 1970s into the 1980s | ZZ Top | 52%
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| A | Guns N' Roses first studio album, released in 1987 | Appetite for Destruction | 51%
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| S | Instrument that rapidly gained popularity, mainly in electric genres | Synthesizer | 50%
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| I | Song by A Flock of Seagulls that is also a country's name separated | I Ran (So Far Away) | 42%
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| O | Singer, Songwriter and Actress who sang the below song | Olivia Newton-John | 32%
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| L | Madonna album called "as close to art as pop music gets" by Rolling Stone | Like a Prayer | 29%
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| P | Song that stood atop the Hot 100 for 10 weeks, more than any song of the decade | Physical | 29%
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| C | American pop singer who was considered the "Voice of the MTV generation of the '80s" | Cyndi Lauper | 22%
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| Y | The Outfield song featured in the 1985 album "Play Deep" that peaked at #6 on the Hot 100 | Your Love | 16%
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| T | Song with a famous 2016 parody titled "Mine Diamonds" | Take On Me | 6%
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| X | Japanese hard rock band who performed songs such as "Tears" and "Rusty Nails" | X Japan | 1%
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