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An '80s Music Trivia Challenge

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1) This #1 song from 1984 had a lizard in its title was by a band whose frontman was briefly a member of Bow Wow Wow.

2) This pop princess, who also starred in one of the biggest movie musicals of all time in 1978, was also the granddaughter of a Nobel Prize-winning physicist.

3) This band, who had a penchant for overalls, scored a major hit with a song featuring a girl's name in 1983.

4) This trio, who had a Top 10 singles with references to JFK and Frank Sinatra in 1985, had a debut album produced by Pink Floyd guitarist David Gilmour.

5) This soul legend had a comeback hit in 1985 with a song from a sequel to a movie series whose first installment won an Oscar for Best Picture.

6) This song was an Irish artist's only hit in 1985 and was later used for a Listerine commercial.

7) This Grammy Award-winning duo expressed disbelief at a young girl who didn't know who Aretha Franklin was in this Top 10 song from 1980.

8) Who was the '80s teen icon (and soap opera star) who had a hit in 1985 about how people confused him with "The Boss."

9) What was the follow-up hit for this Scandanavian trio known for their cheekbones and video for their #1 hit debut single in 1985.

10) This group which first became popular in the '70s had a #1 single in 1984 which featured Thompson Twins' singer Tom Bailey and the New Jersey Mass Choir on backing vocals.

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