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1. If someone had asked her who she and her friends were, this young woman would have said defiantly: "We're the kids in America!" Who is she?
2. They came from bands named The Catch and The Tourists and became famous playing New Wave and Synthpop. What was the name of this duo composed of Dave and Annie?
3. You can thank Thomas Dolby for the song "Kids Wanna Rock". He didn't write or sing it; who did?
4. In the 1980s, New Wave music came from everywhere, including Canada. Which of these groups came from Quebec and sang to us about the "Safety Dance"?
5. In the 1980s a band came along who showed us that there was more to Australian music than songs about kangaroos on the loose and lost boomerangs. Who can it be now? Oh wait, that's also the name of their debut single so "Who Can It Be Now"?
6. Awash in Hardcore Punk, New Wave and Techno Pop, some guys from the American South stood up and told them all to "Keep Your Hands to Yourself". Who were they?
7. In the '60s you could go ask Alice but in the '80s you had to ask the Mad Hatter. Who was the man who played this character from "Alice in Wonderland" and had a top-twenty hit in the U.S. and Canada with "Don't Come Around Here No More"?
8. In 1985, along came "A Man in Motion" who wanted us to believe he was a "Naughty Naughty" guy. Do you remember his name?
9. This man got his start in the 1970s but had his greatest success in the '80s. He was also adept at music videos. Who is this man who could be "Fat" because he would "Eat It" and "Dare(d) to Be Stupid"?
10. If you like this quiz it's because you like rock and roll. Who told us in no uncertain terms: "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"?
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