As promised, we're going to start profiling some of the questions off of our new 80s Trivia game. The format will remain the same, but the questions will just be that much more 80s-tastic. Since its the 80s and not things that happened decades ago, we'll try and add some pictures and video wherever possible. Anyway, here is today's 80s question: What was Michael Jackson shooting a commercial for when his hair caught fire? Pepsi, McDonalds, Burger King or Dunkin Donuts? The answer after the jump.
The correct answer would be Pepsi. In 1984, Jackson was shooting a commercial for Pepsi with other members of the Jackson family. The commercial involved a simulated concert. During the filming, a pyrotechnics accidentally set Jackson's hair on fire. Jackson spun twice and put out the flames, but the damage was done and he suffered 2nd degree burns from the accident; ultimately, Jackson had two surgeries from it (one to hid the scars on his scalp and his third rhinoplasty). Some have said that the pain medication that Jackson took as a result of the accident started him down a spiral of drug dependency that ultimately killed him.
Below is relatively new video of the accident:
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