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All About 1987 Trivia Quiz

The year 1987 produced great things - especially me! Don't worry, I'm not going to ask you anything about myself...but anything else from 1987 is fair game!

A multiple-choice quiz by guitargoddess. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
guitargoddess

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
253,115

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
8067

Awards
Top 35% Quiz

Last 3 plays: Guest 50 (9/10), chris1162 (5/10), Guest 172 (5/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Hint

Etta James

Diana Ross

Tina Turner

Aretha Franklin

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Question 2 of 10

2. Who won Superbowl XXI? Hint

Pittsburgh Steelers

Denver Broncos

New York Giants

Dallas Cowboys

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Question 3 of 10

3. In October 1987, a toddler in Midland, Texas was involved in a dramatic event that was captured on TV. What happened to her? Hint

she was a hostage in a bank hold-up

she fell down a well

she was kidnapped

she was caught in a burning car

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Question 4 of 10

4. Was there an Olympic Games in 1987?

Yes

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which NHL star was born on August 7, 1987? Hint

Matt Stajan

Alexander Ovechkin

Marc Staal

Sidney Crosby

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Question 6 of 10

6. Which of the following celebrities did NOT die in 1987? Hint

Andy Warhol

Roy Orbison

Fred Astaire

Liberace

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Question 7 of 10

7. Which of the following events happened in 1987? Hint

Nikki Sixx takes a lethal dose of heroin.

Metallica releases "Master of Puppets".

Tina Turner receives a star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame.

Madonna marries Sean Penn.

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Question 8 of 10

8. All of the following were hit singles in 1987, except for which one? Hint

"I Think We're Alone Now" by Tiffany

"Bad" by Michael Jackson

"Like a Prayer" by Madonna

"Here I Go Again" by Whitesnake

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Question 9 of 10

9. Which of the following movies was NOT released in 1987? Hint

Dirty Dancing

Friday the 13th (Part 6)

Three Men and a Baby

Full Metal Jacket

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Question 10 of 10

10. Which of the following television shows did not debut in 1987? Hint

Murder, She Wrote

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Married...With Children

The Tracey Ullman Show

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Most Recent Scores

Dec 09 2024 : Guest 50: 9/10
Dec 01 2024 : chris1162: 5/10
Nov 30 2024 : Guest 172: 5/10
Nov 17 2024 : Flukey: 6/10
Nov 11 2024 : Guest 170: 4/10
Oct 23 2024 : ramses22: 5/10
Oct 22 2024 : Guest 38: 5/10

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Answer: Aretha Franklin

It happened on January 3, 1987. Tina Turner was inducted in 1991, Diano Ross from The Supremes in 1988, and Etta James in 1993.

2. Who won Superbowl XXI?

Answer: New York Giants

On January 25, 1987 the New York Giants defeated the Denver Broncos by a score of 39-20 in Pasadena, California.

3. In October 1987, a toddler in Midland, Texas was involved in a dramatic event that was captured on TV. What happened to her?

Answer: she fell down a well

Yeah, I know, I didn't think things like this actually happened either. The little girl was Jessica McClure and her ordeal took place from October 14 to October 16. She was only 18 months old at the time.

4. Was there an Olympic Games in 1987?

Answer: No

No, both the Summer and Winters Olympics both took place in 1988: the Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea, and the Winter Games in Calgary, Canada.

5. Which NHL star was born on August 7, 1987?

Answer: Sidney Crosby

Crosby was born on August 7, 1987. Matt Stajan's date of birth was December 19, 1983, Alexander Ovechkin's was September 17, 1985 and Marc Staal was born January 13, 1987.

6. Which of the following celebrities did NOT die in 1987?

Answer: Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison died on December 6, 1988 of a heart attack. Andy Warhol also died of a heart attack, on February 22, 1987. Liberace died a few weeks earlier on February 4, 1987 of AIDS-related complications, and Fred Astaire died of pneumonia on June 22, 1987.

7. Which of the following events happened in 1987?

Answer: Nikki Sixx takes a lethal dose of heroin.

It happened on December 23. He was declared dead but was revived by paramedics with two shots of adrenaline to his heart. Tina Turner got her star in 1986, the same year that "Master of Puppets" was released, and Madonna married Sean Penn in 1985 (and divorced him in 1989).

8. All of the following were hit singles in 1987, except for which one?

Answer: "Like a Prayer" by Madonna

"Like a Prayer" was released in 1989, and was from the album of the same name.

9. Which of the following movies was NOT released in 1987?

Answer: Friday the 13th (Part 6)

The sixth installment of "Friday the 13th" was released in 1986. According to my mother, "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from "Dirty Dancing" was my favourite song as an infant.

10. Which of the following television shows did not debut in 1987?

Answer: Murder, She Wrote

"Murder, She Wrote", starring Angela Lansbury as mystery fiction author and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher, actually debuted a few years earlier, on September 30, 1984.

Source: Author guitargoddess

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