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Remember the 80s? Trivia Quiz

A great deal happened in the eighties. How much do you remember?

A multiple-choice quiz by arsalanrizvi. Estimated time: 3 mins.

Author
arsalanrizvi

Time
3 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
84,661

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Average

Avg Score
7 / 10

Plays
6772

Last 3 plays: Guest 101 (9/10), GBfan (9/10), Guest 71 (6/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. 1981. Francois Mitterrand becomes president of ______________. Hint

France

Brazil

Belgium

El Salvador

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Question 2 of 10

2. 1982. The first artificial heart transplant is performed in ________________. Hint

Salt Lake City, UT

Chicago, IL

New York City, NY

Charlottesville, VA

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Question 3 of 10

3. 1983. The US embassies in _____________ are bombed. Hint

Saudi Arabia and Jordan

Lebanon and Kuwait

Iran and Kuwait

Kuwait and Pakistan

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Question 4 of 10

4. 1984. The Olympic Games take place in ______________. Hint

Melbourne

Los Angeles

Johannesburg

Moscow

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Question 5 of 10

5. 1985. Anne Tyler publishes _________________________. Hint

The Crystal Heart

The Accidental Tourist

The Finnish Immigrant

The Yeti

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Question 6 of 10

6. 1986. The space shuttle __________________ breaks apart and then blew up after lift-off. Hint

Explorer

Apollo XVI

Columbus

Challenger

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Question 7 of 10

7. 1987. Soviet Premier ____________________ and US president Reagan sign the INF Treaty in Washington, D.C. Hint

Nikita Khrushchev

Mikhail Gorbachev

Leonid Brezhnev

Maksim Litvinov

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Question 8 of 10

8. 1988. Pakistani president _________________ is killed. Hint

Iskandar Mirza

Ayub Khan

Zia ul-Haq

M. K. Junejo

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Question 9 of 10

9. 1989. Nicolae Ceausescu of _________________ is overthrown. Hint

Bulgaria

Yugoslavia

Romania

Ukraine

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Question 10 of 10

10. 1990. _______________ becomes Prime Minister of Britain. Hint

John Major

Margaret Thatcher

Tony Blair

Neville Chamberlain

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. 1981. Francois Mitterrand becomes president of ______________.

Answer: France

He served for 14 years (1981-1995).

2. 1982. The first artificial heart transplant is performed in ________________.

Answer: Salt Lake City, UT

The transplant was done on Dr. Barney Clark, who lived for another 112 days.

3. 1983. The US embassies in _____________ are bombed.

Answer: Lebanon and Kuwait

Sixty three people were killed in Lebanon, and five in Kuwait. Hezbollah was suspectedly involved in Lebanon.

4. 1984. The Olympic Games take place in ______________.

Answer: Los Angeles

The games were boycotted by 14 pro-Soviet countries in retaliation for the boycott by some Western countries of the Moscow Olympics in 1980, which had been a protest against Soviet military intervention in Afghanistan.

5. 1985. Anne Tyler publishes _________________________.

Answer: The Accidental Tourist

Four years later it was made into a movie.

6. 1986. The space shuttle __________________ breaks apart and then blew up after lift-off.

Answer: Challenger

This event, a great setback for the US space program, occurred on 28th January 1986. The crew was killed.

7. 1987. Soviet Premier ____________________ and US president Reagan sign the INF Treaty in Washington, D.C.

Answer: Mikhail Gorbachev

Both leaders pledged to decrease the nuclear stockpiles in their countries.

8. 1988. Pakistani president _________________ is killed.

Answer: Zia ul-Haq

Zia died in a plane crash, possibly caused by sabotage by political opponents. After his death, elections were held, and Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister.

9. 1989. Nicolae Ceausescu of _________________ is overthrown.

Answer: Romania

Ceausescu was a ruthless Communist dictator of Romania. He came to power in 1965, and although he maintained strong ties with the West and China, and distance from Moscow, he was responsible for persecuting minorities while trying to turn his country into a manufacturing giant. In 1989, he was overthrown, and he and his wife were executed.

10. 1990. _______________ becomes Prime Minister of Britain.

Answer: John Major

He took over from Margaret Thatcher, the Iron Lady, who had become increasingly out of touch. He went on to win the 1992 election but he was defeated in 1997 by the new Labour Party candidate Tony Blair.

Source: Author arsalanrizvi

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