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Which Year Was it? Trivia Quiz

How good are you with dates? Here's a little quiz to test your retro knowledge. Good Luck!

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

Author
amtrakman

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
15,968

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Difficult

Avg Score
5 / 10

Plays
3263

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. What year was heiress Patricia Hearst kidnapped by the SLA? Hint

1975

1971

1974

1972

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Question 2 of 10

2. What year was Barbie introduced to the toy world? Hint

1961

1957

1959

1960

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Question 3 of 10

3. When did men across the US begin dying in a wave of cancer and pneumonia that later would be referred to as AIDS? Hint

1979

1985

1983

1981

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Question 4 of 10

4. What year did Geraldine Ferraro become the first woman to run for vice president with presidential candidate Walter Mondale? Hint

1976

1988

1984

1980

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Question 5 of 10

5. In what year was O.J. Simpson found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman? Hint

1993

1994

1995

1996

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Question 6 of 10

6. In what year was Rodney King's beating by L.A. police recorded by an observer with a home video camera? Hint

1990

1989

1992

1991

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Question 7 of 10

7. What year was Smell-O-Vision created? Hint

1955

1940

1950

1945

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Question 8 of 10

8. What year did Jackie Robinson break major league baseball's unofficial color barrier? Hint

1945

1947

1950

1952

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Question 9 of 10

9. What year was "Playboy" magazine founded? Hint

1953

1957

1955

1960

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Question 10 of 10

10. In what year did the Beatles release their first single in the United States, 'Please Please Me'? Hint

1963

1965

1964

1966

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. What year was heiress Patricia Hearst kidnapped by the SLA?

Answer: 1974

She later joined the Symbionese Liberation Army, with which she committed robbery.

2. What year was Barbie introduced to the toy world?

Answer: 1959

She was created by Ruth and Elliot Handler, who founded Mattel in 1945.

3. When did men across the US begin dying in a wave of cancer and pneumonia that later would be referred to as AIDS?

Answer: 1981

4. What year did Geraldine Ferraro become the first woman to run for vice president with presidential candidate Walter Mondale?

Answer: 1984

the pair lost the election to President Ronald Reagan and Vice President George Bush by a landslide.

5. In what year was O.J. Simpson found not guilty of the murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman?

Answer: 1995

6. In what year was Rodney King's beating by L.A. police recorded by an observer with a home video camera?

Answer: 1991

7. What year was Smell-O-Vision created?

Answer: 1945

Swiss inventor Hans E. Laube developed a smell pack that is stimulated by television waves to produce an odor to accompany what is being shown on the screen. It was not, however, used till 1960.

8. What year did Jackie Robinson break major league baseball's unofficial color barrier?

Answer: 1947

His first game with the Brooklyn Dodgers was an exhibition game against the New York Yankees.

9. What year was "Playboy" magazine founded?

Answer: 1953

Marilyn Monroe was featured on its cover.

10. In what year did the Beatles release their first single in the United States, 'Please Please Me'?

Answer: 1963

Source: Author amtrakman

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