EVENTS OF THE 80's
SOMETHING TO DO WITH THE ‘80s
My wife has asked me to do an 80’s quiz as she hates sport, is not good at arts or literature, and science was something she avoided at school. She also isn’t keen on maths, the USA, Europe, music lyrics, geography, history or foreign languages. Luckily she still like this middle aged Welshman! (I hope) Well, what can I do? Here is a quiz that has something to do with the major events of the 80’s... it may not be as easy as you may think. QUESTIONS 1. In what year of the 80’s did the Berlin Wall come down? 2. In 1988 the XXIV Summer Olympics took place in which Eastern Asian capital city and saw Canadian Ben Johnson disqualified in his 100m sprint final after taking first place, for drug taking? 3. It is estimated between 15-20,000 people died in a gas leak from the Union Carbide plant in which city of India, which is the capital of Madhya Pradesh province? 4. Mount Saint Helens of Skamania County erupted on May 18th 1980 killing 57 people, but in which US state is Mount St Helens? 5. On April 2nd 1982 which islands were invaded which led to a 10 week conflict that saw the loss of 255 British troops? 6. Which US First Lady started the ‘Just Say No’ campaign? 7. Which country occupied most of Afghanistan during the 1980’s in a war against the Mujahedeen and other local forces which ended in Feb 1989? 8. What was the name of the would be assassin that shot Ronald Reagan in Washington on 30 March 1981? 9. Where in China did the June Fourth Incident take place in 1989 which saw Chinese students and demonstrators attempting to block the Chinese military in an area of Beijing? 10. What were the two competing home video recording systems that were fighting for the market share during the early 80’s? ................................................ANSWERS BELOW.............................. .................................................................. ......................................... ..................... ANSWERS 1. In what year of the 80’s did the Berlin Wall come down? 1989 2. In 1988 the XXIV Summer Olympics took place in which Eastern Asian capital city and saw Canadian Ben Johnson disqualified in his 100m sprint final after taking first place, for drug taking? SEOUL (South Korea) 3. It is estimated between 15-20,000 people died in a gas leak from the Union Carbide plant in which city of India, which is the capital of Madhya Pradesh province? BHOPAL 4. Mount Saint Helens of Skamania County erupted on May 18th 1980 killing 57 people, but in which US state is Mount St Helens? WASHINGTON 5. On April 2nd 1982 which islands were invaded which led to a 10 week conflict that saw the loss of 255 British troops? FALKLAND ISLANDS 6. Which US First Lady started the ‘Just Say No’ campaign? NANCY REAGAN 7. Which country occupied most of Afghanistan during the 1980’s in a war against the Mujahedeen and other local forces which ended in Feb 1989? SOVIET UNION (USSR) 8. What was the name of the would be assassin that shot Ronald Reagan in Washington on 30 March 1981? JOHN HINCKLEY 9. Where in China did the June Fourth Incident take place in 1989 which saw Chinese students and demonstrators attempting to block the Chinese military in an area of Beijing? TIANANMEN SQUARE 10. What were the two competing home video recording systems that were fighting for the market share during the early 80’s? VHS and BETAMAX If you liked this quiz why not check out the Daily Quiz Questions Facebook page or contact us by email with your thoughts |
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