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Trivia

The '70s and '80s

1)1991. Apartheid laws are repealed in_________________.
* Madagascar
* Zimbabwe
* South Africa
* Sudan
2)1992. Babri mosque is destroyed by Hindu extremists in _______.

* India
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Cambodia
3)1993. In ________________, monarchy is re-established, and Sihanouk becomes king.
* Laos
* Cambodia
* Thailand
* Myanmar
4)1994. Israeli Prime Minister _______ and Jordanian King Hussein I sign a treaty ending the countries' formal state of war.
* Rabin
* Begin
* Shamir
* Netanyahu
5)1995. With the collapse of the peso, the United States authorises aid of more than $20 billion to assist __________.
* Peru
* Mexico
* Guatemala
* El Salvador
6)1996. Nineteen US servicemen are killed in __________________ when a bomb explodes in front of a military personnel apartment complex.
* Saudi Arabia
* Jordan
* Lebanon
* Israel
7)1997. ____________________ announces that its membership has reached 10 million people.
* America Online
* Yahoo!
* Hotmail
* Netscape
8)1998. Steven Spielberg's movie _____________________ hits big screen.
* Saving Private Ryan
* Schindler's List
* Titanic
* Jurassic Park
9)1999. King Hasan of ___________ died.
* Jordan
* Morocco
* Yemen
* Oman
10)What was the greatest tragedy that happened in 1986?
* Exxon oil spill
* Micheal Jackson's hair catchs fire
* Ronald Reagan gets shot
* Challenger Explosion
11)What major superhero had a HUGE revamp in the 80s?
* Superman
* Spiderman
* Batman
* Hulk
12)Highest Grossing Movie of the '80s
* Empire Strikes Back
* ET
* Raiders of the Lost Ark
* Return of the Jedi
13)In 1979 people were watching the sky for what?
* Skylab
* Eclipse of the Sun
* Halle's Comet
* The Concord
15)In 1974, it was first announced that what was damaged?
* the hubble telescope
* the coral reefs
* the ozone layer
* the nuclear family

Answers
1)South Africa
Apartheid laws established white supremacy over blacks in South Africa.

2)India
The mosque was built in the 16th century by the Mogul emperor Babur. The incident sparked two months of Hindu-Muslim rioting that claimed thousands of lives.

3)Cambodia
Sihanouk had renounced the crown 38 years earlier.

4)Rabin
5)Mexico
6)Saudi Arabia

The bomb was planed in a fuel truck. Hundreds of military personnel were wounded.

7)America Online
8)Saving Private Ryan

Saving Private Ryan was about World War II heroism.

9)Morocco
The same year, King Hussein of Jordan died, too.

10)Challenger Explosion
11)Superman

All these characters went through major changes but none more so than Superman.

13)Alf
14)Skylab

It landed in Australia.

15)the ozone layer
Very few were worried at the time. Scientists predicted more skin cancers as a major risk. The sun was always thought to be good for you.

 

 

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