Dates You Really Should Know, Part 3

15 Points Per Correct Answer - No time limit  

1. All quiet on the Western Front: In which year did the big guns fall silent at the end of WWI? 1917 1918 1919 1916

2. A day that shook the world: In which year was the first atomic bomb used in warfare? 1945 1941 1943 1946

3. A day that shook the world II: In which year did terrorists crash aircraft into New York's World Trade Centre? 2000 1998 2003 2001

4. "It's all bunkum to me": In which year did the Ford Motor Company first produce its Model T? 1888 1908 1928 1878

5. "Buddy can you spare a dime?" In which year of the 20th century did the Wall Street stock market crash? 1919 1929 1939 1949

6. D'oh!: When were the animated adventures of "The Simpsons" first broadcast in their own TV series? 1999 1969 1979 1989

7. Gateway to a New World: When did the Ellis Island immigrants' reception centre open? 1852 1752 1792 1892

8. 'Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee'. When did Muhammad Ali first become world heavyweight champion? 1964 1958 1954 1960

9. And the wall came tumbling down: In which year did the dream of free travel between East and West Germany became a reality with the (metaphorical) fall of the Berlin Wall? 1989 1984 1999 1994

10. In which year did the Large Hadron Collider fail to live up to its hype and the huge amounts of money spent on it? 2008 1998 2002 1996

11. Out with the old and in with the new: In what year was Quebec City, later to be the capital of New France, founded? 1618 1608 1718 1708

12. Worth waiting for: Fifteen years in the construction, when was the Sydney Opera House officially opened? 1973 1948 1963 1968

13. The lady's not for turning: In which year did Margaret Thatcher become Britain's first woman Prime Minister? 1969 1972 1982 1979

14. In the face of tanks: In which year did the Tiananmen Square Massacre take place? 1983 1989 1985 1987

15. The day the dream died: When was Martin Luther King assassinated? 1966 1970 1962 1968