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Quiz about All About 1987
Quiz about All About 1987

All About 1987 Trivia Quiz


The year 1987 produced great things - especially me! Don't worry, I'm not going to ask you anything about myself...but anything else from 1987 is fair game!

A multiple-choice quiz by guitargoddess. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
253,115
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
8023
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
Last 3 plays: Lrgindypants (6/10), Guest 62 (5/10), Guest 98 (7/10).
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Question 1 of 10
1. Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. Who won Superbowl XXI? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. In October 1987, a toddler in Midland, Texas was involved in a dramatic event that was captured on TV. What happened to her? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Was there an Olympic Games in 1987?


Question 5 of 10
5. Which NHL star was born on August 7, 1987? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Which of the following celebrities did NOT die in 1987? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which of the following events happened in 1987? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. All of the following were hit singles in 1987, except for which one? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which of the following movies was NOT released in 1987? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which of the following television shows did not debut in 1987? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Who was the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame?

Answer: Aretha Franklin

It happened on January 3, 1987. Tina Turner was inducted in 1991, Diano Ross from The Supremes in 1988, and Etta James in 1993.
2. Who won Superbowl XXI?

Answer: New York Giants

On January 25, 1987 the New York Giants defeated the Denver Broncos by a score of 39-20 in Pasadena, California.
3. In October 1987, a toddler in Midland, Texas was involved in a dramatic event that was captured on TV. What happened to her?

Answer: she fell down a well

Yeah, I know, I didn't think things like this actually happened either. The little girl was Jessica McClure and her ordeal took place from October 14 to October 16. She was only 18 months old at the time.
4. Was there an Olympic Games in 1987?

Answer: No

No, both the Summer and Winters Olympics both took place in 1988: the Summer Games in Seoul, South Korea, and the Winter Games in Calgary, Canada.
5. Which NHL star was born on August 7, 1987?

Answer: Sidney Crosby

Crosby was born on August 7, 1987. Matt Stajan's date of birth was December 19, 1983, Alexander Ovechkin's was September 17, 1985 and Marc Staal was born January 13, 1987.
6. Which of the following celebrities did NOT die in 1987?

Answer: Roy Orbison

Roy Orbison died on December 6, 1988 of a heart attack. Andy Warhol also died of a heart attack, on February 22, 1987. Liberace died a few weeks earlier on February 4, 1987 of AIDS-related complications, and Fred Astaire died of pneumonia on June 22, 1987.
7. Which of the following events happened in 1987?

Answer: Nikki Sixx takes a lethal dose of heroin.

It happened on December 23. He was declared dead but was revived by paramedics with two shots of adrenaline to his heart. Tina Turner got her star in 1986, the same year that "Master of Puppets" was released, and Madonna married Sean Penn in 1985 (and divorced him in 1989).
8. All of the following were hit singles in 1987, except for which one?

Answer: "Like a Prayer" by Madonna

"Like a Prayer" was released in 1989, and was from the album of the same name.
9. Which of the following movies was NOT released in 1987?

Answer: Friday the 13th (Part 6)

The sixth installment of "Friday the 13th" was released in 1986. According to my mother, "(I've Had) The Time of My Life" from "Dirty Dancing" was my favourite song as an infant.
10. Which of the following television shows did not debut in 1987?

Answer: Murder, She Wrote

"Murder, She Wrote", starring Angela Lansbury as mystery fiction author and amateur detective Jessica Fletcher, actually debuted a few years earlier, on September 30, 1984.
Source: Author guitargoddess

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