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Name The Year Trivia Quiz

Can you guess the year from the clue given? Sorry if a lot of them are UK based, but so am I.

A multiple-choice quiz by andyme. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
andyme

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
136,246

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

Difficulty
Very Difficult

Avg Score
4 / 10

Plays
2005

Last 3 plays: Guest 222 (4/10), Hayes1953 (8/10), misstified (10/10).

One at a Time - Single Page - Timed Game

Question 1 of 10

1. Bruce Kent retired as the chairman of the CND.
Norman Fowler quit the post of Employment Secretary.
Annie Lennox was voted Best Female Singer at the Brit Awards.
What was the year? Hint

1989

1990

1991

1988

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Question 2 of 10

2. Samuel Beckett won the Nobel Prize for Literature.
John Lennon and Yoko Ono had their 'Bed in for Peace' demonstration.
Rocky Marciano died in a plane crash.
What was the year? Hint

1968

1966

1967

1969

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Question 3 of 10

3. The Reserve Bank of Australia issued the world's first plastic bank note.
Kahyasi won the Epsom Derby.
The Satanic Verses went on sale in Britain.
What was the year? Hint

1986

1989

1988

1987

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Question 4 of 10

4. Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso.
People who died included Tommy Cooper, Yuri Andropov, John Betjeman.
WPC Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead.
What was the year? Hint

1984

1983

1985

1986

5. The new five pound note was introduced in the UK featuring Britannia minus her helmet.
Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman into space.
George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were both born.
What was the year? Hint

1962

1964

1961

1963

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Question 6 of 10

6. France abolished the death penalty.
The Queen opened the Nat West Tower.
Debbie Harry left Blondie to forge a solo career.
What was the year? Hint

1982

1980

1883

1981

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Question 7 of 10

7. The Pompidou Centre opened its doors in Paris.
Kerry Packer coaxed 35 world class cricketers to join his cricket circus.
Glen Matlock was sacked from the Sex Pistols after he admitted he liked the Beatles.
What was the year? Hint

1975

1976

1973

1977

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Question 8 of 10

8. India carried out its first nuclear bomb test.
Chris Evert became a Wimbledon champion at age 19.
Sir Stanley Rous retired as the President of FIFA.
What was the year? Hint

1975

1974

1976

1977

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Question 9 of 10

9. The island of Iwo Jima, captured in 1945 by the USA, was returned to Japan.
Alex Smith became Britain's first lung transplant patient.
People who died were Enid Blyton, Bud Flanagan and Jim Clark.
What was the year? Hint

1966

1967

1968

1969

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Question 10 of 10

10. India decided to go metric.
Mike Todd was killed in a plane crash. He was married to Liz Taylor.
Blue Peter made its British Television debut.
What was the year? Hint

1956

1957

1958

1959

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. Bruce Kent retired as the chairman of the CND. Norman Fowler quit the post of Employment Secretary. Annie Lennox was voted Best Female Singer at the Brit Awards. What was the year?

Answer: 1990

Also in this year, the first Anglican female priests were ordained in Belfast.

2. Samuel Beckett won the Nobel Prize for Literature. John Lennon and Yoko Ono had their 'Bed in for Peace' demonstration. Rocky Marciano died in a plane crash. What was the year?

Answer: 1969

Also in this year, Margaret Thatcher was appointed Shadow Spokesman for Education.

3. The Reserve Bank of Australia issued the world's first plastic bank note. Kahyasi won the Epsom Derby. The Satanic Verses went on sale in Britain. What was the year?

Answer: 1988

Also in this year, 243 people died in the Lockerbie air crash.

4. Upper Volta changed its name to Burkina Faso. People who died included Tommy Cooper, Yuri Andropov, John Betjeman. WPC Yvonne Fletcher was shot dead. What was the year?

Answer: 1984

Also in this year, Clive Ponting was charged under the Official Secrets Act after admitting leaking documents relating to the Falklands War.

5. The new five pound note was introduced in the UK featuring Britannia minus her helmet. Valentina Tereshkova became the first woman into space. George Michael and Andrew Ridgeley were both born. What was the year?

Answer: 1963

Also in this year, we saw the assassination of John F. Kennedy.

6. France abolished the death penalty. The Queen opened the Nat West Tower. Debbie Harry left Blondie to forge a solo career. What was the year?

Answer: 1981

Also in this year, there were failed assassination attempts on Ronald Reagan and the Pope, but not on Anwar Sadat; that one succeeded.

7. The Pompidou Centre opened its doors in Paris. Kerry Packer coaxed 35 world class cricketers to join his cricket circus. Glen Matlock was sacked from the Sex Pistols after he admitted he liked the Beatles. What was the year?

Answer: 1977

Also in this year, the movie world mourned the death of Charlie Chaplin.

8. India carried out its first nuclear bomb test. Chris Evert became a Wimbledon champion at age 19. Sir Stanley Rous retired as the President of FIFA. What was the year?

Answer: 1974

Also in this year, there was an attempted kidnapping of Princess Anne.

9. The island of Iwo Jima, captured in 1945 by the USA, was returned to Japan. Alex Smith became Britain's first lung transplant patient. People who died were Enid Blyton, Bud Flanagan and Jim Clark. What was the year?

Answer: 1968

Also in this year, Manchester City won the Football League Championship and Manchester United won the European Cup.

10. India decided to go metric. Mike Todd was killed in a plane crash. He was married to Liz Taylor. Blue Peter made its British Television debut. What was the year?

Answer: 1958

Also in this year, Brazil won the Football World Cup, helped by a teenage Pele.

Source: Author andyme

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