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Quiz about A Slice in Time 1980s World History

A Slice in Time: 1980s World History Quiz

How much do you know about the people, places and events of the "greed is good" decade?

A multiple-choice quiz by brewster76. Estimated time: 5 mins.

Author
brewster76

Time
5 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
298,894

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Avg Score
6 / 10

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Last 3 plays: Hayes1953 (4/10), Guest 76 (8/10), Guest 73 (7/10).

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Question 1 of 10

1. On May 13, 1981 Mehmet Ali Agca garnered the attention of the world by doing what? Hint

Attempting to assassinate Pope John Paul II

After changing his name to Freddie Mercury his band, Queen, hit the top of the charts with "Bohemian Rhapsody", the biggest selling song of the 1980s

He was named the first post-Revolution president of Iran

He became the first native Pakistani to summit his country's highest peak, K2

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Question 2 of 10

2. On December 3, 1984 in Bhopal, India, a pesticide plant accidentally released 42 tons of methylisocyanate gas, resulting in the immediate deaths of 3,000 people with another 8,000 expiring within two weeks. Which company was held responsible for what has been called the worst industrial disaster in history? Hint

Rh�ne-Poulenc Pharmaceuticals

Union Carbide

Dow Chemical

Orkin

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Question 3 of 10

3. At the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York the US hockey team astounded the world by winning the gold medal. Which team did the US defeat in the final match to capture the gold? Hint

The Soviet Union

Finland

Canada

France

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Question 4 of 10

4. The first case in which the set of infections and symptoms now known as AIDS was reported to the Centers for Disease Control on June 5, 1981. Noting that cases were turning up in certain infected communities, the CDC orignally called AIDS the "4H" disease. Which was NOT one of the four groups of people in which AIDS was first seen? Hint

Hydrocephalics

Haitians

Homosexuals

Hemophiliacs

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Question 5 of 10

5. Which of these events happened in 1989? Hint

The UK and Argentina went to war over the Falkland Islands

Ayatollah Khomeini offered a $3 million bounty for Salman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses"

The first Apple Macintosh was sold

Queen Elizabeth II declared in a year-end speech the year had been her "annus horribilis"

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Question 6 of 10

6. This historical 'whodunnit' by Italian author Umberto Eco, which was set in an Franciscan monastery in 1327, was the best selling book of 1983 and is the second best selling book of the 1980s worlwide. What is the title? Hint

"The Name of the Rose"

"Pillars of the Earth"

"Foucault's Pendulum"

"Love In the Time of Cholera"

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Question 7 of 10

7. In the summer of 1985 the rock concert known as "Live Aid" originated from London's Wembley Stadium and continued at the JFK Stadium in Philadelphia. The event raised more than �150m for famine relief in Ethiopia. Which former lead singer of the Boomtown Rats organized this massive charity concert? Hint

Mark Knopfler

Elton John

Bob Geldof

Simon LeBon

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Question 8 of 10

8. During the 1980s two Swedes collectively won the Australian Open Singles Championship five out of nine years. (There was no 1986 tournament). Can you name them? Hint

Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg

Monica Seles and Jana Novotna

Bjorn Borg and Ivan Lendl

Hana Mandl�kova and Suzanne Lenglen

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Question 9 of 10

9. In 1988 this country elected its first female Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, who was also the first woman to lead a Muslim state. Name the country. Hint

Afghanistan

Turkey

India

Pakistan

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Question 10 of 10

10. On July 4, 1987 Former Nazi SS officer Klaus Barbie was sentenced to life imprisonment in France for crimes against humanity after being extradited from Bolivia. What was the name by which Barbie was known for his role in the deaths of more than 4,000 people during WWII? Hint

The Blond Beast

The Butcher of Lyon

The Monster of Marseilles

Barbarossa

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

1. On May 13, 1981 Mehmet Ali Agca garnered the attention of the world by doing what?

Answer: Attempting to assassinate Pope John Paul II

Pope John Paul II met with Agca in prison in 1983 and publically stated he had forgiven his attacker.

Answer: Union Carbide

In addition to paying more than $400 million in reparations, Union Carbide was required to build a hospital for the Bhopal survivors and fund their care for 8 years.

3. At the 1980 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, New York the US hockey team astounded the world by winning the gold medal. Which team did the US defeat in the final match to capture the gold?

Answer: Finland

The Soviet team, which came into the 1980 Olympics having won 4 consecutive gold medals, was defeated by a US team comprised mainly of college students in the semi-finals of the Olympic games. The upset of the heavily favored Soviets has become known as the "Miracle on Ice."

Answer: Hydrocephalics

The other "H" group was heroin users. Rock Hudson was the first celebrity to go public with the disease; he died just a few months later in 1985.

5. Which of these events happened in 1989?

Answer: Ayatollah Khomeini offered a $3 million bounty for Salman Rushdie, author of "The Satanic Verses"

The Falklands War took place in 1982. The Queen's 'annus horribilis' was 1992, the year in which three of her children divorced and Windsor Castle caught fire. The Macintosh was introduced in 1984.

Answer: "The Name of the Rose"

With more than 65 million copies sold, the best selling book of the 80s, according to Publisher's Weekly, is "The Alchemist." "The Name of the Rose" (about 50 million copies sold) was made into a 1986 movie starring Sean Connery and Christian Slater.

Answer: Bob Geldof

The Irish born Geldof was given an honorary knighthood (Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire) for his charitable work from Queen Elizabeth II in 1986. However, because he is not a citizen of the Commonwealth he is not entitled to be called "Sir." Nonetheless, the name "Sir Bob" has stuck.

8. During the 1980s two Swedes collectively won the Australian Open Singles Championship five out of nine years. (There was no 1986 tournament). Can you name them?

Answer: Mats Wilander and Stefan Edberg

Wilander won the Australian Open in 1983, 1983 and 1988; Edberg in 1985 and 1987. Bjorn Borg is Swedish but most of his professional successes were in the 70s. Ivan Lendl is Czech, as are Jana Novotna and Hana Mandlikova. Monica Seles was born to Hungarian parents in Yugoslavia. Suzanne Lenglen was a French tennis player who won 31 Grand Slam titles between 1914 and 1926.

9. In 1988 this country elected its first female Prime Minister, Benazir Bhutto, who was also the first woman to lead a Muslim state. Name the country.

Answer: Pakistan

Bhutto was a daughter of former Pakistani Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto. She was removed from office twice following accusations of corruption. In 2007 she returned to Pakistan where she was once again a candidate for Prime Minister. Ms. Bhutto was assassinated in December 2007, allegedly on orders from Mustafa Abu al-Yazid, an Al Qaeda leader.

Answer: The Butcher of Lyon

Barbie died of leukemia four years after his conviction. Barbarossa was the codename for the German invasion of the USSR during WWII. 'Blond Beast' was a nickname for Reinhard Heydrich.

Source: Author brewster76

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