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What Was The Year? Trivia Quiz

I'll give you something that happened in sports, television, movies, and the world at large, you guess what year they all happened.

A multiple-choice quiz by James76255. Estimated time: 6 mins.

Author
James76255

Time
6 mins

Type
Multiple Choice

Quiz #
122,335

Updated
Dec 03 21

# Qns
10

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Tough

Avg Score
6 / 10

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Question 1 of 10

1. The Arizona Diamondbacks win the World Series. The action series "Alias" debuts on ABC. The comedy "Heartbreakers", starring Sigourney Weaver and Jennifer Love Hewitt, is released in March. The Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City are destroyed in a terrorist attack. What year did all this happen? Hint

2000

1999

2002

2001

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Question 2 of 10

2. The San Francisco 49ers win the Superbowl in January. "Picket Fences" star Ray Walston wins the Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. Mel Gibson's "Braveheart" is released in theaters. Actress Pamela Anderson marries Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee. What year was it? Hint

1995

1994

1992

1996

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Question 3 of 10

3. Evander Holyfield retains his heavyweight boxing title by defeating Bert Cooper in the 7th round. The 100th episode of "Full House" is aired in November. "The Addams Family", starring Raul Julia and Angelica Huston, hits theaters. In February, the United States and its allies begin a ground war assault on Iraqi troops. What was the year? Hint

1989

1991

1993

1990

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Question 4 of 10

4. Golfer Nancy Lopez win the LPGA tournament. "Dynasty" is the highest rated show on American television. "Amadeus" wins the Academy Award for Best Picture. Mikhail Gorbachev replaces Konstantin Chernenko as Soviet leader. In what year did these things happen? Hint

1980

1982

1985

1983

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Question 5 of 10

5. Major League Baseball lost seven weeks and a day of it's season due to a players strike. The TV movie "Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island" airs in May. "Raiders of the Lost Ark" is the years top grossing movie. Howard Stern begins broadcasting on WWDC in Washington, DC. What was the year? Hint

1980

1978

1984

1981

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Question 6 of 10

6. The first baseball game is played at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. "Happy Days" is TV's top rated show. Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" premiers in theaters. What year was it? Hint

1974

1975

1977

1979

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Question 7 of 10

7. The World Football League plays it's first game as Memphis beats Detroit 34-15. The sci-fi/action series "The Six Million Dollar Man" debuts on television. The Mel Brooks comedy "Young Frankenstein" opens in theaters. Charles Lindbergh dies at the age of 72. What was the year? Hint

1974

1972

1970

1976

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Question 8 of 10

8. In baseball, Rod Carew ties a major league record with 7 steals of home in a season. "Love American Style" premiers on ABC. The X-rated "Midnight Cowboy" starring Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight hits theaters. The Beatles perform together in public for the last time. In what year did these things happen? Hint

1971

1968

1969

1970

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Question 9 of 10

9. Arnold Palmer becomes the Masters champion for the second time. "Perry Mason", "Checkmate", "Have Gun, Will Travel", and "Gunsmoke" make up the CBS Saturday night line up. "The Alamo", starring John Wayne, is in theaters. Sports Illustrated swimsuit model Kim Alexis is born in Lockport, NY. What year was it? Hint

1959

1956

1960

1958

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Question 10 of 10

10. Johnny Parsons wins the Indianapolis 500 after it's shortened to 345 miles due to rain. Ethel Waters becomes the first black lead on a TV series in the sitcom "Beulah". The animated short "Rabbit of Seville" with Bugs Bunny premiers in theaters. The comic strip "Peanuts" debuts in 9 newspapers. What year was it? Hint

1950

1949

1946

1952

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts

Answer: 2001

Prior to its destruction on September 11, 2001, the World Trade Center was the largest commercial complex in the world, consisting of seven buildings and a shopping concourse. The most prominent of the structures were the 110-story twin towers with floors roughly an acre in size.

Answer: 1995

"Braveheart" went on to win the Academy Award for Best Picture.
Although they had known each other for about two months, Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee married after dating for only four days.

Answer: 1991

"Full House" ran from 1987 to 1995 and was the anchor of ABC's family oriented Friday night line up.
"The Addams Family", based on the 1960's TV show, also starred a young Christina Ricci as Wednesday Addams.

Answer: 1985

Mikhail Gorbachev initiated "glasnost", gently pushing open the gates of reform that would dismantle the Soviet Union and end the cold war.
Set in Denver, "Dynasty" was the saga of the Carringtons, a wealthy family in the oil business. The series ran from 1981 to 1989 and spawned a spin-off series called "Dynasty II: The Colbys".

Answer: 1981

It was the second time baseball players had gone on strike, the first being in 1972.
"Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island" would be the last time the stars of the original television series would appear onscreen together.

6. The first baseball game is played at Montreal's Olympic Stadium. "Happy Days" is TV's top rated show. Woody Allen's "Annie Hall" premiers in theaters. What year was it?

Answer: 1977

"Annie Hall" went on to win Best Picture at the Academy Awards, marking Woody Allen's first Oscar win.
"Happy Days" ran from 1974 to 1984 and made Henry Winkler, as Arthur "Fonzie" Fonzarelli, a television icon.

Answer: 1974

Many aspects of the WFL, such as kickoffs from the 30 yard line and the goal posts being moved to the back of the end zone, have been incorperated into the NFL.
Piloting "The Spirit of St. Louis", Charles Lindbergh made the first nonstop, solo flight across the Atlantic Ocean in 1927.

Answer: 1969

"Happy Days" was based on a segment of "Love American Style".
"Midnight Cowboy" went on to become the first X-rated movie to win Best Picture honors at the Academy Awards. Director John Schlesinger and screenwriter Waldo Salt also took home Oscars for the movie.

Answer: 1960

Named the "Athlete of the Decade" for the 1960's in an Associated Press poll, Arnold Palmer amassed 92 championships of national or international stature by the end of 1993.

Answer: 1950

The tradition of the Indianapolis 500 winner drinking milk in Victory Lane began in 1936 when Louis Meyer was photographed drinking buttermilk after the race. From that year on, the American Dairy Association made sure the winner of the race received a bottle of milk.
"Peanuts" creator Charles Schultz died on November 12, 2000, the day before the final "Peanuts" strip was set to run in newspapers.

Source: Author James76255

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