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The Decades - 1980's, Part 2
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Trivia questions on interesting events which took place in the 80s.
Question 1:
USA boycotted the 1980 Summer Olympics held in what city?
Moscow
Prague
Tehran
Beijing
Question 2:
In December of 1979 the World Health Organization announced the eradication of what infectious disease?
Small Pox
Tuberculosis (TB)
Malaria
Measles
Question 3:
What video game sparked a huge craze and inspired a TV series which aired on ABC from 1982 to 1984?
Pac-man
Space Invaders
Pong
Defender
Question 4:
Who made an assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan?
Lee Harvey Oswald
John Hinckley, Jr.
James Brady
Jack Ruby
Question 5:
In 1983, riding on board the Challenger, she became the first American woman in space.
Judith Resnik
Sharon Christa McAuliffe
Jerrie Cobb
Sally Ride
Question 6:
In 1984, they became the first rap group to have an album certified gold.
Soul II Soul
Run-D.M.C.
Naughty By Nature
Sugarhill Gang
Question 7:
What company introduced its popular "entertainment system" in 1985?
Nintendo
Sega
Magnavox
Atari
Question 8:
Kurt Waldheim's Nazi past was revealed as he ran for president of this country, but he still won.
Canada
Germany
Austria
Sweden
Question 9:
Nine years after invading Afghanistan, this country began withdrawing its troops in 1988.
Pakistan
Great Britain
Iran
USSR
Question 10:
What country in Southeast Asia changed its name to Myanmar?
Laos
Burma
Ethiopia
Cambodia
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