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