Decades of Trivia

The 1990s

1 Who committed suicide in Winsom Green Prison In January 1995?

2 Who was found not guilty of the murders of Ronald and Nicole in 1995?

3 What was Washington National Airport renamed in February 1998?

4 In which country did Abdullah II inherit the throne of King Hussein in 1999?

5 Who was defeated by a computer called Deep Blue?

6 In 1997, who became the first female Secretary of State for the USA?

7 Who was murdered outside her Fulham home on April 26, 1999?

8 Which 90s blockbuster became the second film to win 11 Oscars?

9 On which island did Oliver Reed die in 1999?

10 In 1990, who became the first female President of Ireland?

The 1980s

1 In 1986, what became the first city in the world to be completely evacuated?

2 Who was stripped of his OBE in 1988, after being convicted of tax evasion?

3 Which Greenpeace vessel was sunk in July 1985?

4 In 1986, who became the first black leader of the Anglican Church in South Africa?

5 In 1983, who became the first American woman in space?

6 Who was elected as Pakistan’s first female Prime Minister in 1988?

7 Which Soviet leader died in February 1984?

8 What was the name of the intruder that sat on the Queen’s bed in 1982?

9 In 1987, who became the first woman to be inducted into the US Rock & Roll Hall of Fame?
 

10 Which magazine published the forged Hitler Diaries in 1983?

The 1970s

1 Which actor’s remains were stolen from his grave in March 1978?

2 Which former British Prime Minister died on January 14, 1977?

3 In 1973, who defeated Bobby Riggs in a tennis match known as The Battle of the Sexes?

4 Who resigned as Prime Minister of Israel in 1974?

5 Which now annual event was first contested in the Big Apple on September 13, 1970?

6 Who disappeared following the murder of Sandra Rivett?

7 Which serial killer, nicknamed The Son of Sam, was convicted in 1978?

8 Launched in 1973, what was the name of the USA’s first space station?

9 Which controversial musical closed on Broadway in 1972 after 1,752 performances?

10 Which city hosted the 1976 Summer Olympics?

The 1960s

1 In 1964, who became the first American astronaut to orbit the Earth?

2 In 1966, who famously said, “They think it’s all over, it is now”?

3 Where were Marlon Brando, Oscar Wilde, Bob Dylan and WC Fields seen together in 1967?

4 Who opened his first Habitat store in 1964?

5 Which country witnessed the Bay of Pigs invasion in 1961?

6 Which satellite relayed the first trans-Atlantic television signal in July 1962?

7 Which island country gained its independence from the UK in August 1960?

8 Who killed George Cornell in 1966?

9 Albert de Salvo, convicted of murder in 1967, is otherwise known by what nickname?

10 Which actress received the first ever star on Hollywood’s Walk of Fame in 1960?

ANSWERS TO 1990s

1 Fred West
2 OJ Simpson
3 Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
4 Jordan
5 Gary Kasparov
6 Madeline Allbright
7 Jill Dando
8 Titanic
9 Malta
10 Mary Robinson

ANSWERS TO 1980s

1 Chernobyl
2 Lester Piggott
3 Rainbow Warrior
4 Desmond Tutu
5 Sally Ride
6 Benazir Bhutto
7 Yuri Andropov
8 Michael Fagan
9 Aretha Franklin
10 Stern

ANSWERS TO 1970s

1 Charlie Chaplin
2 Anthony Eden
3 Billie Jean King
4 Golda Meir
5 New York Marathon
6 Lord Lucan
7 David Berkowitz
8 Skylab
9 Hair
10 Montreal

ANSWERS TO 1960s

1 John Glenn
2 Kenneth Wolstenholme
3 On the cover of the Sergeant Pepper’s album
4 Terence Conran
5 Cuba
6 Telstar
7 Cyprus
8 Ronald Kray
9 The Boston Strangler
10 Joanne Woodward