1989
MCMLXXXIX. It was still the 80's. Hair was still big. Britney was still that innocent(I think...)
Quiz created by: Bill Graves
1. Patrick Edward Purdy killed 5 children at a school in which town?
(#) Stockton, AL
(#) Stockton, CA
(#) Turlock, CO
(#) Lodi, CA
2. Ayatollah Khomeini placed a bounty on which author?
(#) Theodore Geisel
(#) Salman Rushdie
(#) John Grisham
(#) Anwar Sadat
3. Name the vessel that spilled 240,000 barrels of oil in the Prince William Sound.
(#) Exxon Jim Beam
(#) Exxon Sasquatch
(#) Exxon Hazelwood
(#) Exxon Valdez
4. Where did the Chines protests occur?
(#) Tokyo Rose
(#) Hong Kong Square
(#) Tianmen Square
(#) Ho Chi Minh City
5. Which team won the Stanley Cup?
(#) Detroit Red Wings
(#) Edmonton Oilers
(#) Calgary Flames
(#) Montreal Canadiens
6. Name the actress who slapped a cop in Beverly Hills.
(#) Ruth Buzzi
(#) Eva Gabor
(#) Zsa Zsa Gabor
(#) Joan Collins
7. Which iconic television show debuted July 5th?
(#) Seinfeld
(#) Cheers
(#) M*A*S*H
(#) Friends
8. Which baseball superstar was banned for life from baseball?
(#) Pete Rose
(#) Barry Bonds
(#) Cal Ripken Jr.
(#) Wade Boggs
9. F. W. de Klerk became State President of which nation?
(#) Luxembourg
(#) South Africa
(#) Denmark
(#) Nigeria
10. What interrupted the World Series?
(#) Terrorism threat
(#) Loma Prieta earthquake
(#) Strike
(#) Rain
11. Who eventually won the World Series in a 4 game sweep?
(#) Los Angeles Dodgers
(#) San Francisco Giants
(#) Oakland Athletics
(#) Cincinnati Reds
12. Which iconic television show debuted on December 17th?
(#) South Park
(#) King of the Hill
(#) Beavis & Butthead
(#) The Simpsons
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