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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1980

See what you remember about the year 1980 - The start of the greatest decade in history

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. Where did the 1980 Winter Olympics take place?

Innsbruck, Austria
Lake Placid, New York
Squaw Valley, California
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia

2. Where is Mount St. Helens located?

Alaska
Washington
California
Oregon

3. On November 21, 1980 millions of Americans learned the answer to what question?

Where's the beef?
Are you better off now than you were four years ago?
Wha'choo talkin' about, Willis?
Who shot J.R.?

4. What was the top grossing film of 1980?

Airplane!
Superman II
Nine to Five
The Empire Strikes Back

5. What network began broadcasting on June 1, 1980?

HBO
GSN
CNN
ESPN

6. What two fighters fought in the bout later known as the "No Mas Fight"?

Wilfred Benitez and Sugar Ray Leonard
Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler
Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran
Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns

7. Whose funeral on May 4, 1980 was second only to the April 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II in terms of media coverage and attendance?

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito
Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev
Pope John Paul I

8. A fire at what casino in Las Vegas killed 85 people on November 21, 1980?

MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Sahara Hotel and Casino
Vegas World
Tropicana Hotel and Casino

9. What company launched the video game system Intellivision in 1980?

Coleco
Mattel
Magnavox
Atari

10. What team won the NBA Championship in 1980?

Philadelphia 76ers
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers
Seattle SuperSonics

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1980</h1><p>See what you remember about the year 1980 - The start of the greatest decade in history</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. Where did the 1980 Winter Olympics take place?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Innsbruck, Austria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lake Placid, New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Squaw Valley, California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sarajevo, Yugoslavia</div>
<br>2. Where is Mount St. Helens located?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alaska</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Washington</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oregon</div>
<br>3. On November 21, 1980 millions of Americans learned the answer to what question?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Where's the beef?</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Are you better off now than you were four years ago?</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wha'choo talkin' about, Willis?</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Who shot J.R.?</div>
<br>4. What was the top grossing film of 1980?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Airplane!</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Superman II</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nine to Five</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Empire Strikes Back</div>
<br>5. What network began broadcasting on June 1, 1980?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) HBO</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) GSN</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) CNN</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) ESPN</div>
<br>6. What two fighters fought in the bout later known as the "No Mas Fight"?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wilfred Benitez and Sugar Ray Leonard</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns</div>
<br>7. Whose funeral on May 4, 1980 was second only to the April 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II in terms of media coverage and attendance?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Egyptian President Anwar Sadat</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope John Paul I</div>
<br>8. A fire at what casino in Las Vegas killed 85 people on November 21, 1980?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) MGM Grand Hotel and Casino</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sahara Hotel and Casino</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vegas World</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tropicana Hotel and Casino</div>
<br>9. What company launched the video game system Intellivision in 1980?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Coleco</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mattel</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Magnavox</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Atari</div>
<br>10. What team won the NBA Championship in 1980?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philadelphia 76ers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston Celtics</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Lakers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Seattle SuperSonics</div>
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