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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1982

See if you can answer these questions about 1982

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1982?

On Golden Pond
Rocky III
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Porky's

2. What network was launched on May 2, 1982?

The Golf Channel
Animal Planet
A and E Network
The Weather Channel

3. What video game television game show debut on December 27, 1982?

VideoQuest
Going for the Quarters
Arcademania
Starcade

4. Who became the leader of the Soviet Union on November 12, 1982?

Mikhail Gorbachev
Konstanin Chernenko
Yakov Smirnoff
Yuri Andropov

5. A memorial to those who fought in this war was dedicated in Washington D.C. on November 13, 1982?

World War I
Vietnam War
World War II
Korean War

6. Who became the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart on December 2, 1982?

William Schroeder
Robert Jarvik
Barney Clark
Mr. H. Karp

7. Who won the 1982 Indianapolis 500?

Gordon Johncock
Tom Sneva
Rick Mears
Mario Andretti

8. Where was the 1982 World's Fair?

Denver, Colorado
Mexico City, Mexico
Knoxville, Tennessee
Vancouver, Canada

9. Who was Time Magazine's Man of the Year for 1982?

Nobody, they gave the honor to the computer
Pope John Paul II
President Ronald Reagan
Margaret Thatcher

10. How long was the NFL Players Strike of 1982?

2 weeks
3 months
1 month
57 days

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1982</h1><p>See if you can answer these questions about 1982</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What was the top grossing film of 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) On Golden Pond</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rocky III</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Porky's</div>
<br>2. What network was launched on May 2, 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Golf Channel</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Animal Planet</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A and E Network</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Weather Channel</div>
<br>3. What video game television game show debut on December 27, 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) VideoQuest</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Going for the Quarters</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Arcademania</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Starcade</div>
<br>4. Who became the leader of the Soviet Union on November 12, 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mikhail Gorbachev</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Konstanin Chernenko</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Yakov Smirnoff</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Yuri Andropov</div>
<br>5. A memorial to those who fought in this war was dedicated in Washington D.C. on November 13, 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) World War I</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vietnam War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) World War II</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Korean War</div>
<br>6. Who became the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart on December 2, 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Schroeder</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Robert Jarvik</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Barney Clark</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mr. H. Karp</div>
<br>7. Who won the 1982 Indianapolis 500?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gordon Johncock</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tom Sneva</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rick Mears</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mario Andretti</div>
<br>8. Where was the 1982 World's Fair?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Denver, Colorado</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mexico City, Mexico</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Knoxville, Tennessee</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vancouver, Canada</div>
<br>9. Who was Time Magazine's Man of the Year for 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nobody, they gave the honor to the computer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope John Paul II</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) President Ronald Reagan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Margaret Thatcher</div>
<br>10. How long was the NFL Players Strike of 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 2 weeks</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 3 months</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1 month</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 57 days</div>
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