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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1985

1985 - I was in the 10th Grade in High School
Let's see how much you remember about 1985

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. In what city did a 8.1 earthquake hit on September 19, 1985?

Mexico City, Mexico
Anchorage, Alaska
Tokyo, Japan
San Francisco, California

2. Where did Pres. Reagan meet with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for the first time on November 19, 1985?

Reyjavik, Iceland
on a ship off the coast of Malta
Geneva, Switzerland
New York City

3. What was the top grossing film of 1985?

Rambo: First Blood Part II
The Color Purple
Back to the Future
Rocky IV

4. What was broadcast on NBC on May 10, 1985 which was the first time since the 1950s that this was on network TV?

professional wrestling
roller derby
professional boxing
National Spelling Bee

5. What team won the 1985 World Series?

Toronto Blue Jays
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Cardinals
Kansas City Royals

6. What song did various famous artists in a group called USA for Africa record on January 28, 1985?

I Like To Teach The Whole World To Sing
God Bless the USA
We Are The World
Amazing Grace

7. Where did Pres. Reagan make a controversial visit to a cemetery that contained the graves of 55 elite Nazi SS troops on May 5, 1985?

Bitburg, West Germany
Bonn, West Germany
Munich, West Germany
Nuremburg, West Germany

8. What was the main event of the first Wrestlemania on March 31, 1985?

Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant
Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy
Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff
Hulk Hogan vs. Vince McMahon

9. What TV show did not first premiere in 1985?

MacGyver
Gimme A Break
Mr. Belvedere
Growing Pains

10. What brand of automobiles was founded on January 7, 1985 as a "Different Kind of Car Company"?

Hummer
Hyundai
Saturn
Yugo

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1985</h1><p>1985 - I was in the 10th Grade in High School<br />Let's see how much you remember about 1985</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. In what city did a 8.1 earthquake hit on September 19, 1985?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mexico City, Mexico</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Anchorage, Alaska</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tokyo, Japan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Francisco, California</div>
<br>2. Where did Pres. Reagan meet with Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev for the first time on November 19, 1985?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Reyjavik, Iceland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) on a ship off the coast of Malta</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Geneva, Switzerland</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York City</div>
<br>3. What was the top grossing film of 1985?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rambo: First Blood Part II</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Color Purple</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Back to the Future</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rocky IV</div>
<br>4. What was broadcast on NBC on May 10, 1985 which was the first time since the 1950s that this was on network TV?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) professional wrestling</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) roller derby</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) professional boxing</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) National Spelling Bee</div>
<br>5. What team won the 1985 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Toronto Blue Jays</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit Tigers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) St. Louis Cardinals</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kansas City Royals</div>
<br>6. What song did various famous artists in a group called USA for Africa record on January 28, 1985?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) I Like To Teach The Whole World To Sing</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) God Bless the USA</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) We Are The World</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Amazing Grace</div>
<br>7. Where did Pres. Reagan make a controversial visit to a cemetery that contained the graves of 55 elite Nazi SS troops on May 5, 1985?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bitburg, West Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bonn, West Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Munich, West Germany</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nuremburg, West Germany</div>
<br>8. What was the main event of the first Wrestlemania on March 31, 1985?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hulk Hogan vs. Andre the Giant</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hulk Hogan vs. King Kong Bundy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hulk Hogan and Mr. T vs. Rowdy Roddy Piper and Paul Orndorff</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hulk Hogan vs. Vince McMahon</div>
<br>9. What TV show did not first premiere in 1985?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) MacGyver</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gimme A Break</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mr. Belvedere</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Growing Pains</div>
<br>10. What brand of automobiles was founded on January 7, 1985 as a "Different Kind of Car Company"?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hummer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hyundai</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Saturn</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Yugo</div>
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