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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1987

1987 - the year I graduated from high school

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What team won Super Bowl XXI?

Denver Broncos
New York Giants
San Francisco 49ers
Chicago Bears

2. Whose nomination to the Supreme Court did the Senate reject on October 23, 1987?

Robert Bork
Edwin Meese
Douglas H. Ginsburg
Clarence Thomas

3. What happened on October 19, 1987?

Black Monday - stock market levels fell sharply on Wall Street and around the world
the first National Coming Out Day was held
A young child Jessica McClure is rescued from a well in Midland, Texas after two days
Minnesota Twins won the World Series

4. What was the top grossing film of 1987?

Three Men and a Baby
Beverly Hills Cop II
Fatal Attraction
Good Morning Vietnam

5. What show did ABC bring back after receiving heavy backlash stemming from the show's cancellation in 1987?

Growing Pains
Webster
Benson
Mr. Belvedere

6. Who won the 1987 Masters golf tournament after they chipped in for a birdie on the second playoff hole?

Seve Ballesteros
Greg Norman
Larry Mize
Nick Faldo

7. Who released their first hit on July 27, 1987 which was a remake of a 1962 Little Eva hit song?

Madonna
Kim Wilde
Kylie Minogue
Belinda Carlisle

8. What Nazi war criminal was found dead in his cell in Spandau Prison on August 17, 1987?

Rudolf Hess
Klaus Barbie
Josef Mengele
Martin Bormann

9. Who announced their candidacy for President at a small rally in Harlem on September 17, 1987?

Michael Dukakis
Gary Hart
Rev. Jesse Jackson
Pat Robertson

10. What duo reunited for a performance on Late Night with David Letterman on November 13, 1987?

Sonny and Cher
Elton John and Kiki Dee
Simon and Garfunkel
Loggins and Messina

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1987</h1><p>1987 - the year I graduated from high school </p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What team won Super Bowl XXI?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Denver Broncos</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Giants</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Francisco 49ers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Chicago Bears</div>
<br>2. Whose nomination to the Supreme Court did the Senate reject on October 23, 1987?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Robert Bork</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Edwin Meese</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Douglas H. Ginsburg</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Clarence Thomas</div>
<br>3. What happened on October 19, 1987?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Black Monday - stock market levels fell sharply on Wall Street and around the world</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) the first National Coming Out Day was held</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A young child Jessica McClure is rescued from a well in Midland, Texas after two days</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Minnesota Twins won the World Series</div>
<br>4. What was the top grossing film of 1987?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Three Men and a Baby</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Beverly Hills Cop II</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fatal Attraction</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Good Morning Vietnam</div>
<br>5. What show did ABC bring back after receiving heavy backlash stemming from the show's cancellation in 1987?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Growing Pains</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Webster</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Benson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mr. Belvedere</div>
<br>6. Who won the 1987 Masters golf tournament after they chipped in for a birdie on the second playoff hole?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Seve Ballesteros</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Greg Norman</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Larry Mize</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nick Faldo</div>
<br>7. Who released their first hit on July 27, 1987 which was a remake of a 1962 Little Eva hit song?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Madonna</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kim Wilde</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kylie Minogue</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Belinda Carlisle</div>
<br>8. What Nazi war criminal was found dead in his cell in Spandau Prison on August 17, 1987?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rudolf Hess</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Klaus Barbie</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Josef Mengele</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Martin Bormann</div>
<br>9. Who announced their candidacy for President at a small rally in Harlem on September 17, 1987?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Michael Dukakis</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gary Hart</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rev. Jesse Jackson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pat Robertson</div>
<br>10. What duo reunited for a performance on Late Night with David Letterman on November 13, 1987?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sonny and Cher</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Elton John and Kiki Dee</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Simon and Garfunkel</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Loggins and Messina</div>
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