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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1989

See how much you remember about 1989

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What serial killer was executed on January 24, 1989?

David Berkowitz
Jeffrey Dahmer
Ted Bundy
John Wayne Gacy

2. In what state's Prince William Sound did the Exxon Valdez oil spill take place on March 24, 1989?

California
Louisiana
Alaska
Florida

3. What hurricane made landfall in South Carolina on September 21, 1989 causing $7 billion in damage?

Hurricane Andrew
Hurricane Camille
Hurricane Hugo
Hurricane Rita

4. What structure collapsed during the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake killing 42 people?

The Oakland Amtrak Station
The Cypress Street Viaduct on the Nimitz Freeway
Pacific Garden Mall in Santa Cruz, California
The Bay Bridge

5. Who became the first elected African American governor in the United States on November 7, 1989?

David Dinkins
L. Douglas Wilder
Edward W. Brooke
Carol Moseley Braun

6. Operation Just Cause was launched by the United States on December 20, 1989 to oust what dictator?

Fidel Castro of Cuba
Nicolae Ceausescu of Romania
Manuel Noriega of Panama
Saddam Hussein of Iraq

7. What was the top grossing film of 1989?

Look Who's Talking
Lethal Weapon 2
Batman
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

8. What team won Super Bowl XXIII?

San Francisco 49ers
Washington Redskins
Cincinnati Bengals
New York Giants

9. What entertainer launched an unsuccessful bid to become mayor of New York City on February 12, 1989?

Tiny Tim
Tony Orlando
Frank Sinatra
Billy Joel

10. What popular comic strip was first syndicated on April 16, 1989?

Calvin and Hobbes
Garfield
Doonesbury
Dilbert

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1989</h1><p>See how much you remember about 1989</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What serial killer was executed on January 24, 1989?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) David Berkowitz</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jeffrey Dahmer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ted Bundy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) John Wayne Gacy</div>
<br>2. In what state's Prince William Sound did the Exxon Valdez oil spill take place on March 24, 1989?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Louisiana</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alaska</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Florida</div>
<br>3. What hurricane made landfall in South Carolina on September 21, 1989 causing $7 billion in damage?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hurricane Andrew</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hurricane Camille</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hurricane Hugo</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Hurricane Rita</div>
<br>4. What structure collapsed during the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake killing 42 people?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Oakland Amtrak Station</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Cypress Street Viaduct on the Nimitz Freeway</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pacific Garden Mall in Santa Cruz, California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Bay Bridge</div>
<br>5. Who became the first elected African American governor in the United States on November 7, 1989?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) David Dinkins</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) L. Douglas Wilder</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Edward W. Brooke</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Carol Moseley Braun</div>
<br>6. Operation Just Cause was launched by the United States on December 20, 1989 to oust what dictator?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fidel Castro of Cuba</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nicolae Ceausescu of Romania</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Manuel Noriega of Panama</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Saddam Hussein of Iraq</div>
<br>7. What was the top grossing film of 1989?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Look Who's Talking</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lethal Weapon 2</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Batman</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade</div>
<br>8. What team won Super Bowl XXIII?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) San Francisco 49ers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Washington Redskins</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cincinnati Bengals</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Giants</div>
<br>9. What entertainer launched an unsuccessful bid to become mayor of New York City on February 12, 1989?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tiny Tim</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tony Orlando</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Frank Sinatra</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Billy Joel</div>
<br>10. What popular comic strip was first syndicated on April 16, 1989?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Calvin and Hobbes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Garfield</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Doonesbury</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dilbert</div>
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