Braingle: 'Year in Review: 1984' Trivia Quiz

Year in Review: 1984

Test your knowledge of the events of 1984. The questions cover a wide range of topics (politics, entertainment, sports, science, etc).

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Category:	History
Created By:	cnmne

#1 What Indian city was the scene of a deadly industrial accident that killed over 2,000 people?

Hyderabad
Bhopal
Agra
Surat

#2 What television series won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for 1983-1984?

Hill Street Blues
Magnum, P.I.
Dynasty
Moonlighting

#3 Who became Prime Minister of New Zealand?

Bill Rowling
David Lange
Walter Nash
Sidney Holland

#4 In football, what team won the Super Bowl?

Los Angeles Raiders
Cincinnati Bengals
Washington Redskins
New England Patriots

#5 What archaeological discovery was made in England?

Heathrow Man
Lindow Man
Grimpen Man
Charing Man

#6 Who developed the technique of "genetic fingerprinting"?

Alec Jeffries
Bradford Smith
Steen Willadsen
Michael Baillie

#7 Manuel Esquivel became the prime minister of what country?

Uruguay
Belize
Liberia
Philippines

#8 What play won the Tony Award for Best Play for 1983?

The Real Thing
Benefactors
Glengarry Glen Ross
The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby

#9 In tennis, who won the French Open men's singles tournament?

Ilie Nastase
Ivan Lendl
John McEnroe
Mats Wilander

#10 Which of the following events did not occur in 1984?

"Advance Australia Fair" became the Australian national anthem.
The first Canadian astronaut was launched into space.
The Apple Macintosh computer was introduced.
Herbert Brown and Georg Wittig won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry.

#11 In 1984, Kiribati became an independent nation.

True
False

#12 In 1984, the nation of Upper Volta changed its name to Togo.

True
False

#13 In 1984, the Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France.

True
False

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Year in Review: 1984

#1 What Indian city was the scene of a deadly industrial accident that killed over 2,000 people?

#2 What television series won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for 1983-1984?

#3 Who became Prime Minister of New Zealand?

#4 In football, what team won the Super Bowl?

#5 What archaeological discovery was made in England?

#6 Who developed the technique of "genetic fingerprinting"?

#7 Manuel Esquivel became the prime minister of what country?

#8 What play won the Tony Award for Best Play for 1983?

#9 In tennis, who won the French Open men's singles tournament?

#10 Which of the following events did not occur in 1984?

#11 In 1984, Kiribati became an independent nation.

#12 In 1984, the nation of Upper Volta changed its name to Togo.

#13 In 1984, the Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France.

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Year in Review: 1984

#1 What Indian city was the scene of a deadly industrial accident that killed over 2,000 people?

#2 What television series won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series for 1983-1984?

#3 Who became Prime Minister of New Zealand?

#4 In football, what team won the Super Bowl?

#5 What archaeological discovery was made in England?

#6 Who developed the technique of "genetic fingerprinting"?

#7 Manuel Esquivel became the prime minister of what country?

#8 What play won the Tony Award for Best Play for 1983?

#9 In tennis, who won the French Open men's singles tournament?

#10 Which of the following events did not occur in 1984?

#11 In 1984, Kiribati became an independent nation.

#12 In 1984, the nation of Upper Volta changed its name to Togo.

#13 In 1984, the Winter Olympics were held in Albertville, France.

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