Braingle: 'Year in Review: 1988' Trivia Quiz

Year in Review: 1988

Test your knowledge of the events of 1988. The questions cover a wide range of topics (politics, entertainment, sports, science, etc.).

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#1 Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister of what country?

Sri Lanka
Nigeria
Kenya
Pakistan

#2 What song won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year for 1987?

Graceland
Somewhere Out There
Back In the High Life Again
La Bamba

#3 In tennis, who won the Grand Slam in women's singles tournaments?

Steffi Graf
Chris Evert
Gabriela Sabatini
Martina Navratilova

#4 Pan Am flight 103 was blown up by a terrorist bomb over what country?

Soviet Union
Turkey
United Kingdom
France

#5 In December, an earthquake struck the Soviet Union, killing 25,000 people. What part of the Soviet Union was affected?

Belarus
Latvia
Turkmenistan
Armenia

#6 What is considered to be the first major computer worm outbreak on the Internet?

Blaster Worm
Melissa Worm
Code Red Worm
Morris Worm

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

San Francisco 49ers
Washington Redskins
Denver Broncos
Pittsburgh Steelers

#8 Which of the following movies was not released?

Rain Man
Die Hard
Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Ghost Busters

#9 The Soviet Union launched an unmanned space shuttle on its maiden and only orbital flight. What was the name of the shuttle?

Baikonur
Buran
Pravda
Vostok

#10 Which of the following events did not occur in 1988?

United States naval vessel shot down an Iranian commercial airliner.
Television series "Mystery Science Theater 3000" debuted.
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi of India was assassinated.
Iran-Iraq War came to an end.

#11 In 1988, Celine Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest.

True
False

#12 In 1988, the Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

True
False

#13 In 1988, the United States resumed manned space shuttle missions after the Challenger explosion of 1986.

True
False

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Year in Review: 1988

#1 Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister of what country?

#2 What song won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year for 1987?

#3 In tennis, who won the Grand Slam in women's singles tournaments?

#4 Pan Am flight 103 was blown up by a terrorist bomb over what country?

#5 In December, an earthquake struck the Soviet Union, killing 25,000 people. What part of the Soviet Union was affected?

#6 What is considered to be the first major computer worm outbreak on the Internet?

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

#8 Which of the following movies was not released?

#9 The Soviet Union launched an unmanned space shuttle on its maiden and only orbital flight. What was the name of the shuttle?

#10 Which of the following events did not occur in 1988?

#11 In 1988, Celine Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest.

#12 In 1988, the Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

#13 In 1988, the United States resumed manned space shuttle missions after the Challenger explosion of 1986.

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Year in Review: 1988

#1 Benazir Bhutto became Prime Minister of what country?

#2 What song won the Grammy Award for Record of the Year for 1987?

#3 In tennis, who won the Grand Slam in women's singles tournaments?

#4 Pan Am flight 103 was blown up by a terrorist bomb over what country?

#5 In December, an earthquake struck the Soviet Union, killing 25,000 people. What part of the Soviet Union was affected?

#6 What is considered to be the first major computer worm outbreak on the Internet?

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

#8 Which of the following movies was not released?

#9 The Soviet Union launched an unmanned space shuttle on its maiden and only orbital flight. What was the name of the shuttle?

#10 Which of the following events did not occur in 1988?

#11 In 1988, Celine Dion won the Eurovision Song Contest.

#12 In 1988, the Winter Olympics were held in Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

#13 In 1988, the United States resumed manned space shuttle missions after the Challenger explosion of 1986.

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