1984
Was George Orwell right? Were we immersed in double-speak? Double-plus ungood!!
Quiz created by: Bill Graves
1. Which team won the Super Bowl?
(#) Washington Redskins
(#) Oakland Raiders
(#) San Francisco 49'ers
(#) Los Angeles Raiders
2. Where did the Olympics take place?
(#) Sarajevo
(#) Toronto
(#) Bern
(#) Salt Lake City
3. Which nation accused Iraq of using chemical weapons?
(#) United States
(#) Iran
(#) Kuwait
(#) Israel
4. What nationality were the gunmen who took Israeli Bus #300 hostage?
(#) Israeli
(#) Iranian
(#) Palestinian
(#) German
5. Which nation boycotted the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles?
(#) Soviet Union
(#) East Germany
(#) Iran
(#) Canada
6. John Napier Turner became the 17th Prime Minister of which nation?
(#) Great Britain
(#) New Zealand
(#) Australia
(#) Canada
7. Who was the Democratic nominee for President of the U.S?
(#) Geraldine Ferraro
(#) Michael Dukakis
(#) Jimmy Carter
(#) Walter Mondale
8. Who said 'We being bombing in 5 minutes'?
(#) Alexander Haig
(#) Ronald Reagan
(#) Richard Nixon
(#) George Bush
9. Which nation agreed to return Hong Kong to China in 1997?
(#) United Kingdom
(#) United States
(#) Japan
(#) Taiwan
10. Name the Indian Prime Minster assassinated by security guards.
(#) Mohandas Gandhi
(#) Morarji Desai
(#) Mohandas Gandhi
(#) Indira Gandhi
11. Who won the U.S. Presidential election?
(#) George Bush
(#) Walter Mondale
(#) Jimmy Carter
(#) Ronald Reagan
12. Who shot 4 youths on a train in The Bronx while they tried to rob him?
(#) Jeffrey Dahmer
(#) Bernhard Goetz
(#) Charles Bronson
(#) Barry Allen
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