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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1980

See what you remember about the year 1980 - The start of the greatest decade in history

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. Where did the 1980 Winter Olympics take place?

Lake Placid, New York
Squaw Valley, California
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Innsbruck, Austria

2. Where is Mount St. Helens located?

Washington
Oregon
Alaska
California

3. On November 21, 1980 millions of Americans learned the answer to what question?

Wha'choo talkin' about, Willis?
Are you better off now than you were four years ago?
Who shot J.R.?
Where's the beef?

4. What was the top grossing film of 1980?

Airplane!
Nine to Five
The Empire Strikes Back
Superman II

5. What network began broadcasting on June 1, 1980?

HBO
GSN
ESPN
CNN

6. What two fighters fought in the bout later known as the "No Mas Fight"?

Wilfred Benitez and Sugar Ray Leonard
Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns
Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran
Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler

7. Whose funeral on May 4, 1980 was second only to the April 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II in terms of media coverage and attendance?

Egyptian President Anwar Sadat
President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito
Pope John Paul I
Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev

8. A fire at what casino in Las Vegas killed 85 people on November 21, 1980?

MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Sahara Hotel and Casino
Vegas World
Tropicana Hotel and Casino

9. What company launched the video game system Intellivision in 1980?

Atari
Magnavox
Coleco
Mattel

10. What team won the NBA Championship in 1980?

Philadelphia 76ers
Seattle SuperSonics
Boston Celtics
Los Angeles Lakers

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1980</h1><p>See what you remember about the year 1980 - The start of the greatest decade in history</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. Where did the 1980 Winter Olympics take place?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Lake Placid, New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Squaw Valley, California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sarajevo, Yugoslavia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Innsbruck, Austria</div>
<br>2. Where is Mount St. Helens located?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Washington</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oregon</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alaska</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) California</div>
<br>3. On November 21, 1980 millions of Americans learned the answer to what question?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wha'choo talkin' about, Willis?</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Are you better off now than you were four years ago?</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Who shot J.R.?</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Where's the beef?</div>
<br>4. What was the top grossing film of 1980?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Airplane!</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nine to Five</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Empire Strikes Back</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Superman II</div>
<br>5. What network began broadcasting on June 1, 1980?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) HBO</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) GSN</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) ESPN</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) CNN</div>
<br>6. What two fighters fought in the bout later known as the "No Mas Fight"?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wilfred Benitez and Sugar Ray Leonard</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Roberto Duran and Thomas Hearns</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sugar Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Thomas Hearns and Marvin Hagler</div>
<br>7. Whose funeral on May 4, 1980 was second only to the April 2005 funeral of Pope John Paul II in terms of media coverage and attendance?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Egyptian President Anwar Sadat</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) President of Yugoslavia Josip Broz Tito</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope John Paul I</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev</div>
<br>8. A fire at what casino in Las Vegas killed 85 people on November 21, 1980?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) MGM Grand Hotel and Casino</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sahara Hotel and Casino</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vegas World</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tropicana Hotel and Casino</div>
<br>9. What company launched the video game system Intellivision in 1980?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Atari</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Magnavox</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Coleco</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mattel</div>
<br>10. What team won the NBA Championship in 1980?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Philadelphia 76ers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Seattle SuperSonics</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Boston Celtics</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Lakers</div>
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