The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1981
See what you remember about 1981
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. How many people besides President Ronald Reagan were wounded by John Hinckley, Jr. on March 30, 1981?
(#) 2
(#) 1
(#) 4
(#) 3
2. What was the name of the space shuttle that was launched on April 12, 1981 in the first Space Shuttle mission?
(#) Columbia
(#) Challenger
(#) Endeavour
(#) Discovery
3. What group of people were fired by President Reagan on August 5, 1981?
(#) Internal Revenue Service
(#) 11,359 air traffic controllers
(#) his entire Cabinet
(#) the National Park Service
4. What couple married on November 16, 1981?
(#) Luke and Laura
(#) Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson
(#) George W. Bush and Laura Welch
(#) Lady Diana and Prince Charles
5. What was the top grossing film of 1981?
(#) Stir Crazy
(#) Raiders of the Lost Ark
(#) The Cannonball Run
(#) Stripes
6. How long was the major league baseball strike of 1981?
(#) 40 days
(#) 25 days
(#) 49 days
(#) 1 day
7. What network was launched on August 1, 1981?
(#) Food Network
(#) MTV
(#) Home and Garden Network
(#) Nickelodeon
8. On July 17, 1981 two skywalks filled with people at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in this city collapsed killing 114 people?
(#) Atlanta
(#) Detroit
(#) Chicago
(#) Kansas City
9. What team won the World Series in 1981?
(#) New York Yankees
(#) Los Angeles Dodgers
(#) Montreal Expos
(#) Oakland A's
10. Why was a yellow ribbon tied around the Louisiana Superdome on the day of Super Bowl XV?
(#) to honor our POWs still in Vietnam
(#) to raise awareness for AIDS
(#) to honor the American hostages coming home from Iran
(#) to help bring unity to the country after the 1980 Presidential election
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