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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1982

See if you can answer these questions about 1982

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 1982?

Porky's
On Golden Pond
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Rocky III

2. What network was launched on May 2, 1982?

A and E Network
The Weather Channel
Animal Planet
The Golf Channel

3. What video game television game show debut on December 27, 1982?

Starcade
VideoQuest
Arcademania
Going for the Quarters

4. Who became the leader of the Soviet Union on November 12, 1982?

Mikhail Gorbachev
Yakov Smirnoff
Yuri Andropov
Konstanin Chernenko

5. A memorial to those who fought in this war was dedicated in Washington D.C. on November 13, 1982?

Korean War
World War I
World War II
Vietnam War

6. Who became the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart on December 2, 1982?

William Schroeder
Barney Clark
Mr. H. Karp
Robert Jarvik

7. Who won the 1982 Indianapolis 500?

Mario Andretti
Tom Sneva
Gordon Johncock
Rick Mears

8. Where was the 1982 World's Fair?

Knoxville, Tennessee
Mexico City, Mexico
Denver, Colorado
Vancouver, Canada

9. Who was Time Magazine's Man of the Year for 1982?

Margaret Thatcher
President Ronald Reagan
Nobody, they gave the honor to the computer
Pope John Paul II

10. How long was the NFL Players Strike of 1982?

57 days
3 months
1 month
2 weeks

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1982</h1><p>See if you can answer these questions about 1982</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What was the top grossing film of 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Porky's</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) On Golden Pond</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rocky III</div>
<br>2. What network was launched on May 2, 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) A and E Network</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Weather Channel</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Animal Planet</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Golf Channel</div>
<br>3. What video game television game show debut on December 27, 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Starcade</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) VideoQuest</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Arcademania</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Going for the Quarters</div>
<br>4. Who became the leader of the Soviet Union on November 12, 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mikhail Gorbachev</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Yakov Smirnoff</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Yuri Andropov</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Konstanin Chernenko</div>
<br>5. A memorial to those who fought in this war was dedicated in Washington D.C. on November 13, 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Korean War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) World War I</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) World War II</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vietnam War</div>
<br>6. Who became the first person to receive a permanent artificial heart on December 2, 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Schroeder</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Barney Clark</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mr. H. Karp</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Robert Jarvik</div>
<br>7. Who won the 1982 Indianapolis 500?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mario Andretti</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tom Sneva</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gordon Johncock</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rick Mears</div>
<br>8. Where was the 1982 World's Fair?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Knoxville, Tennessee</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mexico City, Mexico</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Denver, Colorado</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Vancouver, Canada</div>
<br>9. Who was Time Magazine's Man of the Year for 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Margaret Thatcher</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) President Ronald Reagan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Nobody, they gave the honor to the computer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pope John Paul II</div>
<br>10. How long was the NFL Players Strike of 1982?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 57 days</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 3 months</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 1 month</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 2 weeks</div>
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