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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1988

See how much you remember about 1988

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What televangelist confessed to an unspecified sin on his television show on February 21, 1988?

Oral Roberts
Jerry Falwell
Jimmy Swaggart
Jim Bakker

2. Where was the 1988 Winter Olympics held?

Innsbruck, Austria
Sarajevo, Yugoslavia
Turin, Italy
Calgary, Canada

3. On July 3, 1988 Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by missiles from what ship?

USS Missouri
USS Iowa
USS Kitty Hawk
USS Vincennes

4. On August 9, 1988 the first ever night game at this ballpark was played?

Wrigley Field
Tiger Stadium
Comiskey Park
Fenway Park

5. What was the top grossing film of 1988?

Rain Man
Big
Coming to America
Who Framed Roger Rabbit

6. What team won the 1988 World Series?

Minnesota Twins
Los Angeles Dodgers
New York Mets
Oakland A's

7. Who did Mike Tyson knock out to successfully defend his undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Championship on June 27, 1988?

Larry Holmes
Tony Tucker
Evander Holyfield
Michael Spinks

8. What airplane flight was blown up by Libyan terrorists over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988?

United Airlines Flight 811
American Airlines Flight 11
Pan Am Flight 103
TWA Flight 800

9. During the second presidential debate on October 13, 1988 Gov. Michael Dukakis was asked if he would support the death penalty in what scenario?

his wife Kitty was raped and murdered
a terrorist blew up a major tourist attraction in the United States
a juvenile brings a gun to school and kills several people
a drug trafficker tortures and murders a DEA agent

10. What war officially ended on August 20, 1988?

The Afghan-Soviet War
The Iran-Iraq War
The Vietnam War
The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1988</h1><p>See how much you remember about 1988</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What televangelist confessed to an unspecified sin on his television show on February 21, 1988?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oral Roberts</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jerry Falwell</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jimmy Swaggart</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jim Bakker</div>
<br>2. Where was the 1988 Winter Olympics held?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Innsbruck, Austria</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Sarajevo, Yugoslavia</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Turin, Italy</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Calgary, Canada</div>
<br>3. On July 3, 1988 Iran Air Flight 655 was shot down by missiles from what ship?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) USS Missouri</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) USS Iowa</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) USS Kitty Hawk</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) USS Vincennes</div>
<br>4. On August 9, 1988 the first ever night game at this ballpark was played?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Wrigley Field</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tiger Stadium</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Comiskey Park</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Fenway Park</div>
<br>5. What was the top grossing film of 1988?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Rain Man</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Big</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Coming to America</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Who Framed Roger Rabbit</div>
<br>6. What team won the 1988 World Series?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Minnesota Twins</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Los Angeles Dodgers</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York Mets</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Oakland A's</div>
<br>7. Who did Mike Tyson knock out to successfully defend his undisputed World Heavyweight Boxing Championship on June 27, 1988?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Larry Holmes</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Tony Tucker</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Evander Holyfield</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Michael Spinks</div>
<br>8. What airplane flight was blown up by Libyan terrorists over Lockerbie, Scotland on December 21, 1988?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) United Airlines Flight 811</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) American Airlines Flight 11</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pan Am Flight 103</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) TWA Flight 800</div>
<br>9. During the second presidential debate on October 13, 1988 Gov. Michael Dukakis was asked if he would support the death penalty in what scenario?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) his wife Kitty was raped and murdered</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) a terrorist blew up a major tourist attraction in the United States</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) a juvenile brings a gun to school and kills several people</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) a drug trafficker tortures and murders a DEA agent</div>
<br>10. What war officially ended on August 20, 1988?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Afghan-Soviet War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Iran-Iraq War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Vietnam War</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict</div>
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