The Ultimate Year Quiz - 1989
See how much you remember about 1989
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What serial killer was executed on January 24, 1989?
(#) David Berkowitz
(#) Jeffrey Dahmer
(#) Ted Bundy
(#) John Wayne Gacy
2. In what state's Prince William Sound did the Exxon Valdez oil spill take place on March 24, 1989?
(#) California
(#) Louisiana
(#) Florida
(#) Alaska
3. What hurricane made landfall in South Carolina on September 21, 1989 causing $7 billion in damage?
(#) Hurricane Hugo
(#) Hurricane Andrew
(#) Hurricane Rita
(#) Hurricane Camille
4. What structure collapsed during the October 17, 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake killing 42 people?
(#) Pacific Garden Mall in Santa Cruz, California
(#) The Oakland Amtrak Station
(#) The Cypress Street Viaduct on the Nimitz Freeway
(#) The Bay Bridge
5. Who became the first elected African American governor in the United States on November 7, 1989?
(#) David Dinkins
(#) Edward W. Brooke
(#) Carol Moseley Braun
(#) L. Douglas Wilder
6. Operation Just Cause was launched by the United States on December 20, 1989 to oust what dictator?
(#) Fidel Castro of Cuba
(#) Saddam Hussein of Iraq
(#) Manuel Noriega of Panama
(#) Nicolae Ceausescu of Romania
7. What was the top grossing film of 1989?
(#) Look Who's Talking
(#) Lethal Weapon 2
(#) Batman
(#) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
8. What team won Super Bowl XXIII?
(#) Cincinnati Bengals
(#) Washington Redskins
(#) San Francisco 49ers
(#) New York Giants
9. What entertainer launched an unsuccessful bid to become mayor of New York City on February 12, 1989?
(#) Frank Sinatra
(#) Billy Joel
(#) Tiny Tim
(#) Tony Orlando
10. What popular comic strip was first syndicated on April 16, 1989?
(#) Doonesbury
(#) Dilbert
(#) Garfield
(#) Calvin and Hobbes
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