Birth Year Quiz

The 1980 quiz

107 questions in the archive mention 1980. Here are 20 of them; New mix gives another lot.

  • 107 questions mention 1980
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1979 1981

1. Which soccer team appeared in four FA Cup finals in the 1980?s but were victorious only once?

2. Rodney Whitchelo was the first series exponent of what new crime that started in the 1980s?

3. What sport featured in the 1980 film Breaking Away?

4. In which sporting event did Eric Heiden and his sister Beth win exactly half of the total medals won by the USA at the 1980 Winter Olympics?

5. What cartoon character was born on April 1st, 1980?

6. "Call Me" by Blondie and "Geno" by Dexys Midnight Runners were both number one hits in the UK in the same year. Which year?

7. What was unusual about the Japanese oil tanker Shin-Aitoku-Maru, launched in 1980?

8. Which pirate sank in March 1980?

9. In which year of the 1980's did the colour of the balls at Wimbledon change from white to yellow?

10. Which 1980 black and white film was nominated for eight Academy Awards?

11. Who fought against Iran in the 1980-88 conflict?

12. For which then Division One Club did Richard Money make 14 appearances in 1980?

13. Which male singer had two UK number one singles in the 1980s with records that had been top 10 UK hits in the 1960s?

14. Although it was critically acclaimed, which 1980 epic western from director Michael Cimino was one of the biggest box office flops of all time?

15. In the 1960's, this disease killed millions of people, as it did throughout history. The last human died from this in 1978. What is the disease that the World Health Organisation declared as world free in 1980?

16. Which Beatle spent nine days in a Tokyo prison in January 1980?

17. Who was the President of the NUM at the time of the strikes in the 1980s?

18. Name three of Britain's 4 gold medal winning athletes at the 1980 Olympics

19. Who was the English Captain of The 1980 British Lions Tour?

20. In which country is Bhopal, site of a disaster in the 1980s

ANSWERS

1. Everton

2. Blackmailing stores by contaminating food

3. Cycling

4. Speed Skating

5. Bart Simpson

6. 1980

7. It was wind assisted, a so-called Automated sailing system.

8. Radio Caroline

9. 1986

10. Raging Bull

11. Iraq

12. Liverpool

13. Phil Collins ( You Can't Hurry Love ) ( Groovy Kind Of Love )

14. Heaven's Gate

15. Smallpox (also known by the Latin names Variola or Variola vera)

16. Paul

17. Arthur Scargill

18. Three of Sebastian Coe (1500m), Steve Ovett (800m), Allan Wells (100m) and Daley Thompson (Decathlon).

19. Bill Beaumont

20. India

Where these questions come from
  1. Sport Quiz 23
  2. Crime and Punishment Quiz 4
  3. Pub Quiz 19
  4. QuizMiz Quiz 36
  5. Entertainment Quiz 10
  6. Pub Quiz 126
  7. Pot Luck Quiz 5
  8. Pub Quiz 2
  9. Wimbledon Quiz 3
  10. Pauls Quiz 419
  11. Trouble Spots Quiz 1
  12. Money Quiz 1
  13. Music Quiz 9
  14. Pauls Quiz 375
  15. Pauls Quiz 55
  16. Pauls 80s Music Quiz 1
  17. World Politics Quiz 1
  18. History Quiz 9
  19. Sport Quiz 25
  20. History Quiz 20

Questions are chosen because they mention the year. Now and then one is only loosely about it: press New mix for another lot.