Birth Year Quiz

The 1985 quiz

65 questions in the archive mention 1985. Here are 20 of them; New mix gives another lot.

  • 65 questions mention 1985
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1984 1986

1. What actor, who starred in 140 Robin Hood adventures on TV, died in June 1985?

2. Name the 13-year-old who hit the headlines in 1985 when she gained a first-class honours degree in mathematics from Oxford University.

3. Which immense tragedy did the Argo discover in the early hours of September 1st, 1985?

4. What did Hugh Jones in 1982 and Steve Jones in 1985 win?

5. What was the name of the Greenpeace ship sunk in New Zealand in 1985?

6. Which singer, former lead vocalist of "The Undertones", was best known for his 1985 solo hit "A Good Heart"?

7. "Who the hell is John F Kennedy?" is a line from which very popular 1985 science fiction film?

8. In what year was the first Live aid concert?

9. Which jockey won the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe from 1985 to 1987 on three different horses?

10. Which 1985 Hollywood film is also the name of Madonna's first band?

11. Since the Open Era in tennis started, which two unseeded players have won the Men's Singles title at Wimbledon?

12. Which 1985 sporting event holds the UK record for the highest viewed televised program ever after midnight?

13. Auntie Entity is the Amazon-like ruler of Bartertown in which 1985 post-apocalyptic movie?

14. Who won his only British open Golf Championship at Royal St Georges, Sandwich in 1985?

15. What film won the best visual effects Oscar in 1985?

16. Which Italian cruise ship, best known for its 1985 hijacking, sank in the Indian Ocean?

17. What was abolished by France in 1981, The Netherlands in 1982, Australia in 1985 and New Zealand in 1989?

18. Which American Shakespearean actor and film director died in 1985 after ending his career playing in commercials?

19. Which Frenchman was President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995?

20. What was special about the 1985 spaceflight by Jake Garn?

ANSWERS

1. Richard Greene

2. Ruth Lawrence

3. The wreck of the Titanic. Argo was Robert Ballard's unmanned undersea video sledge

4. London marathon

5. Rainbow warrior

6. Feargal Sharkey

7. Back to the Future

8. 1985

9. Pat Eddery

10. Breakfast Club

11. Boris Becker (1985) and Goran Ivanisevic (2001 as wildcard)

12. 1985 Embassy World Snooker Championship Final (Steve Davis vs Dennis Taylor)

13. Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome

14. Sandy Lyle

15. Cocoon

16. Achille Lauro

17. The Death Penalty

18. Orson Welles

19. Jacques Delors

20. First Politician in Space

Where these questions come from
  1. Pub Quiz 94
  2. Famous People Quiz 1
  3. Pub Quiz 145
  4. Keeping up with the Joneses Quiz 2
  5. History Quiz 19
  6. QuizMiz Quiz 8
  7. Pub Quiz 127
  8. Music Quiz 4
  9. Horse Racing Quiz 4
  10. Pauls Quiz 324
  11. Pauls Quiz 368
  12. Pauls Quiz 501
  13. Pauls Quiz 354
  14. Golf Quiz 1
  15. Pub Quiz 36
  16. Quiz of the Year 1994
  17. 1980s Quiz 4
  18. Shakespeare Quiz 2
  19. European Union Quiz 2
  20. Space Travel Quiz 1

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