Birth Year Quiz

The 1989 quiz

51 questions in the archive mention 1989. Here are 20 of them; New mix gives another lot.

  • 51 questions mention 1989
  • A new mix every time

1988 1990

1. Which dictator was executed on Christmas Day 1989?

2. (1989) Have you ever danced with the devil in a pale moonlight?

3. What was the longest running West End musical before it was overtaken in 1989 by Cats?

4. In which city is Tianamen Square where over 1,000 demonstraters were killed in 1989?

5. What position did Douglas Hurd hold in 1989?

6. Which book did the Vatican condemn as blasphemous in March 1989?

7. What was the name of the dredger that collided with the Marchioness pleasure cruiser in 1989?

8. Who won an Oscar for her role in the 1989 film Driving Miss Daisy?

9. Which charity ceased in 1989 after 5 years in which time it raised 90 million pounds?

10. Which Thames riverboat sank in August 1989 with the loss of over 50 lives?

11. For which film did Jessica Tandy win an Oscar in 1989?

12. Who left Llanelli in 1989 to play rugby league for Widnes?

13. Who played journalist Vicki Vale in the 1989 film ?Batman??

14. Which group had the first "new" UK No. 1 of the 1990's? (on 13th Jan 1990, knocking the 1989 Xmas No. 1 off top spot)

15. The communist dictatorship of which European country came to a bloody end on Christmas Day 1989?

16. Where, in June 1989 were more than 1,000 Chinese protesters massacred by government troops?

17. Which 1989 Hollywood fantasy-drama was based on the novel titled "Shoeless Joe"?

18. Which Paul McCartney album was first released exclusively in the Soviet Union or CCCP in January 1989 ?

19. In Which 1989 film did Sean Connery play Professor Henry Jones?

20. In which year did the Berlin wall come down?

ANSWERS

1. Ceausescu of Romania.

2. Batman

3. Jesus Christ Superstar

4. Beijing

5. Foreign Secretary

6. Satanic Verses

7. Bowbelle

8. Jessica Tandy

9. Band Aid.

10. The Marchioness

11. Driving Miss Daisy

12. Jonathan Davies

13. Kim Basinger

14. New Kids on the Block

15. Romania

16. Tiananmen Square

17. Field of Dreams

18. Back in the USSR or The Russian Album (Choba B CCCP)

19. Indiana Jones & Last Crusade

20. 1989

Where these questions come from
  1. Dictators Quiz 1
  2. Magical Movie Moments Quiz 1
  3. Pauls Quiz 473
  4. Geography Quiz 23
  5. 1980s Quiz 1
  6. Literature Quiz 11
  7. Automobile Quiz 1
  8. Christmas Quiz 7
  9. Ferries Quiz 1
  10. Movie and Moviestars Quiz 9
  11. Rugby Quiz 1
  12. Television and Film Quiz 1
  13. 90s Pop Music Quiz 1
  14. Christmas Quiz 11
  15. Chinese Quiz 1
  16. Pauls Quiz 466
  17. Pauls 80s Music Quiz 1
  18. Entertainment Quiz 12
  19. Communism 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.