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Alex's 42nd birthday quiz

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What day of the week was July 26th 1980?

a)

Thursday

b)

Friday

c)

Saturday

d)

Sunday

2.

In July 1980, who won the Wimbledon men's singles title?

a)

John McEnroe

b)

Jimmy Connors

c)

Bjorn Borg

d)

Arthur Ashe

3.

On July 26th in which year was the US Postal Service established?

a)

1775

b)

1825

c)

1875

d)

1925

4.

Which film was number 1 at the box office in July 1980?

a)

The Shining

b)

The Blues Brothers

c)

Airplane!

d)

The Empire Strikes Back

5.

Which 20th century UK Prime Minister resigned on 26th July?

a)

Neville Chamberlain

b)

Winston Churchill

c)

Tony Blair

d)

Theresa May

6.

On 26th July in which year was the FBI founded?

a)

1898

b)

1908

c)

1918

d)

1928

7.

What song was the UK number 1 on July 26th 1980?

a)

Xanadu

(Olivia Newton John & ELO)

b)

Use It Up And Wear It Out

(Odyssey)

c)

The Winner Takes It All

(Abba)

d)

Ashes To Ashes

(David Bowie)

8.

Which leader of the Soviet Union opened the Moscow Olympic Games in July 1980?

a)

Leonid Brezhnev

b)

Yuri Andropov

c)

Konstantin Chernenko

d)

Mikhail Gorbachev

9.

Who won a gold medal at the men's 1500m at the Moscow Olympics?

a)

Steve Ovett

b)

Jurgen Straub

c)

Sebastian Coe

d)

Nikolai Kirov

10.

In July 1980, four members of the Labour Party left to form a new political party. What was the name of this new party?

a)

The Liberal Democrats

b)

The Monster Raving Loony Party

c)

The Liberal Party

d)

The Social Democratic Party