WorksheetsAlex's 42nd birthday quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
What day of the week was July 26th 1980?
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
In July 1980, who won the Wimbledon men's singles title?
John McEnroe
Jimmy Connors
Bjorn Borg
Arthur Ashe
On July 26th in which year was the US Postal Service established?
1775
1825
1875
1925
Which film was number 1 at the box office in July 1980?
The Shining
The Blues Brothers
Airplane!
The Empire Strikes Back
Which 20th century UK Prime Minister resigned on 26th July?
Neville Chamberlain
Winston Churchill
Tony Blair
Theresa May
On 26th July in which year was the FBI founded?
1898
1908
1918
1928
What song was the UK number 1 on July 26th 1980?
Xanadu
(Olivia Newton John & ELO)
Use It Up And Wear It Out
(Odyssey)
The Winner Takes It All
(Abba)
Ashes To Ashes
(David Bowie)
Which leader of the Soviet Union opened the Moscow Olympic Games in July 1980?
Leonid Brezhnev
Yuri Andropov
Konstantin Chernenko
Mikhail Gorbachev
Who won a gold medal at the men's 1500m at the Moscow Olympics?
Steve Ovett
Jurgen Straub
Sebastian Coe
Nikolai Kirov
In July 1980, four members of the Labour Party left to form a new political party. What was the name of this new party?
The Liberal Democrats
The Monster Raving Loony Party
The Liberal Party
The Social Democratic Party
