Guess the Year Quiz (Round 2)

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Published: 22nd January 2021

Below are a series of 3 events from a particular year, but can you work out which? I suggest 2 points for the correct year and 1 point if you're only one year out.

I've repeated the clues below along with the answers to make it easier for you if you are playing alone.

Questions

The Cold War was formally declared to be over when George HW Bush met with Boris Yeltsin at Camp David.

Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Ruby Jubilee marking 40 years since her accession to the throne.

Betty Boothroyd becomes the first woman to be elected as Speaker of the House of Commons

Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper, was arrested.

The first DeLorean stainless steel sports car with gull-wing doors was produced in Northern Ireland.

An assassination attempt was made on the life of US President Ronald Reagan

The Euro was officially adopted by the Eurozone countries

Queen Elizabeth II celebrated her Golden Jubilee

Salt Lake City hosted the Winter Olympics

Kylie Minogue spends five weeks at number one with ‘I Should Be So Lucky’.

Stefan Edberg wins the Men’s and Steffi Graf the women's Wimbledon Singles titles.

The Australian soap ‘Home and Away’ premiered.

Band Aid 20 spent 4 weeks as the Christmas Number 1 in the UK charts.

The RMS Queen Mary II was officially named by Queen Elizabeth II.

Facebook was created by Mark Zuckerberg which at the time was solely for Harvard University students.

Saving Private Ryan was released into cinemas.

‘Believe’ by Cher was the biggest hit of the year spending 7 weeks at number 1 in the UK charts.

Arsenal won their first Premier League title and was the 11th time they had been English Champions, with Manchester United as runners-up.

Answers