Guess the Year Quiz (Round 9)

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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.

Clues

1) Aberdeen FC beat Real Madrid to win the European Cup Winners Cup.

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ was shown on MTV for the first time.

‘Flashdance’ starring Jennifer Beals was one of the box office hits of the year.

2) The Terracotta Army was discovered in Xi’an, China

Muhammad Ali knocked out George Foreman in Zaire to regain the Heavyweight title in what was referred to as the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’

Erno Rubik invented his now famous Cube.

3) ‘Vogue’ spent 4 weeks at No.1 in the UK charts

Nelson Mandela was released after 27 years.

Iraq invaded Kuwait leading to the Gulf War.

4) The winter Olympics are held in Turin Italy.

The website Twitter was launched

Lordi wins the Eurovision Song Contest with “Hard Rock Hallelujah”

5) Chariots of Fire won the Best Picture Oscar as well as three other oscars.

The Argentine warship, The General Belgrano’ is sunk by a British submarine.

Canada gained full political independence from the United Kingdom.

6) Ronald Reagan was sworn in for his second term as President of the USA

The border between Gibraltar and Spain opened for the first time since being closed by Franco in 1969.

The first episode of Eastenders was broadcast on BBC One.

Answers