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Famous moments, 1970 to 1999 trivia questions
Rewind began with four branches, and this is one of them: 49 questions about famous moments, 1970 to 1999, each tied to a year from 1970 to 1999. The picker’s line for it is “The days everyone remembers”.
The famous moments, 1970 to 1999 timeline
49 of the 49 carry a year, the earliest 1970 and the latest 1999. By decade:
- 1970s: 14 questions
- 1980s: 19 questions
- 1990s: 16 questions
How famous moments, 1970 to 1999 questions are asked
The 49 questions are multiple choice. By their opening word: 17 start with “Which”, 11 start with “The”, 2 start with “Apple”. Facts that appear after you answer run as long as 15 words. 26 of the answers are a single word.
Each answer and its fact were verified against a source page before the question was added.
Famous moments, 1970 to 1999 questions, with answers
Two samples from Moments, chosen from the older questions. Neither is one of the ten the daily quiz is using around now.
Question (1973): The Sears Tower, the world's tallest building when it was completed in 1973, stands in which city?
Answer: Chicago. It was renamed the Willis Tower in 2009.
The wrong choices on the card were New York, Houston, and Detroit.
Checked against Willis Tower (Wikipedia).
Question (1980): In the 1980 "Miracle on Ice", the US Olympic hockey team beat which country?
Answer: Soviet Union. The Americans were mostly college players; the Soviets had won the previous four gold medals.
The wrong choices on the card were Canada, Sweden, and Finland.
Checked against Miracle on Ice (Wikipedia).
Further famous moments, 1970 to 1999 questions, answers left out
The answers to these are not printed here: they are part of the game.
- Microsoft was founded in 1975 by Bill Gates and which partner?
- Nadia Comăneci scored the first perfect 10 in Olympic gymnastics at the 1976 Games in which city?
- Prince Charles married Lady Diana Spencer in 1981 at which London church?
- Whose 1993 handshake with Yitzhak Rabin on the White House lawn sealed the Oslo Accords?
- Which talking furry toy was the must-have gift of the 1998 holiday season?
What the famous moments, 1970 to 1999 questions draw on
Each question points at one article it was checked against. Among them are Furby, Microsoft, Nadia Comăneci, Oslo I Accord, and Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer.
How to choose famous moments, 1970 to 1999 in the game
To play only famous moments, 1970 to 1999, go to the title screen of Rewind and press the Branches button, which reads Mix until you change it. Choose Moments from the Retro list (49 questions sit behind it) and confirm with Play these.
Scoring and the clock are in How to play Rewind.
If you like famous moments, 1970 to 1999
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Every branch is on the Rewind topics page, and the other daily games are on the topics hub.