| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| This singer is shot dead in New York | John Lennon | 95%
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| Iraq invades this country along a 400-mile front | Iran | 92%
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| The US boycotts an Olympics held in this city | Moscow | 87%
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| Massive eruption at this US volcano | Mount St Helens | 71%
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| Robert Mugabe ends white minority rule in this country | Zimbabwe | 71%
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| This man founds the Solidarity union with strikes at a Polish shipyard | Lech Walesa | 53%
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| This globally successful video game released in Japan | Pac-Man | 49%
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| This East European leader has biggest ever state funeral | Tito | 45%
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| Voters in this North American region reject independence | Quebec | 42%
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| This Marxist group begins its insurgency in Peru | Shining Path | 12%
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