| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| World's worst nuclear disaster hits this power plant | Chernobyl | 89%
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| Tom Cruise flies warplanes in this cinema hit | Top Gun | 89%
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| This space shuttle explodes on takeoff | Challenger | 86%
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| Anglican church in South Africa makes him its first black archbishop | Desmond Tutu | 68%
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| This object is in the night sky for first time since 1910 | Halley's comet | 68%
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| Stephen King publishes this terrifying bestseller | It | 68%
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| This footballer scores with 'the Hand of God' | Diego Maradona | 62%
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| The shooting of prime minister Olof Palme stuns this country | Sweden | 62%
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| This ghostly musical begins a record-breaking London run | Phantom of the Opera | 60%
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| The United States bombs this country's capital | Libya | 46%
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