| Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|
| Death of Mao Zedong | 56%
|
| Iranian Islamic revolution | 49%
|
| Terrorist attack at an Olympics | 44%
|
| The USSR invaded Afghanistan | 44%
|
| Thrilla in Manila | 41%
|
| The US established diplomatic relations with China | 39%
|
| Khmer Rouge | 37%
|
| Pinochet seized power | 29%
|
| Rule of Idi Amin | 29%
|
| Yom Kippur War | 29%
|
| Pope John Paul II's first papal trip to Poland | 22%
|
| Kent State shootings | 20%
|
| Taiwan was expelled from the United Nations | 20%
|
| Bokassa claimed himself "emperor" | 12%
|
| Assassination of Park Chung-Hee | 7%
|
| The Unix epoch | 5%
|