Quiz on the Year 1990

Can you answer these questions about the year 1990?

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After 27 years spent in prison, this South African right activist is released	Nelson Mandela
Saddam Hussein triggers the Second Gulf War by invading this oil-rich Emirate	Kuwait
On the 3rd of October, the Western and Eastern part of this country are reunified	Germany
As a consequence of Chile's transition to democracy, this military dictator is no longer head of state	Augusto Pinochet
This Japanese-born politician is elected President of Peru	Alberto Fujimori
This founder of the Muppet Show dies from pneumonia at age 53	Jim Henson
The 14th edition of the FIFA World Cup is held in this country	Italy
The space shuttle Discovery launches this giant telescope into space	Hubble Space Telescope
This "Iron Lady" resigns from her function as British Prime Minister after 11 years	Margaret Thatcher
This former Solidarnosc leader is elected President of Poland	Lech Walesa
Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev wins this award for his contribution in appeasing Cold War tensions	Nobel Peace Prize
This left-handed tennis player is expelled from the Australian Open	John McEnroe
This entertainment conglomerate, owner of HBO and CNN among others, is formed by the fusion of two companies	Time Warner
This musical trio consisting of Luciano Pavarotti, Placido Domingo and José Carreras performs for the first time in Rome	Three Tenors
This oil company is indicted on 5 criminal counts for the oil spill in Prince William Sound	Exxon
The two parts of this split Middle Eastern country are unified	Yemen
This "divine" Swedish Hollywood actress dies in New York at age 84	Greta Garbo
This Italian landmark is temporarily closed to the public for safety reasons	Leaning Tower of Pisa
Indiana experiences this natural catastrophe 37 times in one day, hereby breaking the previous record	Tornado

Song	Artist
Nothing Compares 2 U	Sinéad O'Connor
U Can't Touch This	MC Hammer
Enjoy the Silence	Depeche Mode
Ice Ice Baby	Vanilla Ice

Plot	Movie
Wealthy corporate raider finds true love by hiring an escort	Pretty Woman
Demi Moore and Patrick Swayze hold hands while making pottery	Ghost
Injured novelist is held captive by a psychotic fan	Misery
Boy stymies burglars with the aid of booby traps	Home Alone

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