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Which Greenpeace vessel was sunk by French agents in Auckland, New Zealand in July 1985?
Rainbow Warrior
88.9%
Arctic Sunrise
2.2%
Sirius
4.4%
Esperanza
2.2%
Which was the biggest grossing film worldwide of 1985?
Back to the Future
86.7%
Rambo: First Blood Part II
4.4%
Rocky IV
4.4%
The Colour Purple
4.4%
Which cruise ship was hijacked by Palestinian terrorists in October 1985?
Achille Lauro
73.3%
Avrazya
0%
Angelina Lauro
20%
Sol Phryne
2.2%
Which serial killer was finally captured in Los Angeles in August 1985?
Richard Ramirez
71.1%
John Floyd Thomas
8.9%
Chester Dewayne Turner
11.1%
Angelo Buono
6.7%
Which American film director died in October 1985?
Orson Welles
66.7%
John Huston
28.9%
Josh Peck
0%
Vincente Minnelli
2.2%
Which company launched the Amiga Personal Computer in July 1985?
Commodore
62.2%
IBM
20%
Sinclair
4.4%
Amstrad
11.1%
Whose death led to Mikhail Gorbachev becoming leader of the Soviet Union in March 1985?
Konstantin Chernenko
55.6%
Gennady Yanayev
0%
Vasily Kuznetsov
2.2%
Yuri Andropov
40%
In American Football, who won Superbowl XIX in January 1985?
San Francisco 49ers
55.6%
Miami Dolphins
15.6%
New England Patriots
11.1%
Washington Redskins
15.6%
Delta Air Lines Flight 191 crashed near which Texan city in August, killing 137 people?
Dallas
44.4%
Houston
17.8%
Austin
20%
San Antonio
15.6%
American naturalist Dian Fossey was found murdered in which country in December 1985?
Rwanda
42.2%
Congo
24.4%
Zaire
20%
Kenya
13.3%
Riots occurred where in the UK following the shooting of Cherry Groce by the police in September 1985?
Brixton
37.8%
Notting Hill
13.3%
Toxteth
11.1%
Tottenham
33.3%
John Hendricks launched which TV channel in the US in June 1985?
The Discovery Channel
37.8%
ESPN
31.1%
MTV
22.2%
The Cartoon Network
8.9%
Which was the biggest selling album in the UK in 1985?
Brothers In Arms - Dire Straits
37.8%
No Jacket Required - Phil Collins
20%
Like A Virgin - Madonna
11.1%
Born In The USA - Bruce Springsteen
26.7%
Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest in 1985 with 'La det swinge' by Bobbysocks?
Norway
35.6%
Germany
8.9%
Denmark
35.6%
Austria
17.8%
Which artist never got to perform at Live Aid at Wembley in July 1985 when Elton John's set over-ran?
Cat Stevens
35.6%
Bruce Springsteen
20%
Annie Lennox
15.6%
Rod Stewart
28.9%
Which 13 year old was the youngest ever to graduate from Oxford University in July 1985?
Ruth Lawrence
35.6%
Sufiah Yusof
24.4%
Stephen Brooks
20%
Georgia Brown
20%
Which painter died in March 1985?
Marc Chagall
31.1%
Georgia O'Keeffe
64.4%
Lee Krasner
2.2%
André Masson
2.2%
Which country left the European Union in 1985?
Greenland
26.7%
Denmark
13.3%
Norway
51.1%
United Kingdom
8.9%
In which country did the Nevado del Ruiz volcano erupt in November 1985, killing an estimated 23,000 people?
Colombia
26.7%
Ecuador
33.3%
Mexico
17.8%
Peru
20%
Which super typhoon left 101 people dead when it hit the Philippines in October 1985?
Dot
24.4%
Ike
46.7%
Bess
20%
Mike
6.7%
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