Q 01/05

Into which river did Air Florida Flight 90 fall after hitting a Washington bridge?

A) The Potomac

B) The Anacostia

C) The Delaware

D) The Susquehanna

Answer · why

A) The Potomac

The jet then fell into the icy Potomac, killing 78 people.

Q 02/05

Which rocker bit the head off a live bat on stage in Des Moines in January 1982?

A) Alice Cooper

B) Ozzy Osbourne

C) Gene Simmons

D) Iggy Pop of the Stooges

Answer · why

B) Ozzy Osbourne

He thought it was rubber and had to be treated for rabies.

Q 03/05

Who won Super Bowl XVI in January 1982?

A) Cincinnati Bengals

B) Dallas Cowboys

C) San Francisco 49ers

D) Los Angeles Raiders

Answer · why

C) San Francisco 49ers

It was the first of Joe Montana's four Super Bowl wins.

Q 04/05

The first computer virus, Elk Cloner, infected which machines?

A) IBM PC

B) Commodore 64

C) ZX Spectrum

D) Apple II

Answer · why

D) Apple II

Fifteen-year-old Rich Skrenta wrote it to spread via floppy disk.

Q 05/05

Which two countries formed the Senegambia Confederation in February 1982?

A) Senegal and The Gambia

B) Senegal and Guinea-Bissau

C) Ghana and The Gambia

D) Mali and Senegal

Answer · why

A) Senegal and The Gambia

The loose union was dissolved in 1989.