Q 01/05

Which animated family made its television debut in April 1987 in short sketches on The Tracey Ullman Show?

A) The Jetsons

B) The Flintstones

C) The Simpsons

D) The Griffins

Answer · why

C) The Simpsons

The Simpsons were dreamed up in a hurry by Matt Groening in the lobby before his pitch meeting. He had planned to offer his Life in Hell comic strip, ...

Q 02/05

What nickname was given to 19 October 1987, when the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 22.6 percent in one day?

A) Black Monday

B) Black Tuesday

C) Black Thursday

D) Black Friday

Answer · why

A) Black Monday

Black Monday's 508-point slide is the largest one-day percentage drop in the Dow's history. Markets crashed worldwide, starting in Asia, and Hong Kong...

Q 03/05

Which image file format, later best known for short looping animations, did CompuServe introduce in June 1987?

A) JPEG

B) GIF

C) PNG

D) TIFF

Answer · why

B) GIF

GIF was meant to be said with a soft g, its creator insisted, echoing the peanut butter brand Jif. Polls show most people say it with a hard g anyway.

Q 04/05

The picture-book character Americans know as Waldo first appeared in Britain in 1987 under which name?

A) Willy

B) Wilbur

C) Wesley

D) Wally

Answer · why

D) Wally

Wally became Waldo in the United States and Canada, Charlie in France and Walter in Germany as the puzzle books spread abroad. Readers hunt for his re...

Q 05/05

Which US landmark flattened under the weight of about 300,000 walkers on its 50th anniversary in May 1987?

A) Golden Gate Bridge

B) Brooklyn Bridge

C) George Washington Bridge

D) Mackinac Bridge

Answer · why

A) Golden Gate Bridge

The Golden Gate Bridge is built to flex that way, and the load was put at under 40% of what its cables can take before yielding. Up to a million peopl...