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The world was first aware of the Chernobyl disaster after detectors were triggered at a nuclear plant in which country?
A: Sweden.

Which country was the first to make catalytic converters compulsory?
A: Switzerland.

Christa McAuliffe died in an accident in what type of vehicle in 1986?
A: Space Shuttle.

Who was Benazir Bhutto's Father who was executed in 1988?


A: Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto.

Where was John Paul II when an attempt was made on his life in 1981?
A: Rome.

Who signed the INF Treaty in 1987?
A: USA & USSR.

Which form of death penalty was abolished by Francois Mitterrand?
A: Guillotine.

In which country was the first permanent bungee jumping site situated?
A: New Zealand.

Who succeeded Brezhnev as Soviet premier?
A: Andropov.

Which capital city was the scene of a major summit between Reagan and Gorbachev in 1986?
A: Reykjavik.

Which drink did the Coca Cola Company launch in 1982?
A: Diet Coke.

Which telescope was launched into space on board a space shuttle in 1990?
A: Hubble.

Jonas Salk developed the Salk vaccine against which disease?
A: Polio.

Which of London's four airports is the only one to be connected to the city Underground system?
A: Heathrow.

Which two men walked on the Moon on the United States' second Moonmisson?
A: Charles Conrad & Alan Bean.

In the late 60s Owen Finlay MacLaren pioneered what useful item for parents of small chldren?
A: Baby Buggy.

Who constructed the world's first laser?
A: Theodore Maiman.

Which Wisconsin salesman developed a safety razor in 1901?
A: King Camp Gillette.

In which country were Daewoo cars originally produced?
A: Korea.

Which toy company did Ruth and Elliot Handler found?
A: Mattel.

Which country was the first in the world to introduce a driving test?
A: France.

Who launched the short-lived Skytrain air service?
A: Freddie Laker.

What did Guinness adopt as its trademark in the 60s?
A: Harp.

Which city was the HQ of the European Space program?
A: Paris.

Which Andre built the first factory to mass-produce rubber tires?
A: Michelin.

Which film actor became mayor of Carmel, California in 1986?
A: Clint Eastwood.

Which pop artist  died in New York in1987?
A: Andy Warhol.

How did James F Fixx, promoter of jogging for good health, die in 1984?
A: Heart attack while jogging.

How was Jean Claude Duvalier known before he ws exiled in 1986?
A: Baby Doc.

Where did teenager Matthias Rust land his plane in 1987 much to the surprise of the country's authorities?
A: Red Square.

From which UK airport did Virgin Atlantic flights first depart for New York-Newark?
A: London Gatwick.

Great Briton fought which country over the Falkland Islands?
A: Argentina.

In which city's shipyard was Solidarity set up?
A: Gdansk, Poland.

Where did Torvill and Dean win Olympic gold with their Bolero routine?
A: Sarajevo, Yugoslavia.

Which oil tanker disastrously ran aground off 'Brittany in 1987?
A: Amoco Cadiz.

Where did the US side of the Band Aid concert take place?
A: Philadelphia.

Natan Sharansky was released from prison in the USSR to begin a new life where?
A: Israel.

The Center for Disease Control identified a deadly illness called AIDS; what does the A stand for?
A: Acquired.

Which country celebrated its bicentenary in 1988?
A: Australia.

The mother of which Monkee invented typewriter correction fluid?
A: Mike Nesmith.

Who performed the world's first open-heart operation?
A: J Gibbon.

What type of aircraft is the Hawker Siddley Harrier?
A: Jump Jet.

What does Volkswagen actually mean?
A: People's car.

What does the Transalaska Pipeline System transport?
A: Oil.

Who is credited with introducing the world's first credit card?
A: Ralph Schneider.

What was the name of the world's first nuclear-powered submarine?
A: Nautilus.

In which city are the headquarters if the IMF?
A: Washington.

Which American company pioneered electric ignition in motor cars?
A: Cadillac.

Who invented the world's first photocopier?
A: Chester Carlson.

What was the first spacecraft to land on another planet?
A: Venera 7 (Venus.)

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