Every Year Since 1960 Quiz - By Potter5
Every Year Since 1960
Can you fill in the blank in every sentence that talks about a significant event in the world that happened during that year?
| Sentence | Blank | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|
| The first ever televised debate in the United States took place between John F. Kennedy and __________. | 1960 | ||
| The __________ took place in Cuba. | 1961 | ||
| The Cuban Missile Crisis occurs. __________ ends up removing all of its missiles from Cuba. | 1962 | ||
| __________ gave a historic speech entitled 'I Have a Dream.' | 1963 | ||
| The __________ Act of 1964 is passed. | 1964 | ||
| The Cuban __________ Party becomes the country's only political party. | 1965 | ||
| __________, daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru, was elected prime minister of India. | 1966 | ||
| The first ever __________ is held between the Green Bay Packers and the Kansas City Chiefs. | 1967 | ||
| In Memphis, Tennessee, __________ was fatally shot by James Earl Ray. | 1968 | ||
| __________ became the first man to walk on the moon. | 1969 | ||
| US President Richard Nixon orders an invasion of __________. | 1970 | ||
| India goes into war with __________ over the creation of the country of Bangladesh. | 1971 | ||
| President __________ surprised the American public by traveling to Beijing. | 1972 | ||
| A cease fire is negotiated and __________ leaves Vietnam. | 1973 | ||
| President Richard Nixon resigned over __________. | 1974 | ||
| Communist troops from North Vietnam captured __________, ending almost two decades of war. | 1975 | ||
| Spain begins a transition into becoming a __________. | 1976 | ||
| Scientists report genetic engineering techniques that make __________. | 1977 | ||
| Hafizullah Amin becomes president of __________. | 1978 | ||
| __________ became the first female prime minister of the United Kingdom. | 1979 | ||
| __________ was elected as president, the oldest person at that point to ever be elected to that position. | 1980 | ||
| __________ was elected president of France. | 1981 | ||
| The __________ occurred between the United Kingdom and Argentina. | 1982 | ||
| A new __________ of Argentina is elected by the people. | 1983 | ||
| In December of 1984, about 45 tons of dangerous gas methyl isocyanate escaped in __________ and caused the worst industrial accident in history. | 1984 | ||
| Mikhail Gorbachev was elected as general secretary of __________. | 1985 | ||
| The __________ explodes not long after takeoff. | 1986 | ||
| The United States Supreme Court rules that __________ must accept women members. | 1987 | ||
| In Brazil, a new __________ is adopted and the powers of the president are reduced. | 1988 | ||
| __________ was elected president of South Africa. | 1989 | ||
| The __________ began as Iraq invaded Kuwait. | 1990 | ||
| __________ is named the capital of newly reunited Germany. | 1991 | ||
| A new constitution is adopted in __________ that allows for more economic freedom. | 1992 | ||
| Nelson Mandela was awarded the __________. | 1993 | ||
| __________ becomes a reality when Jeff Bezos creates the online surface. | 1994 | ||
| Sweden joins the __________. | 1995 | ||
| __________ became prime minister of Spain. | 1996 | ||
| The United Kingdom gives control of __________ to China. | 1997 | ||
| President Bill Clinton is accused of having an affair with White House intern, __________, for which he is later impeached. | 1998 | ||
| About 17,000 people are killed by an earthquake in __________. | 1999 | ||
| __________ is elected president of Mexico, the first president not a part of the PRI party in 71 years. | 2000 | ||
| The __________ terrorist attacks occurred when hijacked planes crashed into the Pentagon and the World Trade Center in the USA. | 2001 | ||
| Eighty-eight Australians are killed in the terrorist bombing of a nightclub in __________. | 2002 | ||
| The __________ begins as the USA and other countries invade Iraq. | 2003 | ||
| __________ was created by Mark Zuckerberg. | 2004 | ||
| __________ was elected as the first woman Chancellor of Germany. | 2005 | ||
| __________ was hung after he was convicted of crimes against humanity. | 2006 | ||
| Cristina Kirchner becomes president of __________. | 2007 | ||
| The summer Olympics are held in __________. | 2008 | ||
| __________ became the first African American president of the United States. | 2009 | ||
| __________ became the first female prime minister of Australia. | 2010 | ||
| Al Qaeda leader __________ was killed. | 2011 | ||
| __________ was elected as president of Egypt. | 2012 | ||
| Nobel Peace Prize winner from South Africa, __________, died. | 2013 | ||
| The 2014 Winter Olympics are held in __________. | 2014 | ||
| China built islands in __________. | 2015 | ||
| Despite losing the popular vote, __________ was elected as the 45th president of the United States. | 2016 | ||
| The __________ had the biggest comeback in Super Bowl history, beating the Atlanta Falcons. | 2017 | ||
| Prince Harry of the United Kingdom married __________. | 2018 | ||
| A global pandemic started to occur because of a deadly disease called __________. | 2019 | ||
| __________ is elected as the first female vice president of the United States. | 2020 | ||
| __________ was stormed by a group of protesters in support of Donald Trump. | 2021 |
A lot of this has to do with US history, sorry.
If there's a factual inaccuracy or something that's confusing, please let me know.