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Significant Events and Personalities of 1982

This quiz covers significant events and notable figures from the year 1982, including elections, cultural milestones, and key moments in history.

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1 September 23 – Amin Gemayel, brother of Bachir, is elected president of ________.

2 ________ – Robert Carmine, American singer

3 ________ – The Republic of Ireland general election gives a boost to Fianna Fáil.

4 The fair is kicked off with an address by ________ Ronald Reagan.

5 ________ – Jay Novello, American actor (b.

6 May 22 – ________: HMS Ardent is sunk by Argentine aircraft, killing 22 sailors.

7 September 3 – ________, American musician

8 July 1 – ________, American actress and VJ

9 ________ – Shriya Saran, Indian actress

10 ________ – Jodie Sweetin, American actress

💡 Interesting Facts

  • Peotone Mill, a windmill built in 1871, was donated to the village of Peotone, Illinois in 1982 after being idle for nearly a century, and was registered on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in the same year.
  • the United States has a numerical system of bicycle routes (similar to the system for roads and highways), which hasn't been expanded since its creation in 1982.
  • the Arch of Triumph in Pyongyang was built in 1982 to commemorate the "victory" of Korea over Japan in the WWII.
  • the International Dance Day has been celebrated on April 29 since 1982? It commemorates the birthday of Jean-Georges Noverre, the creator of modern ballet.
  • Eduardo Malapit, mayor of Kauai, Hawaii, from 1974 to 1982, was the first mayor of Filipino descent in the United States.
  • Cold Sunday was a specific meteorological event which took place on January 17, 1982, when unprecedentedly cold air swept down from Canada, sending temperatures in the United States far below existing all-time record lows.
  • folk singer/guitarist Nic Jones suffered multiple broken bones and brain damage after a serious car accident in February 1982.
  • Indian trade unionist Dutta Samant led an estimated 200,000 workers on a year-long strike in 1982, causing the exodus of the textile mill industry from Mumbai.
  • Tom Hanks was in a 1982 TV movie called Mazes and Monsters about a group of college students and their interest in the eponymous role-playing game.
  • Bill Boaks, a retired Royal Navy Lieutenant Commander, won only 5 votes (a record low in a British Parliamentary election) in a 1982 by-election.
  • Elizabeth Taylor made her London stage debut in 1982 at the Victoria Palace Theatre in a revival of Lillian Hellman's play The Little Foxes.
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