The Fun Trivia Site (a great place to go) had a history test based on headlines from the humor site The Onion.
I got 7 of 10 correct. See how well you do. These were all give the date unless otherwise noted. (Oh yes, they were also multiple choice.) You just have to know it. The "headlines" were great which is why I had to include this quiz.
1. "Kennedy slain by the CIA, Mafia, Castro, LBJ, Teamsters, Free Masons."
2. "US loses Vietnam War. Ford urges all Americans to salute Vietcong victors."
3. "World's largest metaphor hits iceberg" ship and year. I missed this one. They had the ship twice with two different years.
4. The best headline: "Bleeping two-foot tin ball threatens free world: America suffers major defeat in space-gizmo race." Year and name. This was hilarious.
5. "Pretentious, goatee-bearded coffeehouse types seize power in Russia."
6. "Berlin Wall destroyed by Doritos-sponsored Super Bowl Halftime Spectacular."
7. "Science conquers sky with Wright brothers' flying machine. Heaven expedition slated for next year."
8. "Famine-wracked Ethiopia makes desperate plea to U2." Missed it by this much.
9. ""Al Capone's reign of tax-evasion terror ends." Missed it also.
10. "President Wilson calls for creation of useless governing body." Treaty and year.
Answers BELOW.
How Do They Keep Coming Up With All These Funny Headlines? --Cooter
1. 1961
2. 1975
3. Titanic 1912 (I had Titanic 1914)
4. 1957, Sputnik
5. 1917
6. 1989
7. 1903
8. 1984 (Who'd know this?)
9. 1931 (Who'd know this, Either?)
10. 1919 Treaty of Versailles
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