1. What country, formerly known as British Honduras, earned its independence in 1981?
A. TrinidadB. GuatemalaC. BelizeD. Suriname
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C. Belize
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2. Before it became an independent agency in 1981, the U.S. Peace Corps was run by which presidential Cabinet department?
A. TreasuryB. Attorney GeneralC. DefenseD. State
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D. State
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3. Which Kim Carnes song spent 9 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Pop Charts in 1981?
A. "Draw of the Cards"B. "Don't Fall in Love With a Dreamer"C. "Bette Davis Eyes"D. "You're A Part of Me"
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C. "Bette Davis Eyes"
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4. In 1981, Major League Baseball went on strike beginning in what month?
A. JuneB. AugustC. SeptemberD. November
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A. June
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5. What sandwich shop chain opened its first store in Denver's Capitol Hill neighborhood in 1981?
A. Quizno'sB. CousinsC. SubwayD. Jimmy John's
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A. Quizno's
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6. John Young and Robert Crippin piloted what space shuttle on the maiden flight of NASA's Space Transport System (STS-1) in 1981?
A. DiscoveryB. ColumbiaC. EnterpriseD. Atlantis
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B. Columbia
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7. The 1981 Nobel Prize for Medicine went to Roger W. Sperry, David H. Hubel, and Torsten N. Wiesel for their studies of what human organ?
A. HeartB. BrainC. LiverD. Kidney
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B. Brain
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8. What opera singer was seen and heard by an estimated 600 million people when she sang Handel's "Let the Bright Seraphim" at the 1981 wedding of Charles, Prince of Wales and Lady Diana Spencer?
A. Kiri Te KanawaB. Beverly SillsC. Frederica von KnightD. Joan Sutherland
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A. Kiri Te Kanawa
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9. What female golfer became the first LPGA player to amass $1 million in career earnings in 1981?
A. Kathy WhitworthB. Juli InksterC. Jan StephensonD. Amy Alcott
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A. Kathy Whitworth
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10. "Man of Iron," a film from what country, was the surprise winner of the Golden Palm Award at the Cannes Film Festival in 1981?
A. ScotlandB. PolandC. IndiaD. Soviet Union
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B. Poland
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