Statistics for Events of 1984

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
This King of Pop is burned while filming a Pepsi ad.	Michael Jackson	89%
…but they are boycotted by this country and its allies.	USSR	88%
The Summer Olympics take place in this U.S. city…	Los Angeles	85%
This musician’s “Purple Rain” album goes to #1.	Prince	85%
Apple introduces this stylish new computer.	Macintosh	80%
This Facebook founder is born.	Mark Zuckerberg	75%
This prince of the United Kingdom is born.	Prince Harry	75%
This Indian Prime Minister is assassinated. She is succeeded by her son.	Indira Gandhi	72%
This “Prince of Motown” is shot and killed by his father.	Marvin Gaye	60%
This South African prince of the church receives the Nobel Peace Prize.	Desmond Tutu	49%
A year-long strike, sometimes violent, begins in this nation’s coal industry.	United Kingdom	47%
U.S. President Reagan is reelected, soundly defeating this Democrat.	Walter Mondale	39%
Indian troops kill 2,000 in the Golden Temple, holiest shrine of this religion.	Sikh	37%
This beauty queen resigns when nude photos appear in Penthouse.	Vanessa Williams	36%
A Union Carbide gas leak kills thousands in this Indian city.	Bhopal	33%
This movie, with Shirley MacLaine and Jack Nicholson, wins 5 Oscars.	Terms of Endearment	33%
Sony introduces the 3 1-2” computer ____.	disk	30%
Upper Volta changes its name to this.	Burkina Faso	25%
This country adopts its national anthem, “Advance _________ Fair.”	Australia	24%
This institute begins looking spaceward for alien life.	SETI	24%