70's and before
Shimla
Where did the Chinese Army kill 1000s of pro-democracy protestors in 1989?
Tiannamen Square, Beijing
Who is the only person on this call born in the 90's?
Rahul
Which non-test playing country made the semifinals of the 2003 cricket world cup
Kenya
Avengers: Endgame
India and Pakistan became independent in 1947. Which neighboring country also started a new government in 1949?
China
Which company launched the first computer that made the PC a common consumer product among professionals?
IBM
Name the director of the film that became the highest grossing movie of all time (and remains 3rd today)
James Cameron
Which violent insurgency started in 2004 and continues to affect Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Chattisgarh and Maharashtara?
Maoist-Naxal movement
There were two referendums in the UK in the 2010s. Name them both
Scottish independence, 2014 and Brexit, 2016
Who is the only President in United States history to resign from office?
Richard Nixon
Name the album (and the artist) that remains today the highest selling album of all time?
bonus: name the album (and artist) that remains today the second highest selling album of all time
1. Thriller by Michael Jackson
2. Back in Black by AC/DC
What was the global fear of computers malfunctioning once the clock turned to January 1, 2000 called?
Y2K
Lehman Brothers
Which country became the world's fastest growing aviation market in this decade
2010
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin were the first men on the moon. Who was the last man on the moon?
Gene Cernan
Name the leading wicket taker for the Indian cricket team in the 1983 world cup
Roger Binny
India's RBI holds more than $500 billion in foreign exchange reserves today. What were the levels in 1991 when the country faced an economic crisis?
$1.2 billion
Who was the French football star who was red-carded during the 2006 World Cup Final? For what?
Bonus: What does he do now?
Zinedine Zidane for head-butting.
He is the manager of Real Madrid FC
Bonus: how far was it from Pakistan's military academy?
Abbotabad, Pakistan
1.3 km (0.8 miles)
Which tower became the world's tallest building when constructed in 1973?
Sears Tower
Which modern day facility began to be actively used by academia in the 1980s
The internet
Which conflict in the 90's is the only direct war between two declared nuclear states?
The Kargil War
Which website was the world's most popular social networking site from 2005 to 2008?
MySpace
Match the world leader:
Angela ___
Pope ____
Hamid ___
Aung San __
Xi _____
Angela Merkel
Pope Francis
Hamid Karzai
Aung San Suu Kyi
Xi Jingping