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Famous Headlines trivia quiz

Famous Headlines trivia, played live: seven rounds, ten seconds a question. QuizDown has over 120 Famous Headlines questions, from easy to expert, and you’re matched with a real player who gets the same seven.

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What the Famous Headlines questions cover

  • Moon Landing
  • Berlin Wall
  • Watergate
  • Financial Crisis
  • Suez Blockage
  • 9/11
  • Bin Laden Raid
  • Civil Rights
  • Cold War
  • Election Error
  • Falklands War
  • Fiscal Crisis

Try three Famous Headlines questions

Question 1

Who became the first person to walk on the Moon during the 1969 lunar mission?

  1. Neil Armstrong
  2. Alan Shepard
  3. John Glenn
  4. Buzz Aldrin
Show the answer

Neil Armstrong

Question 2

In which year did humans first land on the Moon?

  1. 1976
  2. 1969
  3. 1965
  4. 1972
Show the answer

1969

Question 3

Which U.S. president resigned in 1974 amid a major political scandal involving a break-in?

  1. Lyndon Johnson
  2. Gerald Ford
  3. Richard Nixon
  4. Jimmy Carter
Show the answer

Richard Nixon

In a real match you’d have ten seconds for each, and faster right answers score more.

How a Famous Headlines match works

  1. Seven rounds. The same seven Famous Headlines questions for you and your opponent.
  2. Ten seconds each. A right answer in two seconds scores 20; at the buzzer, 11.
  3. The last round counts double. It’s never over until it’s over.

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