Decades of trivia: April 13, 2020

A star is born, a debut director makes a name for herself and an explosion rocks the Gulf of Mexico. Do you remember what was going on 10, 20 and 30 years ago this week? Find out in this week’s decades of trivia quiz!

In the News

April 20, 2010

Sofia Coppola
Sofia Coppola. Perhaps you’ve heard of her family?

Called the largest environmental disaster in U.S. history, approximately 210 million gallons of oil spilled into the Gulf of Mexico after the explosion and sinking of what offshore  drilling rig?

At the Movies

April 21, 2000

After debuting at the 1999 Cannes Film Festival and receiving critical praise, what debut film from director Sofia Coppola starring Kirsten Dunst received a limited U.S. release?

It’s a Boy

April 23, 1990

What British actor, who would go on to earn  his first Academy Award nomination 26 years later for “Lion,” was born in the London borough of Harrow?

Answers up after the video for “Hold On,” by Wilson Phillips, the  Billboard Year-End No. 1 single for 1990 and a jam I think we could all use right now. 

Answers

  • In the News: Deepwater Horizon
  • At the Movies: “The Virgin Suicides”
  • It’s a Boy: Dev Patel

More decades of trivia: Feb. 28, 2020