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
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