The “Iron Lady” steps down, a huge holiday movie sleighs its way into theaters and a powerful pop-rap relationship blooms. 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
Nov. 22, 1990
After 11 years as prime minister of the United Kingdom, Margaret Thatcher announced her resignation from the post after fellow members of her Conservative Party mounted a challenge against her, and she failed to win outright support in the first round of their party leadership election. Who would go on to win the third ballot of that election unopposed and succeed her as prime minister?
At the Movies
Week of Nov. 17-23, 2000
No. 1 at the box office this week was the debut of what Ron Howard-directed holiday movie based on a children’s book, which opened just in time for the long Thanksgiving weekend and stayed atop the charts well into mid-December, on its way to becoming the top-grossing movie (domestically) of the year ?
On the Charts
Week of Nov. 20, 2010
Rihanna topped the Billboard Hot 100 this week, jumping up to No. 1 from 60 the previous week with her hit song “What’s My Name?” — her first of many successful collaborations with what rapper, both on her albums and on his?
Answers up after the video for “Pon de Replay” because it slaps. Who knew that Rihanna would go from TRL dance music bopper to media-fashion-beauty mogul? I guess she probably did.
Answers:
- In the News: John Major
- At the Movies: “How the Grinch Stole Christmas”
- On the Charts: Drake
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Typo: thatcher prime minister for 11 yrs rather than 21.
Good catch! I’ll get that fixed straightaway.Thanks! 🙂