A dynasty sets another postseason record, a song is more successful than the film it came from and a new law sets off protests. 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!
On the Field
Oct. 28, 2009
Game 1 of the 2009 World Series kicked off a rematch of sorts of the 1950 World Series. One team was the defending World Series champion and the other would go on to win its record 27th title in a six-game series. What two teams played each other in that series?
At the Box Office
The weekend of Oct. 29-31, 1999
Halloween audiences flocked to “House on Haunted Hill,” which opened at No. 1. Also opening was a counter-programming drama about a violin teacher in Harlem that flopped. Meanwhile, the Oscar-nominated song from that movie, performed by one of its stars and a boy band, had already been on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for 9 weeks and hit No. 2.
In the News
Oct. 28, 1989
House Resolution 2978 went into effect, sparking protests and demonstrations at the Capitol. In June of 1990, the Supreme Court overturned the resolution when it ruled in U.S. v. Eichman that the government’s interest in preserving a symbol does not outweigh an individual’s First Amendment right to destroy it. What was the symbol in question?
Answers up after the video for “Miss You Much” by Janet Jackson, which was dominating the charts in 1989. Also, it’s Friday and we could all use a little chair dancing. Janet t’will serve.
Answers:
- On the Field: Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Yankees
- At the Box Office: “Music of the Heart”
- In the News: The American flag
More Decades of Trivia: Oct. 9, 2019