1984 Quiz Result
2002 Conference Quiz Winner
"1984" Quiz
Delegates at PSSM 2002 watched a series of video clips from 1984 and were asked to answer a series of multichoice questions included on their conference evaluation form.
Correct answers, accompanied by a completed evaluation form, went into a draw for a book voucher prize.
The winner of the 1984 Quiz is: Geoff Palmer, from DIA - congratulations Geoff!
The Answers to the the Quiz Questions were
1) What crisis faced David Lange immediately on taking office after the election?
- The nuclear issue
- IMF loan recall
- Devaluation of the dollar
- Earthquake at Edgecumbe
2) When Mark Todd completed the final round of the 3 Day Event at the Los Angeles Olympics, he initially won a silver medal. What happened to give him the gold?
- Susan Hornblow, UK, who had won gold was disqualified after failing a drug test
- Karen Stives, USA, knocked a bar off in the show-jumping as she attempted the triple jump
- An official NZ complaint about the level of Mark Todd's penalty points was upheld
- Lightning Bolt, the horse that initially won gold, failed a drug test
3) What was the "Allen Affair" shortly before the 1984 election?
- Don Allen is named in Parliament despite a court order granting him name suppression
- American Edward Allen is controversially appointed principal horn of the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra
- Keith Allen claims to have been assaulted while walking home when he had actually fallen while 'tired and emotional'
- A Booz Allen report slams government handling of NZ Railways
4) Who honoured Tom Schnackenberg in 1984?
- The Queen for his contribution to sailing
- Australia for his help in winning them the Americas Cup in 1983
- The Sea Scouts for his contribution to youth
- The Hillary Foundation (Sportsman of the Year)
5) Whose Press Secretary told reporters on the election campaign "You are hated!"?
- David Lange's
- Sir Robert Muldoon's
- Bob Jones's
- Bruce Beetham's
