1984 Olympic Slalom Champion

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1. Who yelled "You cannot be serious!" to an umpire at Wimbledon in 1981?

2. What twin brothers won silver and gold medals in slalom skiing?

3. What Oscar winner played the character of the dead friend in "The Big Chill" only to have all his scenes cut?

4. What country did Warren Beatty drag his cast and crew to to film his award-winning movie "Reds"?

5. What Dirty Harry movie centers around a celebrity hit list?

6. What singers from Blondie and The Pretenders did Madonna say influenced her early music?

7. What song became Madonna's first Billboard Hot 100 song, peaking at No. 16?

8. What country's civilian airliner was shot down by a Russian fighter jet in 1983?

9. Which president of the Philippines was deposed in 1986?

10. Where in the Ukraine was there a nuclear explosion in 1986?

11. Which 1980s Cold War leader had a wife named Raisa?

12. Over which country did Pan Am Flight 103 crash in December 1988?

13. What world leader was shot and killed in a Manila airport in 1983?

14. What event in October 1987 did Newsweek magazine suggest mared the end of the '80s?

15. What church held the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer?

16. What office staple was introduced by 3M in April 1980?

17. What New York monument was covered in scaffolding and closed for two years from 1984 to 1986 for renovation?

18. What erupted in the state of Washington in 1980?

19. In 1989, what actress purchased the town of Braselton, Ga., for $20?

20. What NBC news anchor was killed in 1984 at the age of 36 in an automobile accident?

Answers

1. John McEnroe. He defeated Bjorn Borg to win the men's singles title in 1981 -- his first Wimbledon championship.

2. Phil and Steve Mahre at the 1984 Winter Olympics

3. Kevin Costner

4. Finland

5. "The Dead Pool"

6. Deborah Harry and Chrissie Hynde

7. "Holiday"

8. South Korea

9. Ferdinand Marcos

10. Chernobyl

11. Mikhail Gorbachev

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Friday Night Video: Phil and Steve Mahre « Ski Mad World

Born on May 10, 1957 in Yakima, Washington, the Mahre twins were not only the top American skiers of their era, but also raised the bar in achievements at the World Cup level. Between them, Phil and Steve Mahre collected 3 overall World Cup trophies, 3 Olympics medals, 3 World Championships medals, 36 victories and 115 podiums in ten years. Mostly skiing the technical disciplines, they participated in downhill for Combine. The Mahre brother’s years overlapped Ingemar Stenmark who dominated the sport in the late 70s and early 80s. Both are members of the U.S. Ski Hall of Fame .

This week on FNV, Phil and Steve’s medal runs at the 1984 Sarajevo Olympics.

Ingemar Stenmark was still the best technical skier in the world but was declared ineligible by the IOC for being a professional, which was quite hypocritical as all the world’s top skiers were paid well for their talents. With Stenmark out the favorite’s role fell to American Phil Mahre, who was overall World Cup champion in 1982 and 1983, and won discipline titles in the slalom and giant slalom in 1982 and the giant slalom in 1983. But Mahre skied somewhat raggedly on the first run, finishing only in third place, the lead taken by his twin brother, Steve, with Sweden’s Jonas Nilsson in second. Steve Mahre had a big lead for the slalom of 0.67 seconds, but his second run would place him only eighth. Phil fared better, posting the second best time on the second time down, which brought him the gold medal, although Steve held on for the silver medal. Nilsson dropped to fourth, with the bronze going to France’s Didier Bouvet. The best time on the second run was posted by Italy’s Oswald Tötsch who finished fourth overall. The Mahre twins’ 1-2 finish was the eighth time in Olympic history (thru 1984) that siblings had finished 1-2 in an individual Olympic event, but thru 2008, it is the only time this has been accomplished by twins.

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