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The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition Quiz

Grab a pen and paper and see if you can remember the history and fun of the 1984 Louisiana World Exposition!!

You will find the answers at the bottom of the page.

Quiz questions were provided by Debbie Linde.

Let’s Begin…

1.) What organization oversees world expositions?

  1. Internal Revenue Service

  2. Olympic Committee Task Force on International Fairs and
    Expositions

  3. Bureau of International Expositions

  4. United Nations

2.) What was the theme?

  1. The World of Rivers: Fresh Water as a Source of Life

  2. One World, Many Peoples

  3. Today Will Be Tomorrow’s Yesterday

  4. Rivers of Life: The Blue Planet

3.) Who was the U.S. commissioner general?

  1. John Weinmann

  2. David Ryder

  3. Rudy Giuliani

  4. Shirley Temple Black

4.) How big was the site?

  1. 84 acres

  2. 53 acres

  3. 150 acres

  4. Same size as the Louisiana Superdome

5.) Who was the main architect?

  1. I.M. Pei

  2. Perez Associates

  3. Frank Lloyd Wright

  4. Gedry & McCoy

6.) Who designed the Wonderwall?

  1. Salvadore Dali

  2. Charles Moore

  3. Blaine Kern

  4. Howard Finster

7.) Who was the special guest speaker when NASA announced its participation?

  1. Sally Ride

  2. Guion S. Bluford

  3. John Glenn

  4. Al Gore

8.) How many countries participated?

  1. 143

  2. 16

  3. 21

  4. 30

9.) What was the official theme song?

  1. "Mardi Gras City"

  2. "Rivers of Life (Flow Forever)"

  3. "Laissez Fair"

  4. "Expo Extraordinaire"

Almost Finished Just a Few More…

10.) What was the name of the space shuttle displayed?

  1. Flyover D. Fair

  2. Ambassador

  3. STS-1984

  4. Enterprise

11.) Which pavilion had an additional charge?

  1. China

  2. State of Louisiana

  3. Vatican Pavilion

  4. None; the fair admission price was all-inclusive.

12.) Who was the official emcee of the amphitheatre?

  1. Sesame Street’s Bert & Ernie

  2. Bert "Super Password" and "Tattletales" Convy

  3. Burt Reynolds

  4. Bert Parks

13.) What member of the British Royal Family visited?

  1. H.R.H. Princess Alexandra

  2. Duchess of Kent

  3. H.R.H. Princess Diana

  4. H.R.H. Prince Philip

14.) What "60 Minutes" correspondent came to the fair and did a story that aired in December 1984?

  1. Morley Safer

  2. Stone Phillips

  3. Barbara Walters

  4. Andy Rooney

And Finally…

15.) The 1984 Louisiana World Exposition commemorated the 100th anniversary of what event?

  1. End of the Spanish-American War

  2. Riverboat race between the Delta Queen and the Mississippi Queen – Delta Queen won!

  3. World’s Industrial and Cotton Centennial Exposition

  4. Napoleon’s last visit to New Orleans

 

OK, that’s it. Let see how you did.

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