Does History Change? A poll to further explore our perception of time and history.

THis post was inspired by another thread on here about timeline shifts.
I am just curious as to how many people have different memories in regards to major events. I will post a lists of questions then I will come back with research from the internet as to what the actual answers are.

1. When did MT St Helen's erupt?
A. March 1980
B. May 1980
C. March 1983
D. May 1984

2. When did the Challenger expolsion happen?
A. Jan 28, 1985
B. Jan 28, 1986
C. Jan 17 1987
D. Jan 19 1984

3. What happened to Nelson Mandela?
A. He was executed in the 1990s
B. He was freed and is alive.
C. He was executed in early 2000s
D. He left South Africa and came to the USA.

4. What happened to Sadam Hussien?
A. He was captured in 2003 and excuted (shot in the head); in 2004 without a trial.
B. He was captured in 2003 and had a trial then was hanged in 2006.
C. He was freed by USA and recaptured by the iraq people who brutally beat him publically.

5. What recent president was shot at but lived?
A. Richard Nixon
B. George W BUsh
C. Ronald Regan



Below is a list of celebrities please indicate which ones are dead or alive

Dick Van Dyke
Billy Graham
Heath Ledger
River Phoneix
Farah Fawcett
James Earl Jones (the voice of darth varder.)
Walter Kronkite

Please answer from what you remember and do not look up on the internet that defeats the purpose. I have a theory that there is more to this whole time slip than meets the eye.

If anyone can think of anymore questions please post on here. If none of the answers seem to be correct for you please put an alternate answer to that question.

[edit on 8-9-2009 by dreamseeker]

[edit on 8-9-2009 by dreamseeker]

By the time I posted this it was down to the bottom already. I am trying to think of more questions but I can't at the moment because I am basing off of the threads that I have seen on here.

1. When did MT St Helen's erupt?
B. May 1980
I was living in Baker Oregon at the time we had a ash fall over us down here.


2. When did the Challenger expolsion happen?
B. Jan 28, 1986

I was playing hooky from school with a few friends misbehaving watched live on the tube.


3. What happened to Nelson Mandela?
B. He was freed and is alive.



4. What happened to Sadam Hussien?
B. He was captured in 2003 and had a trial then was hanged in 2006.

Of course I then as now try to keep on top of the stories of the period.



5. What recent president was shot at but lived?
C. Ronald Regan

I remember joking that he was shot with a RayGun



Below is a list of celebrities please indicate which ones are dead or alive

I could care less about the celebrities though...


[edit on 8-9-2009 by SLAYER69]

reply to post by dreamseeker


1. When did MT St Helen's erupt?
-March 1980, I think.

2. When did the Challenger expolsion happen?
-Jan 28, 1986—I always remember the year because, it was the same year I was born!

3. What happened to Nelson Mandela?
-This is a good one. I'll have to say "a". I really do remember hearing about him dying. They made a big deal about it when I was in school and it was in our history books.

4. What happened to Sadam Hussien?
-B.

5. What recent president was shot at but lived?
-Regan.

Dick Van Dyke—Alive
Billy Graham—Alive
Heath Ledger—Dead
River Phoneix—?
Farah Fawcett—Dead
Earl Jones—Alive?
Walter Kronkite—Dead

I am going to take my own quiz. My answers do not reflect real history just what I believe to be true. I will give this post a few days before researching each question further.

1. When did MT St Helen's erupt?
A. March 1980
B. May 1980
C. March 1983
D. May 1984

B. March 1983

2. When did the Challenger expolsion happen?
A. Jan 28, 1985
B. Jan 28, 1986
C. Jan 17 1987
D. Jan 19 1984

B. Jan 28,1986

3. What happened to Nelson Mandela?
A. He was executed in the 1990s
B. He was freed and is alive.
C. He was executed in early 2000s
D. He left South Africa and came to the USA.

A. He was exectued in the 1990s

4. What happened to Sadam Hussien?
A. He was captured in 2003 and excuted (shot in the head); in 2004 without a trial.
B. He was captured in 2003 and had a trial then was hanged in 2006.
C. He was freed by USA and recaptured by the iraq people who brutally beat him publically.

A. He was captured in 2003 and excuted (shot in the head); in 2004 without a trial.


5. What recent president was shot at but lived?
A. Richard Nixon
B. George W BUsh
C. Ronald Regan

C. Ronald Regan


Below is a list of celebrities please indicate which ones are dead or alive

Dick Van Dyke -dead
Billy Graham - dead
Heath Ledger -dead
River Phoneix -dead
Farah Fawcett -dead
Earl Jones -alive
Walter Kronkite -dead


[edit on 8-9-2009 by dreamseeker]