Revolutions of 1989 quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   How many years did the Berlin Wall divide the city?

   Answer: 28 years

   Why: On 5 February 2018 the border through Berlin had been open for exactly as long as the Wall had divided the city.

2. 2 Medium

   When did official demolition of the Berlin Wall begin?

   Answer: June 1990

   Why: For months after the border opened, the Wall stood while souvenir hunters nicknamed wallpeckers chipped pieces off it.

3. 3 Hard

   What word replaced 'Joy' when Bernstein led Beethoven's Ninth in 1989?

   Answer: Freedom

   Why: His orchestra joined players from both German states with musicians from New York, London, Paris and Leningrad.

4. 4 Easy

   Which Berlin landmark reopened on 22 December 1989?

   Answer: Brandenburg Gate

   Why: That day West Germany's chancellor walked through the Gate and was greeted by East German premier Hans Modrow.

5. 5 Medium

   Which Russian word meaning 'openness' named a Gorbachev policy?

   Answer: Glasnost

   Why: Its twin slogan, perestroika, literally means restructuring and stood for reshaping the Soviet economy and politics.

6. 6 Hard

   Which 1956 prime minister was reburied with honours in June 1989?

   Answer: Imre Nagy

   Why: The reburial was held on 16 June 1989, exactly 31 years after his execution.