2010 Year In Review Quiz
A MONTH BY MONTH, EDUCATIONAL YET FUN QUIZ WITH A SOMETIMES HUMOROUS SLANT ABOUT THE EVENTS OF 2010.
- 1.January: 5 Questions. The world’s tallest structure opens up. It is about 2,717 feet tall, is located in____________ and is called ___________:
- A.
Indonesia; The al-Haj-roc-mah.
- B.
Los Angeles; The Walt Disney, Mouse Tower of the Future.
- C.
Dubai, United Arab Emirates; The Burj Khalifa.
- D.
New York; The New World Trade Center.
- E.
Taiwan; The Taipei 101.
- 2.This year's BCS National Championship (college football) was won by _________ who defeated the Texas Longhorns, 37-21.
- A.
The Oklahoma Sooners.
- B.
The Florida Gatorades.
- C.
The UCLA Bruisers.
- D.
The Fighting Irish of Notre Dame.
- E.
The Crimson Tide of Alabama.
- 3.Haiti is devastated by a huge earthquake; the capital of Haiti is:
- A.
Santiago.
- B.
Santo Domingo.
- C.
Port-de-Paix.
- D.
Port-au-Prince.
- E.
Port-a-Potti.
- 4.The auto maker who had a big recall due to problems with its gas pedal sometimes causing its cars to accelerate out of control, is:
- A.
Toyota.
- B.
Honda.
- C.
General Motors.
- D.
General B. & E. Ltd. (i.e., Breakdown & Expense).
- E.
Tata Motors.
- 5.This European Union member sends ripples of fear of another world wide financial crisis, when serious questions about its sovereign debt, once again comes to light:
- A.
Spain.
- B.
Luxembourg.
- C.
Italy.
- D.
Monaco.
- E.
Greece.
- 6.February: 7 questions. The 2010 Winter Olympics were held in the city of:
- A.
Chicago, USA.
- B.
Vancouver, Canada.
- C.
Key West, Florida.
- D.
St. Petersburg, Russia.
- E.
Panama City, Panama.
- 7.Superbowl XLIV is won by the ______________ who defeat the ______________ by the score of_________.
- A.
St. Louis Rams; Kansas City Chiefs; 48-13.
- B.
New Orleans Saints; Indianapolis Colts; 31-17.
- C.
Green Bay Packers; Minnesota Vikings; 21-14.
- D.
Minnesota Vikings; NY Jets; 24-23.
- E.
Alabama Crimson Tide; Carolina Panthers; 108-13.
- 8.In the 2010 Winter Olypics, the USA sets an Olympic record by winning the most medals ever by a single nation, 37; how many gold medals did the USA win?
- A.
3.
- B.
13.
- C.
9.
- D.
18.
- E.
36.
- 9.President Obama signs a bill upping the US debt by about $1,900,000,000,000.00 ($1.9 Trillion). The total debt of the US is presently estimated to be approaching:
- A.
$97,500,000,000.00 ($97.5 Billion)
- B.
$170,000,000,000.00 ($170.0 Billion)
- C.
$11,000,000,000,000.00 ($11.0 Trillion)
- D.
$10,000,000,000,000.00 ($10.0 Trillion)
- E.
$14,000,000,000,000.00 ($14.0 Trillion)
- 10.Just prior to the start of this year’s XXl Winter Olympics, an athlete is accidently killed during the practice of this event:
- A.
Downhill skiing.
- B.
Ski Jumping.
- C.
“Snow Bunny” Watching. (i.e., he was drunk and fell from a balcony).
- D.
The Luge.
- E.
The Snowplow Pull.
- 11.China, a top holder of US debt, becomes very upset when this national leader visits the US:
- A.
Tibetan leader: the Dalai Lama.
- B.
South Korea President: Lee Myung-Bak.
- C.
Taiwan President: Ma Ying-jeou.
- D.
Mongolian Prime Minister: Janlavyn Narantsatsralt
- E.
North Korean leader: Kim Mintali-il.
- 12.An 8.8-magnitude earthquake, one of the strongest ever measured in the world, strikes off the coast of this country:
- A.
Brazil.
- B.
Cuba.
- C.
Malawi.
- D.
Benelux.
- E.
Chile.
- 13.March: 6 Questions. After 37 years, it is reported Carly Simon allegedly whispers (i.e. if played backwards?) a clue on her new CD as to who her 1973 hit, You're So Vain, actually refers to:
- A.
Warren Beatty.
- B.
Kris Kristofferson.
- C.
Kanye West
- D.
Mick Jagger,
- E.
David Geffen.
- 14.In those annoyingly ubiquitous Progressive TV commercials, the name of the character of the gal appearing in them is:
- A.
Flo.
- B.
Lilly.
- C.
Linda.
- D.
Francine.
- E.
Ms. Prudential
- 15.At the 82nd Academy Awards, for the first time a woman viz., Kathryn Bigelow, wins the Oscar for Best Director. The film she directed is:
- A.
Glitter.
- B.
Precious.
- C.
The Hurt Locker.
- D.
The Blind Side.
- E.
This Is It.
- 16.What does Jesse James have in common with: Tiger Woods, Robert "Mutt" Lange, Kevin Federline and Charlie Sheen?
- A.
They are all very rich.
- B.
They are all infamously famous.
- C.
They all have come to appreciate even more so, the virtue of, "forgiveness".
- D.
They all have, ah, er, um, at least had, a Hot wife!
- E.
All of the above.
- 17.The 2010 Iditarod, Alaska’s famous dog sled race from Anchorage to Nome, is won by Lance Mackey and was originally:
- A.
Just an event in the Alaskan state fair for recreational mushers.
- B.
Created as commemoration of a serum run for an incipient diphtheria epidemic.
- C.
A grudge match between two Inuit men for the privilege of sharing the igloo of a very hot Eskimo woman!
- D.
A Mahlemuit sled dog breeders creation to prove his dogs were the best.
- E.
An emergency New Years Eve booze run delivering prime Canadian whiskey.
- 18.The USA and the Soviet Union reach a nuclear disarmament agreement, which if ratified, basically is an agreement to:
- A.
Destroy warhead count to 15% lower than limit set by Moscow Treaty of 2002.
- B.
Equally share nucear bomb technology with the nations of Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen in order to insure an eqaulity and balance of power, hence peace in the world.
- C.
Destroy warhead count to 30% lower than limit set by Moscow Treaty of 2002.
- D.
Destroy only long range, multiple warhead ICBMs aimed at each other.
- E.
Destroy only nuclear missiles dangerously antiquated and which hence, pose a danger to their host country.
- 19.April: 7 Questions.The winner of the NCAA March Madness (college basketball) this year is:
- A.
Michigan State or Duke.
- B.
The Washington Huskies.
- C.
Either, Butler or West Virginia.
- D.
Kansas.
- E.
The New Jersey Nets.
- 20.Tiger Woods returns to golf, playing in the Masters at Augusta, Georgia. He:
- A.
Wins by 34 strokes.
- B.
Ties for 4th place, 5 strokes behind Phil Mickelson.
- C.
Finishes 3rd, 3 stokes behind Lee Westwood.
- D.
He misses his tee off time cuz he was very preoccupied in the club house with his estranged, teed off wife Elin, trying to buy, ah, persuade her back with a rock about the size of the Hope Diamond.
- E.
Does not finish because he had another hot date!
- 21.In the worst coal mine accident in the US in 25 years, 29 miners lose their life; it occurs in the state of:
- A.
Chaos.
- B.
North Carolina.
- C.
Virginia.
- D.
West Virginia.
- E.
Franklin.
- 22.90 year old liberal Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens, announces his retirement. He was a justice for:
- A.
35 years.
- B.
39 years.
- C.
30 years.
- D.
6 months.
- E.
Since Woodrow Wilson was president.
- 23.78 year old, Oscar winning actress Elizabeth Taylor, allegedly marries 49 year old Jason Winters. If true it is her:
- A.
15th marriage.
- B.
24h marriage.
- C.
7th marriage.
- D.
9th marriage.
- E.
Does not really matter. It was just one of those things on her bucket list; that is, she just wanted to experience what it was really like, to be a bona fide cougar.
- 24.An airplane crash in Russia takes the life of the president of this eastern European nation:
- A.
Andorra.
- B.
Chad.
- C.
Romania.
- D.
Lithuania.
- E.
Poland.
- 25.A volcanic eruption under the Ejfjallajokull glacier in __________, spews a plume of ash 7 miles high and for days and days, causes cancellation of European flights.
- A.
Finland.
- B.
Swaziland.
- C.
Switzerland.
- D.
Greenland.
- E.
Iceland.
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