| Question | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Who was elected President of the U.S.? | George W. Bush | 97%
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| What country reached a population of 1 billion? | India | 96%
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| Who became President of Russia? | Vladimir Putin | 94%
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| What country was connected to Sweden via the Øresund Bridge? | Denmark | 85%
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| What company released its 3310 model phone, eventually selling 126 million units worldwide? | Nokia | 82%
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| Who did Jennifer Aniston marry? | Brad Pitt | 80%
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| Who would have been elected had he received just a few hundred more votes in Florida? | Al Gore | 71%
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| What became the world's tallest Ferris wheel? | London Eye | 69%
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| In what movie did Russell Crowe ask "are you not entertained?" | Gladiator | 68%
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| What country was led by Slobodan Milošević until his resignation in October? | Yugoslavia | 68%
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| What faster-than-sound type of aircraft crashed in France, leading it to be retired from service three years later? | Concorde | 65%
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| What orbiting platform gained its first inhabitants? | International Space Station | 61%
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| What city hosted the Summer Olympics? | Sydney | 59%
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| What computer bug was predicted to cause major problems but didn't? | Y2K | 55%
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| What did scientists "map" for the first time? | Human {Genome} | 53%
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| What British rock band released their first album, "Parachutes"? | Coldplay | 45%
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| In what country was Vicente Fox elected President, ending decades of single-party rule? | Mexico | 40%
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| What stock market bubble reached its apex in March before imploding? | The {Dot}-{Com} Bubble | 36%
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| What period of increased conflict started between Israel and Palestine? | Second {Intifada} | 23%
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