| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|
| Notable website launched from a Harvard dorm room | The Facebook | 97%
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| Type of disaster which killed over 200,000 people on December 26 | Tsunami | 89%
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| Sitcom starring Jennifer Aniston which ended its 10-year run | Friends | 88%
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| City which hosted the Summer Olympics – 108 years after the first time it hosted | Athens | 80%
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| TV host who gave away a new car to everyone in her studio audience | Oprah Winfrey | 74%
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| Asian island nation which joined the European Union | Cyprus | 72%
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| Country which had a disputed election between candidates Viktor Yushchenko and Viktor Yanukovych, no relation | Ukraine | 71%
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| Alliance which added Bulgaria, Romania, Estonia, and four other countries | NATO | 69%
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| Singer who had a "wardrobe malfunction" at the Super Bowl | Janet Jackson | 61%
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| Canadian smartphone brand which crossed 1 million users | Blackberry | 57%
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| Dapper Englishman who was the most-searched athlete on Google | David Beckham | 56%
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| Baseball team which ended its 85 year "curse" by winning the World Series | Boston Red Sox | 50%
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| Actress who, with husband Chris Martin, named her newborn baby "Apple" | Gwyneth Paltrow | 46%
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| Country whose leader, Jean-Bertrand Aristide, was overthrown in a coup for a second time | Haiti | 43%
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| Asian skyscraper which became the tallest building in the world | {Taipei} 101 | 40%
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