| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| Celestial body which was demoted to "dwarf planet" status | Pluto | 98%
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| Pixar movie featuring Lightning McQueen | Cars | 86%
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| New website which allowed people to post messages up to 140 characters in length | 80%
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| New DVD format which competed against HD DVD | Blu-ray | 77%
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| Type of animal which killed Steve Irwin | Stingray | 77%
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| Video game system released by Nintendo | Wii | 72%
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| Actor who appeared as James Bond for the first time in "Casino Royale" | Daniel Craig | 70%
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| Country which broke away from Serbia, becoming the 192nd member of the UN | Montenegro | 69%
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| Former dictator who was executed by hanging | Saddam Hussein | 67%
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| Singer who said "I'm bringing sexy back" | Justin Timberlake | 65%
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| Teenage singer who released her first album with songs including "Tim McGraw" and "Teardrops on My Guitar" | Taylor Swift | 62%
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| French footballer who was sent off from the World Cup finals after headbutting an opponent | Zinedine Zidane | 55%
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| For the first time, a vaccine was released to target this virus which can cause cervical cancer | HPV | 42%
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| City which hosted the Winter Olympics | Turin | 31%
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| Author of the book "The Audacity of Hope" | Barack Obama | 26%
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| City where 362 people died from a stampede during the Stoning of the Devil ritual | Mecca | 26%
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