| Question | Answer | % Correct |
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| Which popular photo-sharing social media app debuted? | 97%
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| What city becomes home to the new world's tallest building, the Burj Khalifa? | Dubai | 89%
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| The Affordable Care Act was signed into law by which president? | Barack Obama | 75%
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| What famous singer was seen at the MTV Video Music Awards wearing a meat dress? | Lady Gaga | 72%
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| What singer's hit song "Baby" was released and became a global pop phenomenon? | Justin Bieber | 69%
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| Apple introduced the first generation of what new product? | iPad | 64%
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| Who sung "TikTok" which was the number 1 song of the year? | Kesha | 58%
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| What country hosted the FIFA World Cup, which was won by Spain? | South Africa | 58%
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| Alberto Contador wins what prestigious cycling race? | Tour de France | 58%
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| What country's volcano erupted causing a massive ash cloud which disrupted European flights? | Iceland | 56%
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| What iconic band was created by Simon Cowell on X factor and had many hits in the early 2010s. | One Direction | 53%
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| What was the wave of anti-government protests that began in the Middle East? | Arab Spring | 50%
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| What film, directed by Christopher Nolan, had stars like Leonardo DiCaprio and Cilian Murphy, and was a huge hit? | Inception | 47%
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| What country faced a magnitude 7.0 earthquake on January 12 killing hundreds of thousands of people? | Haiti | 44%
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| What film won the Academy Award for Best Picture and is a historical drama about King George VI? | The {King's} {Speech} | 42%
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| What tragic event in the Gulf of Mexico was the 2016 Film "Deepwater Horizon" based on? | Deepwater Horizon {Oil} {Spill} | 39%
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| What site released thousands of U.S. military documents relating to the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, causing controversy? | WikiLeaks | 39%
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| What singer became the youngest star to win Album of the Year for her album "Fearless" | Taylor Swift | 36%
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| What city hosted the Winter Olympics? | Vancouver | 31%
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| What country's prime minister Vejjajiva Abhisit offered to hold early elections causing violent protests for 10 weeks, causing 68 deaths? | Thailand | 19%
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