| Hint | Year | Answer | % Correct |
|---|---|---|---|
| N) The largest city in the US was attacked by terroristgroups on 9/11 | 2001 | New York City | 96%
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| E) 12 European countries began using this currency | 2002 | Euro | 92%
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| F) Mark Zuckerberg launches this websiteat Harvard | 2004 | 92%
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| M) The King of Pop died of a drug overdose providedby his doctor | 2009 | Michael Jackson | 92%
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| T) This famous golfer achieves all 4 major golf championshipsat the same time | 2001 | Tiger Woods | 92%
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| K) This category 5 hurricane slammed into coastalLouisiana, battering New Orleans | 2005 | Katrina | 88%
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| R) This president and former actor died at 93 | 2004 | Ronald Reagan | 88%
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| S) The first Olympic games of the decade is held in this Australian city | 2000 | Sydney | 88%
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| V) This tennis star wins her first US Open | 2000 | Venus Williams | 88%
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| I) The US invaded this country after tenseconflict | 2003 | Iraq | 85%
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| G) A major detention camp opens at thisCuban site | 2002 | Guantanamo Bay | 81%
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| X) The first movie of these mutant superheroes is released | 2000 | X Men | 81%
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| U) This R&B singer releases Confessions, his most popular album | 2004 | Usher | 77%
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| W) Buildings destroyed by the terrorist attacks on 9/11 in New York | 2001 | World Trade Center | 77%
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| B) This team wins the World Seriesfor the first time since 1918 | 2004 | Boston Red Sox | 69%
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| Y) This "scare" was brought about by theorists predicting the crash of computer systems in the new millennium | 1999-2000 | Y2K | 65%
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| H) This defense department was established | 2002 | Homeland Security | 62%
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| P) This hugely popular video game console is released | 2000 | Play Station 2 | 62%
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| J) Arizona representative chosen for Republicanpresidential candidate | 2008 | John McCain | 58%
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| L) This rock band released their famous albumHybrid Theory, that sold over 24 million copies | 2000 | Linkin Park | 54%
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| Q) The 22nd film in the James Bond series starring Daniel Craig | 2008 | Quantum of Solace | 50%
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| A) This singer died in a plane crashin the Bahamas | 2001 | Aaliyah | 42%
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| C) Peanuts cartoonist passes away atage 77 | 2000 | Charles Schultz | 35%
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| O) This bridge connecting Sweden with Denmarkopens to traffic | 2000 | Oresund | 31%
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| D) A massive oil spill occurs as a resultof an explosion on this rig | 2010 | Deepwater Horizon | 23%
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| Z) Microsoft released this portable music player as a competitorto the hugely successful ipod | 2006 | Zune | 8%
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