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