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2015 Year in Review

Name these facts about current events and trends from the year 2015.
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First submittedDecember 21, 2015
Times taken24,343
Average score63.6%
Rating3.96
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Islamic terrorists kill 130 people in this European city
Paris
This Kuiper Belt object is visited by the
New Horizons spacecraft
Pluto
This beloved lion is shot by an American dentist
Cecil
This country shoots down a Russian plane
Turkey
Sepp Blatter resigns as President of this
corruption-plagued organization
FIFA
This automaker is caught cheating on emissions tests
Volkswagen
2,400 people are killed by a stampede
at this annual gathering
Hajj
The U.S. Supreme Court votes to legalize this
Same-Sex Marriage
Refugees from this country flood Europe
Syria
Bruce Jenner changes her name to this
Caitlyn Jenner
This object is either white and gold, or blue and black,
depending on the person who sees it
The Dress
Justin Trudeau is elected Prime Minister of this country
Canada
Zayn Malik parts ways with this band
One Direction
This outlandish Republican candidate proposes building
a wall between the U.S. and Mexico
Donald Trump
This boxer defeats Manny Pacquiao
Floyd Mayweather
This American comedian is accused of drugging
and raping several women
Bill Cosby
Name the Movie
Dinosaurs
Jurassic World
Five Emotions
Inside Out
Stranded on Mars
The Martian
 
 
Who Recorded that Song
Uptown Funk
Mark Ronson
Hotline Bling
Drake
Hello
Adele
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37 Comments
Dontneedone
+4
Level 79
Dec 21, 2015
Typed in Ceres and wondered why it wasn't accepting it. Realized I was thinking of the wrong belt.
turklar
+8
Level 41
Jun 30, 2016
Typed in buckle and realised I was thinking of the wrong belt.
Stef2
+1
Level 62
May 30, 2018
Typed in pluto and realised i was thinking it was the right belt
buck1017
+13
Level 78
Dec 22, 2015
Pretty crappy that Bruno Mars isn't accepted for Uptown Funk. I know he's the featured artist, but that's like not accepting Rob Thomas for "Smooth." Ronson may have produced the song, but Mars had just as much, if not more impact in making it a hit.
beccimoo
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Level 56
Dec 30, 2015
I was just going to say the opposite! Bruno Mars, for me, isn't a singer I would associate with that music style. But this is SO typically Ronson - funky and fun! I love it.
Trex821
+3
Level 35
Jan 4, 2016
I was going to comment that to! Bruno Mars should be accepted!
22ZDS
+2
Level 67
Feb 1, 2017
agreed
ThorAesir
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Level 73
Dec 30, 2015
you're mistaken, buck1017. Bruno provided voice talent and some of his swagger and that's it. Ronson produced, wrote, edited, mixed, and everything-else'd the entire thing.

Bruno was paid to come in, do what he was told on that track, maybe give a little feedback, and go about his merry business.

If you didn't know that Mark Ronson was the person responsible for Uptown Funk, then you didn't have the knowings to finish the quiz. Bruno's great, but this quiz is accurate and correct as currently written.

McLerristarr
+4
Level 62
Dec 30, 2015
Bruno Mars is a co-writer and co-producer of the song along with a bunch of other people.
ayjayh
+5
Level 67
Dec 30, 2015
And the question specifically asks who "recorded" it. That's a pretty strong case for accepting Bruno Mars.
IsleAuHaulte
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Level 90
Oct 17, 2019
"You didn't have the knowings to finish the quiz."

I strongly nominate this to be the inscription on the Annual JetPunk Pedantry Awards.

yankeh
+4
Level 60
Dec 30, 2015
Might need to accept The Good Dinosaur for the dinosaurs clue...
ElHarisonio
+3
Level 53
Jan 1, 2016
I thought this, especially as there is another Disney film below it which made me think it was Good Dinosaur initially
evacooper
+1
Level 51
Dec 30, 2015
just watched "the big fat quiz of the year" yesterday, might have helped. i heard about the boxer but couldnt remember his name. didnt know the fifa one.
KoljiVriVoda
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Level 78
Dec 30, 2015
Dark year...
Quagga50
+3
Level 83
Nov 29, 2022
Little did they know that it only got worse
stromae
+1
Level 71
Dec 30, 2015
2015 was a breeze… I remember when I was taking the 2014 in review quiz! I can't believe this
stromae
+1
Level 71
Dec 30, 2015
BUT THERE'S A ZAYN MALIK QUESTION WHICH MAKES ME EXCITED
ander217
+1
Level 74
Dec 30, 2015
Wow. Only scored nine. I must have slept through most of this year, but apparently I didn't miss a lot. Here's to a better 2016.
CyberSnare
+1
Level 59
Jan 3, 2016
Missed Inside Out which I would never have got and Bill Cosby. Don't remember hearing anything about that, guess it was a bigger story in America.
NightStryder
+1
Level 27
Jan 3, 2016
Why wasn't "Who won the boxing heavyweight title against klitchco?" On here, Tyson Fury winning the championship was one of the hottest topics of the year.
WhittleMario
+1
Level 24
Jan 4, 2016
So, this is what I typed in for Cecil:

Siesel

Siesol

Siesal

Sesel

Sesol

Seesel

Seesol

Seisel

Seisol

Sisel

Sisol

Sisal

grantdon
+2
Level 74
Feb 26, 2017
try pronouncing it correctly
IsleAuHaulte
+1
Level 90
Apr 5, 2020
Hence the spelling attempts?

Had anyone ever even heard of that thing before it was shot? It was all postmortem, news hype love wasn't it?

Trex821
+1
Level 35
Jan 4, 2016
Looking at this quiz, this makes it seem that 2015 was a bad year
sumguy
+1
Level 85
Jan 11, 2016
Pluto was the second least known? Are you kidding me?

Also, what about Lenny Kravitz's penis?

Carry
+2
Level 63
Mar 9, 2017
People might be confused by Kuiper Belt object. Dwarf-planet would've been too easy I guess.
vermiciousknid
+1
Level 89
Jul 11, 2019
What about it? I'd do a google search but I'm using my work computer right now and I feel like that would be a bad idea.
geographyisthebestsubject
+2
Level 63
May 30, 2016
I think Bruno Mars should be accepted for the Uptown Funk question. I know he was the featured person in it, but still, he needs to be credited.
newbie1
+1
Level 29
Sep 2, 2018
Why was same-sex marriage illegal before 2015?
vermiciousknid
+5
Level 89
Jul 11, 2019
Bigotry?
undeadwarrior
+1
Level 64
Jan 10, 2020
Cosby? Really????? I always thought it was CROSBY.
Froststar101
+5
Level 73
Aug 21, 2020
Oh, those days of innocence when he was just an "outlandish candidate"...
JackintheBox
+1
Level 80
Feb 20, 2021
I got all except for the lion, the 3 movies and Uptown Funk.
wario85
+1
Level 68
Jun 24, 2022
MEXICAN JUAN MANUEL MARQUEZ KNOCKED OUT PACQUIAO IN THE SIXTH ROUND OF THEIR 4TH FIGHT
Frischluftfanatiker
+1
Level 72
Feb 9, 2023
I suggest rephrasing the question about refugees and putting it a bit more humanely, it refers to people after all and not flood waves. So maybe: Civil war in this country causes many people to flee to Europe
DarthKnight
+1
Level 86
Oct 17, 2024
You should accept Good Dinosaur for the 'dinosaurs' hint.
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