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2017 Year in Review

Answer these questions about current events and trends from the year 2017.
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Last updated: January 2, 2018
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First submittedDecember 24, 2017
Times taken28,439
Average score72.2%
Rating4.45
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What part of Spain held a referendum calling for independence?
Catalonia
Who became engaged to Meghan Markle?
Prince Harry
What "cryptocurrency" reached a price of over $19,000?
Bitcoin
What were Harvey, Irma, and Maria?
Hurricanes
What rare event did millions of Americans witness on August 21?
Total Solar Eclipse
What British city suffered 23 deaths during an attack on an Ariana Grande concert?
Manchester
Who is the claimed painter of "Salvator Mundi", which sold at auction for $450 million?
Leonardo da Vinci
What climate agreement did the U.S. withdraw from?
Paris Agreement
What jihadist group lost almost all its territory in Iraq and Syria?
Islamic State
What city did Donald Trump recognize as capital of Israel?
Jerusalem
What Australian "rock" will tourists no longer be allowed to climb?
Uluru
Why was Russia banned from the 2018 Winter Olympics?
State-sponsored doping
What song by Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee topped the charts in 47 different countries?
Despacito
Jeff Bezos became the world's richest person, with a net worth over $100 billion.
What company does he lead?
Amazon
What company purchased 20th Century Fox - creating an entertainment juggernaut?
Disney
What powerful Hollywood producer was accused of sexual harassment,
triggering a cascade of allegations against other celebrities?
Harvey Weinstein
What part of Iraq voted to become independent?
Kurdistan
What company released the Model 3 car?
Tesla
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49 Comments
carawebo
+6
Level 75
Dec 24, 2017
Answer for the Harvey, Irma and Maria is answered later in the same quiz when asking for a city...
Quizmaster
+1
Level ∞
Dec 25, 2017
Fixed
courthousedoc
+9
Level 78
Dec 24, 2017
If you are going to give a clue as to what "rock"tourists will no longer be able to climb, you need to at least accept Ayers since it is known as Ayers Rock or Uluru.
JustJen
+1
Level 68
Dec 25, 2017
Agree
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Dec 25, 2017
Okay
Djilas
+7
Level 83
Dec 24, 2017
Pendants seem particularly vicious today, so I'll just say Merry Christmas to Quizmaster :)

Hopefully the last week won't bring something bad that needs to be added up here.

CaritasInVeritate
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Level 91
Dec 24, 2017
*Pedants* :)
leviOsa
+1
Level 37
Apr 11, 2018
Lol +1
stone222
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Level 48
Oct 24, 2018
naw, they are just hanging around, waiting to be pedantic
sillie
+7
Level 76
Dec 25, 2017
Hardly pedantic. He has himself put up an excellent standard, pointing out slips that happen to everyone is just to help him keep that standard. Merry Christmas.
Gassu
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Level 70
Dec 24, 2017
Great quiz! If it was too easy for you, check out thisbigger quiz.
mf3
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Level 87
Dec 25, 2017
I guess Quizmaster is taking Christmas off, leaving "Jeff Bezos" as his own company for a few days. I might have guessed it if the title of the quiz had been "Quizmaster"...
Quizmaster
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Level ∞
Dec 25, 2017
Nope. Made the quiz on Christmas Eve. Fixing it on Christmas. Quizmaster takes no holidays!
Tempest98936561
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Level 37
Dec 30, 2017
I find it hard to guess "state sponsored doping". I think if they say "drugs" and "cheating" then that should be enough.
samiamco
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Level 69
Dec 30, 2017
I too gotta say that "drugs" seems like it should be enough. But when it wasn't, I found it interesting to go through the the entire laundry list of Russian misdeeds that the Olympic Committee *didn't* censure!
Quizmaster
+2
Level ∞
Dec 30, 2017
Drugs will work now.
Bonzo65
+1
Level 71
Dec 31, 2017
"state sponsored drug taking" didn't work either.
sillie
+3
Level 76
Jan 1, 2018
"doping" was easy enough to guess and accepted
xyzzy
+7
Level 71
Dec 31, 2017
Daesh for IS?
nerdalert
+3
Level 86
Apr 27, 2021
Is there anyone who knows "Daesh" who doesn't also know it's called "IS"?
DarthCaedus66
+1
Level 12
Dec 31, 2017
Kept trying to think of the correct phrasing for Aug. 21's event. Maybe add in other type ins for it, like complete solar eclipse,etc.?
ander217
+1
Level 74
Jan 6, 2018
Eclipse worked for me - I was lucky to be near the pathway and it was a short dive to a fantastic sight. Waiting for 2024 when it will go right over us.
leni
+1
Level 77
Dec 31, 2017
I wrote Walt Disney and it wouldn't take it....

Tried Disney alone, and it worked.

Full name should be accepted.

Thank you

Malbaby
+8
Level 70
Dec 31, 2017
'leni' wins the last 'Golden Nitpick' award for 2017.... Congratulations!
Doomstroyer
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Level 51
Dec 31, 2017
I've seen many people win this award.... how many are being given out?
Jacktheguy
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Level 90
Dec 31, 2017
But that would create extra work.
grantdon
+9
Level 73
Dec 31, 2017
But Walt is dead, the company known as Disney however...
CorkSpork
+2
Level 71
Feb 6, 2018
Agreed. The official name of the company is the Walt Disney Company, it should be accepted as an answer.
ChrisInTheNorth
+7
Level 30
Dec 31, 2017
"What rare event did millions of Americans witness on August 21?"

I couldn't think past the idea that Pres Trump said something that day that wasn't totally stupid or offensive (Not that I can think what that might have been)

MayaB
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Level 73
Feb 12, 2021
He was too busy to stare at the eclipse without protection.
olivier90
+1
Level 65
Dec 31, 2017
Good quiz! Happy New Year everybody! :)
SummerMcLovin
+2
Level 50
Dec 31, 2017
Technically it was just Iraqi Kurdistan that voted for independence, as the region extends beyond Iraq. "Kurdistan" would be a fine acceptable answer for it though.
SummerMcLovin
+1
Level 50
Dec 31, 2017
Although it is known as the "Kurdistan Region" by Iraq, I suppose. "Southern Kurdistan" is also good.
ruudsje
+2
Level 69
Dec 31, 2017
apparently i paid attention all year, 100%. also, maybe add catalunya as a type-in for catalonia, since that what it's called in catalan.
Quizmaster
+3
Level ∞
Jan 2, 2018
Okay. Although, as our general policy, quizzes in English may not always accept non-English answers.
KirstenB
+1
Level 65
Dec 31, 2017
Can you please also allow for Ayres Rock? Some of us are older players and we did not learn that geographical feature with its updated Aboriginal name.
stone222
+1
Level 48
Oct 24, 2018
no no no... Ayres should not be allowed...it has never been Ayre's Rock...older players need to learn correct spellings.. Ayers Rock, named after Sir Henry Ayers, the Chief Secretary of South Australia at the time.
virgo123
+1
Level 71
Jan 1, 2018
how do I only miss 4 questions and only get 2 out of 5 points
TurkeyCookTime
+5
Level 77
Feb 27, 2020
Because people on Jetpunk are nerds
hlc7575
+3
Level 46
Jan 2, 2018
Could you also accept 'Catalunya' for Catalonia?
bahua
+1
Level 59
Jan 2, 2018
Disney's acquisition did not _create_ a juggernaut. It expanded one. Disney has been an entertainment juggernaut for longer than most people have been alive.
CyberSnare
+1
Level 60
Jan 3, 2018
100% pretty straightforward for anyone who pays any attention. Must admit the Kurdistan thing sort of passed me by but easy enough to guess.
TWM03
+1
Level 70
Jan 8, 2018
I thought the USA wasn't allowed to leave the Paris Agreement and that Donald Trump just said he was going to. Or does he claim that he has left and the Paris Agreement disputes it?
Dreya
+1
Level 51
Aug 25, 2019
I believe the questions regarding President Trump should be worded using his proper title considering I have done plenty of other quizzes that always have the word president in front of whichever president was being referenced.
TurkeyCookTime
+1
Level 77
Feb 27, 2020
Hold on... the total eclipse made it possible to see the sun's corona... Is that what started the outbreak of the Coronavirus?
AlexThirkell
+1
Level 75
Apr 18, 2020
Where's 2018?
JackintheBox
+1
Level 79
Feb 20, 2021
Aaargghhh – I only missed da Vinci!!
notaperson
+1
Level 29
Nov 8, 2021
EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ lol get gud JAemms
jamaltepec
+1
Level 66
Aug 12, 2022
I put Kurdish for the part of Iraq, but it wasn't accepted.
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