Thursday, January 6, 2011

2010 in 100 Questions Part 1 with answers

So how many do you know? Check the answers at the bottom and please leave a comment.

1. Last January, 19-year-old Norwegian Magnus Carlsen was confirmed as the youngest-ever world N0.1 what?

2. The FIFA World Cup 2010 was over and Spain became the champion. But which country got 2nd place?

3. As Kim Jong-il is stepping down as the Supreme Leader of North Korea, who will take his place? Hint: It's his third son.

4. How many men were trapped underground for how many days in Chile's Copiapo mining disaster?

5. Which gay celebrity got a baby for Christmas?

6. Which band replaced U2 at last year's Glastonbury Festival after the Irish rockers had to pull out because Bono needed spinal surgery?

7. After 6120 episodes, which American talk show came to a close on December 18th?

8. Last year, Hong Kong became the first city to offer what McDonalds product?

9. In May, the Rolling Stones achieved their first British No.1 album for 16 years. Name the record.

10. Who became the first European golfer to win the US Open since 1970?

11. On March 23rd, the ROKS Cheonan, a South Korean Navy ship carrying 104 personnel, sank near Baengnyeong Island, the country's westernmost point. What does Baengnyeong mean?

12. On June 29th, Iceland became the ninth country to legalize what?

13. Finland won the 2010 men's World Championships in the sport, but what, exactly, is floorball?

14. Who became the women's world No. 1 tennis player during last year's China Open?

15. Which two airlines merged last year to create the world's largest carrier?

16. The Polish city of Swiebodzin received the world's largest statue of whom last year?

17. How often does the Webb Canyon Chronicle get published?

18. After 86 days gushing 189 million gallons of crude into the Gulf of Mexico in the largest environmental disaster in US history, BP capped the well on which rig?

19. Last year, according to Hitwise, which website surpassed Google as the No. 1 website in the US?

20. How many seniors graduated from Webb last year?

1.Chess grandmaster 2.Netherlands 3.Kim Jong-un 4.33 men for 69 days 5.Elton John 6.Gorillaz
7.Larry King Live 8.McWeddings 9.Exile on Main St (the released version)
10.Northern Irishman Graeme McDowell 11.White wing 12.Same-sex marriages
13.Indoor Hockey on a gym floor 14.Caroline Wozniacki 15.Continental and United
16.Jesus 17.every six weeks 18.Deepwater Horizon 19.Facebook 20.eighty-nine

How many did you get? Not even one?

Sources from Hong Kong postmagazine

12 comments:

  1. 2,12,15,19. I got 4!

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  2. Hmmm....I wonder if Ryan is reading this....will it improve my chances of winning a gift card?....

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  3. Marcos, I'm sure if you answered all 100 questions you would automatically get that gift card :)

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  4. If I were to print these questions on paper, would the ink with which the words are formed be edible?

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  5. When the British invaded Mexico, did they forget to tell them that they had accents or did they go under a disguise?

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  6. That must be a question of your 2010? um... i think so, are they too small?

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  7. 3, 5 and 19. That's what I got right.

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  8. I got #1

    Magnus Carlsen was rated number 1 in international chess.

    -youknowwho

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  9. ^ also got #5

    justin bieber

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  10. If you guys are confident to post the comment, pls post your names so people can recognize you

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