2010 in 100 Questions Part 1

Happy New Year, welcome back everyone! Do you think you are smart? Out of 100 questions from 2010, how many do you know?

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 surprised Google as the No. 1 website in the US?

20. How many seniors graduated from Webb last year?

Answers will be posted this week. Stay tuned.

Sources from Hong Kong postmagazine