1. According to the Chinese Zodiac, the Year of 2009 was the Year of which animal? #twubquiz
2. At the start of 2009, the Czech Republic took over the presidency of the Council of the European Union, but from which country?#twubquiz
3. Geir Haarde resigned as Prime Minister of which country after the government and banking system of his country collapsed?#twubquiz
4. Which treaty, initially known as the Reform Treaty, came into force on the 1st of December 2009? #twubquiz
5. Which popular American character actor best known for his work in the 1970s television series Kung Fu, tragically died in June 2009?#twubquiz
6. Sir Bobby Robson managed seven European football clubs as well as the England national team. Name any two of the seven clubs that Sir Bobby managed.#twubquiz
7. Which European country adopted the Euro as their national currency in January 2009 and which currency did it replace?#twubquiz
8. Which political leader was quoted as saying "I will take questions from the guys but from the girls I want telephone numbers" ?#twubquiz
9. Who was awarded the Nobel peace prize in 2009?#twubquiz
10. How old was Michael Jackson when he died?#twubquiz
Round 2
Films of 2009
Can you name the films that were released in this year from their tag lines?
1. No stray gets turned away #twubquiz
2. Inspect the unexpected #twubquiz
3. All she ever wanted was a little credit... #twubquiz
4. Alien Problem? Monster Solution #twubquiz
5. Who says you're only young once? #twubquiz
6. You can't always run from your past. #twubquiz
7. When the lights go off the battle is on #twubquiz
8. Some guys just can't handle Vegas #twubquiz
9. Here comes the bribe #twubquiz
10.Borat was so 2006 #twubquiz
Round 3 Pictures
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Round 4: It happened in 2009
1. Two European countries joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
(NATO) in April 2009. Name them. #twubquiz
2. Which politician said "The trouble with Twitter, the instantness of it,
too many twits might make a twat" ? #twubquiz
3. Which Olympic champion was banned from his sport for three months after
a British 'newspaper' published a photograph of him smoking marijuana?
#twubquiz
4. Who was sworn in as Prime Minister of Zimbabwe in February 2009?
#twubquiz
5. Who famously said "To work out how to operate a television set, you
practically have to make love to the thing."?#twubquiz
6. Who in March 2009 said "Aids is a tragedy that cannot be overcome by
money alone, and that cannot be overcome through the distribution of
condoms, which even aggravates the problem"?#twubquiz
7. Online, reactions to which worldwide-covered event crippled many major
websites and services, as the abundance of people accessing the web
addresses pushed internet traffic to unprecedented and historic
levels.#twubquiz
8. Complete the following quote made by Jim Rogers, US investment guru,
back in January 2009:
"I would urge you to sell any _____ you might
have ... It's finished."#twubquiz
9. Which famous film director was arrested in September 2009 in Switzerland
on a United States arrest warrant?#twubquiz
10. Who, in November 2009, was designated the first permanent President of
the European Council and which position of power did he hold at the time?
#twubquiz
Round 1 Answers
1. The Ox / Buffalo.
2. France
3. Iceland
4. The Lisbon Treaty.
5. David Carradine
6. Fulham, Ipswich Town, PSV Eindhoven, Sporting Lisbon, Porto, Barcelona, Newcastle United
7. Slovakia, replacing the Slovak koruna.
8. Silvio Berlusconi
9. US President Barack Obama
10. Fifty (August 29th 1958 – June 25th 2009)
Round 2 Answers
1. Hotel for Dogs
2. Pink Panther 2
3. Confessions of a Shopaholic
4. Monsters vs Aliens
5. 17 Again
6. Ghosts of girlfriends past
7. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
8. The Hangover
9. The Proposal
10.Bruno
Round 3 Answers
1. Ali Bongo
2. Tony Hart
3. Patrick Swayze
4. Natasha Richardson
5. Brittany Murphy
6. David Carradine
7. Edward Woodward
8. Farrah Fawcett
9. Keith Floyd
10. Michael Jackson
Answers Round 4
1. Albania and Croatia
2. David Cameron, British Conservative Party leader
3. Michael Phelps, American swimmer
4. Morgan Tsvangirai
5. Prince Philip, the 88-year-old British royal, complaining about the difficulty of using modern remote controls
6. Pope Benedict XVI
7. The death of Michael Jackson
8. Sterling
9. Roman Polanski
10. Herman Van Rompuy, The Prime Minister of Belgium
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