A 2006 QUIZ FOR JAS

[Psyber]

13. The German websites of which carmaker were temporarily removed from the Google index in February?
BMW???

[magpie in the 80's]

13. The German websites of which carmaker were temporarily removed from the Google index in February?
BMW???

CORRECT PSYBER

[magpie in the 80's]

1. On 17th September, Germany officially got its very own Pirate Party. In which country was the "original" Pirate Party founded on 1st January? SWEDEN
2. Which American/Western "icon" did Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi claim as "African" on 11th September? COCA COLA
3. Which city is "Cultural City of Europe 2006" until 31st December: PATRAS
4. Which country paid off its entire debt of US $ 9,5 billion to the International Monetary Fund (IMF) in the first week of January: ARGENTINA
5. How many Grand Prix races did Michael Schumacher win in his last Formula One season? SEVEN
6. In October, Chris De Burgh claimed on the religious TV show 'Heaven and Earth' that he could
a) sing, b) cure people with his hands, c) speak with God or d) turn water into Whiskey? ANSWER=B
7. Which football club are winners of the Intertoto Cup 2006? NEWCASTLE UNITED
8. On 15th November, the most expensive Andy Warhol painting ever was sold at Christie's for $17.36m. Whom does it depict: MAO TSE-TUNG
9. Which popular video sharing website did Google purchase for US$1.65 billion in October? YOU TUBE.COM
10. In August, 2006 British supermarket chain Tesco announced plans to sell melons that are what? SQUARED SHAPED
11. Which planet of our solar system was demoted to the status of "dwarf planet" at the International Astronomical Union meeting on 24th August? PLUTO
12. Which country won the 2006 Davis Cup? RUSSIA
13. The German websites of which carmaker were temporarily removed from the Google index in February? BMW
14. On 11th February, US Vice-President Dick Cheney went hunting and shot 78-year-old lawyer Harry Whittington. What was his intended target? QUAIL
15. Which former East German "spy master" died in Berlin on 9th November? MARCUS WOLF
16. Against which computer program world did chess champion Vladimir Kramnik play a six game match in November/December? (BQ: How many of the games did he win?) DEEP FRITZ AND WON 2 GAMES
17. Who invented and portrayed the controversial Kazakh journalist Borat Sagdiyev? SASHA BARON COHEN
18. The works of which artist were shown in an exhibition titled "The quest of a genius" in Berlin's Gemäldegalerie from 4th August till 5th November 2006? REMBRANDT
19. In August, US scientists found the first direct evidence of the existence of
a) extraterrestrial life, b) dark matter, c) Suri Cruise or d) the Yeti? DEEP MATTER
20. Which two famous paintings by Edvard Munch, stolen in 2004, were recovered on 31 August? THE SCREAM AND MADONNA [/color]
21. In October 2006, playboy millionaire Hugh Hefner admitted that he was bored of sex and now preferred to do what with his bunnies? PLAY GAMES OF DOMINOES
22. On 24th February, the World population had reached what figure? 6.5 BILLION
23. Which former TV star who had been claiming that he was hoff the booze was banned from a BA flight for being completely drunk on 26th July? DAVID HASSELHOFF
24. In January, Sony Music announced the launch of the first major gay music label. What was it called? MUSIC WITH A TWIST
25. According to Forbes magazine's list of "2006 Top-Earning Dead Celebrities", published in October, who is the richest dead celebrity? KURT COBAIN
26. How much did US investment guru Warren Buffett donate to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in June, making it the largest charitable donation in history? $31BILLION US
27. What did veterinarians remove in a 2-hour operation from the stomach of Burmese python "Houdini" in July? QUEEN SIZE ELECTRIC BLANKET WITH CORD AND CONTROL BOX
28. In the Chinese calendar, 2006 is the Year of the WHAT. DOG
29. Which former African head of state, nicknamed "The Big Crocodile", died on 31st October? PIETER WILLIAM BOTHA
30. On 21st January, Steve Hitch won the 45th Annual Tuna Toss Championship at the Tunarama Festival in Port Lincoln, Australia. How far did he throw his 10kg frozen tuna fish? 17.10M
31. How many times did NASA send space shuttles into space in 2006? 3 TIMES
32. On 22nd August, Tom Cruise got "thrown out" by which film studio? PARAMOUNT
33. Which former President of the United States died on 26th December, aged 93? GERALD FORD
34. Which country did not send their first astronaut into space in 2006:
a) Sweden, b) Brazil, c) Israel or d) Iran?[COLOR=BLUE C) ISRAEL[/COLOR]
35. Which country hosted the 2006 Ryder cup? IRELAND
36. What was lying around in front of the Japanese embassy in Berlin on 18th January? 17M 20 TON DEAD WHALE
37. On 19th February Shani Davis became the first black athlete to win a Winter Olympic individual gold medal. In which event and what country is he from?) MENS 1000M SPEED SKATING FROM USA
38. On 14th November, the Parliament of South Africa passed a law to legalize what? SAME SEX MARRIAGE
39. Who scored the first and the last goal of the 2006 Football World Cup (incl. penalties)? PHILIPP LAMM AND FABIO GROSSO
40. Which word was named "HollyWORD of 2006"
a) Brangelina, b) Petronoia, c) Pimping or d) Brokeback? D) BROKEBACK
41. Which team won the 2006 Boat Race between Cambridge and Oxford on 2nd April? OXFORD
42. On 3rd March, Paul Gadd was sentenced to 3 years for molesting two young girls in Vietnam. By what name is he better known? GARY GLITTER
43. Which European royal admitted in May that he loved dogs - just slightly grilled or sautéed? PRINCE HENRIK OF DENMARK
44. In which country was Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's baby daughter born on 27 May and what are her names? NAMBIA.....SHILOH NOUVEL

QUESTIONS ANSWERED ARE IN RED.
QUESTIONS UNANSWERED ARE IN BLUE

END OF QUIZ