Wednesday – 30 Question Quiz – 16/08/2023 Round 1: History - Identify The Year (2010s) 10 questions about the decade of the 2010s. Identify the year which goes with each question, each year is only used once. None In what year was the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle held at St George's Chapel, England, with an estimated global audience of 1.9 billion? Please select your answer 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 In which year did a 9.1-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami hit the east of Japan and multiple plants at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant were damaged? Please select your answer 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 In which year was the first known human case of COVID-19 documented, preceding the pandemic which was declared the following year? Please select your answer 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 In which leap year did CERN announce the discovery of a new particle with properties consistent with the Higgs boson after experiments at the Large Hadron Collider? Please select your answer 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 In which year was the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States was protested worldwide with 420 marches reported in the U.S alone? Please select your answer 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 The Eurovision Song Contest took place in Sweden and Barack Obama was sworn in for a second term as President of the United States in which year of the 2010s? Please select your answer 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 On February 12–28 of which year were The Winter Olympics held in Vancouver and Whistler, Canada? Please select your answer 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 In which year did Russia formally annex Crimea after President Vladimir Putin signs a bill finalising the process? Please select your answer 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Gorilla Harambe was shot and killed at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden and the withdrawal of the majority of U.S. troops from Afghanistan after 15 years of war was in which year? Please select your answer 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Queen Elizabeth II, having been on the throne for 63 years, 217 days, became the longest-reigning British monarch in history in which year? Please select your answer 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 Round 2: Music - "One Hit Wonders" 10 music questions about songs which by some are considered to be "One Hit Wonders". None Which song by Los del Río had a remix by The Bayside Boys became an international hit and inspired a dance craze in the latter half of 1996 and part of 1997? "Mickey" (originally titled as "Kitty") is a song recorded by which American singer and choreographer for her debut studio album, Word of Mouth (1981)? Which song performed by Bahamian junkanoo band Baha Men gained popularity after appearing in Rugrats in Paris: The Movie and its soundtrack album? The first hip-hop single to top the Billboard Hot 100, what was the debut single by Vanilla Ice which is based on the bassline of the song "Under Pressure"? Neunundneunzig Luftballons, the song by Nena from their 1983 self-titled album, had an English-language version titled what? Which Sir Mix-a-Lot song caused controversy upon release (the music video was briefly banned by MTV), but was the second best-selling song in the US in 1992? What song by Deee-Lite from 1990 which was their debut single is widely recognized as a classic of its genre and was an immediate smash in nightclubs? Billboard named "Nothing Compares 2 U" by Sinéad O'Connor the "#1 World Single" of 1990 at its first Billboard Music Awards. Which American musician wrote the song? What 1982 song performed by Musical Youth was taken from their debut studio album, The Youth of Today and sold over 5 million copies worldwide? Which song, which prominently features an Oriental riff played on guitar, was released by the band The Vapors in 1980? Round 3: General Knowledge 10 General Knowledge questions with no theme or connection. None The lotus flower only comes in variations and hues of two colours. Can you name either of them? What soft white clay that is an essential ingredient in the manufacture of china and porcelain is named after the hill from which it was mined for centuries? The bird native to Australia and New Guinea which is sometimes called The Laughing Jackass is the what? Which soul singer had a heart attack on stage in 1975, and remained in a coma until his death in 1984? What is the common name for Tinea Pedis, a fungal skin condition which attacks the feet? Which dormant volcano is also the highest peak in Japan? In which U.S. National Park would you find the famous Old Faithful geyser? Sharing a name with the home of The Simpsons on TV, what is the capital of Illinois? Which city in the Democratic Republic of Congo is the third most populous in Africa after Cairo and Lagos, and the second largest French speaking city in the world after Paris? .me is the country code top-level domain for which Balkan country with a capital city called Podgorica? Time's up
