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quizballs 58 - 2008 year quiz - free general knowledge quiz
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Which missing adventurer's wrecked aircraft and bodily
remains were found in California in October 2008? Steve Fossett
Who resigned as Ireland's Taoiseach (pronounced 'teeshock'
- it is the head of government) in May 2008 after more than ten years in the
position? Bertie Ahern (Patrick Bartholomew 'Bertie' Ahern)
In 2008 billionaire financier Carl Icahn joined the board
of what large internet corporation in a deal which saw him cease his fight to
oust its leaders? Yahoo
The South Ossetia war was fought between Russia and which
other country? Georgia
By how many years to the day did OJ Simpson's conviction
for robbery and kidnapping follow his acquittal of murder? Thirteen
The NASA spacecraft Messenger reached what planet
destination in 2008? Mercury
Human Rights Watch announced in October 2008 that what
country is the world's most ignored tragedy? Somalia
Who in 2008 was re-elected Prime Minister of Canada?
Stephen Harper
Who in 2008 was denied parole (again) for the murder of
John Lennon? Mark Chapman
George Tupou V was crowned monarch of which country in
August 2008? Tonga
Chinese Democracy was the long awaited 2008 album release
of which band? Guns N' Roses
Who was Fiona Shackleton representing when she had a jug of
water poured over her in February 2008? Paul McCartney
Architect Rafael Viñoly designed what notable
Leicester building which opened in 2008? The Curve Theatre
For which national team did the cricketer play who was
alleged to have called an Australian opponent a monkey, resulting in the
suspension of the Australian tour of that country? India
Which film director, with successes including Cold Mountain
and The Talented Mr Ripley, died on 18 March 2008? Anthony
Minghella
Which chain announced the closure of 600 US branches in
July 2008? Starbucks
In which city did the Newseum museum of news and journalism
re-open in April 2008? Washington DC
Who did Portsmouth beat 1-0 to win the FA Cup in May 2008?
Cardiff City
Who wrote the much covered and 2008 hit song Hallelujah?
Leonard Cohen
On Rudy Giuliani's withdrawal from the contest for the
Republican 2008 US presidential election nomination who received Giuliani's
endorsement? John McCain
Which original and long lost member of the Manic Street
Preachers was declared dead on 24 November 2008? Richey Edwards
What is the name of Google's web browser, launched in
September 2008? Google Chrome
Who won the 2008 American (celebrity) Apprentice TV show?
Piers Morgan
What 2008 film set in 1880s America starred and was
directed by Ed Harris? Appaloosa
Which country won the most medals in total at the 2008
Summer Olympics? USA (110)
In October 2008 which country was first to follow Ireland
in announcing it would guarantee all bank deposits, in the wake of the global
financial crisis? Greece
Which Eastern guru to the Beatles died on 5 February 2008?
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
What venue hosted the 2008 Superbowl? University of
Phoenix Stadium
Which American entertainer famously parodied Sarah Palin
during the 2008 US presidential elections? Tina Fey
What hip-hop artist was controversially chosen to headline
the 2008 Glastonbury Festival? Jay-Z (that's pronounced Jay-Zee, if
saying 'Jay-Zed' is likely to attract a few heckles from the crowd..)
Which American artist noted for his large graffiti-style
paintings had a major exhibition at London's Tate Modern in Summer 2008? Cy
Twombly (Edwin Parker Twombly Jr)
Who won the UK 2008 Apprentice TV show and the resulting
job with Sir Alan Sugar? Lee McQueen
Who starred as Batman in the film Dark Knight? Christian
Bale
What was Abdel Kechiche's 2008 film about France's North
African community? Couscous
Who ran the fraudulent $50bn investment pyramid scheme
exposed in December 2008? Bernard Madoff
Who released the album Do You Like Rock Music? British
Sea Power
Who threw his shoes at George W Bush in December 2008?
Muntadhar al Zeidi (similar spellings are acceptable for quiz
purposes)
Which club won the Coca Cola Football League Championship
for the 2007-08 season? West Bromwich Albion
Who won the UK 2008 X-Factor TV talent show? Alexandra
Burke
Which secretive artist's supposed real identity was 'outed'
in 2008 as Robert Gunningham by the Mail on Sunday? Banksy
Which rock group won the 2008 Mercury Prize? Elbow
(Seldom Seen Kid)
What successful 2008 film starring Angelina Jolie did Clint
Eastwood direct? Changeling
Which iconic fashion designer died on 1 June 2008? Yves
Saint Laurent
Ari Folman's acclaimed 2008 film was 'Waltz with...' whom?
Bashir
Nelson Evora won which country's only gold medal at the
2008 Summer Olympics? Portugal (Triple Jump)
Which scientist and novelist, and author of '2001: A Space
Odyssey' died on 19 March 2008? Arthur C Clarke
Which actor was the butt of Jonathan Ross and Russell
Brand's prank calls in October 2008? Andrew Sachs
Who won 3 gold medals for Great Britain at the 2008 Summer
Olympics, and was named 2008 BBC Sports Personality of the Year? Chris
Hoy (cycling)
Which country won the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest?
Russia (Dima Bilan, with the song 'Believe')
Which country ended its combat role in Iraq on 1 June 2008
with the withdrawal of its 500 troops from Nasiriyah? Australia
What was Julian Schnabel's acclaimed 2008 film of the book
written by a stroke victim's blinking eye? The Diving Bell and the
Butterfly
Who was buried in Donskoy Necropolis on 6 August 2008?
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Which city hosted in 2008 the 65th anniversary of the
oldest film festival in the world? Venice
Who won the 2008 Superbowl? New York Giants
Who won best actor at the 80th Academy Awards of 2008?
Daniel Day-Lewis (There will be Blood)
Who resigned as Prime Minister of Pakistan on 18 August
2008? Pervez Musharraf
In what city did Barack Obama formally accept the
Democratic nomination for the US presidential election? Denver,
Colorado
Which driver did Louis Hamilton overtake in the final
seconds of the Brazilian Grand Prix to clinch fifth place and thereby win the
2008 F1 Championship? Timo Glock
What were Bertha, Cristobel and Dolly on 20 July 2008?
Storms (Bertha was a hurricane; the others were tropical storms)
Which country won the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations (the
African international soccer championship)? Egypt (beating Cameroon
1-0)
In which country did the world's largest ferris wheel (as
at 2008) open for rides in March 2008? Singapore
Who did the government appoint as executive chairman of
Northern Rock after its nationalisation? Ron Sandler
Rail workers in California were banned from doing what on
moving trains after a crash was found to have been caused by the activity in
September 2008? Using mobile phones
From January 2008 people seeking a visa to visit the UK
were required to provide what additional form of identity?
Fingerprints
Which company did French president Sarkozy and his then
girlfriend Carla Bruni sue in 2008 for unauthorised use of their images in an
advert? Ryanair
G Kennedy Thompson was fired in June 2008 from which US
bank and early victim of the credit crunch? Wachovia
Nepal re-named a remote airport near Mount Everest as what
in February 2008? Tenzing-Hillary Airport
In March 2008 the Shin Bet secret service of what country
launched a blog written by four of its agents? Israel
The Detroit Redwings beat the Pittsburgh Penguins to win
the 2008 Stanley Cup in which sport? Ice hockey
In March 2008 the United Nations Food and Agriculture
Organisation announced a photographic competition to mark the International
Year of the what? Potato
What political correspondent voluntarily removed himself
from the UK Strictly Come Dancing celebrity talent show for fear of
undersevedly winning it? John Sergeant
Which club won the 2008 Australian Football League Grand
Final? Hawthorn
Who won the 2008 French Women's Singles (tennis) Open
Championship? Ana Ivanovic
Quentin Bryce became the first woman to hold what office in
September 2008? Governor-General of Australia
Which jazz musician and presenter of BBC Radio's I'm Sorry
I Haven't a Clue died on 25 April 2008? Humphrey Lyttelton
Which UK member of parliament resigned in June 2008 to
fight the Haltemprice and Howden election on a civil liberties platform?
David Davis
Who won the 2008 American Idol TV talent show? David
Cook
In what city did its kingdom's first women-only hotel and
spa, called the Luthan, open in March 2008? Riyadh (Saudi Arabia)
Which Indian city organised 'No Honking Day' to mark World
Health Day, 7 April 2008, emphasising noise pollution as a significant health
issue. Mumbai
What candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination
for the 2008 US election withdrew from the contest on 10 January 2008? Bill
Richardson
Which country did cyclone Nargis devastate on 2 May 2008?
Burma
What stadium nicknamed 'The House That Ruth Built' closed
in November 2008? Yankee Stadium (New York)
Who did Tiger Woods beat in a play-off for the 2008 US Open
Championship? Rocco Mediate
Who led Zimbabwe's Movement for Democratic Change
opposition against Robert Mugabe in 2008? Morgan Tsvangirai
Who was the trader alleged to be responsible for the French
Société Générale trading loss of nearly five
billion euros in January 2008? Jérôme Kerviel
Which two companies agreed in February 2008 to pay their
customers $200m compensation for price fixing? Virgin Atlantic and British
Airways
How many gold medals did Great Britain win at the 2008
Summer Olympics? 19
A court in which country was reported in March 2008 to have
convicted a bear for stealing honey from a beekeeper? Macedonia
Which highly regarded British literary agent died on 20
October 2008? Pat Kavanagh (Patricia Kavanagh)
Put these countries - Mexico, Brazil, India - in order of
most gold medals won in the 2008 Summer Olympics. Brazil (3), Mexico
(2), India (1)
Famous for his square guitar, which blues musician died on
2 June 2008? Bo Diddley
Which was the only country to win two silver medals and no
other medals at the 2008 Summer Olympics? (clue - both medals were won in men's
sprint events)Trinidad and Tobago
The sales and reputation of what cheese were affected when
toxins were believed to have contaminated buffalo milk? Mozzarella
Put these countries in order of most gold medals won at the
2008 Summer Olympics (i.e., the top six nations in the gold medals table):
Australia, China, Russia, USA, Germany, Great Britain. China(51),USA(36), Russia (23), Great Britain
(19), Germany (16), Australia (14).
Name the British Airways chief executive who had to do a
lot of apologising for the Heathrow Terminal 5 chaos in March 2008? Willie
Walsh
Which film star (of Brokeback Mountain fame) died on 22 Jan
2008? Heath Ledger
The European Court of Justice ruled that Marks and Spencer
could reclaim £3.5m in 20 years' overpaid vat due to the incorrect
categorisation of what product? Teacakes
Which famous artist and and children's book illustrator
died on 28 May 2008? Beryl Cook
Which notable CEO stepped down on 27 June 2008 to
concentrate on his charity work? Bill Gates
During Prime Minister's Questions at the House of Commons
in December 2008 Gordon Brown amusingly and accidentally claimed his government
had saved what? (instead of the banking system) The World
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