January 4, 2009
2008 in Review
This year, my parents hosted a New Year’s Eve party and asked my sister and me to create a quiz for the guests. We reviewed a lot of lists of the biggest and best things that happened in 2008 and built this quiz. Some questions are really hard and some are really easy. Mom says the highest score was 17 and that everyone had a ton of fun. So, I think our mission was accomplished!
Feel free to post your responses. I’ll come back toward the end of the week with answers to anything that stumped you. And no Googling to find the answers!
- Name the person who made medical history when they announced their pregnancy.
- Name the Yankee suspected of contributing to Madonna’s break-up.
- Name three Republican party presidential nominee candidates.
- What was the “Milli Vanilli” controversy surrounding the Olympic opening ceremonies? And why?
- What pit-bull’s “puppy” just had her own “litter”?
- Who was forced to resign due to a call-girl scandal?
- Name the Aussie rumored to be in the running for a posthumous Oscar nomination.
- Whose blue eyes closed for the last time this year?
- Who tried to make a profit from a Senate vacancy?
- Who will be House-breaking a new puppy this year?
- This year it wasn’t about what you drink, but what you drink it from. What is the full name of the latest no-no chemical?
- Where did Shiba Inus Autumn, Ayumi, Amaya, Aki, Akoni and Ando become famous?
- What South American hostage was finally released this summer?
- What blood-sucking book generated the latest teen movie craze?
- What TV star returned to her roots with an up-do and expensive suits?
- Buffalo re-named a street in memory of which native son?
- Many used to be fishermen before their waters were overfished by foreigners. What is their livelihood now?
- What country’s unemployment rate shot up to 85%?
- What aviator’s mysterious disappearance was solved?
- Name the athletic couple, each famous for their swings, who tied the knot this year.
And, the tiebreaker:
Take the number of Brangelina children
TIMES
Oprah’s recently published weight (“more than” this number)
TIMES
The minimum age of the Chinese women’s gymnastics team (or so claimed)
DIVIDED BY
The number of private jets flown to Washington, D.C. by auto executives for initial auto bailout talks
DIVIDED BY
The number of Phelps Gold medals
EQUALS what?
The revelers, late in the night.
Instead of his tux pants, Dad celebrated the new year in his Bermuda shorts.
marie Truesdell said,
January 5, 2009 at 3:33 pm
Ok, the tux shorts is just too much.
marie Truesdell said,
January 5, 2009 at 3:45 pm
1. uhm….. really?
Pick a central american country
2. Babe Ruth?
3. McCain, guy from law and order, Old new york mayor
4. Milli Vanilli is still around?
5. Oh, that is terrible…. Palin (but I like it)
6. Oh that politician in NY, right?
7. Mel Gibson is dead????
8. Oh, that is a sad one – Paul Newman – I loved that man
9. That dumb ass IL governor
10. Ah, Obama – I hope he adopts a cool one.
11. I don’t know, but is it good?
12. Bradgelina?
13. Um, not a clue
14. Dracula?
15. What one didn’t?
16. Who would admit being from there??
17. Drug pushers or tour guides
18. The US after the recession started?
19. Amelia Earhart?
20. The golfer and the tennis player
Well, it could be worse…..
Josh said,
January 5, 2009 at 4:52 pm
1. The pregnant man
2. Derek Jeter
3. Guiliani, McCain, Romney
4. He lip-synched again?
5. Bristol Palin
6. Elliot Spitzer
7. Heath Ledger
8. Paul Newman
9. Rod Blagojavic
10. Barack Obama
11. Never going to remember the whole thing
12. Webcams?
13. Clearly not Nelson Mandella
14. Twighlight
15. That 90210 girl?
16. No clue
17. Bait retailers?
18. Russia?
19. Earhart?
20. No clue
At least I did well the first half….
Stan said,
January 6, 2009 at 11:13 pm
I’ll fill in a few gaps:
2. A-Rod
4. The singer (of the Chinese national anthem?) was lip-syncing, because she couldn’t sing but was more attractive than the real singer.
11. I forget the name of it, but it was a plastic additive that leached out into baby formula, among other places.
13. Again, I forget her name, and I can’t remember whether she was a journalist or a political candidate – but I know exactly who you’re talking about!
17. Argg, that be those Somalian pirates.
18. I’m guessing Afghanistan, but OTOH, opium exports are way up.
19. Steve Fossett.