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Can you name the significant events of 2001?
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January 15
This online information resource goes online.
January 20
This man succeeds Bill Clinton as the 43rd President of the United States
January 28
This team defeats the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, winning their first title.
February 20
The crisis surrounding this disease begins in the UK.
March 25
Russell Crowe wins the Best Actor Oscar award for his performance in this movie.
April 1
This former Yugoslav President surrenders to authorities to be tried for war crimes.
April 1
This country becomes the first to allow same-sex couples to marry since the Roman Empire.
April 24
This multi-platinum Janet Jackson album is released.
May 13
This controversial Italian leader wins the general elections.
June 7
In the UK this man and the Labour party win the general elections.
June 11
Timothy McVeigh is executed for his 1995 bombing in this US city.
August 25
This 22 year old American singer and actress is killed in a plane crash in the Bahamas.
September 6
The U.S. Justice Department announces that it no longer seeks to break up this software giant
September 11
Hijackers crash planes into the Pentagon, a field in Pennsylvania, and this New York financial complex, killing almost 3,000 people.
September 18
Letters containing this deadly disease are mailed to major US news channels.
October 23
Apple releases this digital music player.
October 26
Following the 9/11 attacks President Bush signs this statute into law.
November 4
The New York Yankees lose the World Series, 4 games to 3, to this NL team.
November 16
The first of eight movies in this series is released in the US.
December 10
The Nobel Peace Prize is awarded to this Ghanian man.
December 31
Time magazine selects this New Yorker as the Person of the Year.
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Roman
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Dec 17th, 2009 at 15:40 GMT
12 points
I didn't know the roman Empire allowed same sex couples to marry. Excellent quiz
Powersimm
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Dec 17th, 2009 at 16:16 GMT
-4 points
just a tip, it's called "hoof and mouth" because it only affects the "feet" of animals with cloven hoofs
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leviper
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Dec 17th, 2009 at 18:48 GMT
-28 points
Harry Potter only has seven books and movies.
jmgregor
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Dec 17th, 2009 at 18:50 GMT
19 points
Harry Potter will have 8 movies; the final book will be broken into two parts for the movie version.
alidee
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Dec 17th, 2009 at 23:59 GMT
2 points
It's absolutely called foot and mouth, I've never heard it called hoof and mouth!
lalalala
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Dec 21st, 2009 at 05:19 GMT
3 points
i think instead of the space odyssey joke at the top, it should be a bonus
lalalala
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Dec 21st, 2009 at 05:21 GMT
2 points
Also, I think the "He succeeds" should be "this man" and you don't need a comma after Labour party.
crs002
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Jun 16th, 2010 at 03:18 GMT
3 points
Definitely also called hoof and mouth.
Game published: Jul 28th, 2010 at 04:59 GMT
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thetriviawizard
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 05:07 GMT
-6 points
Oh yeah Slobodan Milosevic. Must have slipped my mind.
cheezguyty
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 05:14 GMT
30 points
The premiere of "Six Feet Under" is one of the 21 most important events of 2001? That one seems way out of place.
SporcleAdmin
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 05:20 GMT
30 points
@cheezguyty - fair enough, we have changed the clue, may it rest in peace.
sunshine32
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 05:22 GMT
0 points
Good quiz, but Aaliyah, World Trade Center, Oklahoma City, and Microsoft are mixed up in the wrong categories.
nowaybrah77
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 05:25 GMT
1 point
should probably accept "Twin Towers" for "World Trade Center", but still a good quiz
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MovieDynamic
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 05:30 GMT
-9 points
Harry Potter but no Lord of the Rings???
turner89
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 05:38 GMT
65 points
I entered "foot in mouth". Quite a mistake.
GeoExpert
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 05:41 GMT
3 points
Deatlhy Hallows will be made into two movies, so there will be eight Harry Potter movies instead of seven.
markyb
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 06:04 GMT
27 points
Please accept US PATRIOT Act. After all, it's an acrostic for "Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001"
SpeziFish
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 06:09 GMT
-3 points
Please accept FMD for Foot-and-mouth disease.
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juviejay
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 06:23 GMT
-12 points
Please accept alberto besconi for Silvio Berlusconi. It was the closest I could come up with.
AHK
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 06:38 GMT
15 points
i typed "you" as a guess for time's man of the year, as i know that was one somewhat recently, and i got janet jackson's album. as cool as that was, i wish there could be something done about accepting last names of people but not last words of phrases.
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platinumcubs
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 06:47 GMT
-20 points
The harry potter clue is a little misleading, since there have only been 6 movies so far and there wont be 8 until 2011. Can the wording on that one be changed so its a little clearer? it made me think of all the bad "american pie presents" and "saw" films, but not the right answer :(
bookbomb
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 07:30 GMT
-4 points
I missed the Diamondbacks! I'm from Arizona and remember the hype over that win! I need sleep
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rcraggs
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 08:18 GMT
-44 points
It's a bit harsh that when asked "which City" it won't accept just "Oklahoma"
nojdemo2
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 08:30 GMT
8 points
A general point about this type of quiz: a good 25% of questions are USA biased which makes it very hard to score well if, like me, you're not from the US. I'm informed enough to be able to answer the questions about world-changing events (like the president's name and the 911 attacks) but questions on US-only sports and minor US celebrities are a bit difficult for the rest of us. Remember you have an international audience!
staarbux
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 09:34 GMT
3 points
Very good quiz although I wish there had been more options for 9/11...
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Kaasa
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 09:34 GMT
-11 points
What, no mention of "She Hate Me" and the great XFL??
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Kaasa
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 09:37 GMT
-19 points
Seriously though, even if it quickly bombed it was still one of the biggest events from 2001.
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Growler
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 09:53 GMT
-24 points
World trade centre?
artofthestate
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 10:37 GMT
4 points
Bush, 9/11 and the Patriot Act... three of the worst things to happen to America in just one year!
zertrudetrout
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 11:22 GMT
9 points
Can you accept Rudolph Guiliani please, y'know, what with that being his name :)
Moldemort
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 11:44 GMT
2 points
@AHK I did the same but for YouTube
dav_uz
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 11:54 GMT
-1 points
Should probably accept the Queen's english spelling for "World Trade Center" which is "World Trade Centre" Give us Brits a bit of chance (cause none of us are gonna get Arizona Diamondbacks!) Cheers - Good Quiz
Saxonthebeach
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 12:19 GMT
0 points
"Foot and mouth" makes much more sense, and is much less disgusting sounding, than what I kept trying - "foot in mouth"
BostonJoe
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 12:48 GMT
4 points
I really wish I could spell. Liked the quiz though, I cant believe the iPod has only been around for that long
WyattsTorch
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 12:57 GMT
22 points
I'm surprised that, at this point, 15% of quiz takers can't name the buildings that were destroyed on 9/11...
DerekH
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 13:14 GMT
1 point
I wish the Mayor of New York had been called Smith. I can spell that..... ;-)
wnts
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 13:19 GMT
45 points
Milosevic, Berlusconi, and Giuliani, all on one quiz. Jeez. Couldn't you have found something noteworthy that Mike Krzyzewski did in 2001, to make our torture complete?
Rooster
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 13:46 GMT
18 points
janet jackson?
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adrian96
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Jul 28th, 2010 at 13:55 GMT
-16 points
Superbowl but no Champions league?
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