2002 Quiz
Just 20 years ago – these clues all relate to a person or event in 2002. How many can you get? No use of reference material or the internet of course to ensure fair play. Good luck.
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to midnight tonight. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. Steve Fossett became the first person to perform a solo, non-stop flight
around the world in what?
2. Former U.S. President who won the Nobel Peace Prize
3. Pop star who dangled a baby over a balcony
4. Chinese river where river dolphins were seen for the last time
5. Small, Portuguese-speaking country that gained independence from Indonesia
6. Rapper whose song "Lose Yourself" topped the US charts
7. Term that George W. Bush used to refer to Iran, Iraq, and North Korea
8. Palestinian leader who was trapped in his compound, and would
spend nearly all his remaining life there
9. First country in the world to allow assisted suicide, just one year after
becoming the first to allow gay marriage
10. Space launch company founded by Elon Musk
REMEMBER - NO POSTS instead you PM me with your guesses any time up to midnight tonight. If possible, please wait until you've completed all the guesses you want to make to avoid too many PMs and to make my job easier. So no hurry and it doesn't matter when you submit the answers because I'll be judging them solely on who has the most correct - and in the event of two or more being level it will be a tie. I hope this is clear and good luck. Tomorrow I’ll post the names of the top entries.
1. Steve Fossett became the first person to perform a solo, non-stop flight
around the world in what?
2. Former U.S. President who won the Nobel Peace Prize
3. Pop star who dangled a baby over a balcony
4. Chinese river where river dolphins were seen for the last time
5. Small, Portuguese-speaking country that gained independence from Indonesia
6. Rapper whose song "Lose Yourself" topped the US charts
7. Term that George W. Bush used to refer to Iran, Iraq, and North Korea
8. Palestinian leader who was trapped in his compound, and would
spend nearly all his remaining life there
9. First country in the world to allow assisted suicide, just one year after
becoming the first to allow gay marriage
10. Space launch company founded by Elon Musk
