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Quiz about Events In The Year 2000
Quiz about Events In The Year 2000

Events In The Year 2000 Trivia Quiz


Do you remember the events that happened last year? A brief overview can be found here. I tried to make the quiz as global as possible, so everyone should get a decent score. Enjoy.

A multiple-choice quiz by wimm. Estimated time: 10 mins.
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Author
wimm
Time
10 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
50,241
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
20
Difficulty
Very Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 20
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Question 1 of 20
1. Let us start with the biggest soap opera ever: The Presidential elections of the US. The elections took place on November 7, but do you remember when Al Gore admitted he was beaten and congratulated George W. Bush as the new president of the US? Hint


Question 2 of 20
2. Another soap opera played in Peru, with the Presidential elections over there. After a lot of riots and accusations of fraud, who was put aside as President of Peru on November 21?

Answer: (surname only)
Question 3 of 20
3. In 2000, the story of the Concorde airplane ended when a Concorde crashed minutes after take off at the airport 'Charles De Gaulle' in Paris. 113 people died, and all Concorde aircrafts were kept to the ground until the investigations were finished. Do you happen to know the number of the flight? Hint


Question 4 of 20
4. Do you happen to know what Russian aircraft was very much alike the Concorde, but was taken out of flight at the end of the seventies?

Answer: (difficult one, starts with a 'T')
Question 5 of 20
5. Y2K didn't cause many problems, but an internet virus did. It damaged all 'jpeg' and 'mpg' files on computers all over the world. It was traced back to a guy in the Phillipines. The name of the virus was?

Answer: (talk about misleading information {;-)})
Question 6 of 20
6. The biggest sporting event of the year was the 24th Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Do you remember who lit the Olympic Flame?

Answer: (two words, or surname only)
Question 7 of 20
7. To no one's surprise, the American Dream Team won the gold medal in basketball. Which team lost to them in the final? Hint


Question 8 of 20
8. The Netherlands (or Holland if you wish) got the lead story on all television stations when a big explosion in a fireworks factory was recorded on amateur video. Twenty two people were killed and a small town was completely ruined. Do you know the name of the town? Hint


Question 9 of 20
9. Another disaster happened in Russia when the atomic submarine Koersk sunk, causing 118 people to drown. Do you know the name of the sea where it happened?

Answer: (no hint)
Question 10 of 20
10. The nuclear plant of Tsjernobyl was closed down completely on December 15. Radio-active water was leaking away from the one remaining reactor. In which land was this reactor located? Hint


Question 11 of 20
11. More than 1000 followers of the religious movement 'The Reinstalment of the 10 Commandments of God' were supposedly killed by their own leaders in which African country? Hint


Question 12 of 20
12. While some contestants took ages to swim 100 meters, Pieter van den Hoogenband and Inge de Bruijn surprised the world by winning 2 and 3 gold medals respectively in the swimming tournament at the Olympic Games. Which country are these athletes from? Hint


Question 13 of 20
13. With 5 Oscars including Best Movie, this movie was the big winner of the 2000 edition of the Oscars:

Answer: (One word)
Question 14 of 20
14. At the 2000 Oscars: who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress? Hint


Question 15 of 20
15. Staying in the award business, who won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist for the year 2000? Hint


Question 16 of 20
16. In Malaysia, 30 people, including 10 Western tourists, were kidnapped in the end of April and taken to the Indonesian island of Jolo, where they were held until their release in September. What group was behind this kidnapping? Hint


Question 17 of 20
17. On April 3, the Japanese Prime Minister fell into a coma. Who became the new Prime Minister of Japan?

Answer: (Two Words, or surname only)
Question 18 of 20
18. At a major European music festival, several people were killed when the public started moving towards the stage to see their favourite band, Pearl Jam. What was the name of this music festival? Hint


Question 19 of 20
19. Staying in Europe, 160 people got killed when the enclosed ski-lift they used to get up the mountain caught fire in a tunnel. Where was it? Hint


Question 20 of 20
20. An easy one to finish. This little boy from Cuba was all over the news when he tried to get to America with his mother. His mother died and he was looked after by his family in America. After lots of arguments and legal cases, he had to go back to his father in Cuba. What was his name?

Answer: (Two Words, or surname only)

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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Let us start with the biggest soap opera ever: The Presidential elections of the US. The elections took place on November 7, but do you remember when Al Gore admitted he was beaten and congratulated George W. Bush as the new president of the US?

Answer: December 13

I've got just one word for this: rubbish. Do they know it is perfectly possible to vote by computer? When I saw all those people counting and looking at miniscule holes, I couldn't believe my eyes...
2. Another soap opera played in Peru, with the Presidential elections over there. After a lot of riots and accusations of fraud, who was put aside as President of Peru on November 21?

Answer: Fujimori

At first there was an interim President (Valentin Panigua) and in 2001 opposition leader Alejandro Toledo became the new President of Peru.
3. In 2000, the story of the Concorde airplane ended when a Concorde crashed minutes after take off at the airport 'Charles De Gaulle' in Paris. 113 people died, and all Concorde aircrafts were kept to the ground until the investigations were finished. Do you happen to know the number of the flight?

Answer: AF 4590

AF stands for Air France.
4. Do you happen to know what Russian aircraft was very much alike the Concorde, but was taken out of flight at the end of the seventies?

Answer: Toepolev 144

Okay, this has nothing to do with the year 2000, but I found it interesting...
5. Y2K didn't cause many problems, but an internet virus did. It damaged all 'jpeg' and 'mpg' files on computers all over the world. It was traced back to a guy in the Phillipines. The name of the virus was?

Answer: I love you

The writer of the virus was never convicted, because 'the law didn't allow it' in the Phillipines.
6. The biggest sporting event of the year was the 24th Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Do you remember who lit the Olympic Flame?

Answer: Cathy Freeman

She is aborigine, and the opening ceremony showed the world a bit more of their culture.
7. To no one's surprise, the American Dream Team won the gold medal in basketball. Which team lost to them in the final?

Answer: France

Final score 85-75 to the Americans.
8. The Netherlands (or Holland if you wish) got the lead story on all television stations when a big explosion in a fireworks factory was recorded on amateur video. Twenty two people were killed and a small town was completely ruined. Do you know the name of the town?

Answer: Enschede

Besides the twenty two dead, there were also more than 500 wounded people. The name of the company was S.E. Fireworks.
9. Another disaster happened in Russia when the atomic submarine Koersk sunk, causing 118 people to drown. Do you know the name of the sea where it happened?

Answer: Barentz sea

It happened on August 12, but it took officials three days to spread the news...
10. The nuclear plant of Tsjernobyl was closed down completely on December 15. Radio-active water was leaking away from the one remaining reactor. In which land was this reactor located?

Answer: Ukraine

Ah, where are the times when one could just say "the USSR"?
11. More than 1000 followers of the religious movement 'The Reinstalment of the 10 Commandments of God' were supposedly killed by their own leaders in which African country?

Answer: Uganda

12. While some contestants took ages to swim 100 meters, Pieter van den Hoogenband and Inge de Bruijn surprised the world by winning 2 and 3 gold medals respectively in the swimming tournament at the Olympic Games. Which country are these athletes from?

Answer: The Netherlands

Pieter won the 100 and 200 meter freestroke and Inge was the best in the 50 and 100 meter freestroke, plus the 100 meter butterfly.
13. With 5 Oscars including Best Movie, this movie was the big winner of the 2000 edition of the Oscars:

Answer: Gladiator

14. At the 2000 Oscars: who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?

Answer: Angelina Jolie

She co-starred in the movie 'Girl, Interrupted'. I'll bet you a thousand dollars she won't win for 2001 with 'Tombraider' ...
15. Staying in the award business, who won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist for the year 2000?

Answer: Christina Aguilera

16. In Malaysia, 30 people, including 10 Western tourists, were kidnapped in the end of April and taken to the Indonesian island of Jolo, where they were held until their release in September. What group was behind this kidnapping?

Answer: Abu Sayyaf

Abu Sayyaf are a splinter group of the MILF, fighting a guerilla war against the government troops of the Philippines, on the island of Mindanao.
17. On April 3, the Japanese Prime Minister fell into a coma. Who became the new Prime Minister of Japan?

Answer: Yoshiro Mori

18. At a major European music festival, several people were killed when the public started moving towards the stage to see their favourite band, Pearl Jam. What was the name of this music festival?

Answer: Roskilde

19. Staying in Europe, 160 people got killed when the enclosed ski-lift they used to get up the mountain caught fire in a tunnel. Where was it?

Answer: Kaprun, Austria

Only 12 people survived the inferno. They escaped by running down through the tunnel. In Gondo, Switzerland another disaster happened when an avalanche of mud came down the mountains after a storm ...
20. An easy one to finish. This little boy from Cuba was all over the news when he tried to get to America with his mother. His mother died and he was looked after by his family in America. After lots of arguments and legal cases, he had to go back to his father in Cuba. What was his name?

Answer: Elian Gonzales

Source: Author wimm

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