Entertaining 2010 Trivia Quiz

Answer: 24

Each of the 24-episode seasons covered one day in the life of Counter Terrorist Unit Agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland); the premise was that the show ran "in real time", with each hourly episode covering one hour of Bauer's day. The series premiered in late 2001 and earned a reputation for plot twists and killing off main cast members.

After 192 episodes (eight days), "24" broadcast its final episode on May 24, 2010. The series returned in 2014 in a shortened format as "24: Live Another Day".

Answer: Call of Duty: Black Ops

"Call of Duty: Black Ops" was the seventh instalment in the popular "Call of Duty" series and quickly became one of the best-selling video games of all time, earning over $1 billion in sales in six weeks. In the game, the action took place during the 1960s and mainly featured operations conducted in communist countries. Several characters from the "Call of Duty: World at War" video game made appearances, as did the zombie cooperation mode.

In "Black Ops", the zombies were loose at the Pentagon.

Answer: Alice in Wonderland

"Toy Story 3" was a Disney/Pixar collaboration, while Disney alone produced "Alice in Wonderland". Both films earned over a billion dollars in worldwide gross receipts. Third place went to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1". "Alice in Wonderland" was the ninth film in which director Tim Burton had worked with Johnny Depp, with Depp appearing as the Mad Hatter in the film. "Alice in Wonderland" won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design but received mixed reviews.

Answer: Bon Jovi

Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi hit it big in 1986 with their "Slippery When Wet" album. Although they had taken hiatuses over the years, their albums continued to top the charts. Their 2010 tour was in support for their album "The Circle" and had 69 sell-out shows and grossed over $200 million worldwide.

The second and third place concert tours in 2010 vary depending on the source; "Billboard" had U2 in the second spot and AC/DC in the third spot, while "Rolling Stone" had them reversed.

Answer: Matt Smith

Matt Smith replaced David Tennant as the doctor in the second part of a two-part episode called "The End of Time" which aired in the U.K on December 31, 2009 and January 1, 2010. When the episode played in the U.S. on the BBC America channel, it brought in the highest ratings to date for the channel. Matt Smith would serve as the doctor until the end of 2013, when he was replaced by Peter Capaldi.

Answer: Trent Reznor

Trent Reznor had originally turned down director David Fincher's invitation to write and perform the score for the film due to scheduling issues, but after reading the script, he found time to work on it. Reznor shared the award with Atticus Ross, with whom Reznor had collaborated for over a decade.

The score for "The Social Network" beat out competition from "The King's Speech" and "How to Train Your Dragon" to win the Oscar at the 83rd Academy Awards held in February, 2011, and it was worth it to see Reznor in a tux.

Answer: Spain

In 2010, South Africa became the first African nation to host the FIFA World Cup championship, and vuvuzelas, long horns blown by fans, became synonymous with the event. Spain was the reigning European champion going into the event, and despite dropping matches to Switzerland and Chile in group play, they made it through to their first ever final. On July 11, 2010, Spain defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in the 116th minute to win its first FIFA World Cup title.

Answer: James Patterson

Besides the Alex Cross detective stories, prolific author James Patterson also wrote stand-alone thriller and romance novels, as well as works of non-fiction. Patterson's chart-topping 2010 novels were "Worst Case", "The 9th Judgment", "Private", "The Postcard Killers" and "Cross Fire". Maxine Paetro collaborated with Patterson on "The 9th Judgment", and as did Liza Marklund on "The Postcard Killers".

Other best-sellers to top the list in 2010 included Kathryn Stockett's "The Help" and Stieg Larsson's "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest".

Answer: Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga wore several outfits at the event, and it was when she appeared onstage to accept the Video of the Year award for "Bad Romance" that she donned the meat outfit. The ensemble included a hat, boots, purse and dress all made from slices of raw beef. The costume was controversial, but she did receive recognition from "Time" magazine for "Fashion Statement of the Year".

Answer: Law and Order

First airing in 1990, "Law and Order" was an hour-long drama which was usually split into two sections: the first half focused on the police solving a crime and the second half focused on the trial of the suspect(s). The stellar cast changed over the years and included Jerry Orbach, Michael Moriarty, Benjamin Bratt, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkenson, Chris Noth, Dianne Wiest, Fred Thompson, Dennis Farina and Angie Harmon, among others. Sam Waterston portrayed Assistant District Attorney (and later District Attorney) Jack McCoy throughout most of the series.

When "Law and Order" aired its final episode on May 24, 2010, it tied "Gunsmoke" as the longest running prime-time drama on American television to date.