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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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
6. The biggest sporting event of the year was the 24th Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Do you remember who lit the Olympic Flame?
7. To no one's surprise, the American Dream Team won the gold medal in basketball. Which team lost to them in the final?
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?
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?
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?
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?
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?
13. With 5 Oscars including Best Movie, this movie was the big winner of the 2000 edition of the Oscars:
14. At the 2000 Oscars: who won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress?
15. Staying in the award business, who won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist for the year 2000?
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?
17. On April 3, the Japanese Prime Minister fell into a coma. Who became the new Prime Minister of Japan?
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?
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?
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?
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