The First Ten Years Trivia Quiz

Answer: Columbia

Because of the destruction of space shuttle Columbia, NASA suspended space flight for two years while the investigation proceeded. A team of investigators discovered that a piece of foam had fallen off the space shuttle and entered the external tank of the shuttle, causing the explosion.

Answer: Nancy Pelosi

Nancy Pelosi, Democratic house minority leader, was a top fundraiser for Washington. Before becoming the minority leader, Nancy Pelosi wasn't well known. Two hundred years had passed in Congress before a woman was chosen for this high ranking position.

Answer: Alex

The first hurricane of the 2004 season hit late on July 31 at Jacksonville, Florida. The hurricane reached a category 3 with wind speeds up to 120 miles per hour. Hurricane Alex worked its way up the east coast to deal North Carolina much damage. By August 6, 2004, Hurricane Alex had weakened to a tropical storm and then disappeared. Hurricane Alex cost $7.5 million dollars in damage on the United States.

Answer: USA

According to the Census Bureau, the United States has over 300 million people living in it, but is the third most populous country. China is the largest country with over 1.35 billion people, and India is second with 1.2 billion.

Answer: Cuba

The executive order that President Barack Obama signed not only will close down Guantanamo Bay in Cuba, but any other detention camps or prisons run by the CIA. The executive order also bans harsh interrogation methods for prisoners.

Answer: 43rd

George Walker Bush accepted the nomination of President of the United States of America on December 13, 2000 after winning only a slim majority of electoral college voters. He and his father are the second father and son duo to become presidents.

Answer: North Korea

President George Walker Bush spoke at his first State of the Union address on January 29, 2002 at the Capitol building in Washington D.C. In his speech, President Bush listed Iran, Iraq, and North Korea as an "axis of evil". Also in his speech, he announced the creation of a new cabinet department known as Homeland Security.

Answer: Thyroid

Chief Justice William Rehnquist's cancer was announced by the Supreme Court in 2004. After the death of Chief Justice William Rehnquist from thyroid cancer in 2005, John G. Roberts was sworn in as chief justice. Chief Justice Roberts served as a pallbearer for William Rehnquist's funeral.

Answer: 2008

Barack Obama became the first African American president to accept the nomination for President of the United States. He won with 52.8% of the vote. The Democrats kept the majority of the House of Representatives with 178 representatives and the Senate with 57 senators.

Answer: Gulf of Mexico

The BP Horizon oil spill became the largest off-shore oil spill in the history of the United States and the largest spill in world history.