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The Noughties NEW YEAR QUIZ The Noughties No. Question year A B C D One point awarded for each correct answer plus a bonus one point if you can giove the year (in questions that don't already have a year ROUND 1 - ENTERTAINMENT 1 Who won the first-ever final of Strictly Come Dancing? Fred Astaire and Lesley Garrett and Bruce Forsyth and Natasha Kaplinsky Ginger Rogers Anton du Beke Tess Daly and Brendan Cole 2 Which legendary band reunited for one night at the Live8 Pink Floyd Flying Haggis The Boomtown Rats The Moody Blues concert? 3 The bosses of which TV programme were forced to apologise Newsnight Deal Or No Deal Blue Peter Crimewatch after a phone-in scandal? 4 How did the judges describe the dancing style of Strictly’s As graceful and As athletically erotic Like a drunk making Like he was dragging sequinned hero, TV political heavyweight John Sergeant? delicate as a swan as a new Nureyev his way home after a her (his dance partner night out Kristina Rihanoff) off to be recycled 5 After a decade apart, much-loved Mancunian boy band Take xxx Shine Patience Said it All Save your Kisses for That delighted fans by reuniting in 2005, selling 1.2 million Me copies of their comeback album 'Beautiful World'. But what hit single did they storm back into the charts with? 6 Asia hosted the World Cup for the very first time in 2002 in xxx David Seaman Paul Robinson Peter Shilton Pat Stanton both South Korea and Japan. Who was the England goalkeeper who famously let in Ronaldinho’s speculative 42- yard free kick? The Noughties NEW YEAR QUIZ The Noughties 7 In the early noughties, Coronation Street featured one the most Ena Sharples Ashley Peacock Ken Barlow Emily Bishop brutal storylines in the soap's history when Alma Halliwell's cousin Richard Hillman landed on the street. But who did he plan to murder when he instead gave Maxine Peacock a fatal blow? 8 Which famous figure was quoted recently as saying: "My Guy Ritchie Peter Andre Paul McCartney Prince Charles marriage was my worst mistake of the decade"? 9 Middle-distance runner Dame Kelly Holmes achieved a 800m- xxx 10 20 30 42 1500m gold medal double-win in Athens' 2004 Olympics and is one of only two other women to have achieved this in the history of the games. How many medals in total did Team GB win in Athens? 10 The Harry Potter film franchise is the highest grossing film John and Edward Fred and George James and Oliver Gareth and Steuart series of all time and we saw the nation transfixed with JK Grimes Weasley Phelps Wilson Rowling's books. What are the names of the actors who play the Weasley twins? (and give year of first HP film) 11 In 2004 The X Factor stormed Saturday night TV and millions xxx Leona Lewis Steve Brookstein Shayne Ward Barry Chuckle of captivated fans tuned into 2009’s talent shows. But which X Factor star had the Christmas number 1 in 2005? The Noughties NEW YEAR QUIZ The Noughties ROUND 2 - LOCAL 12 Granton Parish Church get a new minister in 2005, but in which xxx Jul-03 Sep-03 Jan-04 May-04 month did his pre-decessor leave? 13 In which year did Scott and Anne have their decking built? xxx 2004 2005 2006 2007 14 Leith Docks played host to the massively successful event xxx 2000 2003 2005 2007 "Festival of the Sea, but in what year did it take place? 15 Hi Speed Boat trips - the Scout Rib had it's sea trials in March xxx 2003 2004 2005 2006 and in June Anne celebrated her birthday with a Sea Fari trip around the Forth - but in which year? ROUND 3 - NEWS 16 The Millennium began with the Queen performing a ritual she Opening the front door Putting a piece of coal Kissing people on the Singing Auld Lang had clearly never done before. What was it? to a dark-haired and a shiny penny in cheek Syne at the Dome stranger her pocket 17 Who or what was Tecwen Whittock? A service station on A coughing cheat on The electronics genius The Starbank's guest the new toll motorway Who Wants To Be A who invented the ale March 2007 Millionaire? satnav The Noughties NEW YEAR QUIZ The Noughties 18 Who gave Craig Evans a straight left to the chin in May 2001, xxx Mrs Evans, because An irate motorist, after A furious deputy PM, A Leith Walk and why? he was late home Craig served him with John Prescott, after shopkeeper on from the pub a parking ticket Craig hit him with an hearing of Craig's egg plans for Trams 19 Everyone was talking about H5N1, but it became better known The postcode of the Bird flu The form you have to John Hughes as what? Big Brother house fill in for a new ID card personalised number plate 20 Why did 80,000 people form an orderly queue in central To view the Queen To buy the new Harry To wait for a train after "Next" Boxing Day London? Mother’s coffin in Potter a snow -shower sale 2007 Westminster Hall 21 Which unlikely couple shocked the nation by admitting they’d Jo Brand and Hugh John Major and Kate Moss and Andy Pandy and Luby had a secret affair? Grant Edwina Currie Jeremy Paxman Loo 22 What became legal in 12 countries, but was still frowned upon xxx The musical car horn The municipal mixed The Euro Queue jumping in Britain? (no year bonus) sauna bath 23 Who said: “I’m the decider and I decide what’s best”? Saddam Hussein Tony Blair Simon Cowell George W. Bush 24 Who said: “I’m so over-exposed that I make Paris Hilton seem Barack Obama Graham Norton Katie Price Susan Boyle like a recluse”? 25 What was said to be excellent value because it cost the xxx Jonathan Ross’s new The Royal Family MP's expenses The debt payments on taxpayer only £36million a year? (no year bonus) BBC contract the Millennium Dome. The Noughties NEW YEAR QUIZ The Noughties 26 After 34 years, Charles finally married his Camilla. But why did Windsor register office The catering firm went The date clashed with The Queen has bingo they have to wait for one extra day? was double-booked bust the Pope’s funeral on a Friday 27 At the G8 summit, microphones accidentally picked up Yo, Blair! Howdy, pardner! Where's Gordon? Hey, waiter! President George Bush hailing Prime Minister Tony Blair with what two words? 28 When Barack Obama first met the Queen, he gave her a gift of Amy Winehouse’s The band of the Hits from Broadway Queen's Greatest Hits an iPod. What was on it? debut album Frank Grenadier Guards shows playing favourite marches 29 The Queen Mother sadly died in 2002, just weeks after her xxx 99 101 103 110 daughter Princess Margaret passed away. How old was the Queen Mother when she died? The Noughties NEW YEAR QUIZ The Noughties 30 Barack Obama was momentously elected as America's first xxx 23 33 43 51 African American president in 2008. But how many American presidents have preceded him? 31 Former Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein was hanged in 2006 after xxx 2002 2003 2004 2005 being found guilty of genocide. In what year were the iconic Baghdad scenes of the toppling of his statue by the Iraqi people, in an unprecendented show of contempt for the former leader? 32 The UK was jubilant earlier this decade when the Olympic An earthquake in Peru Cyclone Sidr hits London's 7/7 terrorist Last Series of Big committee announced London as host city for the 2012 games. killing 512 people Bangladesh, killing attacks Brother anounced But celebrations were marred by which tragic event, just hours over 3,000 people later? ROUND 4 - ODD ONE OUT 33 Which of these people did NOT die in 2005 xxx Richard Pryor Ronnie Barker Thora Hird Pope John Paul II 34 Odd one out and why xxx The London Dome Derek and Linda's Gillian and Chas' The Scottish Extension Conservatory Parliament Building 35 Which of these years did NOT see either a Commonwealth or xxx 2000 2004 2007 2008 Olympic Games take place ROUND 5 - TECHNOLOGY The Noughties NEW YEAR QUIZ The Noughties 36 in which year was the Sony PS2 launched xxx 2000 2002 2006 2008 37 in what year was Firefox launched xxx 2000 2002 2004 2006 38 Over 100 million people worldwide now own an iPod. But in xxx 1998 2001 2004 2005 what year was it launched? 39 Google and Wikipedia rose to fame on the internet in 2000 and Britney Spears having Bloodied and bruised Janet Jackson's Susan Boyle's TV 2001 respectively and changed the way we surf the web her head shaved Amy Winehouse breast mishap after debut forever. What is the most searched for image in Google's walking down her Superbowl history? London's Regent wardrobe malfunction Street.