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Year in Review 2015
Year in Review 2015
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1
Who reluctantly agreed to replace John Boehner as Speaker of the House?
Paul Ryan
Ted Cruz
John McCain
Pope Francis
2
This artist shattered sales records by selling over 3.3 million of her album in the first week
Ellie Goulding
Taylor Swift
Adele
Ariana Grande
3
What decades old government policy does China rescind in October?
euthanasia
one child only
no divorce
no marriages before 25
4
Which team won the inaugural college football playoff 42-20?
Alabama
Ohio St.
Oregon
Louisiana State
5
What group was offended by Donald Trump's first "performance" at the Republican National Debate
Women
Republicans
African-Americans
Immigrants
6
What was the name of the horse to be the first Triple Crown winner since 1978?
Cleetus
Sexy Back
Pay Me My Monah
American Pharoah
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Which film took home the best picture earlier this year?
Birdman
The Theory of Everything
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Selma
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Who did the US women defeat in the final to win the World Cup of soccer?
Switzerland
Japan
Brazil
Germany
9
To celebrate American Pharoah's win, what is the drink of choice at Churchill Downs in KY?
White Russian
Mint Julip
Lemonade
Jim Beam
10
The New Horizons spacecraft sent back images of this planet (?) in late July:
Uranus
Jupiter
Saturn
Pluto
11
This Himalayan nation experienced two massive earthquakes in April-May killing over 8.500:
Bangladesh
Nepal
Tibet
India
12
How many games did it take for the Royals to defeat the Mets in the World Series?
4
7
6
5
13
What became the NFL's biggest non-scandal scandal of 2015?
LA getting a team
Deflategate
Concussions
Roger Goodell's intellect
14
Which New England cornerback made this interception?
Darrel Revis
Malcolm Butler
Logan Ryan
Bradley Fletcher
15
All of the following were final four teams for college basketball this past year EXCEPT:
Michigan St.
Arizona
Duke
Wisconsin
16
So ... who is the Miss Universe winner?
Ms. Colombia
Ms. USA
Ms. Philippines
Steve Harvey .. what the @(*&?!
17
Defense Secretary Carter announced in December that who is now eligible for all combat roles?
Homosexuals
Women
Freshmen in High School
Bernie Sanders
18
This PM gave a controversial speech to Congress in March challenging US deal with Iran.
Isaac Herzog
Yassine Laabidi
Benjamin Netanyahu
Ariel Sharon
19
He was appointed the new U.S. Secretary of Defense on Feb. 12:
John Coktoasten
Chuck Hagel
Ashton Carter
John Kitzhaber
20
Protests broke out in this city after the death of Freddie Grey in April:
Washington D.C.
St. Louis
Baltimore
Memphis
21
In a historic move, the USA took what nation off the list of state sponsors of terror in May?
Yemen
Texas
Cuba
Libya
22
This small art house film opened on December 18th and has thus far earned a qazillon dollars
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Daddy's Back
Dope
Inside Out
23
What foreign policy issue does Mrs. Clinton go before a House committee to defend her actions
Afghanistan
e-mail security
Benghazi
Iraq
24
What European country served as a gateway for Syrian refugees emigrating to the continent:
Turkey
Greece
Romania
Hungary
25
The French newspaper in which 12 of its editors were killed by Islamic radicals in January:
La Voix du Nord
Charlie Hebdo
Le Monde
Le Figaro