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2016: In Review
2016: In Review
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A quiz about things that happened this year.
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1
A wildfire in San Bernardino County, CA burned how many acres?
100,000
15,000
14,000
5,000
2
Niantic and Nintendo released what game in 2016?
Pokemon Go
FarmVille
Super Mario Run
Nintendo Switch
3
What was the first major city to pass a tax of sweetened drinks (Soda, juice, etc.)?
New York City
Houston
Charlotte
Philadelphia
4
Who won the 2016 Election?
Marco Rubio
Hillary Clinton
Bernie Sanders
Donald Trump
5
What roman numeral is 2016?
MMXII
MMIX
MMXVI
MMXIII
6
Which famous football player retired in 2016?
Tom Brady
Peyton Manning
Eli Manning
Cam Newton
7
What baseball broadcaster "retired" this year?
Joe Buck
Vin Scully
Craig Sager
Al Michaels
8
In January, a record Powerball lottery was held. What was the prize money amount?
$1.6 Billion
$1.0 Billion
$500,000
$1.6 Million
9
Which month did the first growth of flowers in space happen?
July 2016
January 2016
April 2016
December 2016
10
In July, Verizon purchased what company for $4.83 billion?
Time Warner Cable
Dish Network
Yahoo!
Google
11
Which company announced the first drone delivery from their warehouse in the United Kingdom?
Ebay
Google
Amazon
Domino's
12
Which singer died in January 2016?
Prince
David Bowie
Alan Rickman
Justin Bieber
13
AT&T bought which company for $85.4 billion?
Verizon
Sprint
DirecTV
Time Warner Cable
14
How many gold medals did the United States win at the 2016 Summer Olympics?
46
27
19
26
15
What was the name of the gorilla shot in Cincinnati on May 28?
Willie B.
Donkey Kong
Harambe
Koko
16
In 2016, a country voted to leave the European Union. Which country is this?
France
Spain
Great Britain/England
Denmark
17
Who endorsed Hillary Clinton for Democratic Presidential nominee in June?
Donald Trump
George W. Bush
Bernie Sanders
Barack Obama
18
In October, a 6.6 magnitude earthquake hit what country?
Pompeii
France
United States
Italy
19
Japanese company Funai manufactured the final what in 2016?
VCR Player
Gameboy
Videocasette Recorder
Portable DVD Player
20
A Category 4 hurricane hit the Caribbeans, Haiti, and the US, killing about 900. What was it?
Hermine
Matthew
Irene
Sandy
21
A species of animal is no longer endangered as of 2016. What type of species is this?
West African Giraffes
Two-Toed Sloth
Giant Pandas
Tigers
22
At Super Bowl 50, what two teams competed?
Panthers and Broncos
Redskins and Cowboys
Patriots and Broncos
Seahawks and Rams
23
The space probe Juno reached what planet in 2016?
Mars
Saturn
Jupiter
Uranus