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The 2010s: Decade Quiz (2020 NEW YEAR)
The 2010s: Decade Quiz (2020 NEW YEAR)
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A general knowledge quiz on the years of 2010-19 featuring news, politics and popular culture
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1
Where was the Japanese nuclear disaster in 2011?
Osaka
Kyoto
Hiroshima
Fukushima
2
In 2019 what EU official said “I don’t have an erotic relation to the backstop”
Michel Barnier
Federica Mogherini
Donald Tusk
Jean-Claude Juncker
3
World population has now surpassed 7.5 Billion. What was the percentage growth rate over the 2010 decade?
7.4
8.7
16.2
10
4
In 2016 which actor won best male performance for his role in ‘The Revenant’?
Liam Neeson
Chris Pratt
Tom Hanks
Leonardo DiCaprio
5
Which of the following internet sensations from the 2010s came first chronologically?
Gangnam Style music video
The Ice Bucket Challenge
The Backpack Kid Dance/Floss
The Harlem Shake
6
In 2017 came a historic moment for women in what country with the removal of their driving ban?
Indonesia
Saudi Arabia
Turkey
Iran
7
Emmanuel Macron won a landslide victory in the 2017 French Presidential election. What is his political party?
Rassemblement National
Les Républicains
L’REM
Parti Socialiste
8
‘Egoportrait’ (a Québecois word) was recently added to the French dictionary. What is its English equivalent?
Mirror
Selfie
Self-portrait
Narcissistic
9
How did Hillary Clinton announce her candidacy for President in 2016?
Television Interview
Twitter
YouTube
Speech
10
Microsoft launched which new operating system in 2015?
Windows 7
Windows 10
Windows 9
Windows 9.1
11
How many Olympic medals did Michael Phelps end his Olympic career with?
16
9
12
28
12
France hosted the 2019 Women’s World Cup. But who hosted the football tournament in 2015?
Canada
Germany
Mexico
South Korea
13
In the early 2010s a series of demonstrations swept across the Arab world. What were the uprisings known as?
Islamic Protests for Freedom
Democratic Arab Revolution
The Arab Spring
The Revolt in the Middle East
14
Ed Miliband was voted-in as Labour Party Leader in 2010. What constituency does he represent at Westminster?
Doncaster North
Leeds Central
Rotherham
Hackney
15
What was the highest-grossing film of 2015?
Inside Out
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Jurassic World
Furious 7
16
What new televised song contest first aired in 2012
British Idol
Britain’s Got Talent
The Voice
X Factor
17
December 2016 - A vaccine is discovered for which deadly virus?
Bird flu
Ebola
Spanish flu
Zika
18
How many years old was the Magna Carta on 15th June, 2015?
900
250
800
500
19
Who served as President of Russia from 2008-12?
Vladimir Putin
Ivan Melinkov
Dmitry Medvedev
Boris Yeltsin
20
In 2019 Theresa May suffered the largest Commons defeat for a sitting British government in history. By how many votes?
160
432
230
300
21
In June 2018 Donald Trump became the first ever US President to meet with a North Korean leader. What was the location?
Pyongyang, North Korea
Washington D.C., USA
Seoul, South Korea
Singapore
22
Syria has been in a devastating state of civil war since what 2010s year?
2015
2010
2012
2011
23
Who among the following has Trump never called a “loser”?
Sacha Baron Cohen
Lord Sugar
Alex Salmond
ISIS
24
Aside from Ed Miliband, who else was a candidate in the 2010 Labour leadership election?
David Miliband
Hilary Benn
Andy Burnham
David Lammy
25
What American fast food restaurant started delivering in the U.K. for the first time in 2017?
McDonald’s
Burger King
KFC
Pizza Hut
26
According to Mayan prophecy, the world had been supposed to end on which 2012 date?
January 12
October 31
September 1
December 21
27
The world’s newest country declared independence in July 2011. What country is this?
Southern Congolese Republic
South Sudan
North Macedonia
East Timor
28
What is the birth country of Pope Francis, elected 2013?
Italy
Argentina
Poland
Bolivia
29
The highest jump by a dog was achieved by ‘Feather’ in Maryland in 2017. How high was it, exactly?
204.2 cm
245.1 cm
170.8 cm
191.7 cm
30
Which of the following weather events did NOT take place in the 2010 decade?
Typhoon Hagibis
Cyclone Nargis
Hurricane Sandy
The Beast from the East
31
2019 saw the Euromillions jackpot rollover for a record 20th time, reaching its cap. What value is the prize capped at?
£150 Million
£200 million
£165 Million
£190 Million
32
Before extensions, what was the UK’s original date set for the end of the A50 period and withdrawal from the EU?
29th March 2017
31st October 2018
29th March 2019
31st October 2019
33
Which musical artist recorded the #1 hit ‘Havana’ in 2018?
Camilla Cabello
The Weekend
Jay Z
Ariana Grande
34
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage is a constitutional right in 2015.
False
True
35
Where did the tragic terror attack on an Ariana Grande concert in 2017 occur?
London
Birmingham
Manchester
Liverpool
36
Which of the following celebrities passed away in the 2010s decade?
David Bowie
George Carlin
Heath Ledger
Princess Diana
37
By what margin did ‘Leave’ win the 2016 referendum on Britain’s membership of the European Union.
6%
4%
2%
0.5%
38
What 2015 Eurovision winner hosted the song contest in 2016?
Portugal
Sweden
Israel
Germany
39
What company opened the first completely cashier-free grocery store in 2018?
Walmart
Amazon
Tesco
Kmart
40
The US 2018 Midterms saw the election of the most diverse Congress in history. Who became the youngest ever female Rep.?
Nancy Pelosi
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Rashida Tlaib
Sharice Davids
41
What show became the BBC’s most-watched in 2018?
The Thick of It
Bodyguard
Line of Duty
Planet Earth
42
How many times in US history prior to Hillary Clinton has a candidate won the popular vote but lost the election?
1
3
4
2
43
Kim Jong Un succeeded his father as Supreme Leader of the DPRK in December 2011.
True
False
44
Pope Benedict XVI was the first Pope since 1415 to do what?
Die during his papacy
Reside outside of the Vatican
Resign
Self-canonise
45
What was the nature of the 2010 events at Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland that caused massive disruption to global air travel.
Military coup
Large-scale power cut
Bomb test
Volcanic eruption
46
On Election Day, Trump famously lost the popular vote. By how much?
250 thousand
3 million
5 million
790 thousand
47
The US claimed a massive victory in the war on terror in 2011 with the assassination of what man?
Jihadi John
Mohammed Al-Hassan
Hassan Rouhaini
Osama Bin Laden
48
The above is a genuine quote from President Trump in 2017.
False
True
49
In 2014 Scotland held a referendum on independence. How many people voted ‘No’?
900 thousand
1.5 million
2.5 million
2 million
50
“Pokémon Go” was the most googled term of 2016
False
True
51
Which song won the Grammy for record of the year in 2014?
Locked out of Heaven
Get Lucky
Royals
Radioactive
52
Donald Trump defeated several prominent Republicans to win his party’s 2016 nomination. Who of the following is one?
Mitch McConnel
Hillary Clinton
Mitt Romney
Marco Rubio
53
What company launched the Galaxy A20 smartphone in 2019?
Sony
iPhone
Samsung
Apple
54
President Macron’s wife, Brigitte Macron, is how many years older than him?
12
22
19
25
55
Russia’s invasion of what neighbouring country in 2014 lead to concerns on escalation into a global conflict?
Mongolia
Belarus
Finland
Ukraine
56
Prince Harry married American actress Meghan Markle in 2018. In what month did the wedding take place?
May
January
March
August
57
What is the name of the elementary particle whose existence was confirmed in 2013?
The Gluon
Higgs Boson
Muon Neutrino
Z Boson
58
November 2016 - what country begins to demonetise 500 and 1000 banknotes?
Sweden
India
China
Japan
59
What three countries won the football World Cup in 2010, 2014 and 2018, respectively?
Belgium, Argentina, Portugal
South Africa, Brazil, Russia
Spain, Germany, France
Brazil, Germany, France
60
Jodie Whittaker made history in 2018 as the first female lead in Doctor Who. Who directly preceded her as the Doctor?
Peter Capaldi
David Tenant
Matt Smith
Christopher Eccleston
61
What was the value of the record-setting 2016 Powerball Jackpot?
$900 Million
$ 750 Million
$ 1 Billion
$1.5 Billion
62
NASA’s Space Shuttle that launched in 2011 took what nickname?
Challenger
Atlantis
Artemis
Voyager
63
What is the name of the idolised gorilla shot dead in a Cincinnati zoo after a boy climbed into his enclosure in 2016?
Mickey
King Louis
Goliath
Harambe
64
Pluto was excluded as one of the planets in the 2010s.
True
False
65
Which British Travel Company went into liquidation in 2019?
Thomas Cook
TUI
Thomson
British Airways
66
Published in 2015, Go Set A Watchman, written before the author’s only other published work, was written by whom?
Stephen King
Harper Lee
Ray Bradbury
Joseph Heller
67
An intensive 2010s listening study revealed once and for all that giraffes actually...?
Hum
Moo
Bellow
Neigh
68
Which movie won the Academy Award for Best Picture in the 2013 ceremony?
Life of Pi
Argo
12 Years A Slave
Gravity
69
Where did Trump announce his candidacy for POTUS?
Trump Tower, NYC
Trump Tower, Chicago
Mar-a-lago, FL
The Capitol Building, Washington D.C.
70
Finish the song lyric (George Ezra 2019): “If it feels like paradise...”
...meet me there as soon as you can
...hold on, hold on
...running through your bloody veins
...what are you waiting for
71
The ‘Fantastic Beasts’ movies are inspired by a Harry Potter textbook written by which fictional character?
Severus Snape
Albus Dumbledore
Newt Scamander
Hermione Grainger
