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A little review of the year for Year 9! #2016review
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1
How many paragraphs in a basic hamburger essay?
6
3
4
5
2
On May 14th 2016 which country won the Eurovision Song Contest?
Wales
Romania
Ukraine
Australia
3
What happened in Nice, France, on July 12th?
Shark attack on Australian tourist
Nothing - normal day.
Terrorist attack - truck ploughed through the crowd
Cannes Film Festival
4
On Sept 7 2016 what special event opened in Rio, Brazil?
World Soccer Championships
Winter Olympics
Summer Olympics
Tour de France
5
What terrible tragedy occurred in October 2016 in Queensland?
Disneyworld ride collapsed, killing 8
Seaworld whale killed a child
Dreamworld ride killed 4
Seaworld drowning
6
December 2016 started with the death of Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs. What was his role?
Malana
Manuel
Moneel
Manual
7
What is Mrs Owens' favourite TV show right now?
The Block
The Walking Dead
My Kitchen Rules
Masterchef
8
A tomato is a...
Fruit
Vegetable
9
On February 14th England held the BAFTA Awards. Which film won 'Best Film?'
Finding Dory
Pokemon
The Revenant
Gladiator
10
Who or what was Harambe?
A police dog
The new Ferrari
A gorilla
The new Perth Zoo Giraffe
11
June 6th 2016: Who was murdered in plain daylight in Yorkshire?
British MP David Cameron
British MP Barak Obama
British MP Jo Cox
British MP Tony Blair
12
On June 16 Alton Stirling was shot dead by police in Louisiana. Which movement protested?
#BVL
#MBL
#RSVP
#BLM
13
Leonard Cohen passed away in November 2016. What was his most famous song?
'Hallelujah'
'Heroes'
'Holy, Holy, Holy'
'Honey, Honey'
14
On what date did 2016 start?
1st January
1st July
Hasn't started yet.
1st February
15
What major event in Dubai occurred on 1st January 2016?
Desert clean up
Fire at the tallest skyscraper 'The Address'
Petrol refinery blew up
Grand Prix
16
June 12th aw the worst mass shooting in modern US history. What was the City/ location?
Disneyworld; Magic Castle
Speedway; Orlando
Pulse Nightclub; Orlando
Pulse Nightclub; Los Angeles
17
What momentous TV event occurred on January 24 2016?
Gilmore Girls rerun
The X Files returned
The Little House on the Prairie blew up
Pokemom debuted on TV
18
What is Mrs Owens' dog's name?
Taffy
Taffeta
Subwoofer
Taffy Subwoofer
19
July 6th 2016: What major game was released?
Pokemon went!
Pokemon Go!
Where's Pokemon?
GTA 7
20
The year started badly with the death of David Bowie. What was his alter ego called?
Prince
Ziggy Stardust
Ciggie Mars
Soggy Bardust
21
The Emmy Awards were on the 19th September 2016. Who was the host?
Jimmy Kimmel
Will Ferrell
James Cordon
Mel Gibson
22
Who became the Australian Prime Minister on the 8th July 2016?
Tony Abbot
Bill Shorten
Pauline Hanson
Malcolm Turnbull
23
Which TV show actress died in November 2016?
Florence Henderson - Brady Bunch
Carol Brady - Brady Bunch
Mrs Partridge - Partridge Family
Alice Miller - Brady Bunch
24
'Purple Rain' was a famous song by which Minnesotian musician who died in April?
Prince
Prince King
King of Kings
King Prince
25
Actor Peter Vaughn, who died in December 2016, was from what blockbuster TV show?
Pokemon
The Gilmore Girls
The Walking Dead
Game of Thrones
26
On May 2nd which team won the English Premier League at odds of 5000-1?
Tottenham Hotspur
Leicester City
Liverpool Football Club
Manchester United
27
Muhummad Ali dies in June. His famous phrase was...
Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee
Sting all you can, for tomorrow you die
Boxing rules!
Smoke like a chimney, die like soot
28
What is the acronym for a good paragraph?
SEEK
SEAL
TEEL
TEAL
29
On June 7th 2016 the new Harry Potter text was released. What was it called?
The Cursed Necklace
The Cursed Horcrux
The Cursed Curse
The Cursed Child
30
Who is the new American President?
John F Kennedy
Barak Obama
Donald Duck
Donald Trump
31
Gene Wilder (Willy Wonka) died in August. Who wrote the novel on which the film is based?
Stieg Larson
Roald Dahl
Rove McManus
Ronald McDonald
32
What does Mr Marlow call Mrs Owens?
Oompa Loompa
Impy Limpy
Lumpy Tumpy
Bitter Betty
33
Who is the Head of English at Swan?
Mrs Crump
Mr Myers
Mr Matthews
Mrs Myers
34
Mrs Owens' crush, Alan Rickman, died in January 2016. What was his Harry Potter name?
Snape
Snort
Snivellus
Snopes
35
November 14 was a bad day in New Zealand. What happened?
Volcano erupted
Tsunami
Earthquake measuring 7.8
Earthquake measuring 7.8 and tsunami
36
On May 28th 2016 what happened to Harambe?
He was elected President of the US
He received a pig's heart in a transplant
He attacked and killed a young boy
He was shot and killed in a US zoo
37
A major earthquake occurred on August 16 2016. Which country was it in?
Pakistan
Italy
Australia
New Zealand
38
What was the name of the protagonist in 'Holes?'
A Ray
Stanton
Rat
Stanley
39
On February 28th the Academy Awards were held in LA. Which film took out 'Best Film?
Suicide Squad
Spotlight
Revenant
Finding Dory
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What was the name of the first novel we studied this year?
Trucks
Trish
Bash
Trash
