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