2012 Trivia Quiz

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In October of 2012, Taylor Swift released the song, I knew You Were...

       a. Good
       b. Trouble
       c. In Love
       d. Gonna Be Mine


In March of 2012, who became number one in the Official World Golf Ranking after winning The Honda Classic?

       a. Rory Mcllroy
       b. Luke Donald
       c. Nick Watney
       d. Justin Rose


On Febuary 6 2012, Queen Elizabeth II reached what anniversary of her accession to the British throne?

       a. 60th
       b. 50th
       c. 40th
       d. 30th


The bicentennial of what war was observed on June 18, 2012?

       a. War of 1812
       b. Finish War
       c. World War One
       d. Korean War


On what date did the 5,125-year cycle end in the Mayan calendar having many believe that it also marked the end of the world?

       a. December 18, 2012
       b. December 21, 2012
       c. December 1, 2012
       d. December 24, 2012


Written specifically for Katy Perry's film Katy Perry - Part of Me, "Wide Awake" can be found on which of Katy's albums?

       a. Katy Hudson
       b. Teenage Dream - The Complete Confection
       c. One of the Boys
       d. California Dreams


What Austrian skydiver leapt from the edge of space becoming the first person to break the sound barrier in October of 2012?

       a. Eugene Andreyev
       b. Nick Piantanida
       c. Felix Baumgartner
       d. Michel Fournier


What award-winning American journalist, who worked for the British newspaper The Sunday Times, died while covering the siege of Homs in Syria?

       a. Anthony Shadid
       b. Patrick Bishop
       c. Marie Colvin
       d. Maya Nasser


During 2012 Summer Olympics in London, who won their 18th career gold medal and his 22nd overall?

       a. Gabby Douglas
       b. Michael Phelps
       c. Usain Bolt
       d. Leo Manzano


Cited in the Guinness World Records as the most awarded female act of all time, what American recording artist was found submerged in a bathtub on February 9, 2012?

       a. Madonna
       b. Whitney Houston
       c. Dionne Warwick
       d. Aretha Franklin


"The Hunger Games" was a film version of the 2008 young adult novel written by whom?

       a. J.K. Rowling
       b. Suzanne Collins
       c. Debra Doyle
       d. John Grisham


On December 14th, a shooting spree at an elementary school left 28 dead in the Connecticut town of ...

       a. Bridgeport
       b. Norwalk
       c. Newtown
       d. Stamford


What celebrity was investigated by police in a $100K jewelry theft later to be cleared of any involvement?

       a. Madonna
       b. Paris Hilton
       c. Lindsay Lohan
       d. Jessica Simpson


Known as a master of science fiction, what author of "Fahrenheit 451" died in June of 2012?

       a. Ray Bradbury
       b. Isaac Asimov
       c. Frank Herbert
       d. Douglas Adams


Who released the song "Locked Out of Heaven" on October 1, 2012?

       a. Bruno Mars
       b. Rihanna
       c. Flo Rida
       d. Phillip Phillips




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