Quiz Of The Year

Well, feel free to answer in the comments if you feel like, or alternatively, just review some events of the year as viewed through the me-filter. Twenty-four questions, two per month, and everything is related to something I've linked to here - it's a mix of serious and not-so. Happy New Year everyone.

January:
Why would Hattie Jacques have been proud?
Which two 1980s pop stars had a bad week?
February:
What was the part-time occupation of the recently-deceased Princess Margaret?
Why was a single stone so decisive?
March:
Which organisation endorsed the concept of an independent Palestinian state for the first time?
Who 'exclusively revealed' that everyone had always known he was gay?
April:
How did Microsoft shoot themselves in the foot?
Which TV show did Christopher Price present before his death?
May:
Which Middle-Eastern city had its first ever gay pride event?
What type of sports club did Ann Winterton MP offend with the racist joke that got her sacked?
June:
What kind of people did GWB ask the President of Brazil if he had in his country?
What did the UK government try to increase the scope of, leading to a rousing demonstration of people power in opposition?
July:
What did the Guardian try to establish a new British standard for?
Who came fourth in Big Brother?
August:
Which city was flooded, resulting in the washing out of filming on The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen?
What generated 'unprecedented levels of complaint' on television?
September:
Which US state held trials for two different sets of defendants, each of which was separately accused of the same crime?
Which TV series won the Best Drama award at the Emmys for the third successive year (hint - one of its stars won best actress for the third year in a row too)?
October:
Which organisation recognises that no country can be entirely safe for all people at all times, in relation to the need for refugee and asylum status?
Up to 50% of which group had experienced gay activity, according to 1960s papers released this month?
November:
Who needed to 'unite or die'?
What may have been illegal under the Autopsy Act?
December:
What wasn't remotely like Watergate?
And who wanted their boxes back?

Posted on December 31, 2002 03:25 PM

For succinctness, I submit my answer to all your questions as, "Erm, I dunno". Which is even mostly accurate... 8)

Posted by chris on December 31, 2002 08:45 PM

Having said that, I do avidly read your site. 8)

Posted by chris on December 31, 2002 08:47 PM

OK, I'm going to be boring and actually try to answer some of these...

March: Who 'exclusively revealed' that everyone had always known he was gay?

Will Young

May: What type of sports club did Ann Winterton MP offend with the racist joke that got her sacked?

Rugby club

June: What kind of people did GWB ask the President of Brazil if he had in his country?

Black people

What did the UK government try to increase the scope of, leading to a rousing demonstration of people power in opposition?

Access to data gathered under the RIP Act was to be extended to just about every governmental body in the country, from the Inland Revenue to the DVLA to local authorities. Then Jack Straw's son had a word...

August: Which city was flooded, resulting in the washing out of filming on The League Of Extraordinary Gentlemen?

Prague

September: Which TV series won the Best Drama award at the Emmys for the third successive year (hint - one of its stars won best actress for the third year in a row too)?

The West Wing

November: What may have been illegal under the Autopsy Act?

Televised autopsy

December: What wasn't remotely like Watergate?

The Cherie Blair flat-buying, friend-of-a-friend-of-a-convicted-conman story.

Incidentally, despite may having no clue as to the answers to most of your questions I do read your site regularly. Honest...

Posted by John on December 31, 2002 10:05 PM

What was the part-time occupation of the recently-deceased Princess Margaret?
Speedbump at Ascot.

Posted by chris on January 3, 2003 01:07 AM

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