PARTY LIKE ITS 1999
PARTY LIKE ITS 1999
Prince (or symbol, or squiggle) had the right idea about 1999, but what else do you remember before we all started to worry about the world shutting down at midnight on New Year’s Eve and waking up with the mother of all hangovers on Jan 1st 2000? (Apart from me that is, I was working nights on Dec 31 1999 in case the Millennium bug hit our systems!) QUESTIONS 1. Which new currency was established on January 1st 1999 by the ECB and is now rated as the second most popular currency in the world behind the US dollar? 2. Who was acquitted in impeachment proceedings against him in February 1999? 3. A devastating fire on March 24th 1999 killed 39 people in which tunnel that links France and Italy, closing it for almost three years? 4. Which person became the richest man in the world this year after his computing company’s stock went through the roof? 5. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 fellow students and a teacher before killing themselves in which High School massacre in this year? 6. Episode I of the Star Wars saga, the fourth released by George Lucas, is released in the US on May 19th, what was its sub-title? 7. The Dreamcast games console was unveiled in the September of 1999 by which company? 8. In March 1999, Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first people to circumnavigate the globe in what type of transport? 9. Which British TV news presenter was shockingly shot dead on the doorstep of her home on April 29th 1999? 10. Chandler Riggs was born in 1999, he is best known for portraying which character in ‘The Walking Dead’ TV show by AMC? ................................................ANSWERS BELOW.............................. .................................................................. ......................................... ..................... ANSWERS 1. Which new currency was established on January 1st 1999 by the ECB and is now rated as the second most popular currency in the world behind the US dollar? EURO 2. Who was acquitted in impeachment proceedings against him in February 1999? BILL CLINTON 3. A devastating fire on March 24th 1999 killed 39 people in which tunnel that links France and Italy, closing it for almost three years? MONT BLANC TUNNEL 4. Which person became the richest man in the world this year after his computing company’s stock went through the roof? BILL GATES 5. Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold killed 12 fellow students and a teacher before killing themselves in which High School massacre in this year? COLUMBINE 6. Episode I of the Star Wars saga, the fourth released by George Lucas, is released in the US on May 19th, what was its sub-title? THE PHANTOM MENACE 7. The Dreamcast games console was unveiled in the September of 1999 by which company? SEGA 8. In March 1999, Bertrand Piccard and Brian Jones become the first people to circumnavigate the globe in what type of transport? HOT AIR BALLOON 9. Which British TV news presenter was shockingly shot dead on the doorstep of her home on April 29th 1999? JILL DANDO 10. Chandler Riggs was born in 1999, he is best known for portraying which character in ‘The Walking Dead’ TV show by AMC? CARL GRIMES If you liked this quiz why not check out the Daily Quiz Questions Facebook page or contact us by email with your thoughts |
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