The 2005 quiz (Questions only)

1. Name one of the riders who has won the Tour de France 5 times before the year 2005?

2. Who played the title role in the 2005 film Nanny McPhee?

3. After Osama Bin Laden, which person was searched for most on the Internet in September 2005?

4. How old was Ronnie when he died in 2005?

5. Which two letters were the title of a number one album on both sides of the Atlantic in 2005?

6. Which provincial city, home to a 400ft-long painting of a historic victory against the Russians became easier to reach in 2005 thanks to Ryanair but no easier to pronounce?

7. In which year was YouTube founded?

8. A proposed EU Constitution was abandoned after voters in which two countries rejected it in 2005?

9. Whom did Sir Elton John marry in a civil partnership in December 2005?

10. Which famous winger (footballer / soccer player) died on the 25th of November, 2005?

11. Which European country had a so called 'Orange Revolution' between November 2004 and January 2005?

12. Roger Federer won the men's singles at Wimbledon in 2005. How many times has he taken the title up until the end of that year?

13. Which FIFA World Player of the Year and European Footballer of the Year ran for President of his country in 2005?

14. The television headline news in the UK on the 7th of July 2005 was that of the terrorist attacks on the public transport system. What was the main headline the day before?

15. Tanzania was the home of exiled Ugandan President Dr. Milton Obote after he was overthrown in 1971; which country gave him protection after he was deposed in 1986?

16. How many times have Italy won the World Cup?

17. Who won the 2007 Masters Tournament in Augusta on Sunday?

18. What month in 2007 was the smoking ban in England introduced?

19. Which England rugby player was controversially denied a try in the 2007 World Cup final against South Africa because his foot was deemed to have been in touch before grounding the ball?

20. 'Uno', the winner in 2008 of the U.S. equivalent of Crufts, The Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, is of which breed?