1. A large-scale change over that occurred on January 1, 2002 was named 'E-day'. What does the 'E' stand for?
2. Who was crowned the first King of the Jungle on "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!" in 2002?
3. Who released the song "Sk8er Boi" in 2002?
4. Amsterdam Vallon and Bill The Butcher are both characters from which 2002 film?
5. The movie poster tag line to which 2002 film was "The True Story Of A Real Fake"?
6. Which 2002 winner of the Academy Award for Best Actor in a leading role was, with 29 years and 343 days, the youngest winner ever?
7. Which international footballer managed HULL CITY from April 2002 till Oct 2002?
8. Which American singer, actress, dancer and model was the first woman to have a posthumous number 1 hit single in the UK charts in January 2002?
9. Only twice has the US president's party gained seats in both the House and the Senate at a midterm election. One was under Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1934. Which president did it next, and in which year?
10. Which defending champions had the worst performance in a Football World Cup with 2 losses, 1 draw and no goals scored?
11. Who had a no 1 in August 2002 with ?Crossroads??
12. Who starred with Ali G on the 2002 hit single ‘Me Julie’?
13. In which series of "Big Brother" did Jade Goody first find fame?
14. Film musicals: with a one word title: 2002: Razzle Dazzle. 1972: Tomorrow Belongs to Me? 1958: Thank Heaven for Little Girls?
15. Which actress married for the fifth time when she wed Percy Gibson in February 2002?
16. Who represented the United Kingdom in the 2002 Eurovision Song Contest?
17. The film title of which 2002 Hollywood horror thriller takes its name from a series of water colour paintings by William Blake?
18. 2002 - The Gangs of?
19. Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother died in 2002. How old was she?
20. Brad Friedel of the USA was the first goalkeeper in the 2002 world cup to do what?
ANSWERS
1. Euro (12 European countries adopted the Euro as a single currency)
2. Tony Blackburn
3. Avril Lavigne
4. Gangs of New York.
5. Catch Me If You Can
6. Adrien Brody (The Pianist)
7. Jan Molby
8. Aaliyah (More Than A Woman)
9. George W. Bush, in 2002
10. France (2002)
11. Blazin? Squad
12. Shaggy
13. Big Brother 3 (2002)
14. Chicago, Cabaret & Gigi
15. Joan Collins
16. Jessica Garlick
17. Red Dragon (William Blake's series of paintings were titled 'The Great Red Dragon')
18. New York
19. 101
20. Save a penalty
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