Birth Year Quiz

The 2012 quiz

27 questions in the archive mention 2012. Here are 20 of them; New mix gives another lot.

  • 27 questions mention 2012
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2011 2013

18 questions are about 2012 itself; the other 2 are about the years just before and after it.

1. Which company supplied the Euro 2012 matchball?

2. Name two of the top five highest earning athletes of 2012. (according to Forbes magazine)

3. In which sport were eight female athletes disqualified at the 2012 Summer Olympic Games for "not using one's best efforts to win a match"?

4. Aaron Cross was the central character in which 2012 action film?

5. London hosts/hosted the 2012 Olympic Games. In which previous years have London hosted the games?

6. 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?

7. The twins Slavek and Slavko were mascots for what?

8. What is the Tango 12?

9. Who is the top goalscorer at the Euros to date (data valid as of 2012)?

10. According to Forbes, which Boxer topped the list of 100 highest-paid athletes in the world in 2012?

11. Which Greek goddess is portrayed on the 2012 Olympic gold medals?

12. Name the river that flows directly outside the 2012 Olympic Stadium?

13. Which computer hacking goth girl with the initials L. S. is found on Forbes magazine's 2012 list of the 15 richest fictional characters?

14. "We were warned" was a movie poster tag line for which 2009 Hollywood blockbuster?

15. How many Olympic gold medals did Andy Murray win in men's singles tennis?

16. Wenlock and Mandeville have been described as a "drunken one night stand between a Teletubby and a Dalek". Who are Wenlock and Mandeville?

17. Again, according to Forbes, who was the best paid European athlete in the world in 2012?

18. What sport will be played at Horse Guard's Parade when London hosts the 2012 Summer Olympic Games?

19. What was the name of the capsule used to rescue the 33 trapped Chilean Miners from their underground lair on 13th of October 2010?

20. Kim Clijsters in 2009 became the second mother since 1980 to win a Grand Slam singles title. The other mother, famous for her lapses in concentration, won the Wimbledon singles title in 1980. What was her name?

ANSWERS

1. Adidas

2. In order: Floyd Mayweather, Manny Pacquao, Tiger Woods, Lebron James, Roger Federer.

3. Badminton

4. Bourne Legacy

5. 1948 and 1908

6. London winning the 2012 Olympics.

7. Mascots for the UEFA Euro 2012

8. Official ball for the UEFA Euro 2012

9. Michel Platini

10. Floyd Mayweather, with over $85 million in winnings. Not bad for a 35 year old .

11. Nike (the goddess of victory)

12. Lea

13. Lisbeth Salander (The Girl With The Dragon Tatoo)

14. 2012

15. Two (London 2012 and Rio 2016)

16. Official mascots for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London

17. Roger Federer (estimated earnings of $54.3 million)

18. Beach Volley Ball

19. Fenix 3

20. Evonne Goolagong. (The well known lapses were coined 'walkabouts' by the press)

Where these questions come from
  1. UEFA European Football Championships Quiz 1
  2. Quiz of the Year 2012
  3. Pauls Quiz 346
  4. Olympic Games Quiz 3
  5. Steven's Quiz 11
  6. Pauls Quiz 299
  7. Pauls Quiz 320
  8. Pauls Quiz 298
  9. London Quiz 3
  10. Pauls Quiz 334
  11. Pauls Quiz 455
  12. Scotland Quiz 2
  13. Pauls Quiz 223
  14. Sports Bag Quiz 1
  15. Pub Quiz 181
  16. Pub Quiz 125

Questions are chosen because they mention the year. Now and then one is only loosely about it: press New mix for another lot.