Birth Year Quiz

The 2015 quiz

8 questions in the archive mention 2015. Here are 20 of them; New mix gives another lot.

  • 8 questions mention 2015
  • A new mix every time

2014 2016

8 questions are about 2015 itself; the other 12 are about the years just before and after it.

1. Name the two countries in the world with the most nuclear reactors.

2. 21 October 2015 was celebrated as the day Marty McFly travelled to in which film?

3. North America's highest mountain is in Alaska. What has it been officially called since 2015 under the state's Native name?

4. Japan's shock 34-32 win over South Africa at the 2015 Rugby World Cup took place in which English seaside city?

5. According to Forbes Magazine, which G.B. was the highest paid fashion model in the year 2015?

6. The title of which 2015 Hollywood blockbuster translated means the "returning one"?

7. Making headlines around the world, the copyright to what was ruled invalid on the 22nd of September, 2015?

8. How many Formula One world titles did Lewis Hamilton have after winning in 2015?

9. In which year was the EU awarded the Nobel Peace Prize?

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

11. Which country (who achieved third place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup) have a lion and the the letters KNVB on their football association crest?

12. Which western held the prime time TV record in the US for most episodes until The Simpsons surpassed it in 2018?

13. March 13 2012: 244 years after its first publication, which informative publication discontinued its print edition?

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

15. "Don't let go!" was the movie poster tag line to which 2013 sci-fi film?

16. The proposed redevelopment of what was blamed for the rioting in Istanbul in 2013 that ultimately saw industrial quantities of tear gas used?

17. What was the name of the on-line black market found in the dark web which was shut down by the FBI in 2013?

18. Which small nation knocked England out of Euro 2016?

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

20. Between 2010 and 2013 Carlos Slim Helu was number one on which list?

ANSWERS

1. USA (104) and France (58) as of 2015

2. Back to the Future Part II

3. Denali

4. Brighton

5. Gisele Bundchen

6. The Revenant

7. To the song 'Happy Birthday'

8. Three

9. 2012

10. Two (London 2012 and Rio 2016)

11. Holland (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bund)

12. Gunsmoke

13. The Encyclopædia Britannica

14. Beach Volley Ball

15. Gravity

16. A park ( Taksim Gezi Park to be exact)

17. Silk Road

18. Iceland

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

20. Rich List / Wealthiest people in the world.

Where these questions come from
  1. Pauls Quiz 256
  2. Quiz of the Year 2015
  3. United States Quiz 4
  4. Rugby Quiz 5
  5. Pauls Quiz 468
  6. Pauls Quiz 462
  7. Pauls Quiz 501
  8. European Union Quiz 2
  9. Scotland Quiz 2
  10. Pauls Quiz 334
  11. Pauls Quiz 450
  12. Quiz of the Year 2012
  13. Sports Bag Quiz 1
  14. Pauls Quiz 472
  15. Quiz of the Year 2013
  16. Pauls Quiz 436
  17. Quiz of the Year 2016
  18. Pauls Quiz 320
  19. Pauls Quiz 413

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