'98

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1. In 1998, which movie starring Gwyneth Paltrow won the Academy Award for Best Picture? Affliction Shakespeare in Love Saving Private Ryan There's Something About Mary

2. In 1998, Tony Blair was the prime minister of which country? Canada New Zealand Australia Great Britain

3. In 1898, Marie Curie and her husband Pierre announced the discovery of radium. In which city was Marie Curie born? Bern Paris Warsaw Brussels

4. Which European city, located near the Tagus River, hosted the 1998 World's Fair (Expo '98)? Barcelona, Spain Bonn, Germany Turin, Italy Lisbon, Portugal

5. In 1998, which British football team, known as the Gunners, won both the Premiership and the FA Cup? Manchester United Chelsea Liverpool Arsenal

6. In 1998, the San Diego Padres advanced to the Major League Baseball World Series. Which American League team defeated San Diego to win the Series title? Boston Red Sox New York Yankees Detroit Tigers Cleveland Indians

7. Which musical instrument did Bartolomeo Cristofori supposedly invent in 1698? The violin The pipe organ The piano The clarinet

8. Which major sporting event did Nagano, Japan, host in 1998? The Winter Olympic Games The World Cup of Football The Summer Olympic Games The Basketball World Championships

9. This resident of New Jersey was U.S. President McKinley's vice-president in 1898. Can you identify him? Garret Hobart Robert Van Wyck Theodore Roosevelt Levi Morton

10. In 1598, King Henry IV of France proclaimed the Edict of Nantes. Which French religious group benefited from this edict? Moslems Buddhists Huguenots Mormons