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Quiz about Entertaining 2010
Quiz about Entertaining 2010

Entertaining 2010 Trivia Quiz


Here we'll revisit some of the entertaining highlights of the year 2010.

A multiple-choice quiz by PDAZ. Estimated time: 3 mins.
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Author
PDAZ
Time
3 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
371,555
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
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Avg Score
8 / 10
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1131
Awards
Top 35% Quiz
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which American television series, in which a season consisted of one frantic day in the life of Federal Agent Jack Bauer, ended its original run in 2010? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. The best-selling video game in 2010 was released by Activision for multiple platforms in November 2010. Which first-person shooter game, set during the Cold War, featured John F. Kennedy and Fidel Castro and included a zombie cooperation mode? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. It was a good year for Disney at the movies in 2010 as the company had the top two highest-grossing films worldwide of the year. Number one was "Toy Story 3". What Tim Burton/Johnny Depp film came in second? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. According to "Billboard" and "Rolling Stone" magazine, which vintage band had the highest-grossing concert tour of 2010? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Whose tenure as the eleventh doctor on the British television series, "Doctor Who", began on January 1, 2010? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. "The Social Network", a film based on the beginnings of "Facebook", was released in 2010. Which Nine Inch Nails frontman won an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the film? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Over 700 million viewers worldwide watched which nation win its first football (soccer) World Cup title at the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which American author, who created detective psychologist Alex Cross, topped the New York Times Bestseller list with five different novels in 2010? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. Which singer gave the paparazzi a show at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards by appearing in an ensemble made from meat? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. Which American television series about "the police who investigate crime and the District Attorneys who prosecute the offenders" finished its record twenty-season run in 2010? Hint



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1. Which American television series, in which a season consisted of one frantic day in the life of Federal Agent Jack Bauer, ended its original run in 2010?

Answer: 24

Each of the 24-episode seasons covered one day in the life of Counter Terrorist Unit Agent Jack Bauer (Kiefer Sutherland); the premise was that the show ran "in real time", with each hourly episode covering one hour of Bauer's day. The series premiered in late 2001 and earned a reputation for plot twists and killing off main cast members.

After 192 episodes (eight days), "24" broadcast its final episode on May 24, 2010. The series returned in 2014 in a shortened format as "24: Live Another Day".
2. The best-selling video game in 2010 was released by Activision for multiple platforms in November 2010. Which first-person shooter game, set during the Cold War, featured John F. Kennedy and Fidel Castro and included a zombie cooperation mode?

Answer: Call of Duty: Black Ops

"Call of Duty: Black Ops" was the seventh instalment in the popular "Call of Duty" series and quickly became one of the best-selling video games of all time, earning over $1 billion in sales in six weeks. In the game, the action took place during the 1960s and mainly featured operations conducted in communist countries. Several characters from the "Call of Duty: World at War" video game made appearances, as did the zombie cooperation mode.

In "Black Ops", the zombies were loose at the Pentagon.
3. It was a good year for Disney at the movies in 2010 as the company had the top two highest-grossing films worldwide of the year. Number one was "Toy Story 3". What Tim Burton/Johnny Depp film came in second?

Answer: Alice in Wonderland

"Toy Story 3" was a Disney/Pixar collaboration, while Disney alone produced "Alice in Wonderland". Both films earned over a billion dollars in worldwide gross receipts. Third place went to "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1". "Alice in Wonderland" was the ninth film in which director Tim Burton had worked with Johnny Depp, with Depp appearing as the Mad Hatter in the film. "Alice in Wonderland" won Academy Awards for Best Art Direction and Best Costume Design but received mixed reviews.
4. According to "Billboard" and "Rolling Stone" magazine, which vintage band had the highest-grossing concert tour of 2010?

Answer: Bon Jovi

Formed in 1983, Bon Jovi hit it big in 1986 with their "Slippery When Wet" album. Although they had taken hiatuses over the years, their albums continued to top the charts. Their 2010 tour was in support for their album "The Circle" and had 69 sell-out shows and grossed over $200 million worldwide.

The second and third place concert tours in 2010 vary depending on the source; "Billboard" had U2 in the second spot and AC/DC in the third spot, while "Rolling Stone" had them reversed.
5. Whose tenure as the eleventh doctor on the British television series, "Doctor Who", began on January 1, 2010?

Answer: Matt Smith

Matt Smith replaced David Tennant as the doctor in the second part of a two-part episode called "The End of Time" which aired in the U.K on December 31, 2009 and January 1, 2010. When the episode played in the U.S. on the BBC America channel, it brought in the highest ratings to date for the channel. Matt Smith would serve as the doctor until the end of 2013, when he was replaced by Peter Capaldi.
6. "The Social Network", a film based on the beginnings of "Facebook", was released in 2010. Which Nine Inch Nails frontman won an Academy Award for Best Original Score for the film?

Answer: Trent Reznor

Trent Reznor had originally turned down director David Fincher's invitation to write and perform the score for the film due to scheduling issues, but after reading the script, he found time to work on it. Reznor shared the award with Atticus Ross, with whom Reznor had collaborated for over a decade.

The score for "The Social Network" beat out competition from "The King's Speech" and "How to Train Your Dragon" to win the Oscar at the 83rd Academy Awards held in February, 2011, and it was worth it to see Reznor in a tux.
7. Over 700 million viewers worldwide watched which nation win its first football (soccer) World Cup title at the 2010 FIFA World Cup held in South Africa?

Answer: Spain

In 2010, South Africa became the first African nation to host the FIFA World Cup championship, and vuvuzelas, long horns blown by fans, became synonymous with the event. Spain was the reigning European champion going into the event, and despite dropping matches to Switzerland and Chile in group play, they made it through to their first ever final. On July 11, 2010, Spain defeated the Netherlands 1-0 in the 116th minute to win its first FIFA World Cup title.
8. Which American author, who created detective psychologist Alex Cross, topped the New York Times Bestseller list with five different novels in 2010?

Answer: James Patterson

Besides the Alex Cross detective stories, prolific author James Patterson also wrote stand-alone thriller and romance novels, as well as works of non-fiction. Patterson's chart-topping 2010 novels were "Worst Case", "The 9th Judgment", "Private", "The Postcard Killers" and "Cross Fire". Maxine Paetro collaborated with Patterson on "The 9th Judgment", and as did Liza Marklund on "The Postcard Killers".

Other best-sellers to top the list in 2010 included Kathryn Stockett's "The Help" and Stieg Larsson's "The Girl Who Kicked the Hornets' Nest".
9. Which singer gave the paparazzi a show at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards by appearing in an ensemble made from meat?

Answer: Lady Gaga

Lady Gaga wore several outfits at the event, and it was when she appeared onstage to accept the Video of the Year award for "Bad Romance" that she donned the meat outfit. The ensemble included a hat, boots, purse and dress all made from slices of raw beef. The costume was controversial, but she did receive recognition from "Time" magazine for "Fashion Statement of the Year".
10. Which American television series about "the police who investigate crime and the District Attorneys who prosecute the offenders" finished its record twenty-season run in 2010?

Answer: Law and Order

First airing in 1990, "Law and Order" was an hour-long drama which was usually split into two sections: the first half focused on the police solving a crime and the second half focused on the trial of the suspect(s). The stellar cast changed over the years and included Jerry Orbach, Michael Moriarty, Benjamin Bratt, Jesse L. Martin, S. Epatha Merkenson, Chris Noth, Dianne Wiest, Fred Thompson, Dennis Farina and Angie Harmon, among others. Sam Waterston portrayed Assistant District Attorney (and later District Attorney) Jack McCoy throughout most of the series.

When "Law and Order" aired its final episode on May 24, 2010, it tied "Gunsmoke" as the longest running prime-time drama on American television to date.
Source: Author PDAZ

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