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Quiz about Events in the year Y2K 2000
Quiz about Events in the year Y2K 2000

Events in the year Y2K (2000) Trivia Quiz


How well do you know the events that occured in 2000? Good luck:) Recognition to: Encarta Encyclopedia

A multiple-choice quiz by silvercoat. Estimated time: 6 mins.
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Author
silvercoat
Time
6 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
24,397
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
15
Difficulty
Difficult
Avg Score
7 / 15
Plays
4141
Last 3 plays: Guest 75 (5/15), Guest 92 (7/15), Guest 134 (5/15).
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Question 1 of 15
1. January: The January issue of the 'Science' magazine revealed a scientific first in cloning. What animal was used in this? Hint


Question 2 of 15
2. February: On February 6 a Nordic country elected its first female President. Which country was it? Hint


Question 3 of 15
3. On March 26 Russia elected its second democratically elected President. Who was it? Hint


Question 4 of 15
4. In April Palentologists discovered the first of its kind-- What did they find? Hint


Question 5 of 15
5. In May a computer virus proliferated through e-mail systems throughout the world. The name of this virus was the: Hint


Question 6 of 15
6. In late June 2000 scientists announced an achievement that was widely recognized as one of the greatest achievements in scientific history. What was it? Hint


Question 7 of 15
7. On July 14 a jury returned a $145-billion damage award against the largest tobacco companies in the United States in the first class-action suit for sick smokers ever to make it to trial. In what state did the trial take place? Hint


Question 8 of 15
8. On August 12, a Russian submarine sank, resulting in the death of 118 officers and sailors aboard. In which sea did the submarine sink? Hint


Question 9 of 15
9. The Summer Olympics began on September 15. Which Australian city hosted the 2000 Olympic games? Hint


Question 10 of 15
10. In October, the boys of summer battled it out in the World Series. Who won? Hint


Question 11 of 15
11. In a national election in November the people of Haiti returned the Presidency to a candidate who previously served as this Caribbean nation's leader. Who did Haitians reelect? Hint


Question 12 of 15
12. On December 12, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the recount of votes in Florida was unconstitutional, essentially ending the question of who would be the next president of the United States. The Supreme Court's ruling stated the recount was unconstitutional according to which amendment? Hint


Question 13 of 15
13. In December, Edmund Pope-a citizen of the United States- was studying a torpedo in another country when he was mistaken a spy. In what country did this occur? Hint


Question 14 of 15
14. Which day in December 2000 was officially 'World AIDS Day'? Hint


Question 15 of 15
15. Romania had an election on Sunday, December 10, 2000. Who won? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. January: The January issue of the 'Science' magazine revealed a scientific first in cloning. What animal was used in this?

Answer: Monkey

2. February: On February 6 a Nordic country elected its first female President. Which country was it?

Answer: Finland

Tarja Halonen- a 56-year-old lawyer and single mother- was chosen the first female President on February 6, 2000.
3. On March 26 Russia elected its second democratically elected President. Who was it?

Answer: Vladimir Putin

4. In April Palentologists discovered the first of its kind-- What did they find?

Answer: A fossilized dinosaur heart

The heart was discovered in a nearly intact specimen of the plant-eating Thescelosaurus ('marvelous lizard') in South Dakota.
5. In May a computer virus proliferated through e-mail systems throughout the world. The name of this virus was the:

Answer: The Love Bug

It destroyed files and resulted in shutdowns of computer networks around the world. Damage estimates reached as high as roughly 10 billion.
6. In late June 2000 scientists announced an achievement that was widely recognized as one of the greatest achievements in scientific history. What was it?

Answer: Researchers completed a draft of the human genome

7. On July 14 a jury returned a {$145-billion} damage award against the largest tobacco companies in the United States in the first class-action suit for sick smokers ever to make it to trial. In what state did the trial take place?

Answer: Florida

8. On August 12, a Russian submarine sank, resulting in the death of 118 officers and sailors aboard. In which sea did the submarine sink?

Answer: Barents Sea

9. The Summer Olympics began on September 15. Which Australian city hosted the 2000 Olympic games?

Answer: Sydney

10. In October, the boys of summer battled it out in the World Series. Who won?

Answer: New York Yankees

11. In a national election in November the people of Haiti returned the Presidency to a candidate who previously served as this Caribbean nation's leader. Who did Haitians reelect?

Answer: Jean Bertrand Aristide

Jean-Bertrand Aristide was re-elected President of Haiti in November 2000. In 1990 Aristide, a former priest, became Haiti's first freely elected President. Less than a year later, Aristide's government was overthrown in a military coup.
12. On December 12, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the recount of votes in Florida was unconstitutional, essentially ending the question of who would be the next president of the United States. The Supreme Court's ruling stated the recount was unconstitutional according to which amendment?

Answer: 14th Amendment

The ruling declared the recounts unconstitutional because there was no uniform statewide standard stating how, and by whom, the ballots should be counted.
13. In December, Edmund Pope-a citizen of the United States- was studying a torpedo in another country when he was mistaken a spy. In what country did this occur?

Answer: Russia

14. Which day in December 2000 was officially 'World AIDS Day'?

Answer: December 1

15. Romania had an election on Sunday, December 10, 2000. Who won?

Answer: Ion Iliescu

Source: Author silvercoat

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