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The Ultimate Year Quiz - 2006

It's been only 2 years since 2006
See what you remember about the year

Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye

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1. What was the top grossing film of 2006?

Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest
Ice Age: The Meltdown
The Da Vinci Code
Casino Royale

2. Who became the anchor of the CBS Evening News on September 5, 2006?

Bob Schieffer
Charles Gibson
Elizabeth Vargas
Katie Couric

3. What team won the 2006 NBA Championship?

Dallas Mavericks
Detroit Pistons
Phoenix Suns
Miami Heat

4. What university won college football's BCS National Championship Game on January 4, 2006?

Ohio State University
University of Southern California
University of Oklahoma
University of Texas-Austin

5. Who became Prime Minister of Canada on February 6, 2006?

Jean Chretien
Kim Campbell
Stephen Harper
Paul Martin

6. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 7, 2006, represents a district in what state?

Michigan
Minnesota
New York
Ohio

7. Who was named Secretary of Defense on November 8, 2006 to replace Donald Rumsfeld who had resigned?

Colin Powell
Paul Wolfowitz
William Cohen
Robert Gates

8. What number did the United States population reach on October 17, 2006 according to a Census Bureau projection?

350 million
300 million
250 million
200 million

9. What country claimed on October 9, 2006 that it had conducted its first ever nuclear test?

Venezuela
Cuba
Iran
North Korea

10. What actor was arrested for drunk driving in California and then launched an anti-semitic tirade on July 28, 2006?

Mel Gibson
Alec Baldwin
Michael Richards
Gary Coleman

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<h1>The Ultimate Year Quiz - 2006</h1><p>It's been only 2 years since 2006<br />See what you remember about the year</p>
<p>Quiz created by: <a href="http://www.amiwrong.com/authors/mrbadgerhawkeye.shtml">Mr. Badger Hawkeye</a></p><br>1. What was the top grossing film of 2006?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ice Age: The Meltdown</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) The Da Vinci Code</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Casino Royale</div>
<br>2. Who became the anchor of the CBS Evening News on September 5, 2006?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bob Schieffer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charles Gibson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Elizabeth Vargas</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Katie Couric</div>
<br>3. What team won the 2006 NBA Championship?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dallas Mavericks</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit Pistons</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Phoenix Suns</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Miami Heat</div>
<br>4. What university won college football's BCS National Championship Game on January 4, 2006?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ohio State University</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of Southern California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of Oklahoma</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of Texas-Austin</div>
<br>5. Who became Prime Minister of Canada on February 6, 2006?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jean Chretien</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kim Campbell</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Stephen Harper</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Paul Martin</div>
<br>6. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to the U.S. House of Representatives on November 7, 2006, represents a district in what state?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Michigan</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Minnesota</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ohio</div>
<br>7. Who was named Secretary of Defense on November 8, 2006 to replace Donald Rumsfeld who had resigned?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Colin Powell</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Paul Wolfowitz</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Cohen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Robert Gates</div>
<br>8. What number did the United States population reach on October 17, 2006 according to a Census Bureau projection?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 350 million</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 300 million</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 250 million</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 200 million</div>
<br>9. What country claimed on October 9, 2006 that it had conducted its first ever nuclear test?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Venezuela</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cuba</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iran</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) North Korea</div>
<br>10. What actor was arrested for drunk driving in California and then launched an anti-semitic tirade on July 28, 2006?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mel Gibson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alec Baldwin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Michael Richards</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gary Coleman</div>
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