The Ultimate Year Quiz - 2009
Let's see if you remember what happened this past year
Quiz created by: Mr. Badger Hawkeye
1. What country saw its government and banking system collapse on January 26, 2009?
(#) Belgium
(#) Indonesia
(#) Iceland
(#) United Arab Emirates
2. What two European nations joined N.A.T.O. on April 1, 2009?
(#) Estonia and Slovenia
(#) Albania and Croatia
(#) Sweden and Finland
(#) Lithuania and Latvia
3. What nation's Supreme Court ordered the arrest and exile of their president on June 28, 2009?
(#) Guatemala
(#) Panama
(#) Honduras
(#) Paraguay
4. What American city hosted the G-20 summit in September of 2009?
(#) Washington D.C.
(#) Pittsburgh
(#) New York City
(#) Chicago
5. What city was awarded the 2016 Summer Olympics on October 2, 2009?
(#) Chicago, Illinois
(#) Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
(#) Madrid, Spain
(#) Tokyo, Japan
6. What city hosted the UNFCCC's United Nations Climate Change Conference in December of 2009?
(#) Berlin, Germany
(#) London, United Kingdom
(#) Manila, Philippines
(#) Copenhagen, Denmark
7. What is the name of the new football league that began play on October 8, 2009?
(#) Continental Football League
(#) United States Football League
(#) United Football League
(#) World League of American Football
8. What horse won the 2009 Kentucky Derby?
(#) Rachel Alexandra
(#) Man of Iron
(#) Summer Bird
(#) Mine That Bird
9. What Asian country saw the ruling party (LDP) suffer its greatest electoral defeat on August 30, 2009?
(#) Thailand
(#) Japan
(#) Singapore
(#) South Korea
10. What country saw an 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit on April 6, 2009?
(#) Russia
(#) Greece
(#) Japan
(#) Italy
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