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It's nearly the end of the year. Cast your thoughts back over 2010 and see how much you can remember of the news in our 12 days of Christmas quiz.It's nearly the end of the year. Cast your thoughts back over 2010 and see how much you can remember of the news in our 12 days of Christmas quiz.
1.) Multiple Choice Question - Jan1.) Multiple Choice Question - Jan
The Doomsday Clock - a barometer of nuclear danger for more than six decades - was moved in mid-January. Did it move closer to the "midnight hour" or further away?The Doomsday Clock - a barometer of nuclear danger for more than six decades - was moved in mid-January. Did it move closer to the "midnight hour" or further away?
  1. Closer
  2. Further away
  1. Closer
  2. Further away
2.) Multiple Choice Question - Feb2.) Multiple Choice Question - Feb
There was a lot of talks of PIGS in February. But what does the ugly acronym actually stand for?There was a lot of talks of PIGS in February. But what does the ugly acronym actually stand for?
  1. Firewall-busting Protocol Internet Global Security
  2. Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain - four Euro-zone countries with lots of debt
  3. Controversial oil rig the Petroleum Investigative Guardian Sub-Platform
  1. Firewall-busting Protocol Internet Global Security
  2. Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain - four eurozone countries with lots of debt
  3. Controversial oil rig the Petroleum Investigative Guardian Sub-Platform
3.) Multiple Choice Question - Mar3.) Multiple Choice Question - Mar
Russia - traditionally a winter sports powerhouse - ended 11th in the Winter Olympics' medals table, with just three golds. What did President Dmitry Medvedev call for at the end of the games?Russia - traditionally a winter sports powerhouse - ended 11th in the Winter Olympics' medals table, with just three golds. What did President Dmitry Medvedev call for at the end of the games?
  1. More money for sports
  2. The resignation of sports officials
  3. Better executives to run sporting bodies
  1. More money for sports
  2. The resignation of sports officials
  3. Better executives to run sporting bodies
4.) Multiple Choice Question - Apr4.) Multiple Choice Question - Apr
China and Nepal have ended a dispute over the height of Mount Everest. Why was there a 4m (13ft) difference between their measurements?China and Nepal have ended a dispute over the height of Mount Everest. Why was there a 4m (13ft) difference between their measurements?
  1. Use of different measuring equipment
  2. Only one side counted snow depth
  3. They started from different heights
  1. Use of different measuring equipment
  2. Only one side counted snow depth
  3. They started from different heights
5.) Multiple Choice Question - May5.) Multiple Choice Question - May
The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull erupted in April, disrupting flights across northern Europe. But what does the name mean?The Icelandic volcano Eyjafjallajokull erupted in April, disrupting flights across northern Europe. But what does the name mean?
  1. Cold fire tower
  2. Island-mountain glacier
  3. Angry witch
  1. Cold fire tower
  2. Island-mountain glacier
  3. Angry witch
6.) Multiple Choice Question - Jun6.) Multiple Choice Question - Jun
Julia Gillard became Australia's first female prime minister in June. What did she go on to say there was now a "once-in-50-year opportunity" to do?Julia Gillard became Australia's first female prime minister in June. What did she go on to say there was now a "once-in-50-year opportunity" to do?
  1. Turn Australia in to a Republic
  2. Push for greater gender equality
  3. Recognise indigenous people in the constitution
  1. Turn Australia in to a Republic
  2. Push for greater gender equality
  3. Recognise indigenous people in the constitution
7.) Multiple Choice Question - Jul7.) Multiple Choice Question - Jul
The US selected Tony Blair to receive a medal and a $103,000 (£67,000) prize for his "steadfast commitment to conflict resolution". Which medal was it?The US selected Tony Blair to receive a medal and a $103,000 (£67,000) prize for his "steadfast commitment to conflict resolution". Which medal was it?
  1. The Liberty Medal
  2. The Congressional Medal
  3. US Medal of Freedom
  1. The Liberty Medal
  2. The Congressional Medal
  3. US Medal of Freedom
8.) Multiple Choice Question - Aug8.) Multiple Choice Question - Aug
In August, Ed Stafford has become the first person to walk the length of the Amazon river in South America from the source to the sea. Who or what did he say he had his most dangerous encounters with? In August, Ed Stafford became the first person to walk the length of the Amazon river in South America from the source to the sea. Who or what did he say he had his most dangerous encounters with?
  1. Giant jungle rats
  2. People
  3. Water
  1. Giant jungle rats
  2. People
  3. Water
9.) Multiple Choice Question - Sept9.) Multiple Choice Question - Sept
Who, this month, spoke this month of invoking God to "light the blue touch paper and set the universe going"?Who, this month, spoke this month of invoking God to "light the blue touch paper and set the universe going"?
  1. Scientist Stephen Hawking
  2. Author and atheist Christopher Hitchens
  3. The Pope
  1. Scientist Stephen Hawking
  2. Author and atheist Christopher Hitchens
  3. The Pope
10.) Multiple Choice Question - Oct10.) Multiple Choice Question - Oct
Thirty-three miners trapped in a mine in Chile were rescued in October via the Phoenix Two capsule. It was based on one used in which earlier rescue?Thirty-three miners trapped in a mine in Chile were rescued in October via the Phoenix Two capsule. It was based on one used in which earlier rescue?
  1. Lengede-Broistedt mine, Germany, 1963
  2. Quecreek mine, Pennsylvania, US, 1992
  3. Beaconsfield mine, Australia, 2006
  1. Lengede-Broistedt mine, Germany, 1963
  2. Quecreek mine, Pennsylvania, US, 1992
  3. Beaconsfield mine, Australia, 2006
11.) Multiple Choice Question - Nov11.) Multiple Choice Question - Nov
After spending years in detention, Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest in November. What were her first words?After spending years in detention, Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi was released from house arrest in November. What were her first words?
  1. "I thought this day would never come"
  2. "There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk"
  3. "You have been my strength"
  1. "I thought this day would never come"
  2. "There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk"
  3. "You have been my strength"
12.) Multiple Choice Question - Dec12.) Multiple Choice Question - Dec
Katia Zatuliveter (right), an aide to a British MP, was arrested amid allegations she spied for Russia. Previously, Anna Chapman was deported from the US to Russia after being outed as a spy. Which has been offered a political career with Vladimir Putin's party?Katia Zatuliveter (right), an aide to a British MP, was arrested amid allegations she spied for Russia. Previously, Anna Chapman was deported from the US to Russia after being outed as a spy. Which has been offered a political career with Vladimir Putin's party?
  1. Anna
  2. Katia
  1. Anna
  2. Katia
AnswersAnswers
  1. It was moved one minute further away. The concept timepiece, devised by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) now stands at six minutes to the hour. The group said it made the decision to move the clock back because of a more "hopeful state of world affairs".
  2. It's how financial markets refer to the troubled and heavily indebted countries of Europe - Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain. Some analysts include Italy in the list of these financially troubled nations, making the acronym PIIGS.
  3. It was the resignations. "Unprecedented investments are being made in sports in Russia, but money is not everything," Mr Medvedev said. "We need to think about how we change our training methods. The new training system should focus on athletes who should be put at its cornerstone, not sports federations and their executives."
  4. It's the snow. The broadly accepted height of 8,848m (29,029 feet) was first recorded by an Indian survey in 1955. It measured the mountain's snow cap, as favoured by Nepal, rather than the rock beneath it, as favoured by China. The countries have now agreed that both measures are correct.
  5. It is "island-mountain glacier". The volcano has erupted twice this month, throwing ash miles into the air.
  6. It's greater rights for the country's indigenous people. Australia is to hold a referendum to recognise Aborigines in its constitution. In August, Ms Gillard said Australia should become a republic when Queen Elizabeth II dies.
  7. It was the Liberty Medal, one of the highest private honours in the US. It was awarded to Mr Blair in September for his role in the Northern Ireland peace process.which was awarded to him in September by former president Bill Clinton.
  8. It was people, including indigenous machete-wielding Ashaninkans. Many of the tribes he came across were suspicious of him as a rarely seen white man.
  9. It was Stephen Hawking. In a new book, the scientist sets out to contest Sir Isaac Newton's belief that the universe must have been designed by God as it could not have sprung out of chaos. He wrote: "It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the universe going."
  10. It was used in Germany. The capsule was based on the Dahlbusch Bomb, which helped in what is known as the Miracle of Lengede, in which 11 West German miners were pulled alive from a collapsed mine.
  11. It was: "There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk." Respected for her inner strength and her serene and quiet resilience, and prevented from engaging in political dialogue, Ms Suu Kyi suggested that now was the time for discussion to begin with Burma's military leaders.
  12. It's Anna Chapman. She's joined the youth wing of Mr Putin's United Russia Party. Katia Zatuliveter is facing deportating from the UK to Russia.
  1. It was moved one minute further away. The concept timepiece, devised by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists (BAS) now stands at six minutes to the hour. The group said it made the decision to move the clock back because of a more "hopeful state of world affairs".
  2. It's how financial markets refer to the troubled and heavily indebted countries of Europe - Portugal, Ireland, Greece and Spain. Some analysts include Italy in the list of these financially troubled nations, making the acronym PIIGS.
  3. It was the resignations. "Unprecedented investments are being made in sports in Russia, but money is not everything," Mr Medvedev said. "We need to think about how we change our training methods. The new training system should focus on athletes who should be put at its cornerstone, not sports federations and their executives."
  4. It's the snow. The broadly accepted height of 8,848m (29,029 feet) was first recorded by an Indian survey in 1955. It measured the mountain's snow cap, as favoured by Nepal, rather than the rock beneath it, as favoured by China. The countries have now agreed that both measures are correct.
  5. It is "island-mountain glacier". The volcano has erupted twice this month, throwing ash miles into the air.
  6. It's greater rights for the country's indigenous people. Australia is to hold a referendum to recognise Aborigines in its constitution. In August, Ms Gillard said Australia should become a republic when Queen Elizabeth II dies.
  7. It was the Liberty Medal, one of the highest private honours in the US. It was awarded to Mr Blair in September for his role in the Northern Ireland peace process.
  8. It was people, including indigenous machete-wielding Ashaninkans. Many of the tribes he came across were suspicious of him as a rarely seen white man.
  9. It was Stephen Hawking. In a new book, the scientist sets out to contest Sir Isaac Newton's belief that the universe must have been designed by God as it could not have sprung out of chaos. He wrote: "It is not necessary to invoke God to light the blue touch paper and set the universe going."
  10. It was used in Germany. The capsule was based on the Dahlbusch Bomb, which helped in what is known as the Miracle of Lengede, in which 11 West German miners were pulled alive from a collapsed mine.
  11. It was: "There is a time to be quiet and a time to talk." Respected for her inner strength and her serene and quiet resilience, and prevented from engaging in political dialogue, Ms Suu Kyi suggested that now was the time for discussion to begin with Burma's military leaders.
  12. It's Anna Chapman. She's joined the youth wing of Mr Putin's United Russia Party. Katia Zatuliveter is facing deportating from the UK to Russia.
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