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Some of the happenings of the year 2012..Let's check it out what we missed....!!!
1 What country experienced
the world's biggest electricity power-
cut in July 2012?
2. The 21st century's
second and last solar transit (across the Sun) of what planet happened in 2012 ?
3.
At 2012 what is the most
viewed non-commercial/non-professional Youtube video ever?
4.
Which bank was fined a record
$1.9bn by US authorities for money-laundering in Dec 2012?
5.
2012 is the 50th
anniversary of what short exclusively land-based war between two vast nations?
6.
Who won his seventh
French Open Tennis Championship in 2012?
7.
Who became the oldest
actor to win an Oscar in 2012?
8.
What nationality is
Carlos Slim, the richest person in the world according to Forbes 2012?
9.
Which nation defied
international warnings when launching a rocket in Dec 2012?
10.
In 2012 which vast multinational
supermarket corporation recorded its first fall in profits since 1994?
11.
Name the famous moon-walking astronaut who died in 2012?
12.
Name the devastating
mid/N American hurricane of Oct 2012?
13.
What popular cartoon TV
series celebrated 500 editions in 2012?
14. In 2012 what nation is the
world's second-largest economy, the largest exporter and second-largest
importer?
15.
Who became the youngest F1 triple champion (to date) in Nov 2012?
16.What cartoon character
featured on a $100,000 auctioned poster in Texas, Nov 2012?
17. What event in the 2012 Olympics saw eight competitors disqualified for "not using best efforts"?
18. Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, the world famous performance artist who died in 2012, is better known by what name?
1. The 21st century's second and last solar transit (across the Sun) of what planet happened in 2012? Venus
2. What country experienced the world's biggest electricity power-cut in July 2012? India (affecting 620m people)
3. At 2012 what is the most viewed non-commercial/non-professional Youtube video ever? Charlie bit my finger (fully: Charlie bit my finger - again ! - over 500m views at Dec 2012)
4. Which bank was fined a record $1.9bn by US authorities for money-laundering in Dec 2012? HSBC
5. 2012 is the 50th anniversary of what short exclusively land-based war between two vast nations? Sino-Indian War (China vs India)
6. Who won his seventh French Open Tennis Championship in 2012? Rafael Nadal
7. Who became the oldest actor to win an Oscar in 2012? Christopher Plummer
8. What nationality is Carlos Slim, the richest person in the world according to Forbes 2012? Mexican
9. Which nation defied international warnings when launching a rocket in Dec 2012? North Korea
10. In 2012 which vast multinational supermarket corporation recorded its first fall in profits since 1994? Tesco
11. Name the famous moon-walking astronaut who died in 2012? Neil Armstrong
12.Name the devastating mid/N American hurricane of Oct 2012? Sandy
13. What popular cartoon TV series celebrated 500 editions in 2012? The Simpsons
14. In 2012 what nation is the world's second-largest economy, the largest exporter and second-largest importer? China
15. Who became the youngest F1 triple champion (to date) in Nov 2012? Sebastian Vettel
16. What cartoon character featured on a $100,000 auctioned poster in Texas, Nov 2012? Mickey Mouse
17. What event in the 2012 Olympics saw eight competitors disqualified for "not using best efforts"? Badminton (women's doubles)
18. Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, the world famous performance artist who died in 2012, is better known by what name? Ravi Shankar (Indian sitar player and spiritual leader)
Our knowledge is greater perhaps than we could have imagined, and all the time we realize how much more there is to know.
James Gibson
17. What event in the 2012 Olympics saw eight competitors disqualified for "not using best efforts"?
18. Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, the world famous performance artist who died in 2012, is better known by what name?
1. The 21st century's second and last solar transit (across the Sun) of what planet happened in 2012? Venus
2. What country experienced the world's biggest electricity power-cut in July 2012? India (affecting 620m people)
3. At 2012 what is the most viewed non-commercial/non-professional Youtube video ever? Charlie bit my finger (fully: Charlie bit my finger - again ! - over 500m views at Dec 2012)
4. Which bank was fined a record $1.9bn by US authorities for money-laundering in Dec 2012? HSBC
5. 2012 is the 50th anniversary of what short exclusively land-based war between two vast nations? Sino-Indian War (China vs India)
6. Who won his seventh French Open Tennis Championship in 2012? Rafael Nadal
7. Who became the oldest actor to win an Oscar in 2012? Christopher Plummer
8. What nationality is Carlos Slim, the richest person in the world according to Forbes 2012? Mexican
9. Which nation defied international warnings when launching a rocket in Dec 2012? North Korea
10. In 2012 which vast multinational supermarket corporation recorded its first fall in profits since 1994? Tesco
11. Name the famous moon-walking astronaut who died in 2012? Neil Armstrong
12.Name the devastating mid/N American hurricane of Oct 2012? Sandy
13. What popular cartoon TV series celebrated 500 editions in 2012? The Simpsons
14. In 2012 what nation is the world's second-largest economy, the largest exporter and second-largest importer? China
15. Who became the youngest F1 triple champion (to date) in Nov 2012? Sebastian Vettel
16. What cartoon character featured on a $100,000 auctioned poster in Texas, Nov 2012? Mickey Mouse
17. What event in the 2012 Olympics saw eight competitors disqualified for "not using best efforts"? Badminton (women's doubles)
18. Robindro Shaunkor Chowdhury, the world famous performance artist who died in 2012, is better known by what name? Ravi Shankar (Indian sitar player and spiritual leader)
Our knowledge is greater perhaps than we could have imagined, and all the time we realize how much more there is to know.
James Gibson
quite informative, reena
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