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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?

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

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

Katie Couric
Charles Gibson
Bob Schieffer
Elizabeth Vargas

3. What team won the 2006 NBA Championship?

Dallas Mavericks
Miami Heat
Phoenix Suns
Detroit Pistons

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

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

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

Stephen Harper
Kim Campbell
Jean Chretien
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
Ohio
New York
Minnesota

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

Robert Gates
Colin Powell
William Cohen
Paul Wolfowitz

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

350 million
250 million
200 million
300 million

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

North Korea
Iran
Cuba
Venezuela

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

Michael Richards
Gary Coleman
Alec Baldwin
Mel Gibson

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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;">(#) The Da Vinci Code</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ice Age: The Meltdown</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest</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;">(#) Katie Couric</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Charles Gibson</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Bob Schieffer</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Elizabeth Vargas</div>
<br>3. What team won the 2006 NBA Championship?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Dallas Mavericks</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Miami Heat</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Phoenix Suns</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Detroit Pistons</div>
<br>4. What university won college football's BCS National Championship Game on January 4, 2006?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of Southern California</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of Texas-Austin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) University of Oklahoma</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Ohio State University</div>
<br>5. Who became Prime Minister of Canada on February 6, 2006?
<div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Stephen Harper</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Kim Campbell</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Jean Chretien</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;">(#) Ohio</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) New York</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Minnesota</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;">(#) Robert Gates</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Colin Powell</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) William Cohen</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Paul Wolfowitz</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;">(#) 250 million</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 200 million</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) 300 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;">(#) North Korea</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Iran</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Cuba</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Venezuela</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;">(#) Michael Richards</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Gary Coleman</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Alec Baldwin</div><div style="padding-left: 20px;">(#) Mel Gibson</div>
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