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2017 Current Events Trivia

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According to the annual Associated Press vote of newspaper and broadcast executives, what was voted the top news story of 1995?

9

Which person designed the U.S. monetary system, including the decimal system of dollars and cents, as well as the coins and bills we use today?

5

Which automobile company was established in 1899 in Torino, Italy?

8

What sweet British treat, made since the 1790's, is called "The Original Celebrated Curiously Strong Peppermints"?

17

Her name is Vigdis Finnbogadottir, and in 1980, she became the world's first democratically elected female head of state. Which isolated country did she represent?

9

On April 24, 1909, Harry Hillman and Lawson Roberts set the world record for this humorous athletic event, covering 100 yards in just 11 seconds. Which event?

13

What two things did some people burn in the late 60's and early 70's as a form of left-wing political protest?

5

One of the greatest celebrations ever seen in New York City occurred in May, 1883, when millions celebrated the completion of what engineering marvel?

11

Actress and political activist Jane Fonda said, "It was the most horrible thing I could possibly have done. It was thoughtless." What 1972 event was she aplogizing for?

18

When a floating moth shorted out an early supercomputer, what new phrase was born?

19

When he developed his Theory of Relativity, Albert Einstein was living in what capital city?

16

In 1783, the French brothers Montgolfier helped people go where no one had gone before, when they invented what?

16

In the summer of 1998, 3.7 billion people world-wide viewed what televised event?

3

All the parties that signed the 1998 Good Friday Agreement intended to work towards peace... where?

17

In what year did the number of color TV's sold in the U.S. first exceed the number of black and white TV's sold? (+/- 1 year)