THAT WAS THE YEAR THAT WAS
In January 2006
1 Which British political leader resigned after revelations of a drinking problem?
2 The 250th anniversary of whose birth date was celebrated in Salzburg?
In February 2006
3 Which rock band received five Grammy Awards?
4 Which team won the Super Bowl?
5 Who accidentally shot Harry Whittington?
In March 2006
6 Which film won the Best Film Oscar?
7 Which city hosted the Commonwealth Games?
In April 2006
8 The 200th anniversary of whose birth date was celebrated in Bristol?
9 Han Myung-Sook became the first female Prime Minister of which country?
In May 2006
10 Which two teams contested the FA Cup final?
11 Which group won the Eurovision Song Contest?
In June 2006
12 Which five African nations competed in the FIFA World Cup finals?
13 Which nation declared its independence on the 3rd of this month?
In July 2006
14 Who won the Tour de France, then failed a drugs test?
15 Which BBC TV show broadcast its last edition after 42 years on screen?
In August 2006
16 Which painting by Edvard Munch was recovered after being stolen?
17 What was demoted to a dwarf planet?
In September 2006
18 Which seven time world champion announced his retirement?
19 In which city was Suvarnabhumi Airport opened?
In October 2006
20 Luis Inacio da Silva was re-elected President of which country?
21 Which team won baseball’s World Series?
In November 2006
22 Which KGB agent was assassinated in a London sushi bar?
23 Who surpassed Ronald Reagan’s record as the longest living President of the USA then died the following month?
In December 2006
24 Which singer won the X Factor?
25 Which singer known as the Godfather of
Soul died on Christmas Day?
Answers
1 Charles Kennedy
2 Mozart
3 U2
4 Pittsburgh Steelers
5 Dick Cheney
6 Crash
7 Melbourne
8 Isambard Kingdom Brunel
9 South Korea
10 West Ham United and Liverpool
11 Lordi
12 Angola, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo , Tunisia
13 Montenegro
14 Floyd Landis
15 Top of the Pops
16 The Scream
17 Pluto
18 Michael Schumacher
19 Bangkok
20 Brazil
21 St Louis Cardinals
22 Alexander Litvinenko
23 Gerald Ford
24 Leona Lewis
25 James Brown