That Was The Year That Was
In January 2005…
1 Which actor won a Golden Globe for his performance in the TV western Deadwood?
2 Which star of the film Charlie’s Angels opened Harrods New Year sale?
3 Who did Mahmoud Abbas succeed?
4 Which boy band split after Charlie Simpson’s decision to quit the group?
5 Which film received eleven Oscar nominations?
In February 2005…
6 Which team won the Super Bowl?
7 Which heavyweight boxer who twice fought Joe Louis died aged 99?
8 Who founded the political party Veritas?
9 Who changed his name to James Brown?
10 What did the Beckhams call their third born child?
In March 2005…
11 Which millionaire went round the world in the Virgin Atlantic Global Flyer?
12 Which founder of Amnesty International died aged 83?
13 Who was appointed captain of Europe’s Ryder Cup team for 2006?
14 Who was voted Celebrity Mother of the Year in the UK?
15 Who proposed to Penny Lancaster?
In April 2005…
16 Who delivered a 271,000 name petition to 10 Downing Street?
17 Who fought with his team mate Lee Bowyer during a football match?
18 Which 81 year old prince passed away?
19 Which horse won the Grand National?
20 Who was voted leading cricketer in the
world by Wisden’s Almanac?
In May 2005…
21 Which former Noble Peace Prize winner lost his seat in Northern Ireland?
22 Which actress received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Soap Awards?
23 Which TV reality show was won by Tim Campbell?
24 Which city hosted the Eurovision Song Contest?
25 Which football team became the first Russian club to win the UEFA Cup?
In June 2005…
26 Which racecourse hosted the Royal Ascot meeting?
27 Who announced that he was quitting after losing to Kevin McBride?
28 What became the second nation to reject the European Constitution?
29 What was voted the best movie line of all time?
30 Which footballer married Louise Bosnall?
In July 2005…
31 Who was created Minister for the London Olympics?
32 Which female rap star was sentenced to a year in jail for perjury?
33 Which former world champion married Violet Chung in a Jamaican ceremony?
34 Who was voted the world’s greatest ever philosopher in a Radio 4 survey?
35 What was the title of the sixth Harry Potter novel?
In August 2005…
36 What breed of dog became the world’s first cloned dog?
37 Who became the first cricketer to take 600 Test wickets?
38 Who was voted Britain’s Funniest Woman by Readers Digest subscribers?
39 Which Oscar winning actor became the Vice President of the Academy of Motion Pictures?
40 What was the name of the hurricane that
devastated New Orleans?
In September 2005…
41 Where in London was a statue of a naked pregnant woman with no arms unveiled?
42 Sheryl Crow announced her engagement to which famous sports star?
43 Hammasa Kohistani became the first ever Muslim what?
44 Who gave birth to a baby named Sean Preston?
45 Which Hollywood star split from her husband Kenny Chesney after four months of wedded bliss?
In October 2005…
46 Who became the first footballer to be sent off twice whilst playing for England?
47 Whose 80th birthday bash was attended by Queen Elizabeth II?
48 Who was named as the new James Bond?
49 Which British playwright won the Nobel Prize for Literature?
50 Which comedy actor won the Mark Twain Prize for American Humour?
In November 2005…
51 Which former Cheltenham Gold Cup winner died of a heart attack at Exeter race course?
52 Who was arrested for an alleged assault on Ross Kemp?
53 Pat Morita, who died this month, played Mr Miyagi in which series of films?
54 Which borough of London had a meteorite crater named after it on Mars?
55 Which renowned royal photographer died aged 66?
In December 2005…
56 Who was crowned Queen of the Jungle in I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here?
57 Who was appointed as new leader of the Conservative Party?
58 Who was voted European and World Footballer of the Year?
59 Which female duo received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the British Comedy Awards?
60 Who read his final news bulletin for News
at Ten?
Answers to That Was the Year that Was
JANUARY
1 Ian McShane
2 Lucy Lui
3 Yasser Arafat
4 Busted
5 The Aviator
FEBRUARY
6 New England Patriots
7 Max Schmeling
8 Robert Kilroy Silk
9 Jimmy White
10 Cruz
MARCH
11 Steve Fossett
12 Peter Benenson
13 Ian Woosnam
14 Kerry McFadden/Katona
15 Rod Stewart
APRIL
16 Jamie Oliver
17 Kieron Dyer
18 Prince Rainier
19 Hedgehunter
20 Shane Warne
MAY
21 David Trimble
22 June Brown
23 The Apprentice
24 Kiev
25 CSKA Moscow
JUNE
26 York
27 Mike Tyson
28 Netherlands
29 Frankly my dear, I don’t give a damn
30 Michael Owen
JULY
31 Tessa Jowell
32 Lil Kim
33 Lennox Lewis
34 Karl Marx
35 Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
AUGUST
36 Afghan hound
37 Shane Warne
38 Victoria Wood
39 Tom Hanks
40 Katrina
SEPTEMBER
41 Trafalgar Square
42 Lance Armstrong
43 Miss England
44 Britney Spears
45 Rene Zellweger
OCTOBER
46 David Beckham
47 Margaret Thatcher
48 Daniel Craig
49 Harold Pinter
50 Steve Martin
NOVEMBER
51 Best Mate
52 Rebekah Wade
53 The Karate Kid
54 Tooting
55 Patrick Lichfield
DECEMBER
56 Carol Thatcher
57 David Cameron
58 Ronaldhino
59 Victoria Wood & Julie Walters
60 Trevor McDonald