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100
In October of 2006, Google announced plans to acquire this popular video sharing platform for $1.6 billion.

What is YouTube?

100

This senator from Vermont has become a very popular photoshop meme in the US in the last week.

Who is Bernie Sanders?

100

This "part 2" final installment of a popular film series was the best selling movie worldwide in 2011.

What is "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows"?

100

People born on Janary 9th have this zodiac sign.

What is Capricorn?

100

In 2016, this long suffering baseball team won their first World Series since 1908.

Who are the Chicago Cubs?

200

This product announcement from Microsoft was a game changer for the 2005 holidays, and celebrated its first birthday on Nov 22 2006

XBox 360

200

This pop star won five awards at the 2020 Grammys, including best new artist and song of the year.

Who is Billie Eilish?

200

This sport's World Cup was hosted in Mumbai in 2011.

What is cricket?

200

This revolutionary product was publically announced by Steve Jobs on this day in 2007.

What is the (first) iPhone?

200

The 2016 Summer Olympics were held in this southern hemisphere country.

What is Brazil?

300
The 2006 FIFA World Cup, held in Germany, was won by this country.

What is Italy?

300

This former company CEO now owns the LA Clippers basketball team.

Steve Ballmer

300

This $8.5 billion dollar acquisition in 2011 by Microsoft set the stage for sunsetting MSN messenger in 2013/2014.

What is (was?) Skype?

300

This nearly-impeached US president was born on January 9th, 1913.

Who is Richard Nixon?

300

Microsoft paid ~$60 per user in this high profile 2016 acquisition.  (Hint: You were likely one of those users)

What is LinkedIn?

400

This east coast team had a controversial win over the Seattle Seahawks on Feb 6th, 2006 in Superbowl XL.

Who are the Pittsburgh Steelers?

400

Before Microsoft, Satya worked at this Bay area company, which was later acquired by Oracle.

What is Sun Microsystems?

400

Wikipedia lists this singer's second studio album, "21", as the worldwide top seller for 2011.

Who is Adele?

400

This famous advocate for nonviolent resistance returned to India, after 21 years in South Africa, on January 9th, 1915 

Who was Mahatma Gandhi?

400

In 2016, Republican Vice Presidential candidate Mike Pence was the 50th governor of this state.

What is Indiana?

500

One of these movies won the 2006 Oscar for Best Picture:

Brokeback Mountain, Capote, Crash, Good Night and Good Luck, Munich

What was "Crash"?

500

Michael Wallent and Ken Pan now report to this Microsoft CVP (first and last name required).

Who is Harv(inder) Bhela?

500

Wikipedia lists the protests in this Northern African nation as the start of the "Arab Spring".

What is Tunisia?

500

According to Wikipedia, two of these nations had the first battle of a 3 year war on January 9th in 1921.

Was it: Cyprus, Crete, Greece, Lebanon or Turkey?

What is Greece and Turkey (the Greco-Turkish war)?

500

This feline internet celebrity had her own iOS/Android weather app released in 2016 

Who is Grumpy Cat?

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