1989
One of the most popular artists this year with songs like "Material Girl", "Like a Prayer" and "Like a Virgin".
Madonna
The new European currency was introduced to the financial market. What is it called?
Euro
One of the most popular artists this year, with hits like "Bad Romance" and "Alejandro".
Lady Gaga
A great political event that might change the relationships between countries in Europe. It was decided in 2016 after a controversial election where many people voted for something they did not know anything about.
Brexit
Nintendo released its first handheld console in Asia and North America. What was it called?
GameBoy
A boy band that released their single "I Want It That Way" this year.
Backstreet Boys
The president of the U.S. this year.
Barack Obama
In 2019, "Star Wars: Episode IX" is going to be released. What does "IX" stand for in Roman numerals?
9
The notorious Ted Bundy is executed in Florida. Why?
He was a serial killer.
This year, an animated TV-show for kids premiered on Nickelodeon. It is about a character who lives underwater. What is the show (named after its main character) called?
SpongeBob SquarePants
A movie by director James Cameron about space travel and blue aliens premieres. This movie is, until today, the highest-grossing movie of all time.
Avatar
During this year, there have been demonstration flights with the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft. The man who founded SpaceX (together with several other successful companies like Tesla) hopes it will carry American astronauts in the future. What is his name?
Elon Musk
An event that symbolized the re-establishment of communication and collaboration between Eastern and Western Europe.
The fall of the Berlin Wall
This man becomes the wealthiest person in the world because of his ownership in Microsoft.
Bill Gates
Relative to its size, this country experienced the largest banking collapse in history. Because of this, there were huge protests and riots on the island. People stood outside Parliament banging pots and pans in order to disturb the Prime Minister, and the country suffered severe consequences from the financial crisis.
Iceland
In February, Donald Trump met with Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea. Before Kim Jong-un, his father rules the country. What was his name?
Kim Jong-il
In this Eastern-European country, the former leader Ceaușescu was overthrown and eventually executed in the revolution that marked the end of a communist regime. Which country?
Romania
In 1999, many people and authorities were afraid of Y2K. What was Y2K?
Possible problems that may arise with computers and file storage when the year was to change from -99 to -00.
There is an outbreak of H1N1 which is deemed a global pandemic. There was a more common name for this virus associated with an animal - what was it?
Swine flu
The Polar Music Prize is "awarded for significant achievements in music and/or musical activity" and is distributed to two people every year. This year, one was Ann-Sophie Mutter (classical music), but who was the more contemporary artist?
Grandmaster Flash