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2024--the anniversary of
2024 Photo Album
100
The 2024 Olympics were held in and around this city.
Paris
100
Roughly 700 million votes were cast in an election in this country in 2024.
India
100
Who won the NBA Championship in 2024?
Boston Celtics
100
This Beyonce song became the first by an African-American woman to top the country charts
Texas Hold-Em
100
It was ten years ago that. . . the flight known as mh370, flying out of Kuala Lumpur, disappeared with 239 passengers onboard and was never found. What airline was operating the vanished aircraft?
Malaysia Airlines
100
An early morning photo of the goal of this annual April event.
Boston Marathon
200
On June 17, the U.S. surgeon general, Dr. Vivek Murthy, announced that he would push for a warning label on what products?
social media platforms
200
Aleksei A. Navalny died at a remote Arctic prison on Feb. 16. He was the most prominent opposition leader in what country?
Russia
200
This Caribbean nation - Mme. Bynoe’s home country - won its first Olympic gold medal ever, in the triple jump
Dominica
200
This live portal was opened between New York City and Dublin, but was shut down soon after it was opened. Why?
Inappropriate Behavior
200
DAILY DOUBLE
It was twenty years ago . . . that this site was launched, although at the time the name included "the"
200
This is one of the great cities in the world, and the largest by population in Europe, but proper indoor plumbing remains a challenge.
London
300
On April 8, 2024 people from Mazatlan in Mexico to Nova Scotia in Canada were able to watch this event, first hand.
solar eclipse
300
DAILY DOUBLE
This country, the United States’ largest trade partner, inaugurated its first female President
300
Rachel Gunn, aka Raygun, attracted media (and meme) attention for her performance in this Olympic event.
break dancing
300
What movie won the most academy awards at the 2024 Oscars
Oppenheimer
300
It was thirty years ago. . . that the nation was transfixed by this even on June 17.
The OJ Simpson Bronco Chase
300
Known for the spiciest and, imo, the best food in the world, its capital city is nicknamed the "Big Mango," and the beaches aren't bad either.
Thailand
400
This pygmy hippopotamus became a viral sensation in 2024.
Moo Deng
400
Bashar Al-Assad, the former leader of this country, was overthrown in December.
Syria
400
This baseball player became the first player to join the 50/50 club.
Shohei Ohtani
400
This was the most streamed song of 2024 (title and artist)
Espresso, Sabrina Carpenter
400
It was forty years ago that. . . this first successful all in one desktop computer was released to the public.
The Apple Macintosh
400
Breakfast in this once British colony, now Special Administrative Region of China.
Hong Kong SAR
500
The Oxford English dictionary named this word their word of the year, first coined by Henry David Thoreau, but more recently used to describe the effects of social media and technology on the human mind.
brain rot
500
What party won control of the House of Representatives and the Senate in the 2024 US Elections.
Republicans
500
This basketball player set the all-time NCAA points record before turning pro and winning Rookie of the Year.
Caitlin Clark
500
This won video game of the year.
Astrobot
500
It was sixty years ago. . . that the UK, the US and then the world experienced this "mania."
Beatlemania
500
What state is this pool in?
Texas