What was the approximate world population on the 15th August 1987?
5.46 billion
1.98 billion
2.72 billion
4.92 billion
In 1988 after recently joining the Traveling Wiburys, Roy Orbison died. What was his middle name?
Kelton
Kenneth
Kelly
Karl
In 1989, The Simpsons first aired on Fox television. How many episodes have there been in total to date?
204
98
574
177
The most complete skeleton of a T-Rex is found in South Dakota in 1990. What is the state nickname of South Dakota?
Mt Rushmore State
Great Plains State
Black Hills State
Sioux Falls State
In 1991 the Warsaw Pact was dissolved. Which of these countries was not part of the pact?
Albania
Yugoslavia
USSR
Bulgaria
In 1992, the famous Matt Barnes was born in Dunedin. What is his middle name?
Peter
Joseph
Humphrey
James
Which country, in 1993, declared its independence from Ethiopia?
Djibouti
Somalia
South Sudan
Eritrea
In 1994, Tom Hanks won his first Best Actor Oscar for "Philadelphia".
In 1995, Bombay was renamed Mumbai. Where in India is Mumbai located?
North
South
East
West
In 1996, Prince Charles and Princess Diana were divorced. What is Prince Charles' favourite colour?
Blue
Yellow
Pink
I dont give a shit what Prince Charles favourite colour is.
In 1997 Zaire was renamed. What is it now called
the Democratic Republic of the Congo
the Republic of Congo
Considered a tragedy by some, Seinfeld showed its very last episode in 1998. How much per episode was he offered to continue for another season?
$50,000
$5 million
$1 million
$500,000
Which two teams played in the final of the Super 12 in 1999?
Blues vs Crusaders
Crusaders vs Highlanders
Highlanders vs Chiefs
Hurricanes vs Blues
On August 15th 2000 Damian had some dessert to celebrate his birthday. Does this display the usual habits of Damian?
Yes
No
Sometimes
In 2002, U2 won record of the year Grammy award with "Beautiful Day". What is Bono's real name?
Seamus Phillips
Paul Hewson
Sam O'Riley
Thomas James Butler
In 2002, The State of Bahrain was renamed The Kingdom of Bahrain, which is the flag of Bahrain?
In 2003, South Africa hosted the Cricket World Cup. Earning 673 runs, who was awarded man of the series?
Ricky Ponting
Virender Sehwag
Sachin Tendulkar
Damien Martyn
At the Athens Olympics in 2004, two sisters won New Zealand a gold in the double scull rowing. What were their names?
Caroline and Georgina
Chloe and Gabriella
Christina and Gabrielle
Catherine and Georgia
Which John Mayer Song won the Grammy for Song Of the Year in 2005?
Your Body Is A Wonderland
No Such Thing
Why Georgia
Daughters
In 2006, Kavanagh College collected the Australasian Christian Brothers’ Cricket Tournament title in Brisbane. How many runs were scored by Kavanagh in the final against St Lawerence?
226
306
198
168
In 2007, the beatles "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" turned 40 years old. Which Beatle sings the opening track on "Sgt. Pepper's"
Ringo Starr
George Harrison
John Lennon
Paul McCartney
Which number Masters Golf tournament was played in 2008 at Augusta Georgia?
12th
51st
72nd
10th
In 2009, Barak Obama was sworn in as US president becoming the first African-American US president. Which of these languages can he speak?
French
Spanish
Swahili
Somali
Where were the Winter Olympics held in 2010?
Vancouver
Salt Lake City
Turin
Sochi
South Sudan was officially separated from Sudan in 2011, Which it its flag?
1
2
3
4
In 2012 on August the 15th, Equatorial Guinea celebrated its 30th Constitution Day. Which two countries does Equatorial Guinea share borders with?
Cameroon and Gabon
Cameroon and Congo
Gabon and Central African Republic
Gabon and Congo
In 2003 the Best Picture Oscar was awarded to Argo. The featured actor in Argo, Bryan Cranston has not appeared in which of these television shows.
Family Guy
How I Met Your Mother
Seinfeld
The Simpsons
Friends
In 2014 , Kate went to South Korea for an exchange. Which University did she attend?
Yonsei
Donsei
Shonsei
Seoul
In 2015, Damian George was hired at the prestigious daily newspaper, the ODT. In an article he wrote, how much money was raised at a charity event at 10bar for poor people in Cambodia?
12,000
25,000
18,000
8,000