How well do you remember 2011?

Okay folks, another year has passed, and that means it is time for me to make another trivia quiz by scouring th internet for things that I didn't remember myself, but can totally pretend like I did because I have the answer key and will get a 100%. So, how well do you remember 2011? Let us find out!





1.) In the category of Science: The Watson IBM supercomputer showed a significant milestone in artificial intelligence when he defeated two human contestants on what game show?

Wheel of Fortune
 Let's Make a Deal
 Jeopardy
 Supermarket Sweep
 the Price is Right
 Nick Arcade



2.) Continuing in Science: Scientists discover that the Milky Way could have as many as 50 billion planets in it with 500 million of them in a zone where life could actually exist. What was this zone called?

The Haptic Zone
 Habitation B
 The Sun Zone
 The Goldilocks Zone



3.) Science continues!: Scientists have teleported wave packets of light by destroying them in one location and re-creating them in another.

True
 False
 Dude...you are so boring.



4.) And the FINAL science question: This year, scientists have begun creating a pill using coral's natural defenses to help prevent what annoyance?

Foot Fungus
 Sunburn
 Baldness
 Warts
 Dry Scalp



5.) In the subject of Video Games: A major hack brought this service down for a little over one month and compromised user personal information and credit cards.

Playstation Network
 Xbox Live
 Steam
 Wii Store
 iTunes



6.) Video Games: A Playstation Phone had been rumored for a long time but finally became official in February of this Year. What was the actual name of this phone?

Playstation Phone
 Superior Play
 Xtrme Play
 Xperia Play
 Xperience



7.) Video Games: This insane flop was a game that people had been waiting for for over a decade and finally saw a release in May.

Starcraft 2
 Super Mario Land 3D
 Xenosaga
 Duke Nuken Forever
 Earthbound 64



8.) Video Games: In the very end of 2011 an official timeline has FINALLY been released for this game franchise.

World of Warcraft
 Metroid
 Sonic the Hedgehog
 Mega Man
 Mario
 The Legend of Zelda
 Final Fantasy
 Chrono Trigger



9.) Movies and Television: This actor's very public egotistical freak out causes his hugely successful show to have its season canceled halfway through and ultimately resulted in his being fired and replaced.

Ashton Kutcher
 Danny Tanner
 Charlie Sheen
 Tiger Woods
 Charlie Harper



10.) Movies and Television: After 41 years on the air, ABC canceled this daytime drama as the first of two major soap operas to get the axe. The other will end its run in 2012.

One Life to Live
 General Hospital
 The Secret Life of Us
 Time of Your Life
 Days of Our Lives
 All My Children



11.) Movies and Television: This beloved, yet canceled, television show was announced as renewed by Internet streaming company Netflix. This renewal will bring back the original cast and will stream from their website.

House of Cards
 Arrested Development
 Buffy the Vampire Slayer
 Married with Children
 Invader Zim
 Firefly
 Full House
 Beavis and Butthead



12.) Movies and Television: 2011 marked the end of a franchise that has consistently broken records for 10 years and the final film became the fastest movie of all time to gross $1billion worldwide. It is, as of January 3, 2012, the third highest grossing film of all time.

Twilight
 Harry Potter
 Spiderman
 The Lord of the Rings
 Star Wars



13.) Movies and Television: This movie's poster featured a phone number that curious fans discovered actually belonged to the lead actor.

Dabanagg
 No Strings Attatched
 Take Me Home Tonight
 Bridesmaids
 Paul
 The Sitter
 Bad Teacher



14.) Comic Books: This comic book company completely rebooted all of its titles giving everything a fresh new start.

Marvel
 DC
 Image
 BOOM
 Disney



15.) News: In December 2011, The USA formally declared an end to this war:

Afghanistan
 The War on Drugs
 Libyan civil war
 The Iraq War
 The War on Terrorism
 The War on Mars (don't think we don't know!)



16.) News: This movement which consisted of thousands of people living in the streets to protest corrupt business practices sparked similar demonstrations worldwide.

Occupy Wallstreet
 Anonops
 Project Titan
 The Clone Wars
 The Egyption Revolution



17.) Because I'm an uncultured ignorant pig, this is the last news question: In response to intense protests in this country, presiden Mubarek steps down in an act that helped soften but not end the revolution.

Italy
 Pakistan
 France
 Spain
 Egypt
 Australia
 Tatooine