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2015 IN REVIEW Q'S HAPPY NEW YEARS

2015 in Review, selected miscellaneous items.

1. Jan. 7, A terrorist attack on what French publication prompted international outrage?

2. What Mediterranean nation faced repeated debt and financial crises?

3. Feb. 1 Who won Super Bowl XLIX?

4. Apr 4 Whose videotaped shooting (while unarmed) by a police officer in Charleston, SC, sparked national outrage and resulted in a murder charge against the office?

5. Apr. 19 The death of what black man while in police custody resulted in massive protests in Baltimore and elsewhere?

6. May 14 What blues guitarist, who had a mega-hit with "The Thrill is Gone," died?

7. June 26 The U.S. Supreme Court ruled state laws that did what were unconstitutional?

8. July 10, In response to a massacre at a black church by a white supremacist, what was removed from the S.C. capital grounds?

9. Sept 28 NASA scientists confirmed the existence of liquid flowing water on what planet?

10. Dec. What was the name of the Texas teen fugitive who was captured in Mexico with his (ugh!) mother?

11. Dec. Who was the celebrity who was finally formally charged with sexual assault after years of allegations?

2015 YIR ANSWERS

2015 YIR ANSWERS

1. Charlie Hebdo

2. Greece

3. New England Patriots

4. Walter Scott

5. Freddie Gray

6. B. B. King

7. forbade same-sex marriages

8. Confederate Battle Flag

9. Mars

10. Ethan Couch

11. Bill Cosby

MISCELLANEOUS 12/31/15, QUESTIONS

MISC Q'S 12/31/15

1. What are the only two nations whose flags are squares?

2. What is the only nation whose flag is not a square or rectangle?

3. Who was the first U.S. President to sport a beard while in office?

4. If it is midnight on the international date line, what time is it on the prime meridian?

5. What feature in Russia is typically viewed as the dividing line between Asia and Europe?

6. Who are the only two U.S. Presidents buried in California?

7. What CA site is typically the most-visited place in the U.S. national park system each year?

8. What is the capital of Cameroon?

9. Who resigned as U.S. Speaker of the House in 2015?

MISCELLANEOUS ANSWERS 12/31/15

MISC A'S 12/31/15

1. Vatican City and Switzerland

2. Nepal

3. Lincoln

4. Noon

5. Ural Mountains

6. Nixon and Reagan

7. Golden Gate National Recreation Area

8. Yaoundé

9. John Boehner

ROCK AND ROLL 12/31/15, QUESTIONS

R N R 12/31/15 QUESTIONS

1. What group had hits with "Fallen Angel," and "Ride the Wind"?

2. What hard rock group had hits with "Dreams," "Can't Stop Loving You,"
"Right Now," and "Why Can't This Be Love"?

3. What group had hits with "Comfortably Numb," "Whole Lotta Lovin'" and their only #1 hit with "Another Brick in the Wall (Part II)"?

4. What group had a hit with an 8-minute song called "Stairway to Heaven"?

5. What group, started in 1964, had Roger Daltrey as lead singer and Pete Townsend as guitarist?

6. What rock giant died on Dec . 8, 1980?

7. What group had a hit in 1969 with "Pinball Wizard"?

SOFT ROCK ETC. 12/31/15, QUESTIONS,

SOFT ROCK ETC, 12/31/15 ANSWERS

These are some of my favorite soft rock/slow songs

1. What female folk singer had hits in the 60's and 70's with "Amazing Grace," "Send in the Clowns," and "Both Sides Now"?

2. What male country artist had a hit with "Unanswered Prayers"?

3. What black female singer had cover hits with "I will Always Love You," and the "Star Spangled Banner"?

4. Who was the lead singer for Van Halen's 1988 hit "When It's Love"?

5. On the soundtrack for the movie "The Lost Boys," who had a great rendition of "Don't Let The Sun Go Down on Me"?

6. What male soloist had a hit with "Eyes Without a Face"?

7. What group had a hit with "Love Walked In"?

8. What group had a hit with "Don't Stop Believing"?

9. Who wrote and first recorded "I Will Always Love You"?

SOFT ROCK, ETC. 12/31/15 ANSWERS

1. Judy Collins

2. Garth Brooks

3. Whitney Houston

4. Sammy Hagar

5. Roger Daltrey

6. Billy Idol

7. Van Halen

8. Journey

9. Dolly Parton