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1 In September, a proton beam was circulated for the first time in the Large Hadron
Collider, but which two countries
does the collider cross?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:LHC_quadrupole_magnets.jpg
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2In
September, which country became the third ever to conduct a space
walk?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CLEP.png
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3 In September, investment bank Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy signalling the acceleration of the credit
crunch, but in which country?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lehman_Brothers.svg
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4 In October, the credit crunch
continued when which cold and volcanic nation
took control of its three largest
banks?http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Flag_of_Iceland.svg
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5 In November, Barra
ck Obama was elected President
of the United States, but from which country did his father
originate? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Official_portrait_of_Barack_Obama.jpg
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6 In November, a coordinated
series of terrorist attacks kills 195 people in which
Indian city?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:3_December_2008_Gateway_protest_march_4.jpg
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7
Riots across G****e as
15yr old boy is shot dead
by police.
December
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8
B*********h holds first
election in 2 years.
December
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9
I***** launches ground
invasion of Gaza.
January
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10
R***** turns off gas to
Europe- blame Ukraine!
January
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11
I*** launches first
satellite.
February
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12
Deadly bushfires in
A******** kill 173.
February
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13February
Siberia Norfolk
Oslo Iceland
A Russian and American satellite collide over...
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14February
Ghana South Africa
Zimbabwe Spain
Morgan Tsvangirai is sworn in as Prime Minister of…
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15March
Sri Lanka Thailand
India Pakistan
Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricketers in...
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16April
Spain Portugal
Italy Greece
A 6.3 magnitude earthquakes kills 300 in L'Aquila in…
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17April
South Korea China
Japan North Korea
Panic is caused by the launch of the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket by…
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18April
United States Mexico
Canada Brazil
Concern is expressed at an outbreak of a new flu strain in ...
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19May
Civil war ends in...
Geography.about.com
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20May
This country completes a second successful nuclear test...
Geography.about.com
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21June
Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is elected president of this country, despite vote
rigging concerns…
Geography.about.com
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22June
Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean on its way to France
from...
Geography.about.com
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23June
Greenland moves towards independence from this nation...
Geography.about.com
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24July
Ice Age- Dawn of the Dinosaurs became the
second highest grossing film of the year, but Ellie and Manny are which extinct animals?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ice_age_dawn_of_the_dinosaurs_theatrical_poster.jpg
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25February
Slumdog Millionaire won eight Academy Awards, in which city was it
set?
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slumdog_millionaire_ver2.jpg