Trivia from 2012
Who won the men's singles title at the 2012 Australian
Open tennis tournament?
Answer: Novak Djokovic
Which social networking site had its initial public
offering (IPO) in May 2012?
Answer: Facebook
Which country hosted the 2012 Summer Olympics?
Answer: United Kingdom (London)
Which singer released the album "Red" in 2012?
Answer: Taylor Swift
Which country won the Euro 2012 football tournament?
Answer: Spain
Who won the Best Actor award at the 2012 Academy
Awards?
Answer: Jean Dujardin
Which country won the most medals at the 2012 Summer
Olympics?
Answer: United States
Which former Liberian president was convicted of war
crimes in 2012?
Answer: Charles Taylor
Who won the women's singles title at the 2012 US Open
tennis tournament?
Answer: Serena Williams
Which US state was hit by Hurricane Sandy in October
2012?
Answer: New Jersey
Which company announced plans to acquire Instagram for
$1 billion in April 2012?
Answer: Facebook
Who became the President of China in 2012?
Answer: Xi Jinping
Which actor played the lead role in the 2012 film
Lincoln?
Answer: Daniel Day-Lewis
Which country won the most gold medals at the 2012
Paralympic Games?
Answer: China
Which musician headlined the 2012 Super Bowl halftime
show?
Answer: Madonna
Who won the women's singles title at the 2012
Australian Open tennis tournament?
Answer: Victoria Azarenka
Which country announced that it had successfully tested
a long-range missile in December 2012?
Answer: North Korea
Which company launched the iPad Mini in 2012?
Answer: Apple
Who won the Best Actress award at the 2012 Academy
Awards?
Answer: Meryl Streep
Which country won the most medals at the 2012 Winter
Youth Olympics?
Answer: Russia
Which country announced that it had successfully landed
a spacecraft on the moon in December 2012?
Answer: China
Which US state became the 19th state to legalize
same-sex marriage in 2012?
Answer: Maryland
Who won the men's singles title at the 2012 French Open
tennis tournament?
Answer: Rafael Nadal
Which country won the most gold medals at the 2012
Summer Paralympics?
Answer: China
Which actress played the lead role in the 2012 film The
Hunger Games?
Answer: Jennifer Lawrence
Which country announced plans to ban smoking in all
public places in November 2012?
Answer: Russia
Who won the men's singles title at the 2012 Wimbledon
tennis tournament?
Answer: Roger Federer
Which country announced plans to close its embassy in
Tehran in 2012?
Answer: Canada
Which company announced plans to acquire Lucasfilm for
$4.05 billion in October 2012?
Answer: Disney
Which country won the most medals at the 2012 Summer
Paralympics?
Answer: China