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

2In

September, which country became the third ever to conduct a space

walk?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:CLEP.png

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

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

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

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

7

Riots across G****e as

15yr old boy is shot dead

by police.

December

8

B*********h holds first

election in 2 years.

December

9

I***** launches ground

invasion of Gaza.

January

10

R***** turns off gas to

Europe- blame Ukraine!

January

11

I*** launches first

satellite.

February

12

Deadly bushfires in

A******** kill 173.

February

13February

Siberia Norfolk

Oslo Iceland

A Russian and American satellite collide over...

14February

Ghana South Africa

Zimbabwe Spain

Morgan Tsvangirai is sworn in as Prime Minister of…

15March

Sri Lanka Thailand

India Pakistan

Gunmen attack Sri Lankan cricketers in...

16April

Spain Portugal

Italy Greece

A 6.3 magnitude earthquakes kills 300 in L'Aquila in…

17April

South Korea China

Japan North Korea

Panic is caused by the launch of the Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket by…

18April

United States Mexico

Canada Brazil

Concern is expressed at an outbreak of a new flu strain in ...

19May

Civil war ends in...

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20May

This country completes a second successful nuclear test...

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21June

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is elected president of this country, despite vote

rigging concerns…

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22June

Air France Flight 447 crashes into the Atlantic Ocean on its way to France

from...

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23June

Greenland moves towards independence from this nation...

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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

25February

Slumdog Millionaire won eight Academy Awards, in which city was it

set?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Slumdog_millionaire_ver2.jpg