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New and notable reference resources on Infoplease and the WebYear in Review 2006 Quizzes
December 29, 2006 - 5:09pm
In addition to a variety of features we offer in Year in Review 2006 are some quizzes you might find fun and challenging:
- People in the News Quiz, 2006
Which dictator, who died in 2006, had an aftershave and a meteor named after him, as well as the month of January? - Places in the News Quiz, 2006
Which country's illegal opium harvest reached record levels, representing 92% of the world's opium supply? - War and Peace Quiz, 2006
In March, Basque separatists declared a cease-fire with which country? - TV and Movie Trivia Quiz, 2006
What was the top-grossing film of 2006? - Incendiary Political Remarks, 2006
While addressing the United Nations, who referred to President George W. Bush as the devil? (Note that the most incendiary quotations of 2006 seem to pale in comparison to the rabble-rousing remarks of 2005.)
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