2001 Year-End Quiz

 
Below are 26 statements referring to people or things that made the news in 2001.  Some are specific quotes by or about them (indicated by double quote marks).  Where the answers are persons who died in 2001 the questions are preceded by a dagger (). The persons' names are listed in alphabetical order in the column to the right.  Look for hidden clues, tricks, etc.  Match the letter identifying the person with the event.  Each name is used just once.

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1. Balance tipper A. Danny Almonte
2. 73 becomes a giant number B. Todd Beamer
3. Tragic finish for #3 C. Barry Bonds
4. Viking lost in heat of combat at 27 D. Carolyn Condit
5. Rub a dub dub, 5 kids in a tub E. Dagmar
6. FBI spy arrest embarrassing F. Prince Disprenda
7. Jay Leno calls him the "shuicide bomber" G. Dale Earnhardt
8. "Here Comes the Sun" set H. Robert Hanssen
9. His massacre of 9 casts pall over country I. George Harrison
10. "No apology is necessary on our part" J. James Jeffords
11. Virginia Egnor, statuesque "dumb blonde" of the 50's K. Michael Jordan
12. Disappeared without a trace, April 30th L. Bob Kerrey
13. No, the other woman; Miami's champion volleyball coach M. Chandra Levy
14. "Are you ready, guys?  Let's roll!" N. Sir V. S. Naipaul
15. One of this year's Nobel Prize winners O. Lt. Shane Osborn
16. It's a prime time victory with 62.6% of the vote P. Richard Reid
17. South Pole yields up sick doctor Q. Hugh Rodham
18. Fast working governor gives birth to twins while in office R. Ariel Sharon
19. A way out vacation trip at $20,000,000 S. Ronald Shemenski
20. First in line for the AbioCor T. Korey Stringer
21. Nobel Laureate and Ulster Unionist resigns post U. Jane Swift
22. Commander in sub-par performance off Hawaii V. Denis Tito
23. Wizards breathe new life into this number W. Robert Tools
24. Sealed news:  his raiders were off target in Vietnam X. David Trimble
25. Pardon me, that $400,000 looks like con money Y. Scott Waddle
26. Perfect baseball game, but too many birthdays Z. Andrea Yates

 

 

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