WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER FROM 2017
Test your knowledge of major news events from the past year
TECH 1.
Google first brought what new product line of hardware to Canadian homes in June, followed by Amazon in December?
2.
On Dec. 1, a new wireless code from the CRTC went into effect which included banning cellphone carriers from charging fees for what kind of service?
3.
Which ransomware attack hit hundreds of thousands of computers around the world, while also taking down companies, government agencies and factories?
4.
What is the name of the cryptocurrency that grew in value throughout the year before skyrocketing in December?
5.
Which company released three different smartphones in 2017, with the final launch being its 10th anniversary model?
6. The most powerful yet home video game console was released in November from which technology giant?
7.
What company has a subsidiary that was approved to build a so-called smart city in Toronto along its waterfront?
8.
A Twitter employee chose to make quite a statement after he did what as he quit the company?
9.
In a feud between tech giants, which online video streaming service was blocked on all Amazon devices after the online retailer chose not to sell Google devices in its digital store?
10.
After the success of the NES Classic in 2016, Nintendo released which follow-up throwback video game console in 2017 that once again flew off store shelves?
SPORTS 1.
The Golden State Warriors won their second NBA title in three years in 2017. Which former rival joined them as a free agent the previous summer?
2.
The Pittsburgh Penguins won their second straight Stanley Cup. What team did they defeat in the final?
3.
Who led the National League with 59 home runs, most since the retirement of Barry Bonds?
4.
Former New York Yankees legend Derek Jeter is at the head of the new Miami Marlins ownership group. To what team did he almost immediately trade Giancarlo Stanton?
5.
Who won the Art Ross Trophy as the NHL’s leading scorer?
6.
When U.S. President Donald Trump blasted NFL players who chose to kneel during the national anthem, which curse phrase did he use?
7.
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell, after much controversy, eventually agreed to a contract extension in December. About how much will he be paid annually?
8.
Canada’s Brooke Henderson won the New Zealand Open in October. At 20 years old, how many LPGA titles does she now have?
9.
Which Canadian tennis player beat the topranked player in the world on home soil in July?
10.
The New England Patriots won the Super Bowl by a final score of 3428. What was the score at halftime?
11.
After multiple years of investigation, the International Olympic Committee formally banned Russia for doping offences. What is the name of the scientist who became a key whistleblower in the scandal?
12.
The Toronto Argonauts won the Grey Cup over the Calgary Stampeders. What team did they defeat in the East final?
13.
Which two Canadian golfers won their first PGA Tour events last season to book their spots in their first Masters tournament?
14.
Who won in a playoff at Augusta National to finally claim his first Masters tournament?
15.
Which Toronto FC player scored the winning goal in the final of the MLS Cup?
BUSINESS 1.
What famous investor bought a stake in Canadian mortgage lender Home Capital after regulators accused the company of making misleading disclosures to shareholders?
2.
Which upscale grocery chain did Amazon acquire last summer?
3.
Two Asian companies cancelled major projects in B.C. this year. What commodity were they planning to produce and export?
4.
What is the name of the major Canadian oil pipeline U.S. President Donald Trump approved this year?
5.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had to defend his government’s decision to offer a loan to an aerospace company whose executives had voted to give themselves large raises this year. What is the name of the company?
6.
What major Canadian retailer has been liquidating its inventory in preparation for shutting its doors for good?
7.
Rogers Communications has a new chief executive who was lured away from rival TELUS. What is his name?
8.
The Ontario Liberals introduced a tax on a certain category of home buyers in May, sending sales in Toronto plunging. What group did the tax target?
9.
What major international wine and beer producer announced plans to buy a stake in Canadian marijuana company Canopy in October?
10.
The U.S. Department of Justice is suing to block one of the biggest media mergers of all time. Which two companies are hoping to merge?
MUSIC 1.
This American pop star’s concert was marred by a devastating terror attack on the British city of Manchester.
2.
This rocker, from Gainesville, Fla., died of a heart attack just days after finishing a North American tour, aged 66.
3.
This American headliner, when not delivering twins, helped raised money for her hurricaneravaged hometown of Houston.
4.
This legendary guitarist and rock pioneer died in March, aged
90.
5.
What Canadian star had a hit with a remix of a Spanish-language pop song?
MOVIES 1.
This femaleled superhero movie was an unexpectedly huge hit at the box office.
2.
This war epic by Christopher Nolan, named after the battle it depicts.
3.
Harrison Ford returned to this sci-fi universe to play an iconic role decades after his last appearance — but it’s not a Star Wars film.
4.
The Man With the Golden Gun who died in May, aged 89.
5.
The accounting firm PWC was forced to apologize after a humiliating mix up during this event.
TV 1.
After a career keeping Gotham safe, he settled in as mayor of fictional Quahog, and died this year, aged 88.
2.
After a 12 year hiatus, this legendary scifi franchise returned to TV (and streaming apps) with its sixth live-action iteration.
3.
In season two of Netflix’s Stranger Things, the child protagonists went out for Halloween dressed as characters from what era-appropriate film franchise?
4.
This dystopian series, based on a novel by Canadian novelist Margaret Atwood, is set in a future America, but filmed in and around Toronto.
5.
Hailed as a major win for Canadian fans of this sports league, the streaming app DAZN was launched to immediate widespread scorn amid chronic technical issues.
#METOO 1.
This comedianturned-U.S.-senator was forced to resign after his own caucus colleagues turned against him, following a slew of groping allegations.
2.
This actor, a child theatre star turned Starfleet engineer, made the first major public allegation against Kevin Spacey.
3.
A door-locking button under a desk was a sensational (if ultimately benign) part of the story that brought down this prominent U.S. journalist over allegations of workplace harassment.
4.
After an avalanche of allegations of harassment and abuse, the Producers Guild of America banned who for life?
5.
This Canadian Conservative MP apologized and received sensitivity training after joking about a “threesome” to a female Liberal colleague.
THE WHITE HOUSE 1.
How long did Anthony “The Mooch” Scaramucci last in the job of White House Communications Director, from the time his appointment was announced to the time he was fired?
2.
John Kelly, the White House Chief of Staff, spent most of his life in what institution?
3.
President Trump was sharply criticized after discussing sensitive U.S. intelligence material during an Oval Office meeting with …
4.
After being fired as President Trump’s chief strategist, Steve Bannon went right back to work at the online media website he’d helped found. Name the website.
5.
The former law enforcement officer was Trump’s first (and thus far only) person to receive a presidential pardon.
U.S. NEWS (BUT NOT WHITE RELATED) 1.
This infamous tattooed serial killer finally died this year, aged 83.
2.
Two Category 5 hurricanes struck the U.S. mainland this year. Which one struck Florida?
3.
The continental United States was treated to what celestial event (also partially seen in Canada and parts of South America).
4.
What U.S. city was the sight of a devastating mass shooting that left 58 victims dead and more than 500 injured after a gunman opened fire on a music festival?
5.
This small Virginia city was the site of large-scale altright rallies and counterprotests that left a young woman dead after a car was deliberately driven into a march.
6.
This small U.S. Pacific Island was suddenly thrust into the spotlight after North Korea threatened to target it with a barrage of missiles.
7.
This massive new aircraft carrier, the first of her class, carries the name of a briefly served U.S. President.
8.
This Montana Republican succeeded in winning a seat in the U.S. Senate even after being criminally charged for doing what?
9.
This U.S. territory was left without basic services for months after a devastating natural disaster.
10.
Which U.S. airline was forced to apologize after overbooking a flight, leading to a passenger being violently dragged off the plane by airport police (the video went viral, of course).
CANADA 1.
What does Quebec’s Bill 62 prohibit?
2.
What two-letter word has Quebec nationalists’ up in arms?
3.
Recently elected Montreal mayor Valérie Plante is notable for achieving what first?
4.
The small Ontario town of Omemee was treated to a surprise (though word did leak) performance by this 72-yearold hometown hero.
5.
The British Columbia NDP formed government in May, but only with the support of which political party?
6.
Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne was criticized for spending $150,000 on a floating Canada 150 attraction for Toronto’s waterfront. What was it?
7.
Former MP Jason Kenney became the first leader of Alberta’s “UCP” after leading a successful campaign to merge the province’s rival conservative parties. Who came second?
8.
Responding to a growing problem, the B.C. city of Kimberley spent $100,000 driving what out of town?
9.
This pugnacious Alberta MLA was forced to quit his caucus and sit as an independent after a string of embarrassing revelations, including that he was renting his taxpayer funded apartment in the capital out on Airbnb.
10.
Groups in Halifax, including the historic Cornwallis Street Baptist Church, campaigned in 2017 to scrub the city of the name of its founder, Edward Cornwallis. Why?
11.
Bridge construction on a river gave this city a new “Accidental Beach” that attracted astonished partygoers in late summer.
12.
After ten years in office as a popular prairie leader, he announced he would step down early in 2018, but has already had his last day in the legislature as premier.
13.
In March, the Hudson’s Bay Company was caught selling shirts showing a map of Canada that omitted which province?
14.
For one point each: Heritage Minister Melanie Joly was roundly mocked for spending more than $5 million to build a temporary (what) so close to the massive (what)?
15.
Law enforcement and health agencies across the country have been struggling to deal with a sudden spike in drug overdoses, usually attributed to this powerful painkiller.
16.
Canada had seemed set to purchase 18 fighter jets — a so-called interim measure — from this American company, until it got into a dispute with Bombardier.
17.
What province, in which he does not live, has Finance Minister Bill Morneau registered corporations, presumably due to favourable tax rates?
18.
The Canadian musical Come From Away won a Tony award for best direction. The musical chronicles Newfoundland’s reallife response to what global event?
WORLD 1.
After losing her majority government after calling a surprise early election, British Prime Minister Theresa May was forced to partner with a small conservative party representing what region of the United Kingdom?
2.
A series of Australian parliamentarians were forced to resign this year because they held …
3.
Speaking of Australia, what did it vote to legalize in a national referendum?
4.
The former president of what South American nation was charged with treason?
5.
After 37 years of rule, the military of Zimbabwe placed what leader under house arrest, ending his rule?
6.
The Rohingya, a small Muslim minority group, have been targeted for a vicious campaign of ethnic cleansing by the armed forces of their home country. Name the country.
7.
What country was subjected to a brief barrage of U.S. cruise missiles in April?
8.
Citizens of this Caribbean country, fearful of changes to their immigration status in the U.S., crossed illegally into Canada by the thousands.
9.
Fearful of an erratic neighbour, this country deployed a sophisticated missile defence system provided by the U.S. military.
10.
This Spanish region voted to separate in a thus-far failed bid for independence.