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How Well Do You Remember 2008?

It’s go-time.

May 26th 2018, 9:30 PM 9,524 Views 1 Comment

Most of us are in such a state of denial that we struggle to believe 2008 was an entire decade ago. Three years ago? Maybe. Ten years ago? No.

Well, now it’s time to just accept it and test your pop-culture knowledge on the year that makes all of us feel old.

1.Who was Time Magazine's Person of the Year?

Hillary Clinton

Barack Obama

George Bush

Simon Cowell

2. Where were the summer Olympics held?

London

Atlanta

Beijing

Vancouver

3. Who won Best Actress at the Oscars?

Marion Cotillard

Laura Linney

Ellen Page

Cate Blanchett

4. Who won Best Actor at the Oscars?

Tommy Lee Jones

George Clooney

Viggo Mortensen

Daniel Day Lewis

5. Beyoncé and Jay Z married in 2008, but what month did they tie the knot?

April

May

June

July

6. Which was the Christmas No.1 in Ireland?

'Hallelujah', Alexandra Burke

'Hero', X Factor Finalists 2008

'Run' Leona Lewis

'Just Dance' Lady Gaga

7. Miley Cyrus posed for what turned out to be a very controversial photoshoot, but for which publication?

Vanity Fair

Harper's Bazaar

Glamour

Cosmopolitan

8. Who represented Ireland in the Eurovision qualifiers?

Mickey Joe Harte

Dustin the Turkey

Jedward

Six

9. Sex and the City released its first spin-off movie, but did Carrie and Big tie the knot in the end?

Yes

No

10. The Dark Knight was released in 2008, but who played Harvey Dent?

Christian Bale

Aaron Eckhart

Cillian Murphy

Morgan Freeman

Answer all the questions to see your result!

You scored out of !

You scored 100%

You scored out of !

You scored 90%

HOW did you get so many right?! Your memory is top notch.

You scored out of !

You scored 80%

After 10 years, that is pretty impressive!

You scored out of !

You scored 70%

Fair play, you've some memory.

You scored out of !

You scored 60%

Not too bad at all. Fair play.

You scored out of !

You scored 50%

Half right! That's good going!

You scored out of !

You scored 40%

To be fair, it was ten years so... you know...

You scored out of !

You scored 30%

Well look, it was ten years ago...

You scored out of !

You scored 20%

Hmmm... not the most impressive...

You scored out of !

You scored 10%

Were you even alive in 2008?

You scored out of !

You scored 0%

Sure look, we'll say no more about it.

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