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How Well Do You Remember the Biggest Pop Culture Moments of 2008?

It’s going to be harder than you think.

Nov 4th 2018, 8:00 PM 8,915 Views 0 Comments

TAKE A MOMENT to let it sink in that 2008 was ten years ago.

Done? OK, hope you’re holding up over there on your end.

So yes, it went by in the blink of an eye, and sometimes we struggle with this whole ageing process, but we’ll say no more about it.

Let’s turn our attention instead to some of the greatest pop culture moments 2008 had to offer, and now let’s see how kind your memory has been to you over the course of the last ten years.

1. How many Grammys did Amy Winehouse take home in 2008?
Three
Four

Five
Six
2. What was the infamous Rolling Stone cover dedicated to Britney Spears?
Inside an American Triumph
Inside an American Tragedy

Inside the Life of a Tragic Artist
Inside the Life of a Triumphant Artist
3. What month did Sex and the City movie hit the silver screen?
April
May

June
July
4.Who presented Adele with the Critics Choice Award at the Brits that year?
Jay Z
Timbaland

Will.I.Am
Will Young
5. Which TV show launched in 2008?
Mad Men
The Sopranos

House of Cards
Breaking Bad
6. What did Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie name their twins who were born in 2008?
Knox and Vivienne
Pax and Vivienne

Maddox and Vivienne
Jaxon and Vivienne
7. True or false; Ashlee Simpson and Pete Wentz wed in 2008?
True
False
8. What age was Heath Ledger when he died in 2008?
27
28

29
30
Finish this lyric: "Apple-bottom jeans...
Boots with the heel
Boots with the faux fur

Boots with the fur
Boots with the hole
10. What age was Lady Gaga when her debut album, The Fame, was released.
19
21

22
24
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