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Y2K
Do you remember the Y2K craze? Test your knowledge of the day January 1, 2000.
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#1 The "Y" came from year. What does the "K" represent?
Kappa
Kelvin
Kilo
#2 The term "Y2K" was originated by _____________.
Microsoft
IBM
David Kelly
David Eddy
#3 In what country did a nuclear power plant's alarm sound two minutes after midnight?
China
North Korea
Japan
United States
#4 At the United States Naval Observatory, the day was recorded as Jan. 1, ______________.
2000
1900
2100
19100
#5 On what day of the week did January 1, 2000 occur?
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
#6 All computers failed on January 1, 2000.
True
False
#7 In the Rose Bowl played on January 1, 2000, who beat the Stanford Cardinal?
USC Trojans
Wisconsin Badgers
Michigan Wolverines
#8 What cartoonist died in January 2000?
Al Capp
Marc Davis
Charles Schultz
#9 January 1, 2000 was the first day of a leap year.
True
False
#10 Prince sang a song with the line: "Party like it's 2000".
True
False
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