Happy 2003! Every January we celebrate a
new year and spend some time looking back at events of the recent
past.
We've collected a list
of strange and interesting things that happened during the last
10 years. Some you may know about, others will be anything but
yesterday's news.
Can you match the
event to the year in which it occurred?
1. In Peanuts , Charlie Brown
finally hit a game-winning home run, a first in the 43-year history
of the comic strip.
Choose one of years below:
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2. The Sacajawea
one-dollar coin was introduced. A half billion coins were issued
within its first 14 weeks of circulation.
Choose one of years below:
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
3. Michael Kearney
received his degree from the University of South Alabama. At
only 10 years old, he became the youngest-ever college graduate.
Choose one of years below:
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
4. Susie Mahoney,
sheltered in a shark-proof cage, swam 118 miles from Cuba to
Florida.
Choose one of years below:
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
5. The 21st century
officially began.
Choose one of years below:
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
6. The 5 billionth
can of Spam was sold.
Choose one of years below:
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
7. Bozo the Clown
was inducted into the Clown Hall of Fame.
Choose one of years below:
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
8. Walt Disney
World closes for the first time ever, due to the arrival
of an uninvited guestHurricane Floyd.
Choose one of years below:
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
9. Pioneer 10, a spacecraft launched in 1972, was 7.4
billion miles from Earth.
Choose one of years below:
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
10. In Sandusky,
Ohio, trick-or-treating becomes illegal for anyone over age 14.
Choose one of years below:
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
How's your sense of
timing?
Check out the answers
here .
Ready for Round Two?
We've got 10 new events for the same 10 years. Click here
and travel through time!