Which Japanese nuclear plant suffered a meltdown after the March 2011 tsunami?
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Fukushima
The preceding quake and tsunami killed around 18,000 people.
💡 Did you know? Parts of the exclusion zone remain uninhabitable today.
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Which energy-policy U-turn did Germany decide on in 2011 as a consequence of Fukushima?
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nuclear phase-out
Eight reactors were shut down immediately.
💡 Did you know? Due to the energy crisis, the final three ran until April 2023.
Which terrorist leader was killed by US special forces in Abbottabad in May 2011?
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Osama bin Laden
The operation was codenamed "Neptune Spear".
💡 Did you know? Bin Laden lived undetected near a Pakistani military academy.
Which Tunisian long-time ruler fled in January 2011 (the Arab Spring's first ousted leader)?
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Ben Ali
The "Jasmine Revolution" took only a few weeks.
💡 Did you know? Ben Ali died in Saudi exile in 2019.
Which Egyptian president resigned in February 2011 after 18 days of Tahrir Square protests?
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Hosni Mubarak
Cairo's Tahrir Square became the symbol of the Arab Spring.
💡 Did you know? In 2013, Egypt's military seized power once again.
Which Libyan ruler was toppled and killed in October 2011 after 42 years in power?
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Gaddafi
NATO had supported the rebels from the air for months.
💡 Did you know? Libya failed to find stable order for decades afterwards.
Which managing director of the IMF was arrested in New York in May 2011, accused of sexually assaulting a hotel maid?
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Dominique Strauss-Kahn
He was taken off an Air France plane minutes before take-off and resigned from the IMF four days later.
💡 Did you know? The criminal charges were dropped in August 2011; Christine Lagarde succeeded him at the IMF.
On which Norwegian island did a right-wing terrorist massacre a youth camp in July 2011?
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Utøya
It was the darkest day of Norway's post-war history.
💡 Did you know? Norway's pointed response: "more democracy, more openness".
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Whom did Prince William marry at Westminster Abbey in April 2011?
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Kate Middleton
The couple became Duke and Duchess of Cambridge.
💡 Did you know? Kate's Alexander McQueen dress instantly became a fashion icon.
Which Apple co-founder died in October 2011 at just 56?
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Steve Jobs
He had battled a rare pancreatic cancer for years.
💡 Did you know? Apple unveiled the iPhone 4s one day before his death.
Which protest movement occupied Zuccotti Park in New York's financial district from September 2011?
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Occupy Wall Street
The movement spread to hundreds of cities, including Frankfurt.
💡 Did you know? The slogan targeted the richest one percent.
Which state became independent in July 2011 after a referendum (the world's youngest)?
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South Sudan
Almost 99 percent had voted for secession.
💡 Did you know? By 2013 the young country had plunged into its own civil war.
Who won the 2011 Women's World Cup held in Germany?
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Japan
Hosts Germany fell to Japan in a shock quarter-final.
💡 Did you know? In Japan the title was seen as a morale boost after Fukushima.
The landing of which orbiter ended the Space Shuttle programme in July 2011?
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Atlantis
The US then relied on Russian Soyuz capsules for years.
💡 Did you know? Only in 2020 did SpaceX launch astronauts from US soil again.
Which British soul singer ("Back to Black") died in July 2011 aged 27?
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Amy Winehouse
She became part of the tragic "27 Club".
💡 Did you know? The 27 Club also includes Hendrix, Joplin, Morrison and Cobain.
Which club won the 2011 Bundesliga under Jürgen Klopp with the youngest title-winning squad ever?
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Borussia Dortmund
In 2012 the club added its first-ever double.
💡 Did you know? Klopp's "heavy metal football" became an export hit.
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Which block-building game by Markus "Notch" Persson officially hit version 1.0 in 2011?
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Minecraft
Microsoft bought its studio Mojang in 2014 for 2.5 billion dollars.
💡 Did you know? Minecraft has sold over 300 million copies.
Which symbolic population milestone did humanity reach on 31 October 2011, according to the UN?
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seven billion
Several babies worldwide were symbolically declared the seven billionth human.
💡 Did you know? The eight-billion mark fell just eleven years later.
Which German city hosted the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest after Lena's win?
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Düsseldorf
Lena defended her title respectably with tenth place.
💡 Did you know? It was Germany's first ESC since 1983.
Which perennial Italian prime minister resigned in November 2011 at the height of the euro crisis?
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Silvio Berlusconi
Mario Monti's technocrat government followed.
💡 Did you know? Thousands celebrated with sparkling wine outside his residence.
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