Which pope became the first since the Middle Ages to resign voluntarily in February 2013?
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Benedict XVI
He lived on in the Vatican as "pope emeritus".
💡 Did you know? The last voluntary papal resignation lay over 700 years back.
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Which Argentine was elected the first Latin American pope in March 2013?
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Francis
He was also the first Jesuit to hold the office.
💡 Did you know? He chose the name after Francis of Assisi: a first.
Which whistleblower exposed the NSA's global mass surveillance in 2013?
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Edward Snowden
Even Merkel's mobile phone was on the tapping lists.
💡 Did you know? Merkel's line "Spying among friends: that's just not done" became famous.
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Over which Russian city did a meteor explode in February 2013, injuring about 1,500 people?
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Chelyabinsk
Countless dashcams filmed the fireball.
💡 Did you know? The rock was about 20 metres across before entry.
At which US city's marathon did two bombs explode near the finish line in April 2013?
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Boston
The manhunt paralysed the city for days.
💡 Did you know? "Boston Strong" became the motto of recovery.
Which South African freedom hero and ex-president died in December 2013?
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Nelson Mandela
Around 100 heads of state attended the memorial.
💡 Did you know? Mandela spent 27 years in prison, 18 of them on Robben Island.
Which "Iron Lady" and former British prime minister died in April 2013?
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Margaret Thatcher
She governed from 1979 to 1990.
💡 Did you know? The Soviet press coined her "Iron Lady" nickname.
What is the name of Prince William and Kate's first son, born in 2013?
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George
Camera crews camped outside the hospital for weeks.
💡 Did you know? Charlotte (2015) and Louis (2018) followed.
On which rivers did Germany suffer June 2013 floods that surpassed the 2002 levels in many places?
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Elbe and Danube
In Passau, the water reached its highest level since 1501.
💡 Did you know? Tens of thousands of volunteers stacked millions of sandbags once again.
Which party crashed out of the German Bundestag for the first time in the 2013 election?
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FDP
Merkel's union missed an absolute majority by only a few seats.
💡 Did you know? The FDP returned in 2017 with over ten percent.
Which eurosceptic party was founded in Germany in February 2013?
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AfD
It narrowly missed entering parliament that autumn.
💡 Did you know? Founder Bernd Lucke left the party in 2015 after internal strife.
The collapse of which garment factory complex in Bangladesh killed more than 1,100 people in April 2013?
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Rana Plaza
Clothes for Western fashion chains were sewn there.
💡 Did you know? The disaster led to new factory safety accords.
Which two teams met in the first all-German Champions League final in 2013?
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Bayern and Dortmund
The final was played at London's Wembley Stadium.
💡 Did you know? For Bayern it was part of the first German treble.
Which historic three-trophy haul did Bayern Munich achieve in 2013 under Jupp Heynckes?
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treble
It was the first treble by a German team.
💡 Did you know? Pep Guardiola took over right afterwards.
Which two next-generation consoles launched in November 2013?
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PlayStation 4 and Xbox One
The PS4 clearly won the console duel in the end.
💡 Did you know? Microsoft's initial always-online plans caused an outcry.
Which video game became the first entertainment product to earn a billion dollars within three days in 2013?
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GTA V
GTA V has since sold well over 200 million copies.
💡 Did you know? Its development cost more than most Hollywood blockbusters.
Who ascended the Dutch throne in 2013 after Queen Beatrix abdicated?
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Willem-Alexander
Beatrix had reigned for 33 years.
💡 Did you know? In the Netherlands, abdication is almost a tradition.
Which duo's comeback hit "Get Lucky" defined the summer of 2013?
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Daft Punk
The album "Random Access Memories" later won the Grammy for Album of the Year.
💡 Did you know? The French robots never showed their faces in public.
Foto: NASA/JPL · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Which space probe became the first human-made object to leave the heliosphere in 2013, per NASA?
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Voyager 1
Its signals take over 17 hours to reach Earth.
💡 Did you know? It carries the Golden Record with greetings from humanity.
Off which Mediterranean island did over 360 refugees drown in October 2013 (a wake-up call for Europe)?
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Lampedusa
Italy launched the "Mare Nostrum" sea rescue operation in response.
💡 Did you know? Lampedusa lies closer to Africa than to Sicily.
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