World Almanac Quiz On 2008's Events

News, sports and pop culture, root for your favorite morning news anchor when their knowledge of 2008 is put to the test! We're pitting John and Suki against Craig and Tamsen in this quiz.

Leading the quiz is Emily in conjunction with Alan Joyce, editor-in-chief of The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2009.
The book made its debut in 1868 and has more than 80 million copies in print.

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Questions:
1. In 2008, what animal became the first to be listed as "threatened" under the Endangered Species Act due to the effects of climate change?
2. What world leader married a former model and singer in February, 4 months after divorcing his former wife?
3. In September 2008, this company made the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history to date.
4. What quarterback led the New York Giants to victory over the previously undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII?
5. Which of the following did not win an acting award at the 2008 Academy Awards: Daniel Day Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Tilda Swinton or Tommy Lee Jones?
6. Michael Phelps won 8 gold medals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics. How many of these were set in world-record times?
7. In 2008, the world's largest particle accelerator was switched on, and 9 days later, switched off again. What is its tongue-twisting name?
8. For what small Alaskan town did Republican vice-presidential nominee Sarah Palin serve as mayor prior to being elected the state's governor?
9. Sir Edmund Hillary's passed away on Jan. 11, 2008. What was his main claim to fame?
10. Which province of China was struck by a magnitude 7.9 earthquake on May 12, 2008?
11. What major league baseball player became the sixth member of the 600-home-run club in 2008?
12. After the 2008 election, and Barack Obama's resignation from the Senate, how many African Americans remained in that house of Congress?
13. What was the name of the NASA probe that touched down on Mars in May 2008, and later confirmed the presence of water ice on the red planet?

Answers:
1. Polar Bear
2. Nicolas Sarkozy
3. Lehman Bros.
4. Eli Manning
5. Tommy Lee Jones
6. 7
7. Large Hadron Collider
8. Wasilla
9. First to climb Mt. Everest
10. Sichuan
11. Ken Griffey Jr.
12. Zero
13. Phoenix Mars Lander