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Did you keep your finger on the world pulse this year? Time to find out.

2014 in Review: Answers

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Did you know all this was going on? Maybe you should read a newspaper once in a while.

Answers:

  1. What was different about Latvian wallets in January? They contained Euros.
  2. What was going on in Sochi in February? Winter Olympic Games.
  3. How did the International Court make h2g2 fans happy in March? Refused to licence whalers.
  4. What happened to popes John XXIII and John Paul II in April? They became saints. (A promotion from deceased Pope.)
  5. What happened to Niwatthamrong Boonsongpaisan in May? He was deposed. (In Thailand.)
  6. What were all those Germans doing in Brazil in June and July? Making noise, and winning the World Cup.
  7. What caused most concern in Africa all year? Ebola virus.
  8. Why was the World Summit of Peace Laureates suspended in September? South Africa wouldn't let the Dalai Lama in (again).
  9. Also in September, what did the Scots decide to do? Stay in the UK. (Put snarky anti-Brit or anti-Scots comment here.)
  10. What offworld event rocked the planet in November? Rosetta landing on Comet 67P. (Go, ESA!)

Wow. And you thought nothing much happened. Here's hoping the news next year will be better. Tune in next December.

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