7. Television & Radio
Question 5:
Irish President Michael D. Higgins came to
blows with which U.S. radio host in a clip that
was recirculated widely in 2012?
8. Television & Radio
Question 6:
Running between 1951-1960 and often billed as
created by Spike Milligan, name this comedy
radio show?
16. The Internet
Question 3:
Developed by the whole earth community,
known as the first online community and
currently facing closure, name this hangout spot?
17. The Internet
Question 4:
When users join the social network „My Space‟
they are automatically friended by one person,
what is him name?
18. The Internet
Question 5:
Published online on February 8th, 1996, in
response to the passing into law of the
Telecommunications Act of 1996 in the US, who
wrote a declaration of the independence of
cyberspace?
19. The Internet
Question 6:
Launched in 2003, by Christopher Poole and
famous for the popularization of lolcats,
rickrolling and its infamous /b/ board, name this
image board?
20. The Internet
Question 7:
Invented as a peer-to-peer digital money for the
internet, and famously heavily traded on the
“darknet”, name this currency?
21. The Internet
Question 8:
Founding members are known for starting a very
famous BitTorrent tracker in Sweden and with
one of its founding principles being “people with
access to free communication, culture and
knowledge grow, feel better and create a more
fun and humane society for everyone to live in”
what is the name of this political party.
23. The Internet
Question 10:
Last year a 14 minute trailer for an amateur film
was released on You Tube, resulting in the
service being banned in Afghanistan and blocked
in Egypt and Libya. What is the name of this
film?
32. Music
Question 8:
During the 2009 VMA awards who famously
interrupted Taylor Swift accepting the Best
Female Video stating “I‟m really happy for ya,
I‟ma let you finish but Beyonce have one of the
best videos of all time”?
33. Music
Question 9:
Which musician was brought back from the dead
last year using a 3D hologram to perform on
stage with rapper Snoop Lion (Dogg)?
34. Music
Question 10:
What joins these musician together: Janis Joplin,
Jimi Hendrix, Kurt Cobain, Jim Morrison, Brian
Jones and Amy Winehouse?
50. Journalism
Question 3:
Who said „The TV business is uglier than most
things. It is normally perceived as some kind of
cruel and shallow money trench through the
heart of the journalism industry, a long plastic
hallway where thieves and pimps run free and
good men die like dogs, for no good reason‟.
51. Journalism
Question 4:
To the nearest million, what was the last reported
settlement was Rebekah Brooks awarded by
News International?