the noughties: QUESTIONS
EACH QUESTION RELATES TO ONE YEAR IN THE 2000S
In the year 2000, after 77 years Wembley Stadium closed its doors for reconstruction. What was the final fixture to be played on the old Wembley pitch?
In 2002, Girls Aloud were formed. 1 point if you can tell us the name of their first single?
In what year did Jenson Button win his one and only Formula One Drivers’ Championship?
In what year did the United Kingdom (along with other nations) invade Iraq?
In September 2004, a campaigner for Fathers 4 Justice breached security at Buckingham Palace dressed as which superhero?
In December 2005, David Cameron is elected leader of the Conservative party but for which constituency was he Member of Parliament for until September 2016?
In what year did a Northern bottlenose whale make its way up the River Thames? It was the first time the species was spotted in the Thames since records began in 1913.
In what year did the Foot and Mouth crisis begin?
In 2007, John Smeaton burst on to the world stage for his unusual act of gallantry. For his bravery he was awarded the Queen’s Gallantry Medal?
In what year did Boris Johnson defeat Ken Livingstone to become Mayor of London?