the noughtieS: ANSWERS
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? England 0 – 1 Germany
In 2002, Girls Aloud were formed. 1 point if you can tell us the name of their first single? Sound of the Underground
In what year did Jenson Button win his one and only Formula One Drivers’ Championship? 2009
In what year did the United Kingdom (along with other nations) invade Iraq? 2003
In September 2004, a campaigner for Fathers 4 Justice breached security at Buckingham Palace dressed as a superhero but which superhero? Batman
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? Witney
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. 2006
In what year did the Foot and Mouth crisis begin? 2001
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? He stopped a terrorist attack at Glasgow International Airport
In what year did Boris Johnson defeat Ken Livingstone to become Mayor of London? 2008