1. Which stadium hosted the first match in the 2009 Ashes series?

2. What came back to life in Switzerland after 14 months of inactivity?

3. What in February became the longest running prime-time series on US television,after running for more than 20 years?

4. To whom did actress Kate Winslet apologise after winning an Oscar this year?

5. Which country did singer Leo Sayer become a citizen this year?

6. Which 42 year old football manager took over a club that had been managed by his father from 1967 to 1973?

7. What new operating system was released by Microsoft this year?

8. Who was axed from the BBC's “The One Show” after being accused of racist remarks?

9. For what role did actor Heath Ledger win a posthumous Oscar?

10. What according to a chart compiled by BBC Radio 2, was the most played song in public places over the last 75 years?

11. Which TV personality was named UK Chief Scout this year?

12. Who became the oldest living artist to enter the UK top 20 album chart at the age of 92?

13. The year 2009/10 was according to the Chinese zodiac The Year of the.......?

14. Geir Haarde resigned as Prime Minister after the banking system in his country collapsed. Which country?

15. Legendary Ex-England football manager Bobby Robson passed away this year. Apart from the national side Bobby managed SEVEN club sides in the UK or in Europe. Can you name all seven?

16. What new search engine was launched by Microsoft this year?

17. What successful Broadway musical written by Mel Brooks, controversially opened in Berlin?

18. Amongst all the MP expenses scandal Prime Minister Gordon Brown repaid £500, over claimed for painting what?

19. Who topped the Forbes list as the most powerful Woman in 2009?

20. Which country won the 2009 Euro vision song contest?

21. The 200^th anniversary of what was celebrated by the issue of a special £2 coin in the UK this year?

22. A US Airways Airbus was ditched in a river this year, which river?

23. Tycoon Allen Stanford whose business empire collapsed in 2009 was associated with which sport?

24. What was the name of the British submarine that collided with the French submarine “Le Triophant” in February 2009?

And Finally

25. A new car with a price tag of the equivalent of £1350(US$2180) was launched this year, by which company?

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