Test Your News IQ
What was the name of the carrier that crashed landed one of its planes into the Hudson River, New York, on January 15th 2009, after a double bird strike crippled one of the aircraft's engines?
- US Airways
- Continental
- Delta
American Charla Nash had her hands, nose, lips and eyelids ripped off in February by what type of animal?
Which cricket enthusiast and U.S. financier was charged with fraud in excess of US$8bn in February, 2009?
- Allen Stanford
- Donald Trump
- Dick Fuld
Who was elected as the new South African President on May 9th, 2009?
- Jacob Zuma
- Joseph Kabila
- Sese Seko Mobutu
Which British actress fronted the campaign which resulted in Nepalese soldiers gaining full UK residency rights in May, 2009?
- Sienna Miller
- Dame Judi Dench
- Joanna Lumley
Sultan Kosen, from Turkey, was announced as the Guinness World Records Tallest Man in September, 2009. How tall is he?