DO YOU REMEMBER...2008?

1. Baby Jayden Thom-Duck is in the news. Why?

2. Canadian juniors win gold again. How many consecutive gold medals have they won?

3. The first man to conquer Mt. Everest is dead. Who was he?

4. Popular Winnipegger, Don Wittman, dies of cancer at 72. What was Don's profession?

5. The Gimli Glider is laid to rest in the Mojave Desert. What was the Gimli Glider?

6. Winnipeg answers Ottawa's skating challenge. What's the story?

7. Cindy Klassen's sister, Lisa, is in critical condition after a bizarre accident. What has happened?

8. Manitoba celebrates its founder with a holiday. Name the holiday.

9. A longtime Caribbean leader hands over power to his brother. Who's the leader?

10. The nighttime sky over Winnipeg is lit up with a heavenly orange-red hue. What's going on?

11. Manitoba's Jennifer Jones wins it all in Regina. What has she won?

12. Alberta's Kevin Martin wins the Brier with a perfect record. Where was the Brier held this year?

13. The Winnipeg Regional Health Authority plans to move its headquarters. Where is it going?

14. Canada makes a controversial move by recognizing a small Balkan nation. Name the nation.

15. An icon is gone as Canadian Tire cancels one of its publications. Which publication?

16. Grace Hospital is taken over by the Winnipeg Regional Health Authority. Who founded the Grace?

17. A Canadian coin is threatened with extinction. Which coin?

18. A long-running CBC comedy show will sign off on New Year's Eve. Name the show.

19. Filmdom's Moses is dead. Who was he?

20. Protesters snuff out the Olympic torch in Paris. What are they protesting?

21. A historic North End bakery is destroyed by fire. Name the bakery.

22. Rick Hillier steps down. Who is Rick Hillier?

23. Canadian Autumn Kelly marries Peter Phillips in England. Who is Peter's well-known grandmother?

24. Maxime Bernier resigns. Why?

25. The legislature rolls out the red carpet for Victor Yushchenko. Who is Victor Yushchenko?

26. "Under the W"... Winnipeg has more of these establishments than anywhere in the world. What type of establishments are being referred to?

27. Pretty in pink! Why is today's edition of the Free Press printed in a pink hue?

28. Hockey Night in Canada changes its tune. What has happened?

29. Prime Minister Stephen Harper says: "We are sorry." What is the PM apologizing for?

30. Record numbers pound the pavement to celebrate the 30th anniversary of a Winnipeg institution. What's going on?

31. Guy Maddin's latest film hits the theatres. What is it called?

32. Quebec City celebrates a birthday. How old is the city?

33. Racy pictures on a computer website cause embarrassment for the Blue Bombers. Why?

34. A confrontation between Winnipeg police and a suspect leads to a controversial death. What weapon was used in the fatal confrontation?

35. A Greyhound bus was the scene of a grisly crime. What's the story?

36. The Games are on! Which city in China is the host?

37. Charles D'Aoust and Tracy Pulak tie the knot at centre field. Where do they become husband and wife?

38. Meat products are recalled in massive numbers in Ontario due to listeriosis. Which company is at the centre of the recall?

39. Millions flee the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. Why?

40. The Blue Bombers trade a popular player. Who is he and where has he gone?

41. Winnipeg's most popular tourist destination celebrates its 20th anniversary. What is now 20 years old?

42. Relief is in sight as portable structures appear on Main Street. What's now available to those in need?

43. Public pressure allows a political party leader to join the televised election debates. Who is now part of the political boys club?

44. A philanthropist, race car driver, cultural icon, and Oscar winner is dead at 83. Who was he?

45. The Liberal candidate in Kildonan-St. Paul is dumped by the party due to alleged anti-Semitic remarks. Who is now an independent?

46. Canadian party leaders debate the issues on TV. What other debate is on TV the same evening?

47. Reno is taken off death row. Who or what is Reno?

48. Barack Obama sweeps into the White House in the U.S. elections. Who will be his vice-president?

49. Melissa Fung is taken hostage for 28 days. Where has this happened?

50. Doug Berry is fired as Blue Bombers coach. How long has Berry been with the Bombers?

51. The city mourns the loss of Debby. Who or what was Debby?

52. The provincial government announces several activities that will no longer be lawful. Name the activity that will be banned while driving a car?

53. The Calgary Stampeders win the Grey Cup 22-14. Where was the big game played this year?

54. Terrorists attack foreigners in a major city in India. Name the city.

55. A U.S. shopping stampede proves to be fatal. Which department store chain is involved in this tragedy?

56. Prime Minister Stephen Harper pays a visit to the Governor General. Why?

57. Mike Kelly is hired as the new coach of the Blue Bombers. Which team was Kelly's previous employer?

58. A grim milestone is passed in Afghanistan as three more Canadian soldiers lose their lives. How many Canadians have been killed in the Afghan war?

59. The federal Liberals have a new leader. Name him.

60. Furniture giant IKEA is on its way to Winnipeg. Which country is home to the IKEA empire?

61. An academic titan associated with the University of Winnipeg is dead at 91. Who was he?

Answers to news quiz 2008

1. Jayden is Winnipeg's New Year's baby.

2. Four

3. Sir Edmund Hillary

4. Don Wittman was a sports broadcaster for the CBC.

5. In 1983, an Air Canada 767 made an emergency landing on a small strip near Gimli, Man., after running out of fuel and gliding to safety.

6. Winnipeg's skateway on the Red and Assiniboine rivers surpasses the Rideau Canal's length and becomes Canada's longest public skating path.

7. Lisa's SUV has gone over a bridge railing and landed upside down due to an uncleared snowbank on the bridge.

8. Louis Riel Day

9. Cuba's Fidel Castro

10. A total lunar eclipse

11. Jennifer has won the Scott Tournament of Hearts.

12. The Brier was held at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg.

13. It's moving to north Main Street.

14. Kosovo

15. The Canadian Tire catalogue

16. The Salvation Army

17. The penny

18. The Royal Canadian Air Farce will go off the air in 2009.

19. Charlton Heston

20. They are protesting China's refusal to grant Tibetan independence.

21. The K.U.B. bakery

22. Rick Hillier was Canada's chief of defence staff.

23. The Queen

24. He was accused of leaving classified documents at his girlfriend's house. He was foreign affairs minister.

25. Mr. Yushchenko is the president of Ukraine.

26. Bingo halls

27. The newspaper was printed on pink-coloured paper to support breast-cancer research.

28. The CBC has failed to renew its royalty rights for the Hockey Night in Canada theme song. The program will now have new opening music.

29. The PM is apologizing for the federal policy that created residential schools for aboriginal children.

30. The 30th Manitoba Marathon

31. My Winnipeg

32. 400 years old

33. The pictures are of former Bomber cheerleaders in various stages of undress.

34. A taser gun

35. A passenger is stabbed and beheaded by another passenger on a bus headed for Winnipeg.

36. Beijing

37. They are married on the field at Winnipeg's Canad Inns Stadium.

38. Maple Leaf Meats

39. They are fleeing Hurricane Gustav.

40. Charles Roberts has been traded to the B.C. Lions.

41. The Forks

42. Port-a-potties

43. Elizabeth May of the Green Party

44. Paul Newman

45. Leslie Hughes

46. The U.S. vice-presidential debate

47. Reno is a retired police dog that was due to be euthanized because no one was willing to look after him.

48. Joe Biden

49. Afghanistan

50. Three years

51. Debby was a 42-year-old polar bear in the Assiniboine Park Zoo.

52. Talking on a cellphone while driving is banned.

53. Montreal

54. Mumbai

55. Wal-Mart

56. The prime minister intends to ask the Governor General to prorogue parliament. This will allow the PM to avoid a non-confidence vote that he will surely lose.

57. The Edmonton Eskimos

58. 100

59. Michael Ignatieff

60. Sweden

61. Henry Duckworth

Republished from the Winnipeg Free Press print edition December 31, 2008 B1