Michelle Wie

MAY 16 Won a preliminary qualifying event in Hawaii for the men’s U.S. Open (but would later fail to advance to that major tournament).

 

JUL 14 Had to withdraw from the PGA’s John Deere Classic due to heat exhaustion and an upset stomach

 

SEP 10 Finished dead last among 152 players, missing the cut by 14 strokes, at the Omega European Masters, a men’s tournament in Switzerland.

 

DEC Can probably buy all the gifts she wants with the millions in endorsement dollars she earns from companies like Sony and Omega.

 

 

Kim Jong-il

JUL 4 North Korea test launched several missiles, including some in the direction of Japan.

 

OCT 3 Pyongyang announced it would test a nuclear device, sending world leaders scrambling.

 

OCT 6 A nuclear bomb was detonated, and celebrations by North Koreans followed.

 

DEC 18 After more than one year since the last meeting, the Six-Party Talks reconvened, as North Korea agreed to begin negotiations again with the United States, Japan, Russia, China and South Korea.

 

DO YOU REMEMBER?

1. South Korea was eliminated from the World Baseball Classic by which team?

A. Dominican Repubic

B. Japan

C. United States

 

2. Smith Cho was a regular on which television series that was quickly canceled?

A. “All-American Girl”

B. “Coupling”

C. “Emily’s Reasons Why Not”

 

3. The “Sensenbrenner bill,” or H.R. 4437, that passed the House of Representatives sparked large, nationwide protests over what issue?

A. Immigration reform

B. Social Security reform

C. The war in Iraq

 

4. What event did Hyo-Jung “Halie” Kim compete in at the 2006 Winter Olympics for the United States?

A. Pairs Figure Skating

B. Short Track Speed Skating

C. Snowboard Cross

 

5. What weather phenomenon was used for the title of a Korean film that got a release in the United States?

A. El Niño

B. Hurricane

C. Typhoon

 

6. 2007 Grammy Award-nominee Yeah Yeah Yeahs performed at what music festival in South Korea last July?

A. Pentaport

B. Rorraparooza

C. Sorak Rock

 

7. Dr. Lee Wong-jook, who passed away last year, was the head of which international agency?

A. IAEA

B. UNICEF

C. WHO

 

8. What pitcher did Barry Bonds hit record-breaking career home run No. 715 off of?

A. Byung-hyun Kim

B. Chan Ho Park

C. Jae Seo

 

 

 

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