The 2010s
Five real newspaper headlines about the 2010s, printed between 2010 and 2019, with their dates removed. Read each one and guess the year it was published. No multiple choice and no trivia questions, just the headline as it was printed.
There are 7 rounds of five in this topic, and a new one appears whenever the archive has enough for it.
Headline one
The Times-Picayune
2010
On April 20, 2010, the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig operated by BP exploded in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and triggering the largest marine oil spill in history. For 87 days, crude oil gushed from the Macondo well approximately one mile below the surface before it was finally capped. An estimated 4.9 million barrels of oil were released, devastating marine ecosystems and the livelihoods of fishing and tourism communities across the Gulf Coast.
Headline two
Daily Mail
2012
In January 2012, the Costa Concordia cruise ship struck rocks off the island of Giglio, Italy, and partially sank, killing 32 people. Captain Francesco Schettino became infamous after recordings emerged of the Italian coastguard ordering him to return to the stricken vessel while he had already evacuated. Schettino was later convicted of multiple manslaughter and sentenced to 16 years in prison.
Headline three
The Times
2015
NASA's Curiosity rover, the size of a small car, successfully landed inside Mars's Gale Crater using a revolutionary sky-crane system in August 2012. The rover was designed to assess whether Mars had ever supported microbial life, carrying a suite of advanced scientific instruments. Its dramatic landing, broadcast live worldwide, was nicknamed 'Seven Minutes of Terror' due to the complexity of the descent.
Headline four
Le Monde
2017
Emmanuel Macron, a 39-year-old former banker and independent centrist, won the French presidential election with 66% of the vote against far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. Macron had never previously held elected office and founded his En Marche! movement just over a year before his victory.
Headline five
Variety
2019
Avengers: Endgame, the climax of Marvel's 22-film saga, surpassed Avatar's long-standing record to become the highest-grossing film of all time, earning over $2.79 billion at the global box office. The achievement came just weeks after the film's release in April 2019.
Answer the five above to see your score.
Scoring works as it does in the daily game. Each headline is worth up to 100 points, and you lose two points for every year you are out. Being a decade wrong still earns you 80. A perfect round is 500.
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