2010s quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   Which ocean became the primary search zone for missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in 2014?

   Answer: Indian Ocean

   Why: Sonar swept 120,000 square kilometres of seabed by January 2017, the costliest search in aviation history, and found no trace of the jet.

2. 2 Medium

   Which virus caused the devastating 2014 to 2016 West African epidemic?

   Answer: Ebola

   Why: The outbreak concentrated heavily in Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone, claiming more than eleven thousand lives.

3. 3 Hard

   Which malware physically destroyed centrifuges at Iran's Natanz plant?

   Answer: Stuxnet

   Why: The worm altered motor speeds to tear centrifuges apart while spoofing control systems into showing normal operation.

4. 4 Easy

   Which dwarf planet did NASA's New Horizons probe photograph up close in 2015?

   Answer: Pluto

   Why: Pluto's heart is officially named Tombaugh Regio, and its western lobe, Sputnik Planitia, is a nitrogen ice plain with no craters at all.

5. 5 Medium

   What were the actual colors of the viral 2015 optical illusion dress?

   Answer: Blue and black

   Why: Your brain guesses the lighting: assume cool daylight and you see white and gold, assume warm indoor light and you see blue and black.

6. 6 Hard

   Which category's envelope caused the 2017 Oscars mix-up?

   Answer: Best Actress

   Why: Presenter Warren Beatty hesitated on stage because the card he pulled actually read Emma Stone for La La Land.