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1. What is the year 2014 in Roman numerals? MMXIV
2. Whose name was licensed in 2014 for cannabis products, anticipating a market of $10bn: Marley; Presley; Dylan; or Madonna? Marley
3. How many countries competed in the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games: 29; 37; 46; or 71? 71
4. Name the actor who died in 2014, star of The Rockford Files and The Great Escape? James Garner
5. In what city did a nurse become the first person outside Africa to be infected by Ebola in the 2014 outbreak? Madrid
6. What was Miley Cyrus's award-winning record-breaking 2014 video/hit song, being the thing on which she controversially swung nude? Wrecking Ball
7. Graffitied and repainted often since 1980, and obliterated in 2014 except from the ironic statement "Wall is over", the 'Freedom Wall' in Prague celebrates whose memory? John Lennon
8. Which historically contested region did Russia annexe from Ukraine in February 2014? Crimea
9. On which planet did NASA's Curiosity rover complete its first year, equal to 687 Earth days, in June 2014? Mars
10. Which city in Russia hosted the XXII Olympic Winter Games? Sochi
11. Name the Rolling Stones' saxophonist and session player who died in 2014? Bobby Keys
12. The mysteriously lost Malaysia Airlines Flight 37 in March 2014 was bound from Kuala Lumpur to where? Beijing
13. Charity executives Justin Forsyth and Jonathan Powell attracted 'crony' jibes when their organization gave a controversial 'global legacy award' to whom, their previous boss? Tony Blair
14. Betty Joan Perske, who died in 2014, was better known as which famous film star, from the 1940s-2000s? Lauren Bacall
15. Which nation in 2014 saw the abdication of Juan Carlos and the ascension of Felipe VI? Spain
16. Name the three previous winners eliminated at the group stage of the 2014 FIFA World Cup? England, Spain, Italy
17. Narendra Modi became prime minister of which country in May 2014? India
18. Wedding plans were announced in 2014 for a 26 year-old Illinois woman and which 80 year-old incarcerated mass murderer? Charles Manson
19. Which famous Portuguese single-named footballer and top scorer of the 1966 World Cup died in 2014? Eusebio
20. In May 2014 the World Health Organization declared an international emergency due to major outbreaks of what nearly-eradicated disease? Polio
21. Which name is shared by the two popes made saints by the Vatican in April 2014? John (John XXIII and John Paul II)
22. Which city, previously made famous in 2014, hosted the first Russian F1 Grand Prix for over 100 years? Sochi
23. The long-running BBC Radio comedy show, censured in 2014 for sexual innuendo directed at imaginery scorer Samantha is "I'm sorry I haven't a (What?)": Minute; Sister; Brain; or Clue? I'm Sorry, I haven't a Clue
24. Which film, panned by critics, starring Mark Wahlberg and Kelsey Grammer, was the highest grossing movie of 2014? Transformers: Age of Extinction (or Transformers 4)
25. Sony and Emirates Airlines withdrew their sponsorship in 2014 from which global organization after ongoing corruption scandals? FIFA
26. Name the French lawyer and IMF chief, ranked the 5th most powerful woman in the world by Forbes magazine in 2014? Christine Lagarde
27. Which Baltic state replaced its Lats currency with Euros on 1st Jan 2014? Latvia
28. Lord Richard Attenborough, who died in 2014, played which serial killer in his early acting career, in 10 Rillington Place? John Christie
29. Who triumphed playing 2014 Glastonbury Festival's 'legends' Sunday teatime slot? Dolly Parton
30. According to 2014 Twitter statistics, how many million tweets are sent every day: 5; 50; 500; or 5,000? 500
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