People in the News, 2010
Nodar Kumaritashvili, the Olympic luger who was killed in a practice run just before the opening of the 2010 Winter Games, was from what country?
This controversial Tea Partier from Delaware lost her bid for a seat in the U.S. Senate in the general election to Democrat Chris Coons.
Who is the current prime minister of Britain?
Officials from what country released Daw Aung San Suu Kyi from house arrest after nearly 20 years in detention?
Who allegedly leaked classified military documents and diplomatic cables to WikiLeaks, the organization devoted to transparency in government?
Nestor Kirchner, who died in October, is the former president of what country?
Tony Hayward resigned in July as the chief executive officer of what company?
Who won the U.S. Senate seat previously held by Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts?
Liu Xiaobo won what major award in 2010?
In August, the U.S. Senate confirmed who as the 112th justice on the Supreme Court?