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Which mediterranean country was hit by an earthquake which according to the authorities, killed at least 247 people?
Italy

 

Which record did 15 year-old Mumbai schoolboy Pranav Dhanawade create in cricket?
First batsman to score 1000 runs in a single innings

 

On what date did Britain vote on whether to leave the European Union?
23rd June

 

Which country knocked 2 times defending champions Spain out of the UEFA European Championship?
Italy

 

In January a team of women rowers were the first womens team to perform which feat? They rowed a) across the Atlantic b) around the world c) across the Pacific
c) across the Pacific

 

In February which film won the Best Film category at the BAFTAs?
The Revenant

 

Which song by Ed Shearan won a Grammy for song of the year?
Thinking out loud

 

The ICC World Twenty20 Cricket competition was held in which country?
India

 

Which Film won Golden Raspberry awards (Razzies) for Worst Film, Worst Actor and Worst Actress?
50 Shades of Grey

 

Which country did Barak Obama visit, the first U.S President to do so since 1928?
Cuba