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Quiz of the Year

Can you remember the events and people of 2024?

January to June, 2024 Questions

  1. Name the 16-year-old who made headlines at the PDC World Championship?
    ANSWER: Luke Littler
  2. The Cabinet Office confirmed that Paula Vennells was formally stripped of what award?
    ANSWER: Her CBE
  3. Who said: "Being an honorary Scouser is one of the best things I could ever have achieved in my life"?
    ANSWER: Jürgen Klopp (Liverpool football manager)
  4. Tata Steel confirmed it would close its blast furnaces in which Welsh town?
    ANSWER: Port Talbot
  5. British soldiers were given the green light to do what for the first time following a decision by the Army to overturn a 100-year ban?
    ANSWER: Grow beards
  6. Which artist headlined the halftime show at the 2024 Super Bowl?
    ANSWER: Usher
  7. Aspiring comedian Donny Dunn's act of kindness toward a pub customer, Martha, spiralled into a harrowing ordeal in which TV series?
    ANSWER: Baby Reindeer
  8. What celebrated its 60th birthday on April 20, 2024?
    ANSWER: BBC2
  9. Oppenheimer became the first Best Picture winner to also win both male acting awards since which 1959 film?
    ANSWER: Ben-Hur
  10. Published in April 2024, "Ten Years to Save the West" is the memoir of which former British prime minister?
    ANSWER: Liz Truss
  11. Who was baptised in the River Thames on Sunday, 28 April?
    ANSWER: Russell Brand
  12. The Beano asked schoolchildren to submit their best jokes to celebrate the 70th birthday of which comic strip?
    ANSWER: The Bash Street Kids
  13. Which iconic British company celebrated its 200th anniversary on March 7, 2024?
    ANSWER: Cadbury
  14. Which American city's iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship?
    ANSWER: Baltimore
  15. Which actress was the UK Jury spokesperson for Eurovision 2024?
    ANSWER: Joanna Lumley
  16. Nigel Farage posted a video on X that showed objects being thrown at him while he was on top of a what?
    ANSWER: Bus
  17. Thousands of motorcyclists rode from London to Cumbria to celebrate whose life?
    ANSWER: Dave Myers
  18. Who headlined Glastonbury for a record fifth time?
    ANSWER: Coldplay
  19. Which actor criticised Kemi Badenoch's comments on sex and gender and said she should 'shut up'?
    ANSWER: David Tennant
  20. Bianca Censori attracted attention in 2024 by walking around the world’s cities in various states of undress. Who is her husband?
    ANSWER: Kanye West




July to December, 2024 Quiz

  1. Italy, Germany, France, Croatia, and England were among the sides beaten by which country?
    ANSWER: Spain
  2. Former US President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt while at a rally in which state?
    ANSWER: Pennsylvania
  3. Who sang from the Eiffel Tower to conclude the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony?
    ANSWER: Celine Dion
  4. In which event did Keely Hodgkinson win a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
    ANSWER: 800 metres athletics
  5. Which country banned Elon Musk's 'X' from 30 August 2024 to 8 October 2024?
    ANSWER: Brazil
  6. On 17 August 2024, which country officially celebrated its Independence Day for the first time in Nusantara, its future capital?
    ANSWER: Indonesia
  7. Which film became the highest-grossing animated film ever, surpassing “Frozen II”?
    ANSWER: Inside Out 2
  8. What is the name of Jeremy Clarkson's new pub?
    ANSWER: The Farmer's Dog
  9. During his keynote speech at the Labour Conference in September, Keir Starmer stumbled over his words and strongly called for the immediate return of what?
    ANSWER: Sausages
  10. Which country became the first in the world where electric cars outnumbered petrol cars?
    ANSWER: Norway
  11. Which company shed its iconic 'growler' badge?
    ANSWER: Jaguar
  12. Who posted a shirtless image of himself by the Red Sea that received over 1.2 million likes on 'X'?
    ANSWER: Cristiano Ronaldo
  13. British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's yacht sank off the coast of which island?
    ANSWER: Sicily
  14. The UK announced it would give up sovereignty of which islands to Mauritius?
    ANSWER: The Chagos Islands
  15. Which soap broadcast its final-ever episode after 24 years?
    ANSWER: Doctors
  16. Vice President Kamala Harris formally conceded at which university in Washington, D.C.?
    ANSWER: Howard University
  17. Who was called out in mid-November for 'elder abuse'?
    ANSWER: Jake Paul
  18. Who revealed that she had been diagnosed with a benign brain tumour known as a colloid cyst?
    ANSWER: Davina McCall
  19. What was the name of Taylor Swift's tour that spanned five continents?
    ANSWER: The Eras Tour
  20. In November 2024, who was the first campmate to leave the jungle?
    ANSWER: Jane Moore