
Quiz of the Year
Can you remember the events and people of 2024?
January to June, 2024 Questions
- Name the 16-year-old who made headlines at the PDC World Championship?
ANSWER: Luke Littler - The Cabinet Office confirmed that Paula Vennells was formally stripped of what award?
ANSWER: Her CBE - 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) - Tata Steel confirmed it would close its blast furnaces in which Welsh town?
ANSWER: Port Talbot - 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 - Which artist headlined the halftime show at the 2024 Super Bowl?
ANSWER: Usher - 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 - What celebrated its 60th birthday on April 20, 2024?
ANSWER: BBC2 - Oppenheimer became the first Best Picture winner to also win both male acting awards since which 1959 film?
ANSWER: Ben-Hur - Published in April 2024, "Ten Years to Save the West" is the memoir of which former British prime minister?
ANSWER: Liz Truss - Who was baptised in the River Thames on Sunday, 28 April?
ANSWER: Russell Brand - The Beano asked schoolchildren to submit their best jokes to celebrate the 70th birthday of which comic strip?
ANSWER: The Bash Street Kids - Which iconic British company celebrated its 200th anniversary on March 7, 2024?
ANSWER: Cadbury - Which American city's iconic Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed after being struck by a cargo ship?
ANSWER: Baltimore - Which actress was the UK Jury spokesperson for Eurovision 2024?
ANSWER: Joanna Lumley - Nigel Farage posted a video on X that showed objects being thrown at him while he was on top of a what?
ANSWER: Bus - Thousands of motorcyclists rode from London to Cumbria to celebrate whose life?
ANSWER: Dave Myers - Who headlined Glastonbury for a record fifth time?
ANSWER: Coldplay - Which actor criticised Kemi Badenoch's comments on sex and gender and said she should 'shut up'?
ANSWER: David Tennant - 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
- Italy, Germany, France, Croatia, and England were among the sides beaten by which country?
ANSWER: Spain - Former US President Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt while at a rally in which state?
ANSWER: Pennsylvania - Who sang from the Eiffel Tower to conclude the 2024 Summer Olympics opening ceremony?
ANSWER: Celine Dion - In which event did Keely Hodgkinson win a gold medal at the 2024 Paris Olympics?
ANSWER: 800 metres athletics - Which country banned Elon Musk's 'X' from 30 August 2024 to 8 October 2024?
ANSWER: Brazil - On 17 August 2024, which country officially celebrated its Independence Day for the first time in Nusantara, its future capital?
ANSWER: Indonesia - Which film became the highest-grossing animated film ever, surpassing “Frozen II”?
ANSWER: Inside Out 2 - What is the name of Jeremy Clarkson's new pub?
ANSWER: The Farmer's Dog - 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 - Which country became the first in the world where electric cars outnumbered petrol cars?
ANSWER: Norway - Which company shed its iconic 'growler' badge?
ANSWER: Jaguar - Who posted a shirtless image of himself by the Red Sea that received over 1.2 million likes on 'X'?
ANSWER: Cristiano Ronaldo - British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's yacht sank off the coast of which island?
ANSWER: Sicily - The UK announced it would give up sovereignty of which islands to Mauritius?
ANSWER: The Chagos Islands - Which soap broadcast its final-ever episode after 24 years?
ANSWER: Doctors - Vice President Kamala Harris formally conceded at which university in Washington, D.C.?
ANSWER: Howard University - Who was called out in mid-November for 'elder abuse'?
ANSWER: Jake Paul - Who revealed that she had been diagnosed with a benign brain tumour known as a colloid cyst?
ANSWER: Davina McCall - What was the name of Taylor Swift's tour that spanned five continents?
ANSWER: The Eras Tour - In November 2024, who was the first campmate to leave the jungle?
ANSWER: Jane Moore