Put your knowledge of 2016 to the test
BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES
1 BOXING legend Muhammad Ali died in June aged 74. What was he called before he changed his name? 2 WHICH former astronaut, who became the first American to orbit the Earth in 1962, died in December aged 95? 3 WHICH cigar-loving revolutionary died in November? 4 WHICH golden couple went tandem in September? 5 WHICH new arrival became a big UK box office smash after being delivered to cinemas in September? 6 SIR Mick Jagger became a father again in December at the age of 73. How many children does he now have? 7 WHO got engaged to hedge fund manager James Matthews in July? 8 WHO did Sir Mick Jagger’s ex Jerry Hall marry in March? 9 IN October, who announced plans to have a second baby once her world tour ends? 10 WHICH Hollywood giant was described as “exceptionally scary” by his ex in May?
POLITICS
1 WHICH politician arrived on Channel 4 comedy show The Last Leg in June at the wheel of a Bentley car, dressed in a white fur coat? 2 WHO wrote two newspaper articles in February backing different sides in the Brexit debate, but only published one of them? 3 WHICH cat took up residence in the Foreign Office in April, leading to a spat with Number 10’s chief mouser Larry? 4 WHICH son of a bus driver had London’s City Hall as his destination in May? 5 WHO jumped ship in June, declaring “I do not think it would be right for me to try to be the captain that steers our country to its next destination”? 6 WHO compared his surprise bid for the Conservative leadership in June to trying to save a child from a collapsing building? 7 WHO was described as a “bloody difficult woman” by Ken Clarke in an unguarded comment caught on camera in July? 8 WHICH party leader quit after 18 days in October, claiming she’d taken the job “under duress”. 9 WHO Trumped Theresa May in November to become the first British politician to meet the new US president-elect? 10 WHAT security measure did Justice Secretary Liz Truss suggest in December was being used to deter drones delivering contraband items to inmates?
WORLD
1 THE outbreak of which virus in Brazil in April almost derailed the Rio Olympics? 2 THE death of which king in October made Queen Elizabeth II the world’s longest reigning monarch? 3 THE release of which mobile phone game in July prompted hundreds of incidents to be reported to police worldwide, including a mass brawl, road accidents and children playing on railways? 4 WHAT was the name of the gorilla shot at Cincinnati Zoo in the US in May after a three-yearold boy got into his enclosure? 5 WHICH country experienced an attempted military coup in July, which started with jets flying over the capital and tanks rolling onto bridges? 6 WHICH cartoon series predicted Donald Trump’s November election victory 16 years ago? 7 IN July, Nasa’s Juno spacecraft entered the orbit of which planet? 8 WHERE did astronaut Tim Peake land in July after six months in space? 9 A member of which country’s royal family went on trial in January? 10 WHERE did Bill English become prime minister in December?
SHOWBIZ
1 WHICH Hollywood star gave Jeremy Corbyn a surprise endorsement in April, saying the Labour leader would make a “great PM”? 2 WHO entered the Strictly dancefloor in Blackpool in November from the ceiling and at the keyboard of a flaming piano? 3 WHO hit back in February after Kanye West claimed he had made her “famous”? 4 WHICH Eighties pop star enjoyed a comeback in June – and a number one album called 50 – 29 years after his first big hit? 5 WHICH late actress is to have a statue built in her home town of Bury, Lancashire, following her death in April? 6 WHO is the British director of December’s box office hit Star Wars spin off Rogue One? 7 WHICH British grime act beat off competition from Radiohead and the late David Bowie to collect the Mercury Prize in October? 8 WHICH late poet had his memorial added to Poet’s Corner in Westminster Abbey in December? 9 WHICH Briton won the Best Supporting Actor Oscar in February and for what film? 10 WHO won the Nobel Prize for Literature in October?
SPORT
1 HOW many gold medals did Team GB win at the Rio Olympics in August? 2 WHO deployed a “Cruyff turn” to score a stunning goal as Wales beat Belgium 3-1 at Euro 2016 In July? 3 WHICH sportsman helped his brother over the finish line at a Triathlon World Series race in Mexico in September? 4 WHO hurt his ankle walking out to bat against India in November? 5 WHICH cyclist ran part of a Tour de France stage on foot after a mountain pile-up in July? 6 WHICH baseball team ended a 108-year World Series drought with a victory predicted in Back To The Future? 7 WHO did Andy Murray defeat to win this year’s men’s singles at Wimbledon in July? 8 WHICH football manager lasted just 67 days in his job? 9 WHO was finally crowned champion jump jockey in April after finishing runner-up behind AP McCoy 16 times? 10 WHO was the captain of the US team that regained the Ryder Cup at Hazeltine National Golf Club, Minnesota, in September?