Huddersfield Daily Examiner

Put your knowledge of 2017 to the test

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What did Prince Harry take girlfriend Meghan Markle to see in January? What was projected onto the front of Buckingham Palace in February? What did Prince Harry reportedly do to impress Meghan Markle in March? Which popstar had a private audience with the Duke of Edinburgh in April? Why did Prince George get told off by the Duchess of Cambridge in May? Who said in June that no one in the royal family really wants to be king or queen? Who was given love letters as an official gift in July? What did the Duke of Edinburgh wear on his final official solo royal engagement when he retired from public duty in August? Who stayed behind in the US when Meghan Markle moved to London in November to be with her fiance Prince Harry? What were Harry and William given at the premiere of the Star Wars movie The Last Jedi in December? What did Donald Trump put back into the Oval Office in January in time for Theresa May’s visit to the White House? Who faced resignatio­n calls in February after his party lost the seat of Copeland in Cumbria for the first time since 1935 in a stunning by-election? What did Theresa May send to Brussels on March 29? What did the Prime Minister claim as she U-turned on plans for a so-called “dementia tax” in May? How many seats did Ukip win in the June General Election? Who did Cabinet minister Andrea Leadsom describe in July as “one of our greatest living authors”? Who resigned as Labour’s Scottish leader in August, only to return to the limelight months later on I’m a Celebrity, Get Me Out of Here? Who released his own “10-point plan for a successful Brexit” in September days before the Prime Minister’s keynote speech on the subject in Florence? After being handed a P45 on stage by a prankster and succumbing to a coughing fit, what else went wrong for Theresa May during her Tory conference speech in October? Which world leader spent £24,000 on make-up in the first three months after his election in May? Who prompted dancing in the streets when he finally stood down after 37 years in power in November? Name the two hurricanes which wreaked havoc in the Caribbean in September. Who was stripped of the Freedom of Oxford in November over her response to the Rohingya crisis? Who returned his Freedom of the City of Dublin award to protest that she still had that honour? What was the “word” Donald Trump invented in a late night tweet in May? What mistake did Trump make when he rebuked the Prime Minister over her criticism of him for promoting far-right videos in November? Which country became the smallest nation ever to qualify for the World Cup finals in October? Why was the five-star RitzCarlto­n in Saudi capital Riyadh dubbed the world’s most luxurious prison in November? Name the social media movement which sprang up in the wake of harassment allegation­s against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein in October. Name the twins born to Beyonce and Jay-Z , right, in June. Who read out the wrong winner of the Best Picture prize at the Oscars in February? Name the British accountanc­y firm whose staff were responsibl­e for the Oscars clanger Who did Chris Evans claim was a VIP listener to his radio show in May? What is the name of the song released this month which Eminem and Ed Sheeran have collaborat­ed on? Who had to leave I’m A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! early in November following allegation­s of racism and homophobia in old tweets? Name the couple who won Love Island in July? Which US actress announced in September that she had had a kidney transplant? Who was named as the new Doctor Who in July? Which grime artist claimed his front door was kicked in by police Who did Michael van Gerwen beat in the final to win his second PDC World Championsh­ip title in January? Which rugby league team defeated Australian champions Cronulla 22-6 in February to lift the 2017 World Club Challenge? Which horse named after a piece of fruit was jointfavou­rite for the opening race of this year’s Cheltenham Festival in March, but could only finish second? Which cricket county team were docked 16 points on the eve of the new County Championsh­ip campaign in April after incurring five fixed penalty breaches within the space of 12 months? WHICH club was relegated from the English Football League in May for the first time in its 109-year history? WHO won cricket’s ICC Champions Trophy in June? HOW many medals did Great Britain win at the World Swimming Championsh­ips in July? THE Premier League season kicked off on August 12. Of the 20 clubs, how many had an English-born manager at the start of the season? WHO did Dublin beat in September to win their third successive All-Ireland Football title at Croke Park? WHICH former world champion was given a six-month suspension in October for breaching snooker’s betting regulation­s?

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