Quiz of 2019 I

t’s been a strange old year, with crazy weather and even crazier politics. Yes, 2019 introduced us to “proroguing”, “dogfishing” and a whole lot more.

It was the year that brought a new Royal baby, a host of Donald Trumpisms and the last ever Game Of Thrones. But how much do you remember about 2019’s headlines? Test yourself with our tricky news quiz…

1 Baby Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor was born in May. How much did he weigh?

a) 7lb 2oz

b) 7lb 3oz

c) 7lb 7oz

2 Which Paris landmark was destroyed by fire in April?

a) The Eiffel Tower

b) Sacre-Coeur

c) Notre-Dame

3 Who beat Serena Williams to win her first Wimbledon title?

a) Venus Williams

b) Simona Halep

c) Elina Svitolina

4 Who proudly announced on Twitter he’d met the Royal Family, including the “Prince of Whales”?

a) Bruno Mars

b) Justin Bieber

c) Donald Trump

5 What pet did Boris Johnson and girlfriend Carrie Symonds bring to Number Ten in September?

a) Corbyn the cockatoo

b) Dilyn the dog

c) Farage the ferret

6 Which rogue item was spotted in the background of the Game Of Thrones finale?

a) coffee cup b) phone c) car keys

7 Who was named best actress at this year’s Oscars?

a) Glenn Close

b) Lady Gaga

c) Olivia Colman

8 Volodymyr Zelensky was voted President of Ukraine. What’s his day job?

a) Comedian

b) Journalist

c) Accounts manager

9 Top judge Lady Hale made headlines by announcing the closure of Parliament was illegal – but what brooch did she wear while doing it?

a) pretty butterfly

b) tiny ladybird

c) giant spider

10 Which month saw torrential rain and a huge power cut hit hundreds of homes and cause Friday rush hour chaos?

a) January

b) August

c) October

11 Who won the Grand National for the second time this year?

a) Tiger Roll

b) Spring Roll

c) Roll With It

12 Who did Forbes name as the world’s youngest selfmade billionaire?

a) Mark Zuckerberg

b) Kylie Jenner

c) Evan Spiegel

13 Which of these High Street favourites did not go into administration in 2019?

a) Thomas Cook

b) Mothercare

c) Gap

14 How many rounds did YouTubers KSI and Logan Paul go in their boxing bout, which prompted a rematch?

a) Four

b) Five

c) Six

15 Who became the youngest ever woman to be leader of Lib Dems at 39?

a) Jo Swinson

b) Nicky Morgan

c) Ellie Reeves

16 Who was brought in to make the new James Bond film, No Time to Die, more “woke”?

a) Piers Morgan

b) Susanna Reid

c) Phoebe Waller-Bridge

17 Who won this year’s Love Island?

a) Molly-Mae and Tommy

b) Amber and Greg

c) Maura and Curtis

18 Why did Jacob Rees-Mogg become a meme this year?

a) For his casual lounging in the House Of Commons

b) Because he didn’t know where Yorkshire is

c) For his memorable Argentine Tango in Strictly

19 “Dog-fishing” is a new dating phenomenon that sprang up this year. What does it involve?

a) Only dating ugly people

b) Posing with someone else’s dog to get more right swipes

c) Finding out about your date’s exes

20 What date was Brexit meant to be, in the words of Boris Johnson “do or die… come what may?

a) December 25

b) January 1

c) October 31

3 BALLS UP Tennis player Serena Williams lost out to who at Wimbledon? 17 SUMMER LOVIN’ Which loved-up Love Island couple went on to prove the doubters wrong? 13 SHOPPED OUT Name the high street stores that have taken a hit 19 PAWSOME Have you tried “dogfishing” this year? 6 ENDGAME What modern item did Game of Thrones fans spot in the finale?

16 TO DIE FOR Which writer will be spicing up James Bond?

5 RUFF DAY Who moved in to No10 with BoJo and Carrie?