On your Marks...

Governor Carney in the last part of our quiz of the year

Q1 Bitcoin has been the boom of the year. At its peak, how much had it risen since Jan 1?

A: 160pc

B: 1,600pc

C: More than 16,000pc Q2

How much did Russia spend on Facebook adverts during the Brexit campaign?

A: 73p

B: £730,000

C: £7.3m Q3

Which “how to” question was most searched on Google in 2017?

A: How to buy Bitcoin

B: How to make slime

C: How to stay young Q4

What is the favourite band of Mark Carney, the Bank of England Governor? A: The Lightning Seeds B: The Beatles C: Echo and the Bunnymen Q5

The Bank of

England promised to banish gendered language from its rule books this year, putting its 300-year-old nickname in danger. But what is it? A: The Old Boy of Banks B: The Great Grandmother of Gold

C: The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street Q6

What burning question did Good Morning Britain ask Mark Carney after the first interest rate hike in a decade?

A: How on earth he sleeps at night B: Who he wanted to win Strictly Come Dancing

C: What advice he had for Prince Harry’s fiancée, Meghan Markle Q7

What does Robert Chote, the Office for Budget Responsibility chief, call the risk around his economic forecasts?

A: The fan chart of probability

B: The flame-thrower of uncertainty C: The projection of doubt Q8

For how many years has the Office for Budget Responsibility got its productivity forecast wrong?

A: 10 B: Six C: Seven Q9

Which of these is the colloquial term for the major Chinese transport infrastructure project?

A: One Sash, One Lane

B: One Belt, One Road

C: One Belt, Two Braces Q10

Which drink now accounts for a fifth of UK food and drink exports?

A: Whisky

B: Gin

C: Wine Q11

Which US food could stop a trade deal with the UK?

A: Nitrogen-frozen beef B: Chloroform-tainted hot dogs C: Chlorine-washed chicken Q12

The Dog Kill Index – a measure of how many animals are killed during air travel and dubbed the “saddest index in business” – made headlines this year. Why?

A: A rabbit thought to be the world’s largest died during a transatlantic flight B: The index spiked when a plane carrying animals crashed in Turkey C: Its rise this year has uncannily tracked the Dow Jones Q13

Since 2015, pension savers over 55 have been able to access their funds to do with as they please. In one case highlighted by a Parliamentary review this year, how did one man spend his £120,000 in just six months?

A: He bought an annuity paying an income for life of £5,500

B: He invested it all in Bitcoin and quadrupled his funds within months C: He frittered it away on gambling and drink Q14

While the majority of Britons fail to save enough for their pensions (according to the Government’s own figures) Sir Robert Devereux, outgoing permanent secretary for the Department for Work and Pensions, was revealed to have a civil servant’s pension worth how much? A: £750,000 B: £1.8m C: £4.2m Q15

The price of butter jumped in 2017. Telegraph Money investigated how much – if anything – could be saved by making butter at home. The outcome was …?

A: Nothing – it costs more to make it yourself

B: You can save 64p per 250g

C: You can save 8p per 250g Q16

Pet insurance premiums are on the rise but which of these following claims was NOT paid by an insurer in 2017?

A: A python’s eating disorder required an endoscopy and treatment costing £1,000

B: A gecko ate a plastic plant and required £520 of surgery

C: A parrot ceased speaking and required £700 worth of “therapeutic conversation” Q17

The future of ATMS looks uncertain in 2018 as banks squabble over who will pay for the network. In June, though, the industry celebrated the 50th anniversary of the first ever ATM. Which of the following was the original hole in the wall?

A: Bank to the Queen, Coutts, installed the first ever ATM in the servants’ quarters at Buckingham Palace B: Westminster Bank, which went on to become part of Rbs/natwest, installed the first ATM in Trafalgar Square

C: Barclays unveiled the first ATM in a branch in Enfield, north London