Take our big Boxing Day quiz

POLITICS

1 The UK left the European Union on

January 31. At what time?

2 Who quit in February after refus

ing a request by Boris Johnson to fire his advisers?

3 Who resigned from Home Office

claiming to be target of a “vicious and orchestrated briefing campaign”? 4 In April,

Sir Keir Starmer was elected leader of the Labour Party. Who was runner- up?

5 What is the name of Boris John

son and Carrie Symonds’ son?

6 Who stood down after making

two trips to her second home in Fife during lockdown?

7 Michael Gove admitted that the

PM missed how many meetings of the Cobra emergency committee in the early stages of the pandemic?

8 Boris Johnson blamed a “

mutant algorithm” for what August debacle which forced the Government into a humiliating U- turn?

9 Anne-

Marie Trevelyan left Cabinet in September when what role was abolished?

10Whowas announced as the face

of Downing Street’s new daily televised press briefings in October?

SHOWBIZ

1 Which film won Best Picture at the

92nd Academy Awards?

2 Taylor Swift released a surprise

lockdown album in July. What was it called?

3 Tom Hanks was one of the first

A- listers to confirm a coronavirus diagnosis. He was filming a musical biopic of which star’s life at the time? 4 Which Star Wars actor was

praised for a powerful speech against racism in Hyde Park in June? 5 Which city was due to host Eurovi

sion in May?

6 The Duchess of Sussex narrated a

wildlife documentary for Disney+. What was it called?

7 Who was named People maga

zine’s sexiest man alive?

8 It was announced Keeping Up

With The Kardashians was coming to an end. After how many series? 9 Coronation Street became only

the fifth UK TV show to clock up 60 years. Name the other four. 10Which two famous names had

to apologies for breaking restrictions while celebrating their birthdays in November and December?

WHOSAID

1 “

It’s a little like a regular flu that we have flu shots for, and we’ll essentially have a flu shot for this in a fairly quick manner.”

2 “

I was at a hospital the other night where I think there there were actually a few coro onavirus patients and

I shook hands with everybody.” 3 “For clarity, my parents asked me to deliver some essentials, including medicines.” 4 “We agreed that we should go for a shor rt drive to see if I could drive ve safely.”

5 “

I deeply regret any undermining of the clear messages around the continued need for social distancing to control this devastating epidemic.” 6 6 “

I take full responsibility and I would urge everyone not to make the same mistakes that I have and do all they can to help limit the spread of Covid- 19.”

7 7 “

Together we have demonstrated the power power o of kindness and compassion.”

8 “

While I may be the first woman in this office, I won’t be the last.” 9 “

I’m sorry that my behaviour has upset people and I’ve never intentionally set out to upset anyone.” 10“

That doesn’t surprise me at all because we’re a much better country than every single one of them, aren’t we.”

BIRTHS, DEATHS AND MARRIAGES

1 How old was Kirk Douglas when he

died in February?

2 Harry Potter star Rupert Grint

became a father in May. After which day of the week did he name his daughter?

3 NBA legend Kobe Bryant died in

January aged 41 in a helicopter crash in which US state?

4 Which country music legend died

in March aged 81? 5 Who married Edoardo Mapelli

Mozzi in a private ceremony in July after plans for a more lavish do were cancelled due to the pandemic? 6 Which football figure who won

a World Cup winner’s medal as a player and led another nation to the quarter- finals of Italia 90 died in July? 7 The daughter of which late Aus

tralian celebrity got married in March and announced in August she was pregnant with her first child? 8 Who revealed in September that

she had married US actor David Harbour in Las Vegas in a ceremony that featured a performance from an Elvis Presley impersonator. 9 Which comedian,

singer and TV presenter died on November 14 aged 88?

10Howold 0 was Dame Barbara

W indsor when she died in December?

WORLD

1 Ruth Bader Ginsburg died in Sep

tember at the age of 87. Which Trump appointee took her seat?

2 Which world leader sparked

rumours in April he was either gravely ill or dead after missing key national events before he re- emerged in photos 20 days later?

3 Name the cruise ship stuck off

the coast of Japan that in Febru

ary accounted for more than half of the known Covid- 19 cases outside of China.

4 Which country voted in October

to legalise euthanasia, but not marijuana?

5 Name the Hong Kong leader who

said in November she was being paid her salary in cash because of US sanctions to freeze her bank accounts. 6 Frenchman Albert Uderzo died

in March aged 92. What beloved comic character did he co- create?

7 Which nation treated Russian

opposition leader Alexei Navalny after he was poisoned with Novichok in August?

8 Which European leader had to apologise in March for shaking his medical adviser’s hand after asking everyone to refrain from handshaking? 9 British-

born scientist Michael el Houghton shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in October for his work on which disease? 10Onwhich social media platform

did American comedian Sarah Coop per first go viral in April for he er lip- sync impersonations

of o Donald Trump?

ODDS 1 The sale of which

baked good prompted queues at Greggs in January?

2 2 Residents of Llandudno

were left agog after their town town w was overrun by what during lockdown in March?

3 New Zealand Prime Minister

Jacinda Arden was praised for continuing a TV interview despite what taking place as she spoke? 4 What shape did a Qantas pilot

draw in the sky as the Boeing 747 took its final flight?

5 The James Atherton pub in Mer

seyside gave itself a Covid rebrand in October in honour of Dominic Cummings, Boris Johnson and Matt Hancock. What was its new name? 6 A Nottingham Forest fan leapt in

to a canal to celebrate his side’s win over bitter rivals Derby County, only to discover what?

7 Which natural phenomenon

stunned residents of Leighton Buzzard in September?

8 In November,

Donald Trump’s lawyer Rudy Giuliani confused just about everyone by opting to give a post- election press conference outside the offices of what?

9 What appeared mysteriously in

Utah, Romania and the Isle of Wight?

10What animal was rescued from

the giant Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree in New York?

ROYAL

1 What did the Duchess of Cam

bridge say she struggles with in February?

2 What did the Queen ban the Duke

and Duchess of Sussex from using in March after they quit as senior working royals?

3 Which member of the royal fam

ily caught coronavirus in April but kept it a secret so as not to alarm the nation?

4 Who were the first royals to be

seen wearing face coverings in June?

5 What milestone did the Queen

reach in July?

6 What did Culture Secretary Oli

ver Dowden say should be added to the start of Netflix royal drama The Crown?

7 What did Malta demand back

from Prince George in September and then change its mind?

8 What did Princess Charlotte say

she liked in October?

9 Who moved into Harry and

Meghan’s vacant home Frogmore Cottage in November? 10Whodid the Queen have to say

goodbye to in December?

SPORT

1 Which Mohican-

loving Scotsman won the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship on January 1?

2 Who won the Super Bowl in Feb

ruary?

3 Which two teams played the last

English Premier League match before lockdown in March?

4 The re-

arranged Derby on July 4 was won by which Irish- trained horse, who shares his name with a lake in London?

5 Which USA striker and World Cup

winner did Tottenham Women sign in September?

6 Who broke her own record for

the number of winners ridden by a British woman in a year, rode a historic double on British Champions Day, became the first woman to ride five winners on the same card and claimed her first victory at Royal Ascot?

7 Which England batsman was the

top scorer in the three T20 matches in South Africa ?

8 Lewis Hamilton clinched his sev

enth F1 World Championship at which Grand Prix in November?

9 Normally an annual April event,

which US golfer won the Masters in November with a record 20- under par score?

10:

In what round did Anthony Joshua beat Kubrat Pulev in their heavyweight world championship fight on December 12?