QUIZ OF THE YEAR

COVID-19

1 Which of these slogans wasn’t used by the UK Government this year? a. Stay Alert, Control the Virus b. Stay Home, Protect the NHS c. Hands, Face, Space d. Don’t Sneeze, Please

2 Which musician donated $1m to the Moderna vaccine project? a. Taylor Swift b. Kanye West c. Dolly Parton d. Elton John

3 Which of these (ineffective) treatments did Donald Trump not suggest at some point this year? a. Very powerful light b. Dark chocolate c. An injection of disinfectant d. Hydroxychloroquine

4 What does the 19 indicate in the name Covid-19? a. The 19th coronavirus to be discovered b. Discovered in 2019 c. Identified 19 days after the first case d. Has 19 chromosomes

5 Which Chinese city saw the first Covid-19 lockdown imposed, on January 23? a. Hong Kong g b. Xi’an c. Chengdu d. Wuhan

6 Which of these posts hasn’t been held by Dido Harding in 2020? a. Chief Medicalcal Officer b. Head of NHS Test and Trace c. Chair of the National Institute for Health Protection d. Steward of The Jockey Club

7 Dominic Cummings claimed to be testing his eyesight when he visited which northern town at Easter? a. Wakefield b. Barnard Castle c. Bishop Auckland d. Kendal

8 Which of these events actually took place as scheduled in 2020? a. Tokyo Olympics b. London mayoral election c. Lib Dem leadership contest d. United Nations Climate Change Conference

ENTERTAINMENT

1 Not now due for release until 2021, what is the name of the 25th James Bond movie? a. No Rest For The Wicked b. No Sleep Till Brooklyn c. No Time To Die d. No Time Like The Present

2 Kylie Minogue became the first female artist to top the chart in five consecutive decades after which album reached No1 in November? a. Fiasco b. Disco c. Loco d. Adagio

3 Nicola

Adams withdrew from Strictly after her er dance partner caught Covid-19. 9. Who was she paired with? a. Anton du Beke b. Motsi Mabuse c. Gorka Márquez d. Katya Jones

4 The late Sean Connery won his only acting Oscar for which film? a. The Untouchables b. The Rock c. The Hunt For Red October d. d The Man Who Would Be King

5 Why did Donald Fear make headlines in September? a. Children crashed a TV interview b. Won top prize on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? c. Became a meme after asking a question in the Presidential debate d. Became BBC Director-General

6 The late Diana Rigg played which character in Game Of Thrones? a. Cersei Lannister b. Arya Stark c. Theon Greyjoy d. Olenna Tyrell

7 Captain Tom Moore, Michael Ball and the NHS Voices of Care Choir had a No1 hit in April with a cover of which song? a. Mr Brightside b. My Heart Will Go On c. You’ll Never Walk Alone d. Stop Crying Your Heart Out

8 Which artist won all four of the main Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year for When We Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? a. Billie Eilish b. Lady Gaga c. Lizzo d. Beyoncé

NEWS

1 What interrupted live interviews by both Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Jacinda Ardern, the prime ministers of Iceland and New Zealand? a. Their cats b. Window cleaners c. Amazon deliveries d. Earthquakes

2 Which MP, who came second in the Labour leadership contest, was sacked as shadow Education Secretary in June? a. Diane Abbott b. Jeremy Corbyn c. Rebecca Long-Bailey d. d Chris Bryant

3 Mass protests erupted in which European E country after its President was apparently elected to a sixth term in office in August? a. a Belarus b. b Ukraine c. Bulgaria d. Russia

4 Which member of Donald Trump’s family was secretly recorded saying of him “He has no principles”? a. His wife, Melania elania b. His son, Barron rron c. His son, Eric c d. His sister,

Maryanne

5 In October, the Queen went unmasked d at her first public event during the pandemic demic at which military site? it ? a. Porton Down defence laboratory b. Sandhurst academy c. Horse Guards Parade d. Faslane nuclear submarine base

6 The UK announced an extended visa for British National (Overseas) passport holders from where? a. Australia b. The Falklands c. The Channel Islands d. Hong Kong

7 Black Lives Matters protesters toppled a statue of which historical figure into Bristol harbour in June? a. Winston Churchill b. Edmund Burke c. Edward Colston d. Robert Clive

8 In October NASA confirmed the presence of what on the Moon? a. Mail-in ballots b. Ice c. Carbon dioxide d. Canals

SPORTS

1 1 Liverpool won the 2019-20 Premier League title, their first top division title for how many years? a. Ten b. Twenty c. Thirty d. Forty

2 Which football ground hosted both the last match before the Premier League was suspended and the first match once it resumed? a. Old Trafford b. Villa Park c. Elland Road d. St James’ Park

3 Which British cyclist won the Giro d’Italia this year, the only Briton to win any of the Grand Tours? a. Bradley Wiggins b. Geraint Thomas c. Chris Froome d. Tao Geoghegan Hart

4 Which tennis player appeared in two Grand Slam finals this year, winning the Australian Open and losing to Iga Świątek in Paris? a. Serena Williams b. Sofia Kenin c. Sloane Stephens d. d Venus Williams

5 Rob Baxter coached which English rugby union side to Premiership and Champions Cup success? a. Exeter Chiefs b. Saracens c. Bristol Bears d. d Leicester Tigers

6 Lewis Hamilton equalled Michael Schumacher’s record for the number of F1 Drivers’ Championship titles. How many has each man won? a. Three b. Seven c. Twelve d. Twenty

7 Who won her second London Marathon title this year? a. Mary Keitany b. Paula Radcliffe liffe c. Brigid Kosgei d. Katarina Johnson-Thompson

8 Which song re-entered the charts for the first time in 40 years after Scotland qualified for UEFA Euro 2020? a. The Final Countdown b. Flower Of Scotland c. All I Want For Christmas d. Yes Sir, I Can Boogie

ARTS & CULTURE

1 A controversial new statue by artist Maggi Hambling was unveiled in London, to commemorate which feminist pioneer? a. Mary Wollstonecraft b. Emmeline Pankhurst c. Madonna d. Margaret Thatcher

2 Hilary Mantel published The Mirror And The Light in March, the last novel of her Wolf Hall trilogy about the life of which figure? a. Oliver Cromwell omwell b. Queen Elizabeth I c. Thomas Cromwell d. Queen

Anne

3 Published in n November, what was the e name of Barack ack Obama’s first presidential memoir? a. Land Of Hope And Glory b. Star-Spangled Land c. A Promised Land d. Coming In To Land

4 An Instagram post in July showed Banksy creating a new (and short-lived) artwork where? a. The Tower of London b. A hospital c. An Underground train d. The SS Great Britain

5 The play Lungs was live-streamed in June from an empty theatre and featured which actors, known for playing an on-screen couple? a. Claire Foy & Matt Smith b. Judi Dench & Geoffrey Palmer c. Olivia Colman & Tobias Menzies d. David Tennant & Michael Sheen

6 The CIRCA art project saw which internationally acclaimed artist’s videos projected at Piccadilly Circus throughout October? a. Antony Gormley b. Anish Kapoor c. Tracey Emin d. Ai Weiwei

7 A self-titled album by which artist won the 2020 Mercury Prize? a. Laura Marling b. Headie One c. Kate Bush d. Michael Kiwanuka

8 Which 2020 TV hit was adapted from a novel by Sally Rooney? a. Quiz b. Noughts + Crosses c. Normal People d. I Hate Suzie