General Knowledge

It’s been quite a year, with barely a moment to take a breath – in fact so much has happened that it may all seem like a blur. Russia invaded Ukraine, Boris Johnson resigned as Prime Minister, the Queen passed the baton to Charles after a 70-year reign, heat records were broken, food and energy bills went through the roof, trains didn’t run, planes didn’t take off and Liz Truss spent more money in her first week as PM than anyone since the war.

But how much of the year do you actually remember?

Test yourself with our exclusive questions from

Have I Got News for You:

The Quiz of 2022…

1. In June, what did TV presenter Kirstie Allsopp reveal she’d accidentally eaten?

A: A fly

B: Nettles

C: An Apple Airpod D: Her wedding ring

2. During a chess tournament in Moscow over the summer, a seven-year-old boy was playing against an automated robot when what happened?

A: The robot broke into song

B: It flipped the board and stormed off

C: It exploded

D: It broke the boy’s finger

3. The Lib Dems overturned a Tory majority of 24,200 to pull off a stunning by-election win in which constituency?

A: Torridge and West Devon B: Newton Abbot

C: Tiverton and Honiton D: Exeter

4. Over the summer, a “wet wipe island” the size of two tennis courts appeared in which UK river? A: Thames B: Mersey C: Trent

D: Severn

5. During the Select Committee hearings into the January 6 Capitol attack, Donald Trump’s former press secretary Stephanie Grisham revealed that when he lost his temper, staff would calm him down by playing a song from which musical? A: West Side Story B: Cats C: Starlight Express

D: Les Misérables

6. Which sporting figure appeared on Good Morning Britain in June to declare that they’d “a bullet” for

Vladimir Putin?

A: Dennis Rodman B: Matt Le Tissier C: Bernie Ecclestone D: Barry Fry

7. In May, a married couple from Gloucester won a record-breaking £184million Euromillions jackpot. What was the first thing they bought with their new-found wealth?

A: A ride-on lawnmower

B: Their own caravan park

C: Some more lottery tickets

D: A second-hand Volvo

8. While standing in at PMQS for

NASTY Scan shows wet wipe debris forming a huge mass on which river?

BROKE NET Who is Margot Robbie playing in film?

BOARD Russian AI chess robot goes rogue