That made the headlines this year
after blasting off from which US state?
4. In May, the daughters of which two European royal families graduated from Atlantic College in Llantwit Major in Wales?
5. Brazilian football star Neymar was fined more than 3.3 million dollars (£2.6 million) in July for doing what during renovations at his mansion in Mangaratiba?
6. A daring rescue of eight people, including six teenagers, was safely carried out in August after the wires on a valley cable car snapped in which country?
7. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Gregoire Trudeau, announced in September they were separating after how many years of marriage? 8. Nasa astronaut Frank Rubio returned to Earth in September after setting a record for the longest US space flight, after an equipment failure part way through what should have been a 180-day mission. For how long was he orbiting the Earth?
9. North Korean leader Kim
Manchester City lift the Champions League trophy after winning the UEFA Champions League Final
Jong-Un had a rare in-person summit with Vladimir Putin but how did he make the long journey to and from Pyongyang?
10. New Zealand elected a new prime minister in October – can you name him? 1. Bella, a 14-year-old cat from Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire, became the holder of which Guinness World Record? 2. Engineers working on sewers in Gloucestershire removed what “unusual” blockage from the underground pipes?
3. What type of pets gained their own air-conditioned haven when mother-of-four Lesley Herbert won £2 million on a National Lottery scratchcard?
4. Eurovision fans flying to Liverpool were served by cabin crew from which airline dressed in memorable outfits from the song contest? 5. Artist Nathan Wyburn used what foodstuffs to create a portrait of the King to celebrate the coronation?
6. Dame Judi Dench has said her pet parrot Sweetheart hardly ever speaks but once said the
name of which politician “clear as day”?
7. Endurance runner Sally Orange, who became an MBE for charity fundraising, is thought to be the only person to have done what? 8. Comedian and actor Les Dennis denied which social media rumour which was started after a joke by comedian Adam Rowe?
9. Farmer Tom Pearcy cut more than 5km of pathways into a 15-acre field at York Maze, which contains more than a million maize plants, to create a huge image of which figure from history?
10. Which TV chef joined TikTok star Nick DiGiovanni to create a Guinness World Record beef wellington
weighing around 25.76kg (56.79lb)? 1. Where was the award ceremony of Prince of Wales’s Earthshot Prize held this year?
2. Which country did the King and Queen visit at the end of October and beginning of November?
3. How much did the funeral and lying-in-state of Queen Elizabeth II in September 2022 cost the UK Government, according to Treasury figures published in May? 4. Why was Charles and Camilla’s state visit to France, due to be the first of the King’s reign, postponed in March? 5. The Queen said she had fulfilled her late father’s long-held ambition when she became colonel-in-chief of his former regiment. Which regiment is it?
6. Who prompted a wave of praise and social media memes for her handling of the Sword of State at the coronation? 7. According to Nielsen BookData, how many copies of Harry’s autobiography Spare were sold in its first week to become the fastest-selling non-fiction book in the UK since records began in 1998?
8. What did the King present to K-pop band Blackpink at Buckingham Palace during the state visit of South Korea’s president and first lady in November? 9. By what other name is the Stone of Destiny, a 152kg slab of pinkish sandstone on which
Scottish kings were crowned for centuries, known? 10. Princess Eugenie and her husband Jack Brooksbank welcomed their second son at the end of May. What is his name? 1. Manchester City won the treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and Champions League in 2023 – who did they beat in the final of the latter? 2. Which NFL player caused a stir in 2023 when it was revealed he was dating pop superstar Taylor Swift? 3. How many games did defending champions England win as they crashed out of the Cricket World Cup in India?
4. Who became the first person to defeat Novak Djokovic at Wimbledon since 2017?
5. Which country won the 2023 women’s Six Nations tournament? 6. Which English footballer was named the 2023 Golden Boy without ever playing a top division match in England? 7. Which Brit won the women’s heptathalon at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest?
8. Chelsea Women manager Emma Hayes will take over as manager of which nation’s team in 2024?
9. Who will return as Europe’s Ryder Cup captain in 2025 after leading the team to victory against the US in 2023? 10. In October, which jockey announced he was reversing his decision to retire and moving to the US to race on the international circuit?