Do you recall much of 2020?
POLITICS
1: The UK left the European Union on January 31. At what time?
2: Who quit in February after refusing a request by Boris Johnson to fire his advisers?
3: Who resigned from the Home Office claiming to have been the target of a “vicious and orchestrated briefing campaign”?
4: In April, Sir Keir Starmer was elected leader of the Labour Party. Who was runnerup?
5: What is the name of Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds’ son?
6: Who stood down after making two trips to her second home in Fife during lockdown?
7: Michael Gove admitted in April that the Prime Minister 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?
10: Who was 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 in February?
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 in March. 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 Eurovision in May?
6: The Duchess of Sussex narrated a wildlife documentary for Disney+ which was released in April. What was it called?
7: Who was named People magazine’s sexiest man alive in November?
8: In September, it was announced Keeping Up The Kardashians, a pop culture institution, was coming to an end. After how many series?
9: Coronation Street became only the fifth UK television programme to clock up 60 years of broadcasting in December. Name the other four.
10: Which two famous names had to apologies for breaking Covid-19 restrictions while celebrating their birthdays in November and Decem
ber respectively?
WHO SAID
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 were actually a few coronavirus 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 short drive to see if I could drive safely.”
5: “I deeply regret any undermining of the clear messages around the continued need for social distancing to control this devastating epidemic.”
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: “Together we have demonstrated the power 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 low-key private wedding 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 Australian 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?
10: How old was Dame Barbara Windsor when she died in December?
WORLD
1: Ruth Bader Ginsburg died in September 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 February 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 book 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 at the end of a press conference at which he had asked everyone to refrain from handshaking?
9: British-born scientist Michael Houghton shared the Nobel Prize for Medicine in October for his work on which disease?
10: On which social media platform did American comedian Sarah Cooper first go viral in April for her lip-sync impersonations of Donald Trump?
ODDS
1: The sale of which baked good prompted queues at Greggs in January?
2: Residents of Llandudno were left agog after their town 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 for the Australian airline?
5: The James Atherton pub in Merseyside 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 postelection press conference outside the offices of what?
9: What appeared mysteriously in Utah, Romania and the Isle of Wight?
10: What animal was rescued from the giant Rockefeller Centre Christmas tree in New York?
SPORT
1: Which Mohican-loving Scotsman won the 2020 PDC World Darts Championship on January 1?
2: Who won the Super Bowl in February?
3: Which two teams played the last 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 Septem
ber?
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 seventh 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?
ROYAL
1: What did the Duchess of Cambridge 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 family 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 Oliver 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?
10: Who did the Queen have to say goodbye to in December?