What happened in 2022?
Questions: January to March, 2022 Quiz
- In January, a cabinet minister said the UK risks descending into “mob rule” after how many people were found not guilty of criminal damage for pulling down a statue of a slave trader? And what was the name of the slave trader?
- Can you name the former ambassador of the Bahamas to Japan who sadly died in early January 2022? He was also an Oscar winning actor.
- Which sportsman's father likened his son to Jesus?
- Who was said to be "channelling her inner Sharon Stone"?
- By what name was American Michael Lee Aday known professionally?
- A successful heart transplant for a human patient occured in Baltimore using the heart of which animal?
- Which English comedian and panelist of the BBC radio comedy game I'm Sorry I Haven't a Clue sadly died?
- A report by which civil servant found the social gatherings at Downing Street "difficult to justify"?
- In February, which Member of the Royal family was lifted in a rugby lineout during an England training session?
- How many gold medals did Great Britain win at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing?
- On 7 February, which county's police force said: "We do not believe an offence has been established..."?
- Which former television presenter and author of The Great Moghuls sadly left us?
- An awful video emerged showing footballer Kurt Zouma kicking and punching what?
- Who resigned after losing the confidence of the Mayor of London?
- Sadly Gary Brooker passed away, he was the lead singer of which rock band?
- Visiting the UK in mid-February, what were Dudley and Eunice?
- Anna Karen was famous for playing the role of which character on On the Buses?
- Which city was stripped of football's Champions League final?
- On 1 March, 2022, which town became the UK’s newest city?
- Lost during Ernest Shackleton's exploration in 1915, researchers in the Antarctic announce they found which ship?
- On the same day in March Autralian cricket lost two legends of the game, can you name both?
- World Athletics bans Russia and which other country from competing in all of its events?
- Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe was freed from which country?
- Which company made 800 employees redundant by video call?
- Who married Stella Moris in Belmarsh prison, London, on 23 March?
- Which band performed their final concert of the Last Domino? Tour in London?
- Which film became the first directed by a woman to receive more than ten nominations at the Oscars? And who was the director?
- Who did Will Smith slap in front of a global audience of millions on live television?
Answers:
- Four (called the 'Colston Four' in the press). Edward Colston
- Sidney Poitier (actor, activist and ambassador). (He won an Oscar for the film Lilies of the Field in 1963.)
- Novak Djokovic's (whose father said the Australian authorities are 'crucifying' him by detaining him as they deny the tennis star entry to the country.)
- Angela Rayner
- Meat Loaf (September 27, 1947 – January 20, 2022))
- Pig
- Barry Cryer
- Sue Gray
- The Duchess of Cambridge, or Kate (Middleton) (Note: it was the ladies' rugby team!)
- One gold (in curling!) (The UK won a total of two medals: one gold and one silver)
- Durham's
- Bamber Gascoigne
- His pet cat
- Cressida Dick (Metropolitan Police Commissioner)
- Procol Harum
- Storms
- Olive (Olive Rudge) (The actress sadly passed away this year.)
- Saint Petersburg (UEFA moved the venue from Russia to Paris)
- Southend-on-Sea
- Endurance
- Rod Marsh and Shane Warne
- Belarus
- Iran (detained in Iran since 2016)
- P&O Ferries
- Julian Assange
- Genesis
- The Power of the Dog. The director was Jane Campion.
- Chris Rock
Questions: April to June, 2022 Quiz
- From April 1, what product can no longer be sold or used in the UK as they pose an "unacceptable risk" to mammals, birds and dogs?
- Who tried to copyright the word 'archetype'?
- In early April, who did Eastenders pay tribute to?
- Who said it had been 'so painful to hear someone aggressively challenge your integrity'?
- Islamic extremist Ali Harbi Ali was found guilty of whose murder?
- Which aspiring chef did actress Nicola Peltz marry?
- Which birds of prey were found nesting in Poole Harbour and produced an egg, the first in southern England in modern times?
- Who did Emmanuel Macron defeat?
- Which company accepted a buyout offer from billionaire Elon Musk?
- The UK government announced plans to ship English Channel migrants to which country?
- The Central African Republic adopts what as as legal tender, becoming only the second country in the world to do so?
- At the end of April, who was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment?
- In May, Public Health England informs the World Health Organization that a case of what had been detected?
- The 2022 World Snooker Championship was won by Ronnie O'Sullivan who equalled the record held by Stephen Hendry of winning how many titles?
- Who became a household name playing detective DS George Carter in the 1970's?
- It was won by Ukraine's Kalush Orchestra but in which city was the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 held?
- Who gave birth to a baby boy with her rapper boyfriend ASAP Rocky?
- Celebs attended the opening night of which group's virtual tour called 'Voyage'?
- What sort of 'Friends' is Kay Mellor famous for?
- Teenager Jake Daniels became the first active pro footballer to come out as gay. Which Championship club was he playing for?
- The UK premiere of which film happened on the 19th of May, 2022?
- Sadly, 2022 saw the death of actor Ray Liotta. What was the first name of his character in the film Goodfellas?
- Real Madrid beat Liverpool 1–0 to win the 2022 UEFA Champions League final in which city?
- Which former sportsman died in hospital in Geneva, Switzerland, on 29 May 2022?
- Which two countries applied to join NATO?
- Who reprised his role as Obi-Wan Kenobi in 2022?
- Eight new cities were named for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Which one was furthest away from the UK?
- Which UK city was named the 2025 UK City of Culture?
- In June, who famously joined Queen Elizabeth II for cream tea at Buckingham Palace?
- Many slated Rod Stewart's performance of which song at the Party at the Palace?
- Johnny Depp enjoyed traditional fish and chips at The Bridge Tavern in which British city?
- Who made media headlines when spotted in London selling copies of the Big Issue?
- Who married Sam Asghari on 9 June in a ceremony at their secluded Thousand Oaks home in Los Angeles?
- Bruce Kent sadly passed away in June. With which organisation was he general secretary from 1980 to 1985?
- Who made her fortune launching a palletised freight network called Pall-Ex in 1996?
- On June 22, a powerful 5.9 magnitude earthquake struck the southeast of which Asian country?
- In which city did actor Martin Compston make headlines when a video surfaced on social media of him on stage during a Celtic supporter function?
- Whose song "Running Up That Hill" received renewed global attention after being featured in season 4 of Stranger Things?
- Mid-June saw events to mark the 40th Anniversary of what?
- Which business Tweeted in June a photo of a staff member wearing a name tag with the post: 'Pronouns matter,'?
- Matt Fitzpatrick became the fourth Englishman in the last 100 years to win what?
Answers:
- Slug pellets
- Meghan, Duchess of Sussex
- June Brown (who played EastEnders’ Dot Cotton)
- Ed Sheeran
- MP Sir David Amess
- Brooklyn Beckham
- Ospreys
- Marine Le Pen
- Rwanda
- Bitcoin
- Boris Becker
- Monkey Pox
- Seven titles
- Dennis Waterman (played Carter in the Sweeney)
- Turin (Italy)
- Rihanna
- ABBA
- Fat Friends (Kay Mellor sadly passed away in May)
- Blackpool
- Top Gun: Maverick
- Henry (Henry Hill)
- Paris
- Lester Piggott (English jockey, nine-time Epsom Derby winner)
- Finland and Sweden
- Ewan McGregor
- Stanley in the Falklands
- Bradford
- Paddington Bear
- Sweet Caroline
- Newcastle
- Prince William
- Britney Spears
- Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND)
- Hilary Devey (who sadly died in June, 2022)
- Afghanistan
- Las Vegas
- Kate Bush
- The Falklands War
- Halifax Bank
- US Open (golf)
Questions: July to September, 2022 Quiz
- The former Prime Minister of which country was assassinated while giving a public speech?
- Tesco stopped stocking which company's products?
- The number of what dropped below 40,000 during the first half of 2022 in England and Wales, the lowest ever recorded?
- In politics, Keir Starmer sacked Sam Tarry for joining a strike picket line. Who is Sam Tarry's girflriend?
- The price of what jumped by a fifth for the first time in 14 years?
- Which Member of Parliament for Saffron Walden got knocked out of the Conservative Party leadership race?
- Which British athlete won a stunning gold medal in the 1500 metres at the World Athletics Championships?
- Who announced new dates for her rescheduled Las Vegas residency?
- Who became the latest star to abandon the BBC by leaving as host of the early breakfast show on Radio 2?
- The Lionesses beat which team in the semi-final? And what was the score?
- According to Rebekah Vardy, who had a 'chipolata'?
- Neighbours aired its final episode in the UK on Friday, July 29. The Australian soap began 37-years ago with which three families?
- Who ran across the pitch in her sports bra after scoring the winning goal?
- In August, who did Liz Truss call 'a low energy Jeremy Corbyn'?
- Which English football club found themselves the subject of mockery after renaming of one of their stands the Gilbert & Rose West Stand'?
- Which island did Nancy Pelosi visit?
- Alastair Chalmers's bronze in the 400-metre hurdles marked the first Commonwealth medal in which island's history
- Who was accused of wanting sex all the time, 8 affairs and 'blackmail' email?
- The FBI searched which resort?
- Illustrator and author Raymond Briggs sadly dies. What was his most famous story?
- Who was stabbed on a New York stage moments before his scheduled speech?
- What sort of animal was Freya?
- Which amateur poet wrote: "You are the jam in my doughnut, the truffle in my pasta, the salt in my tequila"?
- Who said: "If you knew my story you would understand the passion"?
- Who got a tattoo of his wife's face covered up with an image of his dog Butkus?
- Which comedian said she hoped to stand as a Labour candidate in Sheffield at the next general election?
- Which country declared a "climate catastrophe" and appealed for international assistance?
- We sadly lost BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull at the end of August. Bill once wrote a book about which of his hobbies?
- In September, which American astronomer and astrophysicist sadly passed away?
- Which country did David Beckham call 'perfect'?
- Which comedian mocked Liz Truss on Laura Kuenssberg's new Sunday show?
- Who announced he would be releasing his first dedicated Christmas album in almost two decades?
- Who said: "To you, she was your Queen. To us, she was The Queen."?
- In which Edinburgh cathedral did the Queen's coffin lay at rest for 24 hours, allowing the people of Scotland to pay their respects?
- Which musician after being spotted in 'The Queue' tweeted: "Offered to sing, and am now being ushered to the front."?
- Which singer was moved to tears as Joe Biden awarded him the National Humanities Medal after a White House performance?
- Which two tennis stars cried together?
- Oscar-winner Louise Fletcher sadly passes away aged 88 at her home in France, she is most famous for playing which character?
Answers:
- Japan (Shinzo Abe)
- Heinz
- Pubs
- Angela Rayner
- McDonald’s cheeseburger
- Kemi Badenoch
- Jake Wightman
- Adele
- Vanessa Feltz
- Sweden. 4-0.
- Peter Andre (the Wagatha Christie trial finally concludes at the end of July)
- The Ramsays, Robinsons and the Clarkes
- Chloe Kelly (after scoring the winning goal in the Euro 2022 final)
- Mark Drakeford, First Minister of Wales
- Southend United (named their west stand after new sponsors Gilbert & Rose estate agents)
- Taiwan
- Guernsey's
- Ryan Giggs
- Mar-a-Lago resort (in Palm Beach, Florida, the residence of Donald Trump)
- The Snowman
- Salman Rushdie
- Walrus (put down by Norwegian officials as she posed 'a continued threat to human safety)
- Ryan Giggs (ex-footballer)
- Anthony Joshua
- Sylvester Stallone
- Eddie Izzard
- Pakistan
- Beekeeping
- Frank Drake
- Qatar
- Joe Lycett
- Cliff Richard
- Emmanuel Macron, President of France
- St Giles' Cathedral
- James Blunt
- Elton John
- Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal (after the Swiss legend's final match)
- Nurse Ratched (in One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest)
Questions: October to December, 2022
- In October, nearly 200 died in a stampede during a football match in which country?
- King Charles and the Queen Consort arrived in which Scottish town to formally make it Scotland's eighth city?
- An investigation finds that Hans Niemann probably cheated in more than 100 times in what?
- Russia carried out nuclear test launches of missiles during its annual "Grom" exercises. What does the word "grom" mean in English?
- On October 16, which UK soap celebrated its 50th anniversary?
- Which driver won the Japanese Grand Prix to take the 2022 Formula One World Championship?
- A weapons shipment from Iran to Russia included about 450 what?
- What did Karim Benzema win?
- The Economist compared the brevity of Lizz Truss's premiership to the shelf life of which vegetable?
- DART made the news. In the acronym DART what does the 'A' stand for?
- King Charles III appeared in an episode of which BBC TV programme?
- Who said 'Rashid Sanuk is now the Prime Minister?
- Which company that designs and sells furniture online went into administration?
- Matt Hancock went into the jungle, but what sporty occupation did he train as in 2012?
- American politician Ron DeSantis, considered Trump's most likely opponent for the 2024 Republican nomination, is governor of which state?
- In a tweet, who did Piers Morgan call "one of the nastiest frauds in TV"?
- What did Albert Butler block from passing on the A4?
- How much did Joe Lycett pretend to shred?
- Which actor fronted the opening ceremony of the football World Cup?
- Which country's government is planning to shut down nearly 3,000 farms in a bid to meet EU greenhouse gas emissions targets?
- Sadly, in December George 'Johnny' Johnson died aged 101. He was the last of the what?
- What tabloid nickname was given to RMT union boss Mick Lynch after he announced strike action over the Christmas period?
- Who married Ingrid Oliver, who is known for playing Petronella Osgood in Doctor Who?
- Which comedian, writer and broadcaster was hospitalised in Australia with bronchial pneumonia?
- Who apologized for saying Meghan Markle deserved Cersei's shame scene from Game of Thrones?
- Who used his position as a World Cup pundit on ITV to slam the UK government?
- What nationality was the Argentina versus France World Cup 2022 referee?
- Hamza Yassin broke down in tears as he won what?
- Who issued a statement about her appearance in a new Netflix series presented by Harry and Meghan, insisting she was unaware of the couple's involvement?
- Who presented the British reality television series 'The Traitors'?
- What name did delivery company Hermes UK rebrand to in 2022?
- Serial killer Charles Sobhraj was released from prison in Nepal. What is his nickname?
Answers:
- Indonesia
- Dunfermline
- Chess
- Thunder
- Emmerdale
- Max Verstappen
- Drones
- Ballon d'Or (in football)
- Lettuce
- Asteroid (Double Asteroid Redirection Test)
- The Repair Shop
- Joe Biden (in a gaff, instead of saying Rishi Sunak)
- Made.com
- Jockey
- Florida
- David Walliams
- An ambulance
- £10,000 (ten thousand pounds)
- Morgan Freeman
- Netherlands
- The Dambusters
- Mick Grinch
- Richard Osman
- Sandi Toksvig
- Jeremy Clarkson
- Gary Neville
- Polish (Szymon Marciniak)
- Strictly Come Dancing 2022
- Jacinda Ardern (New Zealand Prime Minister)
- Claudia Winkleman
- Evri
- The Serpent