What happened in 2024? All the best questions for your end-of-year quiz.
January to March, 2024
The British television drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office aired in early 2024. What was the name of the faulty accounting software provided by Fujitsu?
How old was "The Nuke" when he reached the World Championship darts final?
Actor David Soul sadly passed away. What was the first name of his character, Detective "Hutch" Hutchinson, whom he portrayed in the American television series Starsky & Hutch?
Houthi rebels were targeting cargo ships in which sea?
The hottest UK temperature ever in January was provisionally recorded by the Met Office in which country of the United Kingdom?
Who said: "Being an honorary Scouser is one of the best things I could ever have achieved in my life"?
Which South African-born British actress, star of films such as The Sundowners and Mary Poppins, died aged 100?
Which celebrity partied in Paris for her 50th birthday with her daughter Lila?
Scutigera coleoptrata was discovered in the United Kingdom for the first time. It is a venomous what?
Tata Steel confirmed it was to close its blast furnaces in which Welsh town?
Harry Clark won series two of which television series?
Which messaging platform did Nicola Sturgeon delete all her messages from?
On 30 January 2024, a special court sentenced which former sportsman to 10 years in prison?
Actor Ian Lavender, who sadly passed away in February, was born and raised in which English city?
An announcement was made that who was expecting a baby with his wife Anne-Marie?
In February, Real Madrid football club asked to reschedule a match to accommodate the extraordinary demand for what?
The Super Bowl was played at the Allegiant Stadium in which American city?
Which comic strip did The Beano ask schoolchildren to submit their best jokes for, to celebrate its 70th birthday?
Mourners gathered to pay tribute to a sports star who was tragically killed in a car accident. What world record did he hold?
The website Archewell was rebranded to what website address?
It was announced that Downton Abbey is set to return for a new series. The last episode aired on Christmas Day in which year?
Which town's by-election was dubbed the most divisive and chaotic in modern British history?
In a huge break with tradition, what is to be axed from Australian 5-dollar bank notes?
Can you name the F1 boss who was making tabloid headlines over his texts?
In early March, Mayfair hatters reported a dip in sales of £295 fedoras since whose victory?
What's the first name of Kate Middleton's uncle, who was a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother?
Who announced his departure from GB News following the previous day's Ofcom ruling?
Which country officially joined NATO and became its 32nd member?
Who won the Best Actor Oscar?
Ant and Dec appeared on video to wish who good luck on her This Morning debut?
Answers:
Horizon
16 (Luke Littler's nickname is "The Nuke")
Ken or Kenneth
Red Sea
Scotland
Jurgen Klopp
Glynis Johns
Kate Moss
Centipede
Port Talbot
The Traitors
WhatsApp
Imran Khan (former Prime Minister of Pakistan)
Birmingham (the clue was the Aston Villa scarf he always wore as Private Pike)
Ant McPartlin
Tickets to Taylor Swift's concert at their stadium (The Eras Tour)
Las Vegas
The Bash Street Kids
Marathon world record (Kelvin Kiptum)
Sussex.com
2015
Rochdale's by-election
King Charles's face
Christian Horner
George Galloway's
Gary
Dan Wootton
Sweden
Cillian Murphy
Cat Deeley
April to June, 2024
O.J. Simpson passed away in April. Can you name either of the two American professional football teams he played for?
Flash floods disrupted flights at which airport, the world's second-busiest?
English endurance athlete Russell Cook, also known as "Hardest Geezer," became the first person to run the entire length of where?
Which British politician resigned on April 29?
In May 2024, who was announced as the UK's jury spokesperson for the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2024?
Images flooded social media from across the UK, even as far south as Cornwall, featuring which rarely seen natural phenomenon?
Who played the largest concert of their career at Copacabana Beach, Rio de Janeiro?
Who testified in court about a 2006 sexual encounter with Donald Trump?
The Eurovision Song Contest was won by Nemo from which country?
What is the occupation of Leonora Carrington?
Manchester City became the first team to win the English Premier League title for how many consecutive seasons?
In June, the world's largest-ever election ended in which country?
Who headlined Glastonbury for a record fifth time?
Who said: "On reflection, it was a mistake not to stay in France longer – and I apologise"?
What did Sir Ian McKellen fall off?
Shortly after midnight on June 18, who was arrested in Sag Harbor, New York for driving while intoxicated?
On June 19, Just Stop Oil protesters vandalised what with orange cornflour powder paint?
Which actor criticised Kemi Badenoch's comments on sex and gender and said she should "shut up"?
What kind of animal is Ronaldo, the 6-foot creature that gave birth to 14 babies in Portsmouth, England?
Who was allowed to go free after five years in a UK prison?
Which K-pop group became the first to play the main Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury?
Which film became the first since Barbie in 2023 to earn one billion dollars globally?
Answers:
Buffalo Bills (1969–1977) and San Francisco 49ers (1978–1979)
Dubai International Airport
Africa
Scotland’s First Minister, Humza Yousaf
Joanna Lumley
Northern Lights
Madonna
Stormy Daniels
Switzerland
Artist. Her work Les Distractions de Dagobert, an oil-on-canvas painting, was sold for £22.5 million, a record for a UK-born woman artist.
Four
India
Coldplay
Rishi Sunak
The stage, during a performance of Player Kings at London's Noel Coward Theatre
Justin Timberlake
Stonehenge
David Tennant
A snake—a boa constrictor
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange
Seventeen
Inside Out 2
July to September, 2024
Security guard Gavin Plumb was found guilty of plotting to kidnap which television presenter?
Which English cyclist claimed the outright record of stage victories at the Tour de France?
Which British swimmer narrowly missed out on gold at the Olympics by just 0.02 seconds?
Rachel Reeves became the UK's first female Chancellor of the Exchequer. In which city is her constituency?
Donald Trump survived an assassination attempt at an outdoor campaign rally in which Pennsylvania city?
Which Lincolnshire explorer, credited with naming Australia, had his remains reburied in his home village of Donington after being discovered during an HS2 rail project excavation?
Donald Trump picked which Ohio Senator as his Republican vice-presidential running mate?
Which town and seaport in South Ayrshire hosted the 2024 Open Championship?
Which American comic actor wed his second wife, Australian model Paige Butcher?
In August, which American gymnast won her third gold medal of the Paris Olympics?
British tech tycoon Mike Lynch's yacht sank off the coast of which island?
Who told a newspaper that he is "ashamed" and has "let everybody down"?
Which TV presenter interviewed his own wife, resulting in thousands of Ofcom complaints?
The largest diamond in more than a century was found in a mine in which country?
On 23 August 2024, Jeremy Clarkson opened a pub. What is its name?
Which messaging platform did Pavel Durov, arrested in France, found?
Who was reported to have gifted Keir Starmer thousands of pounds of free clothing?
British band Oasis announced a reunion tour after a split of how many years?
Which country blocked Elon Musk's social network, X, after it missed a court-imposed deadline?
Which musician resigned as vice president of the Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals?
Which country became the first where electric cars outnumber petrol vehicles?
The BBC broadcasted a documentary in which 20 former employees of which company claimed they were assaulted?
At the end of September, the UK became the first major economy to give up what?
Which British Tony, Emmy, Oscar, and BAFTA Award-winning stage and screen actress sadly passed away on 27 September?
Answers:
Holly Willoughby
Stage 5
Adam Peaty
Leeds
Butler
Captain Matthew Flinders
JD Vance
Troon (Royal Troon Golf Club)
Eddie Murphy
Simone Biles
Sicily
Jermaine Jenas
Ed Balls
Botswana
The Farmer's Dog
Telegram
Lord Alli (Waheed Alli, Baron Alli)
16 years
Brazil
Sir Brian May
Norway
Harrods
Coal
Maggie Smith
October to December, 2024
Who became the first former U.S. president to reach the milestone of 100 years of age?
Which MP announced that she would introduce a bill on assisted dying?
The UK announced it would give up sovereignty of which islands to Mauritius?
Who presented a show with her arm in a sling following a horse riding accident?
Alex Salmond, former First Minister of Scotland, died while visiting which European country?
Donald Trump sat in what sort of vehicle in Green Bay, Wisconsin?
King Charles and Queen Camilla embarked on a six-day tour of which country?
English pop singer Liam Payne sadly died after falling from a hotel balcony in which city?
In November, people affected by flooding in which Spanish city angrily threw mud at Spanish King Felipe VI?
President Donald Trump was re-elected, becoming only the second president elected to non-consecutive terms after which U.S. president?
Which epic film received a royal premiere in November with King Charles III in attendance in London?
New owner Justin Sun stated he would eat which food item?
Who returned to his Walthamstow roots for an unveiling ceremony of his life-size statue?
Former Conservative Party leader William Hague was elected Chancellor of where?
Which soap broadcast its final-ever episode after 24 years?
Complete Reform MP Lee Anderson's comment: "Rachel from..."?
What is the first name of President Joe Biden’s son who received a controversial pardon in December?
Which Asian country declared martial law?
Who revealed he is unable to watch his own musical after losing his eyesight?
Answers:
Jimmy Carter
Kim Leadbeater
The Chagos Islands
Fiona Bruce
North Macedonia
A garbage truck (refuse truck)
Australia
Buenos Aires
Valencia
Grover Cleveland
Gladiator II
A banana (a controversial artwork of a banana duct-taped to a wall, which he bought for $6.2 million at an auction in New York)