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Quiz of the Year


What happened in 2024? All best questions for your end of year quiz.


January to March, 2024

  1. The British television drama Mr Bates vs The Post Office was on our screens in early 2024. What was the name of the faulty accounting software provided by Fujitsu?
  2. How old was "The Nuke" when he reached the World Championship dart's final?
  3. Houthi rebels were targeting cargo ships in which sea?
  4. The hottest UK temperature ever in January was provisionally recorded by the Met Office in which country of the United Kingdom?
  5. Who said: "Being an honorary Scouser is one of the best things I could ever have achieved in my life"?
  6. Which South African-born British actress, star of films such as The Sundowners and Mary Poppins, died aged 100?
  7. Who partied in Paris for her 50th with daughter Lila?
  8. Scutigera coleoptrata was discovered in the United Kingdom for the first time. It is a venomous what?
  9. Tata Steel confirmed it was to close its blast furnaces in which Welsh town?
  10. Harry Clark won series two of which television series?
  11. It was disclosed that Nicola Sturgeon had deleted all her messages on what?
  12. On 30 January 2024, a special court sentenced which former sportsman to 10 years in prison?
  13. In February, actor Ian Lavender sadly passsed away. In which English city was he born and raised? (Hint: His character in Dad's Army gave a visual clue)
  14. An announcement was made that who was expecting a baby with his wife Anne-Marie?
  15. The Super Bowl was played at the Allegiant Stadium in which American city?
  16. The Beano was asking schoolchildren to submit their best jokes to celebrate the 70th birthday of what?
  17. Mourners gathered to pay tribute to a sports star who was tragically killed in a car accident. What world record did he hold?
  18. The website Archewell was rebranded to what website address?
  19. It was announced that Downton Abbey is set to return for a new series. The last episode was aired on Christmas Day in which year?
  20. Which town's by-election was dubbed the most divisive and chaotic in modern British history?
  21. In a huge break with tradition, what is to be axed from Australian 5 dollar bank notes?
  22. Can you name the F1 boss who was making tabloid headlines over his texts?
  23. In early March, Mayfair hatters reported a dip in sales of £295 fedoras since whose victory?
  24. What's the first name of Kate Middleton's uncle, who was a contestant on Celebrity Big Brother?



Answers:

  1. Horizon
  2. 16 (Luke Littler's nickname is "The Nuke")
  3. Red Sea
  4. Scotland
  5. Jurgen Klopp
  6. Glynis Johns
  7. Kate Moss
  8. Centipede
  9. Port Talbot
  10. The Traitors
  11. WhatsApp
  12. Imran Khan (former prime minister of Pakistan)
  13. Birmingham (the clue was the Aston Villa scarf he always wore as Private Pike)
  14. Ant McPartlin
  15. Las Vegas
  16. The Bash Street Kids
  17. Marathon world record (Kelvin Kiptum)
  18. Sussex.com
  19. 2015
  20. Rochdale's
  21. King Charles's face
  22. Christian Horner
  23. George Galloway's
  24. Gary