The 2024 quiz (Questions only)

1. Plus or minus 4, how many points in total was the longest tennis tie-break in a Grand Slam singles event?

2. To within ten, how many known moons are there revolving the other planets?

3. Which type of charging port did the EU make standard for new phones from the end of 2024?

4. The Paris 2024 mascots were based on what kind of hat?

5. In 2016, rugby sevens gold gave which nation its first Olympic medal in any sport, and which country beat them in the men's sevens final at Paris 2024?

6. NFL player Damar Hamlin topped the 2023 Google list of most searched personalities globally. Which 52 year old Hollywood actor was 2nd on this list?

7. Which NHL team is the all time points leader? (as of 2026)

8. Which Korean dish was Google's top trending search result for 2023 in the category 'Recipes'?

9. Plus or minus 20, how many dollar billionaires live in Russia? (as of 2021)

10. Which British city was chosen to host Eurovision 2023 on Ukraine's behalf?

11. Which president was the first to be impeached twice, in 2019 and 2021?

12. Which singer was, according to Forbes, the highest earning dead celebrity of 2025?

13. After the 2022 midterms, how many ballots did it take to elect Kevin McCarthy Speaker of the House, and in which year had a Speaker election last needed more than one ballot?

14. Which country became the 20th member of the eurozone in 2023?

15. In which month did Russia launch its full-scale invasion of Ukraine?

16. Which band announced in August that they were reuniting for a world tour in 2025?

17. LadBaby recently (2022) became the music act with the most Christmas No 1's in the UK charts. Which band did he surpass to gain this record?

18. Senators are divided into three "classes", so that roughly a third of the Senate is elected every two years. Which class was up for election in the 2026 midterms?

19. How many times has the Mona Lisa been stolen from the Louvre? (As of 2021)

20. Name the six host countries that have won the FIFA World Cup. (as of 2021) One point for each correct answer.