8 questions are about 2014 itself; the other 12 are about the years just before and after it.
1. Which 2014 Hollywood blockbuster ends with the words "Hey, you're a hero buddy, you know that?"?
2. Which country was announced as the host of the FIFA World Cup 2014?
3. In which year did Glasgow host the Commonwealth Games?
4. One of the five oldest football associations in the world will in 2014 be a member of UEFA, which European country is it?
5. In the 2014 independence referendum, to the nearest whole number, what percentage voted No?
6. Which broadcaster presented Children in Need every year from 1980 to 2014?
7. Which Disney song, from "Frozen", became a global phenomenon in 2014?
8. Which country (who achieved third place at the 2014 FIFA World Cup) have a lion and the the letters KNVB on their football association crest?
9. Which European country's record of 535 days without an elected leader came to an end on the 6th of December 2011?
10. Making headlines around the world, the copyright to what was ruled invalid on the 22nd of September, 2015?
11. Which Brazilian president was impeached and removed from office in 2016?
12. To which channel did "The Great British Bake Off" move from the BBC in 2017?
13. How many Formula One world titles did Lewis Hamilton have after winning in 2015?
14. 2011 was the year that saw the population of the world estimated at 7 billion for the very first time. In which century was the population of the world estimated to be at 1 billion?
15. In the 2016 Electoral College vote, which former Secretary of State, who was not a candidate, received three electoral votes from faithless electors in Washington state?
16. Which 2011 Hollywood movie begins with a black screen and a foreboding cough?
17. Which 2016 Hollywood remake of an epic historical film (co-starring Morgan Freeman) lost an estimated 120 million dollars at the box office?
18. London hosts/hosted the 2012 Olympic Games. In which previous years have London hosted the games?
19. What is the name of the newest road bridge across the Firth of Forth, opened in 2017?
20. The title of which 2013 sci-fi film is also a paradise in classical mythology?
ANSWERS
1. Fury
2. Brazil
3. 2014
4. Gibralter
5. 55% (55.3%)
6. Sir Terry Wogan
7. Let It Go
8. Holland (Koninklijke Nederlandse Voetbal Bund)
9. Belgium
10. To the song 'Happy Birthday'
11. Dilma Rousseff
12. Channel 4
13. Three
14. 19th century, 1804 to be exact.
15. Colin Powell
16. Contagion
17. Ben Hur
18. 1948 and 1908
19. The Queensferry Crossing
20. Elysium
Where these questions come from
- Pauls Quiz 494
- Quiz of the Year 2007 - Part 2
- Scotland Quiz 3
- Pauls Quiz 12
- Scotland Quiz 4
- BBC's Children In Need Quiz 1
- Quiz of the Year 2014
- Pauls Quiz 334
- Quiz of the Year 2011
- Pauls Quiz 501
- Impeachment Quiz 1
- Reality TV Quiz 1
- Quiz of the Year 2015
- United States Elections Quiz 1
- Pauls Quiz 429
- Pauls Quiz 498
- Olympic Games Quiz 3
- Scotland Quiz 2
- Pauls Quiz 477
Questions are chosen because they mention the year. Now and then one is only loosely about it: press New mix for another lot.