Quiz of the Year 2021 Easy
- 40 questions
- about 50 minutes to run
- published 31 Dec 2025
- updated
1. Which young poet read "The Hill We Climb" at Joe Biden's inauguration in January?
2. On 6 January, supporters of Donald Trump stormed which building in Washington?
3. Captain Sir Tom Moore died in February. How many laps of his garden had he walked in 2020 to raise money for the NHS?
4. Prince Philip died in April. How old was he?
5. His coffin was carried at his funeral on a specially adapted vehicle he had helped design. Which make of vehicle?
6. What was the name of the giant container ship that blocked the Suez Canal for six days in March?
7. Which country won the delayed Euro 2020 tournament at Wembley in July?
8. Which England player scored after just two minutes of the final?
9. At the Tokyo Olympics, diver Tom Daley won gold and was then often seen in the stands doing what?
10. Which 18-year-old became the first qualifier to win a Grand Slam singles title, at the US Open?
11. Whom did she beat in the final?
12. In October, Facebook's parent company changed its name to what?
13. Which city hosted the COP26 climate summit in November?
14. In October, which 90-year-old actor became the oldest person to go into space?
15. Which British billionaire beat Jeff Bezos into space by nine days in July?
16. Which city fell to the Taliban in August, prompting a chaotic airlift?
17. Who succeeded Angela Merkel as German Chancellor in December?
18. Which South Korean drama, about players competing in deadly children's games, became Netflix's most-watched series?
19. The finale of which BBC police drama revealed the identity of the corrupt officer known as "H"?
20. Who became the first deaf contestant to win "Strictly Come Dancing"?
21. How many points did the UK's entry, James Newman's "Embers", score at Eurovision?
22. Which Italian rock band won Eurovision?
23. Adele's album released in November had a number as its title. Which number?
24. Which film, released in the autumn after long delays, was Daniel Craig's last as James Bond?
25. Which talk show host interviewed Prince Harry and Meghan in March?
26. What name did Harry and Meghan give their daughter, born in June?
27. Matt Hancock resigned in June after being caught on CCTV kissing an aide. Which Cabinet job did he hold?
28. Which driver beat Lewis Hamilton to the Formula One world title on the final lap of the season in Abu Dhabi?
29. Who beat Novak Djokovic in the US Open final, ending his bid for a calendar Grand Slam?
30. Lionel Messi left Barcelona in August. Which club did he join?
31. Cristiano Ronaldo returned to which club in August?
32. Which English club won the Champions League, beating Manchester City in the final?
33. Which club won the FA Cup for the first time, beating Chelsea in the final?
34. Which Australian won the Wimbledon women's singles?
35. NASA's Perseverance rover landed on Mars in February, carrying a small helicopter. What was the helicopter called?
36. Shares in which video game retailer soared in January after an online campaign by Reddit users?
37. Which Covid-19 variant was named by the World Health Organization in November?
38. Which singer's debut single, "drivers license", topped the charts around the world in January?
39. Which British boxer beat Deontay Wilder in their third fight, in October?
40. Which Italian-born engineer won "The Great British Bake Off"?
ANSWERS
1. Amanda Gorman
2. The US Capitol
3. 100
He aimed to raise £1,000 and ended up raising nearly £33 million. He was knighted for it.
4. 99
5. Land Rover (a modified Defender)
6. The Ever Given
7. Italy
The match finished 1-1, and Italy won 3-2 on penalties.
8. Luke Shaw
9. Knitting
10. Emma Raducanu
11. Leylah Fernandez
12. Meta
13. Glasgow
14. William Shatner
15. Sir Richard Branson
16. Kabul
17. Olaf Scholz
18. Squid Game
19. Line of Duty
20. Rose Ayling-Ellis (with Giovanni Pernice)
21. None ("nul points")
22. Måneskin
23. 30
24. No Time to Die
25. Oprah Winfrey
26. Lilibet ("Lili")
27. Health Secretary (Secretary of State for Health and Social Care)
28. Max Verstappen
29. Daniil Medvedev
30. Paris Saint-Germain
31. Manchester United
32. Chelsea
33. Leicester City
34. Ashleigh Barty
35. Ingenuity
36. GameStop
37. Omicron
38. Olivia Rodrigo
39. Tyson Fury
40. Giuseppe Dell'Anno
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