Quiz of the Year 2021
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"?
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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)
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