Quiz of the Year 2024 (Questions only)

1. Who became prime minister after Labour won the general election on 4 July?

2. When Rishi Sunak called the election in the pouring rain outside Number 10, which song could be heard blaring from a protester's speakers?

3. Whom did Donald Trump defeat in the US presidential election?

4. Who was Donald Trump's running mate?

5. Who was Kamala Harris's running mate?

6. The Paris Olympics opening ceremony was held along which river?

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

8. Which French swimmer won four individual gold medals in Paris?

9. Which British athlete won gold in the women's 800 metres?

10. Which pole vaulter broke his own world record to win gold in Paris?

11. Which country won Euro 2024, beating England in the final in Berlin?

12. Who scored England's goal in the final?

13. Which Spanish winger celebrated his 17th birthday the day before the final?

14. Who was appointed England men's manager in October?

15. Taylor Swift's three Eras Tour concerts in which European capital were cancelled in August after a terror plot was uncovered?

16. Nemo won Eurovision with "The Code". Which country did Nemo represent?

17. In which Swedish city was Eurovision held?

18. On 8 April, millions of people across Mexico, the US and Canada saw what?

19. A faulty software update from which cybersecurity company crashed millions of Windows computers worldwide in July?

20. Which ITV drama, starring Toby Jones, prompted national outrage over the Post Office Horizon scandal in January?

21. Which Netflix drama, written by and starring Richard Gadd, was based on his experience of being stalked?

22. Which blind comedian won "Strictly Come Dancing"?

23. Which member of McFly won "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!"?

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

25. Which Czech player won the Wimbledon women's singles?

26. Whom did Carlos Alcaraz beat in the Wimbledon men's final, for the second year running?

27. Which British tennis star retired after the Paris Olympics?

28. Which Italian won the Australian Open and the US Open men's singles?

29. What nickname was given to the 16-year-old darts player Luke Littler, runner-up at the World Championship in January?

30. Manchester City became the first club to win how many consecutive English top-flight titles?

31. Which club won the Champions League at Wembley, beating Borussia Dortmund?

32. Which club won the FA Cup, beating Manchester City in the final?

33. In October, SpaceX caught a returning Starship booster using a pair of mechanical arms on its launch tower. What were the arms nicknamed?

34. Two NASA astronauts flew to the space station in June on a test flight and were stranded there for nine months. Which Boeing spacecraft had they flown on?

35. Which Syrian president was overthrown in December and fled to Moscow?

36. In which country did the president briefly declare martial law in December?

37. Who became the first woman to be Chancellor of the Exchequer?

38. Nigel Farage was finally elected an MP at his eighth attempt. For which constituency?

39. What was the Oxford Word of the Year?

40. Which children's TV producer won "The Great British Bake Off"?