Quiz of the Year 2018
1. Prince Harry married Meghan Markle at St George's Chapel, Windsor, in May. Which American bishop gave the famous sermon?
2. What name was given to the third child of the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, born in April?
3. Which country won the World Cup in Russia?
4. Which country beat England in the semi-final?
5. Which item of clothing worn by Gareth Southgate became a fashion trend during the tournament?
6. Which England striker won the World Cup Golden Boot?
7. Which country hosted the Winter Olympics in PyeongChang?
8. Which nerve agent was used to poison Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury in March?
9. In which city did Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un hold their first summit in June?
10. Which political consultancy was at the centre of a scandal over the misuse of Facebook users' data?
11. In July, divers rescued a boys' football team and their coach from a flooded cave in which country?
12. Stephen Hawking died on 14 March. Whose birthday was that?
13. Which singer, known as the "Queen of Soul", died in August?
14. Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper sang which Oscar-winning song in "A Star Is Born"?
15. Which "Love Island" winner is the daughter of the EastEnders actor Danny Dyer?
16. Which documentary maker won "Strictly Come Dancing"?
17. Which former football manager won "I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!"?
18. Who won "The Great British Bake Off"?
19. Which actress played the assassin Villanelle in "Killing Eve"?
20. Moments after it was sold at Sotheby's in October, which artist's "Girl with Balloon" shredded itself?
21. In February, Elon Musk launched which object into space on the first Falcon Heavy rocket?
22. NASA launched a probe in August that will fly closer to the Sun than any spacecraft before. What is it called?
23. What was the name of the country house where Theresa May's Cabinet agreed a Brexit plan in July, prompting the resignations of David Davis and Boris Johnson?
24. Which German player beat Serena Williams in the Wimbledon women's final?
25. Which Welsh player scored a spectacular overhead kick in Real Madrid's Champions League final win over Liverpool?
26. Manchester City won the Premier League with how many points, a record?
27. Which Welsh cyclist won the Tour de France?
28. Which Italian golfer won the Open and all five of his matches at the Ryder Cup in Paris?
29. Netta won Eurovision with "Toy" for which country?
30. What nickname was given to the severe cold snap that hit Britain in February and March?
31. What was the Oxford Word of the Year?
32. Which dance, popularised by the game Fortnite, became a craze in school playgrounds?
33. Who was elected president of Brazil in October?
34. What colour were the vests worn by protesters in France from November?
35. Who succeeded Angela Merkel as leader of the CDU in December?
36. Which airport was shut down for more than a day in December after reports of drones?
37. The scandal over Caribbean-born British residents being wrongly threatened with deportation was named after which ship?
38. What is the name of the fictional African country in the Marvel film "Black Panther"?
39. Which driver won his fifth Formula One world title?
40. Which YouTuber had the Christmas number one with a version of "We Built This City" about sausage rolls?
ANSWERS
1. Michael Curry
2. Louis (Prince Louis)
3. France
4. Croatia
5. A waistcoat
6. Harry Kane
7. South Korea
8. Novichok
9. Singapore
10. Cambridge Analytica
11. Thailand
The team, the Wild Boars, were trapped for over two weeks. All 12 boys and their coach were rescued. A former Thai Navy SEAL diver died during the operation.
12. Albert Einstein's
13. Aretha Franklin
14. Shallow
15. Dani Dyer
16. Stacey Dooley
17. Harry Redknapp
18. Rahul Mandal
19. Jodie Comer
20. Banksy
21. His own Tesla Roadster car (with a dummy called "Starman" at the wheel)
22. The Parker Solar Probe
23. Chequers
24. Angelique Kerber
25. Gareth Bale
26. 100
27. Geraint Thomas
28. Francesco Molinari
29. Israel
30. The Beast from the East
31. Toxic
32. The Floss
33. Jair Bolsonaro
34. Yellow (the "gilets jaunes")
35. Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer
36. Gatwick
37. The Empire Windrush
38. Wakanda
39. Lewis Hamilton
40. LadBaby (Mark Hoyle)
PaulsQuiz.com
Thanks for printing! How was this quiz?
Thank you, that helps Paul balance future quizzes.