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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)

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