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Quiz of the Year 2019

1. Which prime minister announced her resignation in May, after failing to get her Brexit deal through Parliament?

2. What three-word slogan did Boris Johnson use to win the December general election?

3. What was the Conservatives' majority after that election?

4. When the Supreme Court ruled in September that the suspension of Parliament was unlawful, what creature was on Lady Hale's brooch?

5. Which Speaker of the House of Commons, famous for shouting "Order!", stood down in the autumn?

6. Which party, led by Nigel Farage, won the most UK seats in the European Parliament elections in May?

7. Which Paris cathedral was badly damaged by fire in April?

8. Which Swedish teenage climate activist was named "Time" magazine's Person of the Year?

9. In April, astronomers released the first ever image of what?

10. What name did the Duke and Duchess of Sussex give their son, born in May?

11. Liverpool won the Champions League after beating Barcelona 4-0 in the semi-final. Which English club did they beat in the final?

12. Which club won all three domestic trophies: the Premier League, the FA Cup and the League Cup?

13. Which country hosted the Women's World Cup?

14. England won the Cricket World Cup at Lord's on boundary count after a super over. Which country did they beat?

15. At which ground did Ben Stokes score 135 not out to win an extraordinary Ashes Test?

16. Which country won the Rugby World Cup in Japan, beating England in the final?

17. Which golfer won the Masters for the fifth time, his first major in 11 years?

18. Novak Djokovic beat Roger Federer in the Wimbledon final, the first decided by a tie-break in the final set. At what score did that tie-break begin?

19. In which city did Eliud Kipchoge become the first person to run a marathon in under two hours?

20. Duncan Laurence won Eurovision with "Arcade" for which country?

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ANSWERS

1. Theresa May

2. "Get Brexit Done"

3. 80

4. A spider

5. John Bercow

6. The Brexit Party

7. Notre-Dame

8. Greta Thunberg

9. A black hole

10. Archie

11. Tottenham Hotspur

12. Manchester City

13. France

14. New Zealand

15. Headingley

16. South Africa

17. Tiger Woods

18. 12-12

19. Vienna

His time of 1:59:40 does not count as an official world record, because the run used rotating pacemakers and other aids not allowed in races.

20. The Netherlands

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