Quiz of the Year 2019: multiple choice (Questions only)

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?

1. A 96
2. B 117
3. C 61
4. D 80

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

1. A The oyster
2. B A spider
3. C An octopus
4. D Water vole

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?

1. A Liberal Party
2. B Labor Party
3. C Inkatha Freedom Party
4. D The Brexit Party

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?

1. A Inter Milan
2. B Tottenham Hotspur
3. C Olympique Marseille
4. D Newcastle United

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

1. A Paris Saint-Germain
2. B Leicester City
3. C Mansfield Town
4. D Manchester City

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

1. A Portugal
2. B Montenegro
3. C Slovenia
4. D France

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

1. A Solomon Islands
2. B New Zealand
3. C Papua New Guinea
4. D New Caledonia

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?

1. A South Africa
2. B Egypt
3. C Rwanda
4. D Zimbabwe

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

1. A Rory McIlroy
2. B Lee Travino
3. C Tiger Woods
4. D Bobby Jones

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?

1. A Lyon
2. B Kyoto
3. C Dallas
4. D Vienna

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

1. A Belarus
2. B The Netherlands
3. C United Kingdom
4. D Moldova