The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
The Big Fat Quiz of the Year
Test your knowledge with our comprehensive quiz covering events from the past year! Challenge yourself and see how much you remember about the significant happenings, from entertainment moments to global news events.
- 51 thought-provoking questions
- Multiple choice format
- Fun for friends and family
Jan - On January 2, why was a third state of emergency declared in New South Wales, Australia?
Bush Fires
Raging Koala Bears
Thunderstorms
Snow
Jan - Starring Richard Armitage and set in and around Manchester, which thriller series first shown in January, was based on the Harlan Coben novel of the same name?
Killing Eve
The Stranger
The Boys
Hustle
Jan - Which Artist wins 5 Grammy awards, including album, record and song of the year?
Lady Gaga
Kanye West
Billie Eilish
Louis Capaldi
Jan - Which country banned sun cream due to its harm to corals and sea life?
Egypt
Palau
Australia
Thailand
Feb - Between February 8 and 9, a powerful storm hit the UK. What was it called?
Storm Kiera
Storm Ciara
Storm Kieran
Storm Ciaran
Feb - Which Portugese Superstar makes their 1000th appearance in their sport?
Novak Djokovic
Christiano Ronaldo
Lionel Messi
Diego Costa
Feb -In February of this year, which country became the first to make all public transport free of charge?
Brazil
Luxembourg
Sweden
Germany
Feb - Which film took home the most awards at the oscars?
Parasite
What Happened in Hollywood
The Joker
Knives Out
March - Which town was Dominic Cummings driving to test his eyesight after being infected with coronavirus?
Turnip Castle
Lickfold
Scary Castle
Barnard Castle
March - Which well known Co-Founder stepped down from his role to focus on philanthropic activities?
Mark Zuckerburg
Jeff Bezos
Bill Gates
Bill Hewlett
March - In March, the 2020 Summer Olympics, which were supposed to take place in Tokyo, were postponed. They will now take place in the summer of what year?
2021
2022
2023
2040
March - What is the name of the Netflix documentary about Joe Exotic?
Tiger Fling
Tiger King
Dude, wheres my tiger?
Joe and a Tiger
April - The US Department of Defense released three declassified videos of what? The US Department of Defense released three declassified videos of what?
UFOs from 2005 and 2007
UFOs from 2004 and 2015
Donald Trump eating cake
Cats robbing a bank
April - In April, the contactless payment limit for in-store spending is raised from 30 pounds to how much?
45 Pounds
43 Pounds
44 Pounds
47 Pounds
April - Which drama series starring Jodie Comer aired its 3rd series in April this year?
Killing Darran
Killing Sarah
Killing Eve
Living Pete
April - Which store, one of the UK's largest and oldest department stores, went into administration for the second time in a year?
Tesco
Debenhams
Marks & Spencer
Topman
April - The fourth part of which crime series, charting raids on Spanish financial institutions and known as ‘La Casa de Papel’ in its original spanish, was shown in the UK in April?
Money Heist
Money Height
Money Chase
Robbery
May - In May, it was announced a former British Army officer is to be knighted after raising money for charity in the run-up to his 100th birthday. What is his name?
Mr Moor
Captain Moore
Captain Tom Moore
Captain
May - Which private company became the first to launch a rocket into space?
Space Z
Space Y
Space Man
SpaceX
May - Which country in Central America became the first to legalise same sex marriage?
Costa Rica
Honduras
Panama
Belize
May - Michael Jackson’s autographed Air Nike One’s sneakers from 1985 sell for how much in an online auction?
$562,000
$560,000
$561,000
$600,000
May - The actor who played ‘The Mountain’ in Game Of Thrones set which world record?
World Deadlift record
World Bench Press record
World Squat record
Most apples eaten in one hour
June - Which footballer wrote an open letter to the government calling on them to end child poverty in the UK?
David Beckham
Marcus Rashford
Jack Grealish
Ross Barkley
June - Which ‘Riverdale’ star was arrested at a BLM rally in LA?
KJ Apa
Cole Sprouse
Casey Colt
Luke Perry
June - Who’s guitar sold for a record $6 million in June?
Jimi Hendrix
Mick Jagger
Chuck Berry
Kurt Cobain
June - Which unlikely celebrity duo ended up in lockdown together after appearing on Loose Women?
Jedward and Tara Reid
Ant & Dec
Laurel & Hardy
Mario & Luigi
June - On June 8th which woman became the first woman to reach the deepest point in the ocean? She was also the first woman to do a spacewalk.
Wonder Woman
Kathy Sullivan
Gertrude Ederle
Margaret Thatcher
July - In July, NASA launched a mission which will reach its destination on which planet in February 2021?
Jupiter
Venus
Pluto
Mars
July - Which country has built a massive dam on the river Nile, which has outraged Egypt and threatened its water supply?
Belgium
Morocco
Ethiopia
Sweden
July - Which endangered animal was announced to be planned for release in Kent in 2022?
Wild Otter
Wild Ant
Wild Platypus
Wild Bison
August - In early August, the Queen wishes Meghan Markle a happy birthday on Instagram, how old is she?
37
34
39
38
August - Which music video became the first to be viewed more than 100 million times in 24 hours on YouTube?
Explosion
Dyamite
Crash
Fire
August - In August 2020 Elon Musk tweeted a theory that ___ built the pyramids…
Cows
Nicholas Cage
Aliens
Swamp monsters
August - Which music mogul broke his back riding an electric bike?
Simon Cowell
Olly Murs
Nick Grimshaw
Mel B
August - What company became the first company to be valued at two trillion dollars?
Google
Klarna
Apple
Tesco
September - DoggFace420 went viral when skateboarding while lip-synching to Fleetwood Mac. What was he drinking?
Apple Juice
Natural Spring Water
Orange Juice
Cranberry Juice
September - Which group became the first all Korean pop act to top the billboard 100 singles chart?
BTS
BRB
BTC
BNOC
September - Who broke Jenifer Aniston’s record as the fastest person to reach 1 million followers?
David Beckham
Joe Biden
David Attenbourough
Louis Capaldri
N which country did Tresemme trigger a nationwide protest?
South Africa
Belize
Peru
Jamaica
October - In October New Caledonia had a referendum and decided not to become independent from which country?
Ireland
France
Germany
Croatia
October - In October, the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics was awarded to Roger Penrose, Reinhard Genzel and Andrea Ghez for their work on what?
Invisibility
Talking Robots
Black Holes
Transportation
October - Peru announced the re-discovery of a 37m tall figure of what animal in the Nazca desert?
Yeti
Dragon
Cat
Mouse
October - It was announced in October that the airline, which went into administration in March, had been bought out and would begin flying again next year.
Thai Airways
FlyBe
Emirates
Easy Jet
October - Anya Taylor-Joy starred in one of the year's best Netflix mini-series released in October about the fictional chess prodigy Beth Harmon. What was the series called?
Queens Hand
Queens Logic
Queens Gambit
Queens Gamble
November - Which video became the most watched video on Youtube with over 7.04 billion views?
Royal Family Wedding
Baby Shark
The Queen breakdancing
Baking with David Beckham
November - Which golfer won the 2020 Masters in November?
Cameron Smith
Shane Lowry
Jason Day
Dustin Johnson
November - What was voted ‘word of the year’ by the collins english dictionary?
Occupy
Pandemic
Lockdown
Selfie
December - What was Spotify’s most streamed song in 2020?
Blinding Lights
Roses
Old Town Road
Sunflower
December - What has been confirmed as a new sport for the 2024 Paris Olympic Games?
Magical Performances
Breakdancing
Fast Poetry
Rock Climbing
December - In which state of the USA did the first monolith appear?
New York
Utah
Texas
Ohio
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