CRAIG BROWN: The 2023 Quiz Of The Year Part One – Who’s back, Mr Blobby or Tinky Winky?
1. ‘Right, deep breath. Firstly, are you OK? I hope so.’ In June, who introduced a television programme with these words?
a) Clive Myrie
b) Alan Carr
c) Holly Willoughby
d) Kirsty Wark
e) Tinky Winky
Right, deep breath. Firstly, are you OK? I hope so.’ In June, who introduced a television programme with these words?
2. Match the quote with the 2023 movie from which it comes…
a) ‘It’s the best day ever. So was yesterday, and so is tomorrow, and every day from now until forever’
b) ‘Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds’
c) ‘I don’t see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad’
d) ‘There are many dark forces in this world, Mr Fielding. Not all of them are supernatural’
e) ‘In an insane world, it’s the sane who are called crazy’
i) Oppenheimer
ii) The Super Mario Bros Movies
iii) Little Mermaid
iv) Barbie
v) The Exorcist: Believer
Match the quote with the 2023 movie from which it comes…
3. On the artwork on the invitation to the Coronation, the most prominent figure was:
a) The Red Dragon
b) The Green Man
c) The Amber Spyglass
d) The Pink Pound
e) The Black Knight
4. Which of these politicians has never been deputy PM?
a) Dominic Raab
b) Grant Shapps
c) Oliver Dowden
d) Therese Coffey
e) John Prescott
Which of these politicians has never been deputy PM?
5. What is the name of the vessel upon which the Government plans to house around 500 migrants off the Dorset coast?
a) Bibby Stockholm
b) Burt Bacharach
c) Mr Blobby
d) Bobby Davro
e) Biddy Baxter
What is the name of the vessel upon which the Government plans to house around 500 migrants off the Dorset coast?
6. In September, who told their followers: ‘I need your support, now more than ever. More than I imagined I would. More important than any of that is that you please, if you can, stay free.’
a) Donald Trump
b) Lizzo
c) Russell Brand
d) Gavin Williamson
e) Laurence Fox
7. Pair the description by Nadine Dorries with the person described in her book The Plot:
a) ‘Puppet’
b) ‘Sadist’
c) ‘Smiling assassin’
d) ‘Man of little talent’
e) ‘Startlingly unimaginative’
i) Michael Gove
ii) Rishi Sunak
iii) Dominic Cummings
iv) Oliver Dowden
v) Sajid Javid
Pair the description by Nadine Dorries with the person described in her book The Plot
8. All but one of these people marked their 52nd birthday this year. Who is the odd one out?
a) Nicole Kidman
b) Therese Coffey
c) Gary Barlow
d) Amanda Holden
e) George Osborne
All but one of these people marked their 52nd birthday this year. Who is the odd one out?
9. In October, the price of a first-class stamp increased for the third time in 18 months. What does one now cost?
a) 40p
b) 65p
c) 90p
d) £1.10
e) £1.25
In October, the price of a first-class stamp increased for the third time in 18 months. What does one now cost?
10. How many Secretaries of State for the Environment have there been in the past 11 years?
a) Two
b) Four
c) Six
d) Eight
e) Ten
How many Secretaries of State for the Environment have there been in the past 11 years?
11. In January, Rishi Sunak received a fixed penalty fine from Lancashire police. Of what was he guilty?
a) Impersonating a police officer
b) Taking off his seat belt in a moving car
c) Breaking and entering
d) Reversing a vehicle down a one-way street
e) Jumping a red light
12. ‘If the truth is known, I am an opportunist.’ In Norman Fowler’s diaries, published this month, which politician admits this about himself?
a) Matt Hancock
b) David Cameron
c) Michael Heseltine
d) John Major
e) Nigel Farage
Answers: 1 c. 2 aiv; bi; ciii; dv; eii. 3 b. 4 b. 5 a. 6 c. 7 aii; biii; ci; div; ev. 8 a — Nicole Kidman is 56. 9 e. 10 e. 11 b. 12 c.
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