{"id":101356,"date":"2023-11-28T01:18:16","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T01:18:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/?p=101356"},"modified":"2023-11-28T01:18:16","modified_gmt":"2023-11-28T01:18:16","slug":"craig-brown-the-2023-quiz-of-the-year-part-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebritycovernews.com\/lifestyle\/craig-brown-the-2023-quiz-of-the-year-part-one\/","title":{"rendered":"CRAIG BROWN: The 2023 Quiz Of The Year Part One"},"content":{"rendered":"
1. ‘Right, deep breath. Firstly, are you OK? I hope so.’ In June, who introduced a television programme with these words?<\/p>\n
a) Clive Myrie<\/p>\n
b) Alan Carr<\/p>\n
c) Holly Willoughby<\/p>\n
d) Kirsty Wark<\/p>\n
e) Tinky Winky<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Right, deep breath. Firstly, are you OK? I hope so.’ In June, who introduced a television programme with these words?\u00a0<\/p>\n
2. Match the quote with the 2023 movie from which it comes…<\/p>\n
a) ‘It’s the best day ever. So was yesterday, and so is tomorrow, and every day from now until forever’<\/p>\n
b) ‘Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds’<\/p>\n
c) ‘I don’t see how a world that makes such wonderful things could be bad’<\/p>\n
d) ‘There are many dark forces in this world, Mr Fielding. Not all of them are supernatural’<\/p>\n
e) ‘In an insane world, it’s the sane who are called crazy’<\/p>\n
i) Oppenheimer<\/p>\n
ii) The Super Mario Bros Movies<\/p>\n
iii) Little Mermaid<\/p>\n
iv) Barbie<\/p>\n
v) The Exorcist: Believer<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Match the quote with the 2023 movie from which it comes…\u00a0<\/p>\n
3. On the artwork on the invitation to the Coronation, the most prominent figure was:<\/p>\n
a) The Red Dragon<\/p>\n
b) The Green Man<\/p>\n
c) The Amber Spyglass<\/p>\n
d) The Pink Pound<\/p>\n
e) The Black Knight<\/p>\n
4. Which of these politicians has never been deputy PM?<\/p>\n
a) Dominic Raab<\/p>\n
b) Grant Shapps<\/p>\n
c) Oliver Dowden<\/p>\n
d) Therese Coffey<\/p>\n
e) John Prescott<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Which of these politicians has never been deputy PM?\u00a0<\/p>\n
5. What is the name of the vessel upon which the Government plans to house around 500 migrants off the Dorset coast?<\/p>\n
a) Bibby Stockholm<\/p>\n
b) Burt Bacharach<\/p>\n
c) Mr Blobby<\/p>\n
d) Bobby Davro<\/p>\n
e) Biddy Baxter<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
What is the name of the vessel upon which the Government plans to house around 500 migrants off the Dorset coast?\u00a0<\/p>\n
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.’<\/p>\n
a) Donald Trump<\/p>\n
b) Lizzo<\/p>\n
c) Russell Brand<\/p>\n
d) Gavin Williamson<\/p>\n
e) Laurence Fox<\/p>\n
7. Pair the description by Nadine Dorries with the person described in her book The Plot:<\/p>\n
a) ‘Puppet’<\/p>\n
b) ‘Sadist’<\/p>\n
c) ‘Smiling assassin’<\/p>\n
d) ‘Man of little talent’<\/p>\n
e) ‘Startlingly unimaginative’<\/p>\n
i) Michael Gove<\/p>\n
ii) Rishi Sunak<\/p>\n
iii) Dominic Cummings<\/p>\n
iv) Oliver Dowden<\/p>\n
v) Sajid Javid<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
Pair the description by Nadine Dorries with the person described in her book The Plot\u00a0<\/p>\n
8. All but one of these people marked their 52nd birthday this year. Who is the odd one out?<\/p>\n
a) Nicole Kidman<\/p>\n
b) Therese Coffey<\/p>\n
c) Gary Barlow<\/p>\n
d) Amanda Holden<\/p>\n
e) George Osborne<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
All but one of these people marked their 52nd birthday this year. Who is the odd one out?\u00a0<\/p>\n
9. In October, the price of a first-class stamp increased for the third time in 18 months. What does one now cost?<\/p>\n
a) 40p<\/p>\n
b) 65p<\/p>\n
c) 90p<\/p>\n
d) \u00a31.10<\/p>\n
e) \u00a31.25<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
In October, the price of a first-class stamp increased for the third time in 18 months. What does one now cost?\u00a0<\/p>\n
10. How many Secretaries of State for the Environment have there been in the past 11 years?<\/p>\n
a) Two<\/p>\n
b) Four<\/p>\n
c) Six<\/p>\n
d) Eight<\/p>\n
e) Ten<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
How many Secretaries of State for the Environment have there been in the past 11 years?\u00a0<\/p>\n
11. In January, Rishi Sunak received a fixed penalty fine from Lancashire police. Of what was he guilty?<\/p>\n
a) Impersonating a police officer<\/p>\n
b) Taking off his seat belt in a moving car<\/p>\n
c) Breaking and entering<\/p>\n
d) Reversing a vehicle down a one-way street<\/p>\n
e) Jumping a red light<\/p>\n
12. ‘If the truth is known, I am an opportunist.’ In Norman Fowler’s diaries, published this month, which politician admits this about himself?<\/p>\n
a) Matt Hancock<\/p>\n
b) David Cameron<\/p>\n
c) Michael Heseltine<\/p>\n
d) John Major<\/p>\n
e) Nigel Farage<\/p>\n
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 \u2014 Nicole Kidman is 56. 9 e. 10 e. 11 b. 12 c.<\/span><\/p>\n