The 2024 Quiz Of The Year Part Two – Can you reply CRAIG BROWN’s 12 questions?
1) Russell Brand claims that on April 28 something happened to him which changed his life. What?
a) He was arrested and formally charged at Henley-on-Thames
b) He nearly drowned in the Thames
c) He flew over the Thames, using the power of thought
d) He was baptised in the Thames
Russell Brand claims that on April 28 something happened to him which changed his life. What?
2) The Russian presidential elections were held in March, after the prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, had died in prison the previous month. What percentage of the vote did Vladimir Putin win?
a) 51
b) 68
c) 88
d) 99
The Russian presidential elections were held in March, after the prominent opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, had died in prison the previous month. What percentage of the vote did Vladimir Putin win?
3) In his keynote speech to the Labour Conference in September, Keir Starmer mixed up his words and forcefully called for the immediate return of:
a) Scotch eggs
b) Baked beans
c) Sausages
d) Porridge
In his keynote speech to the Labour Conference in September, Keir Starmer mixed up his words and forcefully called for the immediate return of
4) At the beginning of this month, Katie Price flew to Turkey for her sixth facelift, emerging with ‘my biggest lips ever’. In 2023, she underwent a procedure in Brussels to enlarge her bosoms. How many breast operations has she had so far?
a) 3
b) 7
c) 12
d) 17
5) Back in 2019, John Prescott, who died last week, said: ‘When I die, after 50 years in politics, all they will show on the news is 60 seconds of me…’
a) ‘…mixing up my metaphoricals’
b) ‘…thumping a fellow in Wales’
c) ‘…having some crazy pop star pouring iced water over me’
d) ‘… playing croquet on a posh lawn.’
Back in 2019, John Prescott, who died last week, said: ‘When I die, after 50 years in politics, all they will show on the news is 60 seconds of me…’
6) In a tribute to Lord Prescott, to which Beatle did former home secretary Alan Johnson compare him?
a) John
b) Paul
c) George
d) Ringo.
7) What do a film about Hitler’s last days, a 2024 memoir by Nadine Dorries, a film about a plane crash, and a history of Rangers FC all have in common?
a) They were written, or ghost-written, by Lee Child
b) They are narrated on audiobook by Dawn French
c) They are all called Downfall
d) They feature a surprise appearance by Paddington Bear
8) Pair the title of the 2024 autobiography with its author:
a) Al Pacino
b) Katie Price
c) Boris Johnson
d) Miranda Hart.
i) I Haven’t Been Entirely Honest With You
ii) Unleashed
iii) Sonny Boy
iv) This Is Me
9) What was the title of Liz Truss’s memoir?
a) Ten Years To Save The West
b) Twenty Four Hours To Call It A Day
c) Two Minutes To Midnight
d) Seven Seconds To Freedom.
What was the title of Liz Truss’s memoir?
10) In her memoir, Truss recalled the words of advice the late Queen offered her. What were they?
a) Pace yourself
b) Save yourself
c) Help yourself
d) Speak for yourself.
11) ‘From the moment our conversation began, I was captivated by his charm and easygoing nature.’ Who wrote this, in her 2024 memoir, about her first meeting with her future husband?
a) Angelina Jolie
b) Melania Trump
c) Lady Anne Glenconner
d) Coleen Rooney.
12) In May, who asked who: ‘There were so many forks in the road but you always took the wrong path, didn’t you?’
a) Andrew Neil asked Liz Truss
b) Edward Henry KC asked Paula Vennells
c) Keir Starmer asked Rishi Sunak
d) Louis Theroux asked Russell Brand
Answers: 1d; 2c; 3c (he meant to say ‘hostages’; 4d; 5b; 6c; 7c; 8: aiii; biv; cii; di; 9a; 10a; 11b; 12b.
