PQ annual quiz
PQ Bumper Quiz Back by popular demand, here is our annual bumper quiz. Big thanks go to our sponsors – AAT, ACCA, CIMA, CIPFA and ICAEW. Well, it is the season of goodwill! This year we are giving three lucky winners the chance to win a fantastic hot air balloon adventure for two people (see box). Good luck!
IN THE NEWS
What TV series showed the first interracial kiss on US network television?
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Which city hosted COP26, the UN Climate Change conference, in November 2021?
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What awards has an EGOT winner won?
Which country became the first to adopt bitcoin as legal tender?
Gillian Anderson plays a therapist in which hit Netflix show?
Facebook has changed its name. What is it known as now?
The Accountant 2 film is apparently back on, but who played the lead accountant in the first film?
Amazon recently announced it has plans for a “mixed use business park”. What makes it special?
In 2012, who won a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for his Broadway performance in the comedy play ‘One Man, Two Guvnors?’
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A volcano eruption in Iceland this year near its capital lasted over six months, becoming a major tourist attraction. Which mount was it close to?
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ENTERTAINMENT & MEDIA The head of Google, Sundar Pichai, claimed AI will have a bigger impact on the world than three things – the internet and electricity are two, but what was the third?
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A new £50 polymer banknote entered circulation in 2021. Which computer pioneer features on the note?
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Which shop group closed its final store on 15 May 2021 after 240 years of trading?
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Which UK city lost its UNESCO World Heritage status after developments along the city’s waterfront?
How many points did UK entrant James Newman’s song ‘Embers’ score at the Eurovision Song Contest?
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez turned up to the Met Ball with a dress calling for action. What did she want?
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A new right-leaning TV channel was launched in June 2021 in the UK. What was it called?
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Including the recruiter round how many games were there in Squid Game?
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The new Bond film finally hit our screens this year, but who sang the theme tune ‘No Time to Die?’
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SPORT Bradly Sinden is studying for a finance and accountancy degree. He recently won an Olympic medal, but in what sport?
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Who beat Chelsea 1-0 in the 2021 Cup Final?
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PQ Magazine January 2022
