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PQ's bumper quiz is back
PQ’s Bumper Quiz
Back again to haunt you – it’s the PQ magazine annual Bumper Quiz! Thanks to our sponsors this year – AAT, ACCA, AICPA & CIMA, CIPFA and ICAEW – we are giving away (again) three fantastic Lumie Bodyclock Lux 750DAB wake-up lights, as they proved such a hit last year.
In the News
Nigel Farage became a Member of Parliament for the first time after seven times of trying at UK elections. Which constituency did he win?
Kemi Badenoch recently became the leader of the UK Conservative Party, but who is her shadow chancellor?
Jeremy Clarkson owns a farm, which he renamed. What did he call it?
Which was the first bank to remove the cap on bankers’ bonuses following the 2023 change in UK law regarding bonuses?
Which was the first bank to remove the cap on bankers’ bonuses following the 2023 change in UK law regarding bonuses?
Who won this year’s Booker Prize? 7
Which UK city will become the City of Culture in 2025?
In which country was Elon Musk born?
Which medication is fattening the Danish economy?
Come January 2025 the US will have a new Vice President. Can you name him?
Entertainment & Media
Simon Cowell was recently quoted as saying: “If you don’t want that, be an accountant! You can’t have it both ways!” Name the BBC three-part documentary the quote comes from?
In EastEnders Cindy Beale was signed up to an AAT bookkeeping course this year, but what was the name of the fictitious college she signed up with? Hint: we covered it in PQ magazine.
Oasis announced a reunion tour in August. but in which year did the brothers last play together?
The Day of the Jackal starring Eddie Redmayne has been a big TV hit this year. Who starred as the Jackal in the 1973 film?
Nicola Coughlan featured in Derry Girls, and has gone on to play the youngest daughter of a nouveau-riche family in Regency era London. What is the name of her character in this successful TV drama?
Who won this year’s Mercury Prize for Album of the Year?
Which film won Best Picture at the 2024 Oscars?
At the beginning of 2024, an ITV drama was credited for igniting public interest, leading to a 1.2m petition calling on a former CEO to have her CBE withdrawn. Name the show?
What is the top grossing film of 2024 (as at 1 December)?
Cowboy Carter stormed the country music charts this year. Who was the artist?
Sport
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz won the men’s singles at Wimbledon for the second year in a row. But who won the women’s singles title this year?
England made it to another UEFA European Championship final, only to lose to Spain. Who scored England’s only goal in the final?
Team GB won 14 golds at the Paris Olympics. Who won gold in the women’s 800m?
India won the final of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup cricket tournament in 2024, but who did they beat in the final by seven runs?
Golf’s Solheim Cup took place in September. Who won?
Owner J.P. McManus won the Grand National horserace in 2024. What was the name of his horse?
Who is darts’ teenage sensation, who has won over £1m this year?
Max Verstappen has won the F1 world title again. How many times has he been champion?
Rodri won this year’s Ballon d’Or, but one team decided not to turn up to the ceremony because their player did not win (although they won team of the year). Which team was it?
Ineos Britannia lost to a team from New Zealand in the Amercia’s Cup. Who captained the GB team?
History
US President Herbert Hoover described it as “a great social and economic experiment”. What was established across the US in January 1920 and remained in force for 13 years?
How many wives of Henry VIII were called Catherine?
Roman emperor Titus succeed Vespasian upon his death. How was this a ‘first’ when it came to Roman Emperors?
Who is the Greek goddess of wisdom?
Lover of Julius Caesar and Mark Anthony, she was the most famous Cleopatra – but she wasn’t the first. What number was she?
King Harold II beat the King of Norway at the Battle of Stamford Bridge in 1066. Who was the famous king, who’s death is often considered the end of the Viking Age?
What county (not country) has the dubious distinction of hosting the largest and bloodiest battle on English soil, and name the battle?
Recent research by the University of Leicester suggested which animal passed leprosy on to mediaeval humans in the UK?
The Minoan civilization was centred on which Mediterranean island?
What is the name of the ancient Egyptian sun god?
General Knowledge
Not counting any continent, which is the world’s largest island?
What country has the most lakes?
Wich confectionary company celebrated the 200th birthday of its founding in March 2024?
What is the name of the first computer programme virus, which was created in 1971 as a security test?
What is a group of crows called?
Who was the first Disney princess?
In Harry Potter who is the eldest –Harry, Ron or Hermione?
What is the difference between a brandy and cognac?
Who was the first women to win the Nobel Prize?
In which part of the body will you find the strongest human muscle?
To be in with a chance of winning send your entries to graham@pqmagazine headed 'Bumper Quiz' by Thursday 16 January 2025.
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