Review of the Year 1. Which computer pioneer and codebreaker features on the new Bank of England 50 pound note that entered circulation in 2021? 2. Before later admitting it was an April Fool’s joke to help promote its upcoming electric cars, which car manufacturer said in a press release that it was changing the fourth letter in its name to a “t”? 3. At the 2021 Brit Awards, who became the first ever all-female group to win the Best British Group award? 4. Which online fashion retailer bought the brand Debenhams in January and the brands Burton, Wallis and Dorothy Perkins in February? 5. Name the only two players to score for England in the penalty shoot-out of the UEFA Euro 2020 Final.
6. Which British city was stripped of its UNESCO World Heritage status in 2021 due to developments along its waterfront? 7. In 2021, El Salvador become the first country in the world to make what legal tender? 8. Instead of its usual course on the River Thames, the 2021 University Boat Race was held in Cambridgeshire on a stretch of which river? 9. 2021 saw which 83-year-old become the oldest ever person to win an Academy Award for acting? 10. Name the three countries who finished above Great Britain in the medal table at the 2020 Summer Olympics.
1. Alan Turing 2. Volkswagen 3. Little Mix 4. Boohoo.com 5. Harry Kane and Harry Maguire 6. Liverpool 7. Bitcoin 8. The Great Ouse 9. Anthony Hopkins 10. USA, China and Japan
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