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1
Who broke the record for most liked post on Instagram when announcing they're expecting twins?
Ronaldo
Jennifer Lopez
George Clooney
Beyoncé
2
Longest serving Blue Peter presenter, fondly remembered for "get down Shep".
Valerie Singleton
Peter Purves
John Noakes
Anthea Turner
3
The NASA spacecraft Juno, flew over which planet in July to get data on which planet?
Venus
Mercury
Saturn
Jupiter
4
Who was the top of the Forbes Rich list for 2017?
Bill Gates
Mark Zuckerberg
Warren Buffet
Jeff Bezos
5
Which President is said to be behind the assassination of his half brother in Kuala Lumpur?
Donald Trump
Kim Jong Un
Aung San Suu Kyi
Yingluck Shinawatra
6
In July Customs officials in Hong Kong seized 7.2 tons of
????
in a consignment of frozen fish?
Cocaine
Opium
Gold
Ivory
7
What is significant about this years Grammy nominations?
Best Pop Vocal Album contained only bands
All nominees for Record of the Year are American
All women were nominated for best newcomer
No white men were nominated for album of the year
8
Which film won the Oscar for Best Picture this year?
Manchester by the Sea
La La Land
Moonlight
Zootopia
9
In what place did the UK come in this years'
Eurovision?
26th
18th
20th
24th
10
Which 90s toy suddenly became the most popular of 2017?
Yo-yo
Creepy Crawlers
Furby
Fidget Spinner
11
UK dance music festival
Creamfields
celebrated how many years at Daresbury this year?
7
19
11
15
12
For how many days did the UK's Threat Level be set to 'Critical' in 2017?
15 Days
0 Days
5 Days
10 Days
13
Former Chancellor George Osborne was appointed editor of which newspaper?
The Evening Standard
The Economist
The Daily Mail
The Spectator
14
In what state did Peter Capaldi find himself for much of this year’s series of Doctor Who?
He was deaf
He was drunk
He was invisible
He was blind
15
Which team became the first non-league side for 103 years to reach the last 8 of the FA Cup?
Tamworth FC
Lincoln City
Colchester United
Crawley Town
16
Who won this years F1 Abu Dhabi GP?
V. Bottas
K. Raikkonen
L. Hamilton
S. Vettel
17
Who won
I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!
2017?
Georgia Toffolo
Scarlett Moffatt
Iain Lee
Jamie Lomas
18
In May the Eurovision Song Contest was won by which country?
Portugal
Serbia
Ukraine
United Kingdom
19
Who won this years Open Championship?
Branden Grace
Rory McIlroy
Jordan Spieth
Matt Kuchar
20
Who won this years'
The Great British Bake Off
on Channel 4?
Kate Lyon
Steven Carter-Bailey
Prue Leith
Sophie Faldo
21
Alistair Cook resigned from which role?
Football Association Chairman
England Cricket Captain
England Rugby League Captain
Team GB Head Coach
22
How many seats did Labour gain the 2017 UK General Election?
38
34
32
36
23
Which city was nominated to host the
Commonwealth Games
in 2022 for Britain?
Coventry
Birmingham
Liverpool
Hull
24
Who said, "At least someone got a landslide" following the country's general election in June?
Jeremy Corbyn
David Davis
Ed Milliband
Theresa May
25
Which UK natural area became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in July?
The Fylde Coast
The Scottish Highlands
The Cotswolds
The Lake District
26
Which pop star had a cameo in Game of Thrones?
Taylor Swift
Adele
Justin Beiber
Ed Sheeran
27
Who said: “Not another one!” about the prospect of the 2017 general election?
Theresa from No. 10
Bridget from Birmingham
Betsy from Blackpool
Brenda from Bristol
28
Who won the 2017 Aintree Grand National?
One For Arthur
Cause of Causes
Sapihir Du Rheu
Highland Lodge
29
For how many seconds did Donald Trump tightly shake the hand of Japanese President Shinzo Abe?
11 seconds
15 seconds
7 seconds
19 seconds
30
Who called whom a “sick puppy”?
Piers Morgan about Gary Lineker
Paul O'Grady about his dog Krystal
Kim Kardashian about Taylor Swift
Donald Trump about Kim Jong-un
31
Which song spent the most weeks at the top of the Official UK Top 40?
Shape of You - Ed Sheeran
Despacito - Kuis Fonsi & Daddy Yankee feat. Justin Beiber
Rockabye - Clean Bandit feat. Sean Paul & Anne-Marie
Havana - Camila Cabello feat. Young Thug
32
Who headlined the benefit concert when the M.E.N Arena re-opened?
Pharrell Williams
Noel Gallagher
Take That
Ariana Grande
33
Bruce Forsyth died this year aged 89. Which show did he present involving dancing celebrities?
Strictly Come Dancing
Got To Dance
Dancing On Ice
Stepping Out
34
The government announced a rise in the State Pension age. What will it rise to and when?
67 between 2044 and 2046
68 between 2037 and 2039
68 between 2044 and 2046
67 between 2037 and 2039
35
Which golf course has, after 237 years, finally allowed women to be admitted as members?
St. Andrews
Royal Birkdale
Troon
Muirfield
36
Who said this year: Any woman who voted against Hillary Clinton voted against their own voice?
Michelle Obama
Ellen DeGeneres
Miley Cyrus
Oprah Winfrey