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1
In 2020, US President Donald Trump became only the third President in history to be impeached. What happened in 2021?
He was impeached again.
He was impeached AND acquitted again.
He was re-elected.
He was acquitted.
2
Name the Scottish cyclist who won gold in the Madison cycling event at the Tokyo Summer 2020 Olympic Games.
Duncan Scott
Kathleen Dawson
Katie Archibald
Jack Carlin
3
Elana Meyers Taylorbecame the most decorated Black winter Olympic athlete with a career total of five.
True
False
4
100 billion vaccines against Covid-19 had been administered worldwide by January 2022
True
False
5
Who won Scottish Album of the Year in 2021?
Biffy Clyro
Blanck Mass
Pictish Trail
Mogwai
6
Which sport was introduced to the Winter Olympics in 2022?
mixed short track speed racing
mixed freestyle curling
Big Air mono bobsleigh
aerial mono skeleton
7
The remains of Ernest Shakleton's ship, which sank in 1915, was discovered. What was the ship called?
Fortitude
Longevity
Perseverence
Endurance
8
Name the film (and sing the song!)
Encanto
Sing
Soul
Coco
9
Ed Sheeran had 3 UK Number 1 singles in 2021, bringing his total to 13. Who has had more?
Harry Styles
Cliff Richard
The Spice Girls
Madonna
10
The Foo Fighters were inducted in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2021.
False
True
11
Skateboarding was introduced as a new sport at the Tokyo Summer Olympic Games.
False
True
12
How many gold medals were awarded at the Summer Olympic Games?
239
139
339
439
13
Name the film
Chicken
Dog
Horse
Man
14
Name the film
Pete's Dragon
Mulan
Raya and the Last Dragon
The NeverEnding Story
15
The first successful pig -> human heart transplant took place
True
False
16
Canada and Denmark agreed to split Hans Island down the middle ending what war that started in 1978?
Whisky War
Coffee War
Gin War
Ribena War
17
Name the film
Batman
The Batman
Batman Returns
The Devil Wears Prada
18
Name the film
The Kingsman: Secret Service
The Kingsman: The Golden Circle
The King's Man
The Kingsman: The Blue Blood
19
US, UK, Canada, India, Australia, Lithuania, Kosovo, Belgium, Denmark and Estonia boycotted the Beijing Winter Olympics.
False
True
20
Which country won both available gold medals in skeleton?
Germany
China
UK
USA
21
Organisers of a 2021 camel beauty contest in Saudi Arabia disqualified entrants for having botox and cosmetic fillers.
True
False
22
Name the film
Tron
Dune
Mars
Firefly
23
Name the film
Catatonia
Coraline
Cleopatra
Cruella
24
Prince Phillip died in 2021.
False
True
25
The coldest night since 1995 was recorded in Braemar. How cold was it?
-15°C
-9°C
-42°C
-23°C
26
Which countries received 'nil points' at Eurovision 2021 in The Netherlands?
Germany, Spain, UK, The Netherlands
Germany, UK, Ireland, France
Ukraine, UK, Armenia, France
Spain, Australia, The Netherlands, Belarus
27
Tokyo hosted the postponed 2020 Summer Olympic Games in 2021. How many times have they hosted?
4
2
3
1
28
2020 should have been a leap year, but it was delayed until 2021 because of covid
False
True
29
A huge container ship got stuck and caused delays in supply chains. What is the name of the waterway it was stuck in?
Suez Canal
Panama Canal
Figgate Burn
River Danube
30
A vaccine was approved for which disease that kills more than half a million people, most of them children, every year?
monkeypox
malaria
polio
covid-19
31
59 megajoules of electricity was produced in 5 seconds using nuclear fusion. Where was this done?
Turin, Italy
Oxford, UK
Berlin, Germany
St Petersburg, Russia
32
Glastonbury 2022 saw both the the youngest ever and oldest ever solo headliners
True
False
33
A dinosaur fossil from the mass extinction event was discovered. How long ago did non-avian dinosaurs become extinct?
42 million years
148 million years
97 million years
66 million years
34
Drummer Taylor Hawkins died in 2022. He was in the band Green Day.
False
True
35
Which country won the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations in Cameroon?
Cameroon
Guinea
Senegal
Zimbabwe
36
Adele released her album 30 in 2021. What were her first 3 albums called?
Adele, 20, 25
19, 21, 25
Adele, 21, 25
19, 20, 21
37
The youngest competitor was an 11-year-old table tennis player from Syria
False
True
38
NASA landed a second Rover on Mars. What was it called?
Resilience
Fortitude
Perseverence
Buzz Lightyear
39
The Event Horizon Telescope has taken the first images of Saggitarius A. What is it?
A red dwarf star
A supermassive black hole
A galaxy
A nebula
40
Where will the next Summer Olympic Games be held in 2024?
Madrid
Paris
Los Angeles
Istanbul
41
Ukraine won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest. Where was it held?
Athens, Greece
Reykjavik, Iceland
Malmo, Sweden
Turin, Italy
42
LadBaby had the UK Christmas Number 1 single in 2021 for the 4th year running with 'Sausage Rolls For Everyone'.
True
False
43
Scottish scientist, David MacMillan, was awarded the Nobel Prize for Chemistry in 2021
False
True
44
Whose tour made more money in 2021 ($115 mill vs $87 mill)?
The Rolling Stones
Harry Styles
45
Name the film
Black Widow
Avengers: Infinity War
Guardians of the Galaxy
Black Panther
46
Name the film
Luca
Soul
Encanto
Pierre
47
How much did Elon Musk pay for Twitter?
$4.4 billion
$440 million
$440 billion
$44 billion
48
Name the film
Suzu
U
Freckled Dragon
Belle
49
Name the film
Live And Let Die
Tomorrow Never Dies
Die Another Day
No Time To Die
50
Eurovision returned in 2021 and was held in which city in The Netherlands?
Amsterdam
Eindhoven
Utrecht
Rotterdam