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End of year quiz 2015-16
End of year quiz 2015-16
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A quiz on the big events of 2015-16. Probably more suitable for Seniors.
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1
What did scientists observe for the first time this year?
Higgs Boson
Liquid water on Pluto
Gravitational waves
Photonic molecules
2
In May an American mum gained YouTube fame when she put on a mask of what/who in her car?
Batman
A dragon
Chewbacca
Donald Trump
3
What big political event happened on 23rd June?
Scottish Independence Referendum
US Election
EU Referendum in the UK
European Parliament Election
4
October saw the most intense hurricane ever in the Western Hemisphere. What was it's name?
Patricia
Mitch
Abigail
Katrina
5
Chris Evans and Matt LeBlanc are the new presenters of which popular British TV show?
Top of the Pops
Have I got news for you
The Great British Bake Off
Top Gear
6
Where did 3 coordinated bombing attacks happen in March this year?
Paris
Ankara
Brussels
London
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What major sporting event took place in England 18 Sept - 31 Oct 2015?
Cricket World Cup
FIFA Women's World Cup
Rugby World Cup
Pan American Games
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Which famous person in the UK celebrated an important birthday in mid-May?
David Beckham
Elton John
David Cameron
The Queen
9
What was described as the "most unlikely triumph in the history of team sport"?
Leicester City winning the Premier League
Real Madrid winning the Champions League
England winning the 6 Nations Rugby Championship
New Zealand winning the Rugby World Cup
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Jason Derulo had the biggest song of summer 2015. Complete: 'There's nothing I wouldn't do...'
...to be beside you.
...to get you off my mind.
... to make you love me.
...just to get up next to you.
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Which country won the Eurovision Song Contest this year?
Sweden
Poland
Australia
Ukraine
12
COP 21, held in Paris in Dec 2015, was attended by many world leaders. What was it about?
Achieving world peace
Climate Change
The obesity crisis
Combating terrorism
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What did the WHO (World Health Organisation) announce in January 2016?
Outbreak of Zika virus
Rubella eradicated from Americas
Outbreak of Bird Flu
A vaccine against Ebola
14
Leonardo DiCaprio won it. But who was not nominated for best actor in this year's Oscars?
Matt Damon, The Martian
Michael Fassbender, Steve Jobs
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Revenant
Samuel L Jackson, The Hateful Eight
15
Muhammad Ali died 3 June. Complete his quote: 'Float like a ______, sting like a ______'.
butterfly, bee
eagle, mosquito
eagle, scorpion
bird, bee
16
In very recent news, which pop star is being sued for copyright issues in one of his songs?
Ed Sheeran
Lukas Graham
Calvin Harris
Justin Bieber
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Which 2016 news story resulted in the Prime Minister of Iceland resigning?
The Panama Papers
Paris Terror Attacks
The EU Referendum
Germanwings plane crash
18
Sepp Blatter has stepped down as FIFA president. But what is his nationality?
Italian
Swiss
Brazilian
Swedish
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2016 has seen the deaths of many celebrities. But who didn't die in 2016?
Prince
Alan Rickman
David Bowie
Terry Pratchett
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Who is this? And for a bonus point - what does he do?
Boris Johnson
Jeremy Corbyn
Donald Trump
Bernie Sanders
