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Was this really in the news in 2019?
Was this really in the news in 2019?
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1
Pink at Liverpool's Anfield Stadium this year. At the concert a fan gave birth, but during which song did it happen?
Beautiful Trauma
Get the party started
Just give me a reason
F**kin Perfect
2
Who won the 2019 Open Golf Championship at Royal Portrush?
Shane Lowry
Graeme Mcdowell
Rory McIlroy
Darren Clarke
3
15 year old Cori 'Coco' Gauff came through the qualifiers to beat which previous champion in the 1st round at Wimbledon?
Simona Halep
Serena Williams
Petra Kvitova
Venus Williams
4
The Bank of England produced a new £50 note this year, who appears on it?
Writer - Charles Dickens
Economist - Adam Smith
Computer pioneer - Alan Turing
Steam engine pioneers - James Watt and Matthew oulton
5
Kushila Stein was rescued after 37 hours drifting in the Aegean Sea. How long and what did she eat to survive?
37 hours and Boiled Sweets
47 hours and Turtles Blood
27 hours and Raw Fish
57 hours and Tinned Tuna
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At the start of 2019 Katie Price had been married how many times?
Five
Four
Three
Six
7
Donald Trump pulled out of a state visit to Denmark after their Prime Minister rebuffed his suggestion to buy what?
Greenland
A Danish Bacon factory
The Lurpak Butter factory
Hans Christian Anderson's hometown
8
Which rock star revealed they had been working on a massive railway model of a US city for 23 years?
Sir Elton John
Sir Rod Stewart
Sir Paul Mcartney
Sir Mick Jagger
9
15-year-old Jaden Ashman, won a share of money for playing what video game and how much was the share?
FIFA 2019 - £3 million
Assassins Creed - £500,000
Call of Duty - £2 million
Fortnite - £1.8 million
10
In 2019 who played Elton John in the movie 'Rocketman'?
Tom Hardy
Taron Egerton
Elton John
Justin Timberlake
11
Two GB World Championship athletes, what events did they win Gold medals in?
400m sprint and Long Jump
100m sprint & the Decathlon
Shot Putt and Javelin
200m Sprint and Heptathlon
12
Meghan Markle guest-edited which landmark British magazine earlier this year?
Hello
The Tatler
Look
British Vogue
13
Earlier this year Kim Kardashian announced she is training to become what?
An Accountant
A Lawyer
A Veterinary Surgeon
An Architect
14
PPL a UK-based licensing company revealed which song was the most played across UK radio, TV and online this century?
Black eyed Peas - I gotta feeling
Pharrell Williams - Happy
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Adele - Someone like you
15
What nationality is Ursula von der Leyen the new elected President of the European Commission?
Austrian
Norwegian
German
Swedish
16
Which grime artist said, "I'm mad at Ed Sheeran because he said 'You need me man, I don't need you'.
Watch32
Drake
Wiley
Stormzy
17
Radio 2 this year revealed which album was the best selling UK album of the 21st century?
Ed Sheeran - X
Amy Winehouse - Back to Black
Leona Lewis - Spirit
Adele - 21
18
An inquiry into cheating in exams by pupils across the UK called for a ban on what item not to be taken into exam halls?
Watches
Calculators
Hot Drinks
Mobile Phones
19
Phoebe Waller-Bridge won three awards in America this year for Fleabag, what award is she holding?
An Emmy Award
A Grammy
An Oscar
A Tony Award
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Which famous fashion designer passed away in February of this year?
Oscar De La Renta
Alexander McQueen
Giorgio Armani
Karl Lagerfeld
