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Quiz of the Decade
Quiz of the Decade
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How much do you know about the last ten years?
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1
What were people arguing about in 2015 when some thought it was black and blue and some thought it was white and gold?
A hat
A necklace
A dress
A shirt
2
Who tweeted this?
Bruno Mars
Russel Crowe
Cristiano Ronaldo
Bill Murray
3
What is the most streamed song on Spotify that WASN’T released in the last decade?
The Beatles - Hey Jude
Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody
ABBA - Dancing Queen
Madonna - Vogue
4
Which toys, promoted as a stress reliever but later banned by some schools, exploded in popularity in 2017?
Fidget Spinners
Match Attax
Hatchimals
Loom bands
5
How many medals have Team GB won across five summer and winter Olympics this decade?
143
153
133
123
6
Who is the most streamed artist of the decade on Spotify?
Ariana Grande
Ed Sheeran
Drake
Eminem
7
What has the average price of a pint risen to?
£3.94
£4.18
£3.60
£3.72
8
Who is the most capped England player of the last decade?
Jordan Henderson
Wayne Rooney
Joe Hart
Steven Gerrard
9
Who is this?
Leanardo DiCaprio
Shia LeBeouf
Matt Damon
Tom Hanks
10
Joaquin 'El Chapo' Guzman, a Mexican drug lord, managed to escape from prison for a second time in 2015. How?
Broken out by an armed gang
Smuggled out in a large laundry hamper
Dug a long tunnel
Built a ladder out of matchsticks and climbed over the prison wall
11
Which show premiered as the very first Netflix original?
Stranger Things
Orange Is The New Black
House Of Cards
Sense 8
12
Who didn't quite manage to get in to this picture?
Liza Minnelli
Tom Cruise
Bruce Willis
Cameron Diaz
13
In 2013 Andy Murray became the first British male to win a Wimbledon Singles Championship since Fred Perry in what year?
1941
1946
1931
1936
14
Leicester City remarkably won the Premier League in 2016. What were the odds of them winning the title?
5000-1
100-1
1000-1
500-1
15
Which two teams contested the final of the 2015 FIFA Women’s World Cup?
Canada and Japan
USA and Canada
USA and Japan
USA and Germany
16
What is this person giving Teresa May?
P45
A threatening letter
Her speech notes that she forgot
The lyrics to Dancing Queen
17
In what year did all these people die? David Bowie, Prince, Carrie Fisher, Muhammad Ali, Johan Cruyff, Alan Rickman.
2017
2014
2016
2015
18
Star Wars returned with 'The Force Awakens', but who broke their ankle during filming?
Mark Hamill
Daisy Ridley
Harrison Ford
John Boyega
19
In which of the below did Jordan Horowitz intervene in 2017?
The 2018 FIFA World Cup Draw
Miss World Contest
Best Picture Oscar
Best Actor Oscar
20
Who became the first trillion dollar public company in 2018?
Google
Apple
Amazon
Facebook
21
Who tweeted this?
David Attenborough
Donald Trump
Pope Francis
The Dalai Lama
22
What do the following music artists have in common? Ellie Goulding, Lily Allen, Tom Odell, Elbow, Elton John.
All won an Ivor Novello award last year
They are the best selling British artists of the decade
All won a Mercury prize last year
All have performed songs featured in a John Lewis Christmas advert
23
What happened when Professor Robert Kelly was interviewed from his home live on BBC news?
He won a Nobel prize while he was live on air
The ceiling of the house collapsed
His two dogs howled through the entire interview
The interview was interupted by his two children
24
Who tweeted this?
Prince William
Chris Pratt
Ryan Reynolds
James Blunt
25
In a bizarre interview in 2011, Charlie Sheen claimed that he had what kind of blood?
Dragon blood
Rhino blood
Tiger blood
Cold blood
26
A picture of which object on Instagram became a global phenomenon by becoming the most liked post in online history?
Pencil
Pen
Egg
Spoon
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What was the most streamed track of the decade on Spotify?
Drake - Hotline Bling
Ed Sheeran - Shape Of You
Sia - Titanium
Ed Sheeran - Thinking Out Loud
28
How many royal babies have been born this decade?
7
8
5
6
29
Which fast food outlet had to close temporarily in February 2018? And why?
Nando's - their Nando's sauce became contaminated
McDonalds - they ran out of potatoes for their fries
Subway - they ran out of bread
KFC - they ran out of chicken
30
Ennis at 9:02pm, Rutherford at 9:24pm - who at 9:46pm?
Aistair Brownlee
Chris Hoy
Ben Ainsley
Mo Farah
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Which article of clothing saw an unlikely boom in sales in the summer of 2018?
Bow tie
Waistcoat
Flared jeans
Fleece
32
Which newspaper stopped printing in 2011 following the phone hacking scandal?
News of the World
The Mirror
Sunday Sport
The Adventurer
33
What happened next?
The woman puts the cat in the bin
The woman steals the cat and drives away
The cat attacks the woman
The cat puts the woman in the bin
34
What caused disruption across much of Europe in April 2010?
WiFi failure
A drone flying near the runway at Heathrow Airport
Volcano eruption
Pilot strikes
35
How many UK General Elections have there been this decade?
3
2
4
5
36
From June 2018, women in Saudi Arabia were allowed to...?
Drink alcahol
Vote
Go to events on their own
Drive
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Approximately how many people in the UK now vape?
2.4 million
3.2 million
3.6 million
2.8 million
38
What was happening here?
UN Climate Summit
Fyre Festival
World Surfing Championships
Recovery effort after a tsunami
39
In 2010, 33 miners were rescued after being trapped for 69 days. In which country?
Chile
Ecuador
Colombia
Peru
40
For which movie did Leonardo DiCaprio finally win a best actor Oscar?
The Great Gatsby
The Revenant
Wolf Of Wall Street
Inception
41
Where did Hozier want to be taken in 2013?
The Moon
Church
Home
Hospital
42
What was the first Youtube video to be watched one billion times?
A cat falling off a chair
Drake - Hotline Bling
Psy - Gangnam Style
Two girls one cup
43
What links these people?
All were the most searched people on Google this decade
All were subjects of Oscar-winning acting performances
All have been trending on twitter this year
All have the same birthday
44
A ridiculed bust of a well known footballer was compared to the "Art Attack Head". Who was the footballer?
Wayne Rooney
Neymar
Harry Kane
Cristiano Ronaldo
45
How old was Amy Winehouse when she died in 2011?
25
27
31
29
46
Who tweeted this?
Usher
50 Cent
Kanye West
Eminem
47
What happened to this painting?
Dropped by the auctioneer as it was about to be sold
Stolen the day before it was due to be sold
Shredded in a publicity stunt
Bought for a record fee of $25,000,000
48
Who turned 90 last year?
Mickey Mouse
David Attenborough
Barbie
The Queen
49
Katy Perry performed at the Superbowl at half-time in 2015, but who stole the show?
A Greenpeace Protester
Donald Trump
A stray dog
A dancer in a shark costume
50
What peaked at $19,783.06 on 17 December 2017?
The value of Manchester United shares
The price of gold per kilogram
Bitcoin value
The value of Apple shares
51
What is the best selling video game of the last decade?
Call Of Duty: Black Ops
Grand Theft Auto V
FIFA 18
Fortnite
52
Who waded in to the Thai Cave rescue effort, offering to build a mini submarine, before the boys were rescued?
Silvio Berlusconi
Mark Zuckerberg
Richard Branson
Elon Musk
53
How many days did Julian Assange spend at the Ecuadorian embassy?
2187
2487
1877
1187
54
Which app created a world-wide craze when released and was reported to have led to accidents, injuries and even deaths?
Harry Potter: Wizards Unite
Natwest Banking App
Pokemon Go
BBC Sport
55
Which challenge, in aid of ALS donations and awareness, went viral in 2014?
Cinnamon Challenge
Planking Challenge
Mannequin Challenge
Ice Bucket Challenge
56
A decaying fresco was "restored" in 2012. Who is it depicting?
Jesus Christ
John the Baptist
Mother Teresa
Mary Magdelene
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58
What did some people think would happen in December 2012?
The end of the world
Alien invasion
The beginning of a mini ice age
A huge meteor shower
59
How many Tour de France titles was Lance Armstrong stripped of in 2012?
6
5
8
7