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Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2015
Big Fat Quiz of the Year 2015
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How much did the worlds most expensive steak cost this year?
£1490
£105.50
£150
£2110
2
Who fell down some stairs performing this year at the Brit Awards?
Kanye West
Madonna
Paloma Faith
Ed Sheeran
3
Who won the FIFA U17s world cup 2015?
Brazil
Nigeria
Portugal
Sweden
4
Who won superbowl 2015?
New England Patriots
Green Bay Packers
San Francisco 49ers
Seattle Seahawks
5
What is the most searched holiday destination of 2015?
New York
Paris
Sydney
Barcelona
6
Where was the womens world cup held in football this year?
Canada
South Africa
USA
China
7
The 'lip challenge' started earlier this year because of which celebrity?
Khloe Kardashian
Mila Kunis
Kylie Jenner
Kim Kardashian
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What was the name of the storm that hit Britain in November?
Abigail
Travis
Gemima
Brian
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Which female artist is the highest earning musician this year?
Katy Perry
Taylor Swift
Ellie Golding
Rihanna
10
England were the last country in the UK to charge for carrier bags. Who was the first?
Scotland
Northern Ireland
Wales
11
The University of Birmingham found the oldest surviving copy of what in its archives?
The Guru Granth Sahib
The Tanakh
The Bible
The Koran
12
Who won best new artist at the Grammy awards this year?
Sam Smith
Bastille
Jess Glynne
Iggy Azalea
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Who topped the Forbes rich list this year as the most wealthy person in the world?
Carlos Slim Helu - Telecom
Jeff Bezos - Amazon
Bill Gates - Microsoft
Christy Walton - Wal-Mart
14
Who is the current Doctor Who?
Chris Eccleston
Peter Capaldi
Matt Smith
David Tennant
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What was the most tweeted TV show of 2015?
Celebrity Big Brother #CBB
X Factor #XFactor
Great British Bake Off #GBBO
MTV Hottest #MTVHottest
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What was the most searched television program in 2015?
Eastenders
Coronation Street
Im a Celebrity
Peppa Pig
17
What is the name of Kim and Kanye's new baby?
Wild-Wild
South
East
Saint
18
Who ended Ronda Rousey's unbeaten UFC streak earlier this year?
Jessica Andrada
Holly Holm
Alexis Davies
Milana Dudieva
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Who won the 2015 OSCAR for best actor?
Benedict Cumberbatch
Steve Carrell
Eddie Redmayne
Bradley Cooper
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Who made an appearance at the Glastonbury Festival this year?
The Queen
Vladimir Putin
Dalai Lama
President Obama
21
How many people were on Facebook in 2015?
1 billion
950 million
900 million
750 million
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Which artist has the biggest selling album of 2015 so far?
Ed Sheeran
Sam Smith
Calvin Harris
Muse
23
What was the recorded population of London this year (an all time high)?
4.2 million
8.6 million
5.1 million
14.4 million
24
Who is currently (and possibly controversially) running for the US president?
Donald Trump
Rupert Murdoch
Michael Bloomberg
Mitt Romney
25
Who sung the theme tune to the James Bond movie released this year?
Mariah Carey
Adele
Paloma Faith
Sam Smith
26
Which two countires re-established diplomatic relations after 54 years?
USA and Mexico
USA and Israel
USA and Russia
USA and Cuba
27
Who sang in the advert for the rugby world cup this year?
Ellie Golding
Jess Glynne
Paloma Faith
Pixie Lott
28
When is the next leap year?
2018
2017
2016
2019
29
What date this year was 'Back to the Future Day'?
21st October
21st November
15th October
5th October
30
What was the name of the most powerful hurricane ever recorded, which hit Mexico this year?
Patricia
Dorothy
Mavis
Petunia
31
Which singer has recently started a scheme to provide electricity to over 600 million Africans?
Snoop Dogg
Akon
Macklemore
Taylor Swift
32
What colour is Kylo Ren's lightsabre in the new star wars movie?
Green
Red
Purple
Blue
33
Who won the Football African Cup of Nations this year?
Zambia
Ivory Coast
Nigeria
Egypt
34
Which of the following is the highest earning female sports star of 2015?
Li Na
Serena Williams
Maria Sharapova
Caroline Wozniaki
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Who won the OSCAR for best actress in 2015?
Reese Witherspoon
Felicity Jones
Julianne Moore
Rosamund Pike
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Who is the oldest out of the following?
Roger Moore
Stan Lee
Richard Attenborough
Dick Van Dyke
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Who is the highest paid actor of 2015?
Tom Hardy
Samuel L Jackson
Robert Downey Jr
Adam Sandler
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Which airline company has released a glass-bottomed plane this year?
Emirates
British Airways
Qantas
Virgin
39
Which TV program won the National Television Award for most popular serial drama?
Eastenders
Emmerdale
Coronation Street
Hollyoaks
40
Who did Mila Kunis marry this year?
Henry Cavell
Ashton Kutcher
Macaulay Caulkin
Mark Wahlberg
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Who won the womens world cup in football this year?
England
Japan
Germany
USA
42
Akiko Obato gained the world record this year for the largest collection of what?
Wigs
James Bond Memorabilia
Plastic Food
Cats
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According to research conducted in 2015, which country eats the most meat on average?
Australia
USA
UK
Japan
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What event occurred at Hatton Garden this year?
Music Festival
Boxing Match
Jewel Heist
Mass Protest
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Which sportsman is the highest earner of 2015?
Manny Pacquiao
Roger Federer
Cristiano Ronaldo
Floyd Mayweather
46
2015 was the 800th anniversary of what?
Defeat of France at Agincourt
Signing of the Magna Carta
Battle of Trafalger
47
Which ride malfunctioned at Alton Towers, causing several major injuries?
Oblivion
The Smiler
Nemesis
Thirteen
48
What was the most tweeted sports event of the year?
Davis Cup Final
Transfer deadline day
Rugby World Cup
The Ashes
49
Which party holds the third highest number of seats in the UK parliament?
Green Party
Scottish National Party
Liberal Democrats
UKIP
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What was the biggest sports twitter trend of 2015?
#HalaMadrid
#LFC
#NFL
#MUFC
51
Which epidemic began in the African country of Liberia earlier this year?
Cholera
Swine Flu
Bird Flu
Ebola
52
The UK population rose by 500,000 this year to reach what figure?
55.5 million
62 million
64.5 million
69.5 million
53
Who was this years winner of 'Im a celebrity'?
Ferne
Lady C
Vicky
George
54
Which telephone provider was hacked, putting personal details of up to 4million people at risk?
TalkTalk
BT
Sky
Plusnet
55
What was rated the worst film of 2015?
Hot Tub Time Machine 2
The Last Witch Hunter
Pixels
Taken 3
56
Who won the Nobel Peace Prize in 2015?
Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet
Pope Francis
Angela Merkel
John Kerry
57
Who left one direction earlier this year?
Harry Styles
Niall Horan
Liam Payne
Zayn Malik
58
What became illegal to do in cars this year?
Smoking with children in the car
Eat food whilst driving
Vaping
Talk on the phone whilst driving
59
Who won the snooker 2015 Masters?
Ronnie O'Sullivan
Judd Trump
Sean Murphy
Mark Selby
60
For the first time this year NASA performed a flyby of which planet?
Pluto
Saturn
Mars
Jupiter
61
How many British people are amongst the 'Mars 100 list' of future Mars inhabitants?
43
71
19
5
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Prince William and Kate gave birth to a daughter this year. What is she called?
Kate
Charlotte
Catherine
Elizabeth
63
How many games did England lose in their Euro 2016 qualifying group?
1
3
0
2
64
What became legal in all American states earlier this year?
Right to carry firearms in public
Smoking in public buildings
Same-sex marriage
Marijuana
65
According to a survey this year, which county in the UK likes the hottest curries?
Essex
Cumbria
Surrey
Lancashire
66
Where did a giant sinkhole open up in England earlier this year?
St Albans
Bicester
Basingstoke
Halifax
67
Which of these movies was not released in cinemas in 2015?
Taken 3
Foxcatcher
The Theory of Everything
Annie
68
Top Gear is relaunching with which new presenter?
Holly Willoughby
Chris Moyles
Chris Evans
Tom Daley
69
Who has the most twitter followers this year?
Justin Bieber
Katy Perry
President Obama
Taylor Swift
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Who won the general election in May this year?
UKIP
Conservatives
Green Party
Labour
71
Which actress earnt the most money in 2015?
Julia Roberts
Scarlett Johansson
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Lawrence
72
In 2015 Bruce Jenner changed her name to. . . .
Annie
Caitlyn
Jodie
Christy
73
Who was this years winner of the Great British Bake Off?
Mary Berry
Tamal Ray
Nadiya Hussain
Ian Cumming