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UK 2015 Quiz
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1
Which UNESCO World Heritage Site did ISIS destroy in August 2015?
Erbil Citadel
Temple of Baalbek
Temple of Baalshamin
Ashur (Qal'at Sherqat)
2
Who won the Pulitzer prize for fiction in 2015?
Richard Ford
Svetlana Alexievich
Anthony Doerr
Joyce Carol Oates
3
Who won the 2015 Rugby World Cup?
Germany
Australia
Brazil
New Zealand
4
A record November temperature of _______ was recorded in Trawsgoed, Wales on 1st November 2015.
21.2°C
21.6°C
23.9°C
22.4°C
5
A magnitude __________ earthquake occurred in Nepal in April 2015.
7.5
8.2
6.5
7.8
6
As of March 2015, which professional networking website reported more than 364 million users?
LinkedIn
Twitter
Facebook
Ryze
7
Which rapper unveiled their "Yeezy" collection of trainers to widespread acclaim in 2015?
Kanye West
Dr. Dre
Jay Z
Pharrell Williams
8
Who won the 2015 Grand National?
Shutthefrontdoor
Saint Are
Many Clouds
Balthazar King
9
Microsoft announced which new operating system in January 2015?
Windows 14
Windows 8.2
Windows 10
Windows SX
10
In 2015, Who said:"Bring on the gunships, force migrants back to their shores, burn the boats."
Katie Hopkins
Nigel Farage
Ann Coulter
Donald Trump
11
What was the Man Booker prize notable for this year?
First American winner
Longest ever winner
First Jamaican winner
Youngest ever winner
12
Which of the following are NOT currently members of One Direction as of December 2015?
Zayn Malik
Louis Tomlinson
Liam Payne
Niall Horan
13
As of 19th December 2015, who has scored the second-most goals in the Premier League?
Odion Ighalo
Jamie Vardy
Olivier Giroud
Romelu Lukaku
14
Who won the 2015 Open Championship at St Andrews, UK?
Marc Leishman
Louis Oosthuizen
Jordan Spieth
Zach Johnson
15
What was the most searched term on Google in 2015?
Lady Colin Campbell
Jeremy Clarkson
Charlie Hebdo
Cilla Black
16
What "u-turn" on policy did the UK Government make in November 2015?
Tax Credit Cuts
Student Grant Cuts
Austerity
Badger Culling
17
Which UK Internet Provider suffered from a cyber-attack and outage in October 2015?
Virgin Media
TalkTalk
Plusnet
Sky
18
According to the PC Games Distributor Steam, what was the best selling PC game in 2015?
Fallout 4
Star Wars: Battlefront (2015)
Call of Duty: Black Ops III
Grand Theft Auto: V
19
In 2015, Great Britain won the Davis Cup for the first time since _______.
1948
1972
1922
1936
20
How many UK Number One singles did Justin Bieber have in 2015?
1
2
0
3
21
In 2015, Volkswagen announced that ____________ cars were affected by it's emissions scandal.
0.7 million
2.7 million
0.8 million
1.2 million
22
By how many minutes will the BBC extend "BBC News at Ten" in 2016?
15
10
5
20
23
The Royal Mint released a £5 commemorating ______________ in October 2015
Battle of Britain
Battle of Trafalgar
Battle of Waterloo
Battle of Agincourt
24
According to Bloomberg, what is England's 2015 best selling beer?
Carling
Boddingtons
Foster
Carlsberg
25
Which UK Single spent the most weeks at the top of the charts in 2015?
Black Magic
Uptown Funk
Hello
Cheerleader
26
About how much was stolen in the Hatton Garden jewellery raid in April 2015?
£400 million
£500 million
£200 million
£300 million
27
On which date in 2015 did Queen Elizabeth II become Britain's longest serving monarch?
12th September
11th September
8th September
9th September
28
A leap second occurred on what date in 2015?
28th February
30th September
30th November
30th June
29
According to FOX News, which Republican P. candidate is leading polls as of 19th December 2015?
Hillary Clinton
Donald Trump
Marco Rubio
Ted Cruz
30
Which President did not attend the G20 Antalya summit that was held on 15-16 November 2015?
Joachim Gauck
Enrique Peña Nieto
Dilma Rousseff
Francois Hollande
31
Which team was relegated from the Football League Championship in May 2015?
Rotherham United
Preston North End
Huddersfield Town
Wigan Athletic
32
By what % did the issuing of carrier bags fall in Tesco after a 5p levy was introduced in 2015?
88%
78%
68%
58%
33
What was the fastest selling album of 2015 in the UK?
Purpose
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A Head Full Of Dreams
Made in the A.M
34
Who was elected Prime Minister of Greece in January 2015?
Yanis Varoufakis
Alexis Tsipras
Antonis Samaras
Giannis Dragasakis
35
Which 2015 Strictly Come Dancing stars were eliminated from the show in Week 2?
Katie & Anton
Iwan & Ola
Georgia & Giovanni
Kirsty & Brendan
36
As of Wednesday 16th December, what was the highest grossing film of 2015?
Jurassic World
Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Avengers: Age of Ultron
Furious 7
37
Which airline's passenger jet crashed in the French Alps in March 2015?
Eurowings
Iberia
Germanwings
Lufthansa
38
In what place did England finish in the 2015 Women's World Cup?
10th
3rd
6th
5th
39
Who came 5th in I'm A Celebrity: Get Me Out Of Here! 2015?
Jorgie Porter
Tony Hadley
Vicky Pattison
Kieron Dyer
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What party swept to power in the UK 2015 General Election?
Labour
SNP
Conservatives
Liberal Democrat