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Mr Hellyer's Quiz of the year MMXXI
Mr Hellyer's Quiz of the year MMXXI
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The Covid-19 variant first called the 'Kent' variant is offically know by the World Health Organisation (WHO) as the...?
Delta variant
Alpha variant
Beta variant
Gamma variant
2
Which supermarket chain has 'spoofed' this years John Lewis Christmas advert by superimposing Space Raiders crisps?
Iceland
Aldi
Tesco
Lidl
3
How many Premier League football clubs agreed to join a new (later making a u-turn) breakaway European Super League?
7
8
6
5
4
What was the name given to the storm that recently hit the UK and left thousands of homes without power for over a week?
Storm Crwen
Storm Arwen
Storm Brwen
Storm Drwen
5
How many medals (Gold, Silver & Bronze) did Team GB win in the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games?
55
65
75
85
6
Which England defender scored the opening goal in the delayed Euro 2020 final?
Harry Maguire
Luke Shaw
Kyle Walker
John Stones
7
Which British team Won the 6 Nations Rugby Championship in 2021?
Scotland
Wales
England
Ireland
8
Which famous band has released their first album for 40 years?
The Beatles
ABBA
The Rolling Stones
Queen
9
Who won the second series (February) of The Masked Singer?
Lenny Henry
Sophie Ellis-Bextor
Joss Stone
Ne-Yo
10
The Tokyo 2020 (Held in 2021) Olympics saw medals awarded made of what recycled material?
plastic waste
drinks cans
knives and guns
mobile phones
11
Which famous former Star Trek actor, at aged 90, became the oldest person to reach space?
George Takei
Leonard Nimoy
Patrick Stewart
William Shatner
12
In May the latest NASA rover landed on Mars. What was the craft called?
Curiosity
Dedication
Perserverance
Resilience
13
According to Netflix, what has been the most watched TV series of the year?
Squid Game
Bridgerton
The Crown
You
14
What was the name of the Ship (owned by The Evergreen corp.) that blocked the Suez Canal in Egypt for more than 6 days?
Ever Goods
Ever Going
Ever Given
Ever Giant
15
Who won the Great British Bake Off in 2021?
Giuseppe
Crystelle
Chigs
Jürgen
16
How many points did the UK recieve with James Newman's entry 'Embers' during the Eurovision contest?
0
4
6
2
17
We said goodbye to Prince Philip in April of this year, but at what age did he die?
99
100
101
98
18
ITV announced that
The X Factor
had been axed - but in which year was it first seen on British screens?
2003
2002
2005
2004
19
According to Spotify, who was the most streamed music artist of 2021?
Taylor Swift
Drake
Bad Bunny
Ed Sheeran
20
Max Verstappen was recently crowned F1 World Chamipion, but who was the last person to beat Lewis Hamilton to the title?
Jenson Button
Nico Rosberg
Kimi Raikkonen
Sebastian Vettel
21
What has been the highest grossing film (Achieving over $800m in sales) of 2021 WORLDWIDE?
Fast & Furious 9
Hi, Mom
The Battle At Lake Changjin
No Time To Die
22
Harry and Meghan welcomed their scond child to the world in June, but who was Lilibet named after?
Prince Philip
Queen Elizabeth
Princess Diana
Prince Charles
23
The UN Climate Change Conference (COP 26) took place in which Scottish city in 2021?
Glasgow
Aberdeen
Edinburgh
Dundee
24
US & British troops finally left which country after 20 years, leading to chaos and terrible fighting within the state?
Israel
Iran
Afghanistan
Iraq
25
In January 2021, protests over the Presidential elections took place at/inside which US national building?
Capitol
White House
National Library
Lincoln Memorial
26
Japanese golfer Hideki Matsuyama became the first of his countrymen to win which major?
PGA Championship
The US Open
The British Open
The Masters
27
James Bond film - No time to die, was finally released on the 30th Sept 2021. What was its orginal date for UK release?
April 2020
July 2021
April 2021
September 2020
28
Who won the e-sports 'League of Legends' World Championship in 2021?
Edward Gaming
Edward Player
Edward Sporting
Edward Gamer
29
Who has changed its company name to Meta?
Uber
Redbull
Amazon
Facebook
30
Which Caribbean island has recently become a Republic having replaced the Queen with a President as their head of state?
Jamacia
The Bahamas
Haiti
Barbados