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How well do you recall all of the significant news and current affairs stories of 2024? Well you can put your memory to the test in this Review of the Year 2024 General Knowledge and Trivia Quiz.
Questions:
Q01: A cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in which US city, causing it to collapse?
Q02: Europe's longest-serving monarch Queen Margrethe II surprised her country by announcing her abdication. Of which country was she queen?
Q03: Which NFL team won the Super Bowl for the second year in a row?
Q04: An environmental monitoring laser survey unwittingly uncovered a huge ancient city; which has been dubbed Valeriana, but but from what civilization did the city belong?
Q05: Which country elected its first female president in 2024?
Q06: By what margin did Donald Trump win the popular vote over Kamala Harris in the US presidential election?
Q07: At a NATO summit in July, just before he announced he would not seek re-election, President Joe Biden introduced the Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to reporters as who?
Q08: Sir Keir Starmer became the UK's new prime minister, after his Labour Party swept to power in a landslide general election victory, but what was Labour's majority at the end of the vote?
Q09: Which Russian opposition leader died in a penal colony under mysterious circumstances?
Q10: Which troubled test flight left two astronauts in space far longer than planned?
Q11: The Boeing Starliner that stranded astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore on the International Space Station had a fault on which part of the craft?
Q12: Which city hosted the 2024 summer Olympics?
Q13: Australian athlete Raygun went viral after her unorthodox dance moves scored zero points in the inaugural Olympic women's breaking competition. Which one of these moves was part of her routine? Was it the Kangaroo hop - the Boomerang - or was it the Surfing bird?
Q14: Which movie won Best Picture at the 96th Academy Awards?
Q15: Eric Adams was indicted on public corruption charges. He serves as mayor of which US city?
Q16: An 88-year-old man who had been the world’s longest-serving death row inmate was acquitted by a Japanese court. For how long was Iwao Hakamata convicted for killing four people?
Q17: Which tennis legend known as the “King of Clay” retired after winning 22 grand slam singles titles during his career?
Q18: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is the highest-grossing concert tour in history. Which solo artist held the previous record?
Q19: In September, we mourned the loss of the great British actress Dame Maggie Smith. In 1978, her Academy Award for best supporting actress kicked off a four-year run of wins in that category for actresses initialled M.S. Which M.S. was not among them? Was it Mary Steenburgen, Meryl Streep or was it Mena Suvari?
Q20: We also said goodbye to prolific and legendary hit-maker Quincy Jones. Which of the following songs had he no hand in producing? Was it 9 To 5 by Dolly Parton - Billie Jean by Michael Jackson - or was it Frank Sinatra's Fly Me To The Moon?
Q21: Which country's entry was disqualified from Europe's annual Eurovision Song Contest after an alleged backstage altercation?
Q22: Tributes were paid to writer and broadcaster Dr Michael Mosley who died after going missing while on holiday in June 2024.
Q23: Which star headlined the last night at the Glastonbury 2024 festival, after a rumoured set by Madonna fell through.
Q24: Which distinguished American actor; probably best known for being the voice of Mufasa in The Lion King and Darth Vader in Q25: A baby pygmy hippopotamus captivated the world after she was born at a zoo in Thailand. Affectionately named Moo Deng,
Q26: Baseball player Juan Soto made headlines when he signed the most expensive contract in the history of professional sport.
For which Major League Baseball team did he sign?
Q27: Paris's iconic Notre-Dame cathedral was reopened in December, after being rebuilt in the wake of the fire that destroyed
Q28: Former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad's regime ended abruptly on December the 8th 2024, but to which country did the
Q29: Former U.S. President and elder statesman Jimmy Carter passed away at the grand old age of one hundred, but what was his profession before entering politics?
Q30: Which author won the 2024 Booker prize for her novel, Orbital?
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