Who’s who? Test your knowledge with our Christmas picture puzzle news quiz

1. Name the leading UK politician by the election campaign stunt

   1. Keir Starmer

   2. Boris Johnson

   3. Ed Davey

   4. Steve Reed

2. Who is the fast-food delivery man?

   1. Wes Streeting

   2. Rishi Sunak

   3. Jeremy Hunt

   4. James Cleverly

3. Who is rocking a pink high-vis?

   1. Ben Wallace

   2. Ed Miliband

   3. Dominic Raab

   4. Wes Streeting

4. Who is a runway success?

   1. Liz Truss

   2. Angela Rayner

   3. Penny Mordaunt

   4. Gillian Keegan

5. Who is getting to grips with some clay?

   1. Keir Starmer

   2. John Healey

   3. Iain Duncan Smith

   4. Danny Kruger

6. Who is the beer-guzzler?

   1. Keir Starmer

   2. Wes Streeting

   3. Nigel Farage

   4. Ed Davey

7. Name the Olympic gold medallist

   1. Julien Marchand

   2. Antoine Dupont

   3. Romain Taofifénua

   4. Gaël Fickou

8. Who's showing off their gold medal?

   1. Noah Lyles

   2. Letsile Tebogo

   3. Quincy Hall

   4. Joshua Cheptegei

9. Who is the lone cyclist?

   1. Josh Tarling

   2. Tom Pidcock

   3. Remco Evenepoel

   4. Victor Koretzky

10. Who is kissing her medal?

    1. Rebeca Andrade

    2. Simone Biles

    3. Becky Downie

    4. Jordan Chiles

11. Who is hitting great heights?

    1. Noor Vidts

    2. Christina Honsel

    3. Nafi Thiam

    4. Katarina Johnson-Thompson

12. Who's having a well-earned sit-down?

    1. Alex Yee

    2. Sam Dickinson

    3. Jonny Brownlee

    4. Alistair Brownlee

13. Who are these performers from Glastonbury 2024?

    1. Modest Mouse

    2. The Walkmen

    3. The National

    4. Pulp

14. Who's rocking a cowboy hat on stage?

    1. Shania Twain

    2. Stevie Nicks

    3. PJ Harvey

    4. Cyndi Lauper

15. And who's got a thing for thigh-high boots?

    1. Little Simz

    2. SZA

    3. Anne-Marie

    4. Nia Archives

16. Can you name the human CND sign?

    1. Emily Eavis

    2. Bridget Riley

    3. Rachel Whiteread

    4. Marina Abramović

17. He's a very famous singer – can you name his group?

    1. Coldplay

    2. LCD Soundsystem

    3. Idles

    4. Jungle

18. And can you identify this singer from her silhouette?

    1. Olivia Dean

    2. Dua Lipa

    3. Camila Cabello

    4. Romy

19. Name these sporting winners in 2024

    1. Lamine Yamal

    2. Nico Williams

    3. Dani Olmo

    4. Rodri

20. Can you name the Wimbledon tennis champ?

    1. Aryna Sabalenka

    2. Jasmine Paolini

    3. Barbora Krejčíková

    4. Iga Świątek

21. And who is the darts sensation?

    1. Luke Littler

    2. Luke Humphries

    3. Rob Cross

    4. Nathan Aspinall

22. Can you name Super Bowl superstar?

    1. Josh Allen

    2. Joe Burrow

    3. Patrick Mahomes

    4. Dak Prescott

23. Name the new knights and dames of 2024

    1. Julie Christie

    2. Imelda Staunton

    3. Julie Walters

    4. Fiona Shaw

24. Who is the bar man?

    1. Tim Martin

    2. John Fuller

    3. Jonathan Neame

    4. Jonathan Adnams

25. Who is the laughing lady?

    1. Jenny Colgan

    2. Jilly Cooper

    3. Barbara Taylor Bradford

    4. Jill Mansell

26. Who is the man being knighted by Princess Anne?

    1. Alan Bates

    2. Alan Yentob

    3. Alan Shearer

    4. Alan Parker

Solutions

1:C - Liberal Democrat leader Davey, taking part in wheelbarrow racing at Huish Park, home of Yeovil Town FC. These answers won’t all be Davey. They could be, but they won’t. , 2:B - The then PM gets a takeout from McDonald’s in Beaconsfield. The true-blue Buckinghamshire seat was held by Tory Joy Morrissey. The Big Macs worked! , 3:B - The future energy secretary was visiting a “zero bills” home in Stafford. , 4:B - The now-deputy PM was playing airports at Stansted. , 5:A - The now-PM was visiting Duchess China near Stoke-on-Trent. , 6:C - We can’t speculate as to how genuine a football fan the Reform party leader is, but the question setter notes without prejudice that the England Euro 96 shirt is a modern reproduction, rather than the Umbro original. , 7:B - Rugby union star Dupont’s turn for the French rugby sevens team kicked off the hosts’ 16-gold-medal haul. , 8:A - Team USA’s Lyles lived up to the hype (mostly his own) by winning the men’s 100m. , 9:B - This great picture by the Guardian’s David Levene is of GB mountain biker Pidcock as he headed for gold after one of the great Olympic comebacks following a flat tyre., 10:A - The Brazilian gymnast’s duel with Simone Biles was a highlight of the Games and led to a great moment of sportsmanship as silver medallist Biles and her bronze-winning teammate Jordan Chiles bowed down to Andrade on the podium. , 11:C - Thiam, the Belgian thorn in Katarina Johnson-Thompson’s side, won her third gold in a row in the heptathlon. , 12:A - South Londoner Yee was broken after another astonishing Team GB comeback, this time in the men’s triathlon., 13:C - It’s the National’s Matt Berninger. , 14:A - The Canadian country superstar was in the Sunday legends slot (playing as England toiled past Slovakia in the Euros). , 15:B - The Sunday-night headliner , 16:D - Conceptual artist Abramović led the Pyramid stage crowd in a seven-minute silence to “see how we can feel positive energy in the entire universe”., 17:A - Chris Martin's band Coldplay were headliners for a record fifth time. , 18:B - Dancing the night away as Friday’s headliner. , 19:A - Teenage Barcelona phenomenon Yamal lit up Euro 2024 at the age of 16 (until he turned 17 midway through the tournament). , 20:C - The Czech won her second grand slam at this year’s Wimbledon having won just three matches since losing the Australian Open quarter-final five months earlier. , 21:B - The PDC darts world champion. “Cool Hand Luke” beat the year’s other 16-year-old sporting phenomenon – Luke Littler – in the final at Alexandra Palace in January. , 22:C - Kansas City Chiefs quarterback and Super Bowl LVIII MVP Mahomes led his team to its third championship in five years., 23:B - Nominated for services for playing the king’s ma., 24:A - The JD Wetherspoon founder, of course., 25:B - It was a big year for Cooper, whose Thatcher-era sizzler Rivals was a hit on Disney+., 26:A - The Post Office campaigner.

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How did you do?

0-4 Congratulations on not paying very close attention to 2024. It’s probably for the best
5-10 Better luck next year
11-20 Sterling work, well done
21-26 You are a one-person Google reverse image search

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