The ultimate 2024 quiz of the year
Looking for end-of-year quiz questions and answers? From thrilling feats of sportsmanship to audacious acts of protest, 2024 brought us captivating headlines aplenty. Time to test your knowledge of the year that was...
If you're looking for a Christmas quiz to test friends and family over the holidays, have a go at our bumper Christmas quiz questions and answers. You'll also find a quiz on the royal family if you need another.
2024 quiz questions and answers
1. Who upstaged David Beckham in a viral Instagram video filmed at his Cotswolds estate in May?
2. The third series of Bridgerton hit screens this spring, but which of the following has not been used as a filming location? (a) Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire (b) Castle Howard, North Yorkshire (c) Chatsworth House, Derbyshire
3. Which Strictly couple took part in Celebrity Escape to the Country?
4. Which Somerset town is being hailed as "the new Notting Hill"?
5. In a Country Living interview, which Eighties pop music legend revealed their passion for *checks notes* lawnmowing? (a) Debbie Harry (b) Martin Kemp (c) Rick Astley
6. What colour is trending in the world of vegetables?
7. Who called on international leaders to "halt the unsustainable production and consumption of natural resources"? (a) Sir James Dyson (b) Prince William (c) Little Simz
8. Which wheelchair racer from a farm in the Scottish Borders earned her first gold medal at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games?
9. Which soil-centric farm in Cornwall earned a Michelin star for its restaurant?
10. The winner of RHS Chelsea's best show garden this year was inspired by which ancient tradition? (a) Stone circles (b) Shinrin-yoku (Japanese forest bathing) (c) Aboriginal Dreamtime stories
11. A mild spring means that our apple orchards got an early start to the growing season. What does this mean for our apples?
12. In September, which new housemate joined Jojo and chief mouser Larry at 10 Downing Street?
13. Which dog won The Kennel Club Hero Dog Award at Crufts this year? (a) Vesper, a Belgian Malinois who located earthquake survivors in Turkey and Morocco (b) Ernest, an emotional support schnoodle (c) Holly, a hound who sniffed out explosives at an airport
14. Which market town uncovered medieval walls – and a horse burial – during the redevelopment of a Marks & Spencer building?
15. What were the alarming results from Butterfly Conservation's Big Butterfly Count 2024?
16. Which sport made its debut at the 2024 Paris Olympics this year? (a) Breaking (breakdancing) (b) Climbing (c) Surfing
17. The Natural History Museum unveiled a new garden in July, depicting 2.7 billion years of evolution. What notable feature does it include? (a) An aquarium showcasing the world’s oldest fish species (b) A 5m-high meteor (c) A giant bronze diplodocus called Fern
18. Which ancient monument was sprayed orange by Just Stop Oil protesters?
19. A corrugated-metal building said to be "rusty" and "wrinkly" won which award this year? (a) Shed of the Year (b) RIBA (Royal Institute of British Architects) Stirling Prize (c) The Turner Prize
20. PETA launched a campaign against which paint brand, whose colour names include Dead Salmon and Potted Shrimp, for "normalising" abuse of animals?
21. Windsor Castle announced it would be adopting which of these measures to improve sustainability? (a) Fitting solar panels (b) Installing a wind turbine in the Great Park (c) Growing all its own vegetables on site
22. At this summer's general election, #dogsatpollingstations was trending on social media as voters brought their pets (including snakes and horses!) along. But what can’t you do at a polling station? (a) Take a selfie (b) Vote if you are drunk (c) Use your own pen or pencil
23. Which social media star inspired a "minute's quacking" at their memorial service broadcast on BBC Radio 1?
24. Which image is a finalist in the Nikon Comedy Wildlife Awards? (a) An octopus punching a fish (b) A lion wincing as a lioness roars in his ear (c) A hare flattened by her four leverets
25. What fish made a surprising return to UK seas?
26. Where can you book a Regency hairstyling appointment?
27. Which documentary highlighted the unusual friendship between a fisherman and an otter?
28. Which bit of Jersey's coastline was nominated by actor Samantha Renke as having one of the best accessible beaches in the UK?
29. What inspired the National Trust's "Trees of Hope" initiative, supplying saplings to 49 communities in the UK this year?
30. Which ITV series airing in January was credited with helping to bring about justice in the wake of a national scandal?
Answers
1. His chickens — a Christmas present from his wife in 2023
2. c
3. Janette Manrara and Aljaz Skorjanec
4. Bruton, home to Sam and Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Stella McCartney and more
5. b
6. Purple! The shade has turned up on carrots, cauliflowers, peas, radishes and French beans
7. b
8. Sammi Kinghorn
9. Crocadon Farm, St Mellion
10. b
11. They're bigger and juicer
12. Prince, a Siberian kitten
13. a
14. Newark, Nottinghamshire
15. The public reported the lowest number of butterflies in 14 years
16. a
17. c
18. Stonehenge
19. a
20. Farrow & Ball
21. a
22. a
23. Long Boi, a duck that resided at the University of York campus
24. b
25. The bluefin tuna, spotted in South Devon
26. The Jane Austen Festival in Bath every August
27. Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
28. St Brelade's Bay
29. The illegal felling of the 49-foot Sycamore Gap tree in Northumberland
30. Mr Bates vs The Post Office
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