Quiz questions from 2017
No. / Question / Answer1. / Which city was the City of Culture for 2017? / Hull
2. / Which British sitcom was voted as the best ever by more than 100 comedians, comedy writers & actors in January 2017? / Fawlty Towers
3. / In 2017 Donald Trump became what number President of the USA? / 45th
4. / Who was chosen by the public to represent the UK in the 2017 Eurovision song contest in January 2017? / Lucy Jones
5. / Who is released a new album at the age of 100 in March 2017? / Dame Vera Lynn
6. / In a Which? report, released in February 2017, which supermarket was voted the best for online shopping? / Iceland
7. / Who became the Metropolitan Police Forces first female commissioner in February 2017? / Cressida Dick
8. / What flavour of crisps did Theresa May state was her favourite in February 2017? / Salt & vinegar
9. / Which controversial politician announced in March 2017 on twitter that he was to write children’s books? / George Galloway
10. / The World Wide Web creator called for a crack down on ‘fake news’ in March 2017, what is his name? / Sir Tim Berners-Lee
11. / Which famous professor voiced the part of professor Ryan Farrow on CBeebies Postman Pat in March 2017? / Professor Brian Cox
12. / Which zoo had a rare Striated Caracara bird of prey escape in March 2017, 9 months after a Lynx escaped in 2016? / Dartmoor Zoo
13. / Matty Bee organised a procession of what colour cars through the village of Bibury in April 2017 in support of a Mr Maddox? / Yellow
14. / Cadbury’s announced in 2017 that it’s returning manufacturing of it’s Dairy milk bars to the UK, from which country? / Poland
15. / Brighton managed promotion back to the top flight of football in 2017, what was the last year they appeared there? / 1983
16. / Who described Labour Jeremy Corbyn as a ‘mutton-headed, old mugwump’ in April 2017? / Boris Johnson
17. / Who described himself as the ‘World’s most experienced plaque-unveiler’ in May 2017? / Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh
18. / Who became France’s new president in May 2017? / Emmanuel Macron
19. / Which country won the 2017 Eurovision song contest? / Portugal – 758 points
20. / Exeter Chiefs became Rugby Union champions in may 2017, what was the name of their head coach? / Rob Baxter
21. / Who was the winner of the 2017 Britain’s Got Talent final? / Tokio Myers
22. / Who became the first person to achieve 100 million twitter followers in June 2017? / Katy Perry
23. / Who beat the defending champions USA in sailings America’s cup in June 2017? / New Zealand
24. / The only Black actress to have won an Oscar stated she was sad at this fact in June 2017, who is she? / Halle Berry - Monster’s Ball in 2002
25. / Who was announced as the first female Doctor Who in July 2017? / Jodie Whitaker
26. / Who stated he was sorry for his atrocious ‘Cockney accent’ in July 2017? / Dick Van Dyke (Mary Poppins film)
27. / Which luxury shoemaker was bought by Michael Kors in 2017? / Jimmy Choo
28. / What program did Channel 4 say it was dropping for 2018 after 34 contestants had been injured in previous shows? / The Jump
29. / What ridiculous amount of money was paid to release footballer Neymar from Barcelona in 2017? / 222m Euros (£198m)
30. / Who was named as the highest earning DJ by Forbes in August 2017, the fifth year in a row? / Calvin Harris
31. / What fruit was banned in 2017 at the Reading and Leeds music festivals? / Pineapples
32. / Pop star Prince’s sister revealed in August 2017, that purple wasn’t his favourite colour, which colour was it? / Orange
33. / 14 people had to be rescued from a tower by helicopter in September 2017 in which UK town? / Weymouth
34. / Which city was revealed in 2017 as the host of the 2028 summer Olympic games? / Los Angeles
35. / Who said ‘I want to reinvent pop tours’ in September 2017? / Madonna
36. / What citizenship did actor Colin Firth take up in 2017 after the Brexit vote? / Italian
37. / In the Catalan vote what percentage of those who voted said yes to independence in October 2017? / 90%
38. / Runny eggs have been declared safe again in 2017 if the ‘Lion mark’ is on the shell, in what year where they declared unsafe? / 1988
39. / The BBC’s Crimewatch program is to end soon stated the BBC in October 2017, how many years has it aired? / 33
40. / Who accidentally tweeted, the winner Sophie Faldo of the ‘Great British Bake Off’ before the show was aired in October 2017? / Prue Leith
41. / Which new UK building was voted the best by the Royal Institute of British Architects in November 2017? / Hastings Pier
42. / Greggs the bakers apologised for their advent calendar in 2017 for replacing baby Jesus with what? / Sausage roll
43. / The Mr Men team announced in Nov 2017 that a new Little Miss Character will be introduced next year, what will it be called? / Little Miss Inventor
44. / Meghan Markle & Prince Harry announced their engagement in 2017, which American TV series is she well known for? / Suits
45. / Which train station outside London was announced in December 2017 as the busiest for passengers for 2016-2017? / Birmingham New Street (42.4m)
46. / Which City in 2017 was named as the UK’s City of Culture for 2021? / Coventry
47. / Ronnie O’Sullivan became the 2nd snooker player to win 6 UK Championships in December 2017, who is the other player? / Steve Davis
48. / The scientist & presenter of BBC’s ‘The Great Egg Race’ died in December 2017, What was his name? / Heinz Wolff