Big Quiz 2016

Questions

1. Emily Blunt starred in the title role of the 2016 movie thriller 'The Girl on the?

   1. Rise
   2. Verge
   3. Train
   4. Game

2. An adaptation of A Song of Ice and Fire, what show received the most 2016 Emmy nominations?

   1. Orange is the New Black
   2. Game of Thrones
   3. Broad City
   4. Modern Family

3. Peggy Spencer (1920-2016) helped lay the foundations for what modern phenomenon?

   1. Amazon
   2. Texting
   3. Strictly Come Dancing
   4. SatNav

4. What nationality were both (male and female) winners of the 2016 London Marathon?

   1. Chinese
   2. Kenyan
   3. Spanish
   4. Brazilian

5. Despite major challenges Jeremy Corbyn held onto leadership through 2016 of?

   1. NASA
   2. The Labour Party (UK)
   3. Walmart Inc
   4. Manchester United FC

6. Andrea Leadsom's withdrawal from candidacy led to the unopposed appointment of of what position on 11 July 2016?

   1. President of FIFA
   2. President of the EU
   3. UK Prime Minister
   4. Archbishop of Canterbury

7. The 2016 Olympics were officially branded?

   1. Brazil 2016
   2. Rio 2016
   3. 2016 Olympics
   4. Olympiad 31

8. Veep won the 2016?

   1. Grand National
   2. Outstanding Comedy Series Emmy
   3. Admiral's Cup yachting regatta
   4. Best Picture Oscar

9. After scientific analysis in 2016, a discovery on Amrum Island shore, Germany, was confirmed at 108 years and 138 days to be the oldest?

   1. Living lobster
   2. Message in a bottle
   3. Credit card
   4. Picnic

10. What sport produced substantially most of the highest paid female athletes of 2016?

    1. Show-jumping
    2. Tennis
    3. Track athletics
    4. Hockey

11. The Mount Sinabug volcanic eruption in May 2016 was in?

    1. Canada
    2. Italy
    3. Indonesia
    4. Scotland

12. Match these world-class people who died in 2016 with their fields: Arnold Palmer, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Merle Haggard, Johan Cruyff - Football, Acting, Golf, Music?

13. Dawn of Justice is the subtitle of the 2016 superhero film (Who?) vs (Who?)?

    1. Spiderman
    2. Batman
    3. Terminator
    4. Superman
    5. Catwoman

14. 2016 was the centenary of the death of Henry (Who?) from a famous writer family?

    1. Austen
    2. Dickens
    3. James
    4. Chaucer

15. Ben Affleck's 2016 movie is The?

    1. Doctor
    2. Dentist
    3. Solicitor
    4. Accountant

16. The popular Pokémon game released in July 2016 is?

    1. Stop
    2. Go
    3. Pause
    4. Delete

17. Emperor Akihito suggested controversially in 2016 that due to ill health he would abdicate as ruler of?

    1. Brunei
    2. Japan
    3. Cambodia
    4. Denmark

18. WADA's computer systems, hacked in 2016, exposed private details to the world about?

    1. Climate change
    2. Athlete drug records
    3. Politicians' expenses
    4. BBC presenters' salaries

19. Brie Larson won what in 2016 for 'Joy'?

    1. Best Actress Oscar
    2. CMA Best Song
    3. Man Booker Prize
    4. Nobel Physics Prize

20. Danny Willett won the the 2016?

    1. Olympic high jump
    2. US Golf Masters
    3. World Heavyweight Boxing Championship
    4. Eurovision under-16s

21. Whose son Cruz made the 2016 news with a charity single: If Everyday Was Christmas?

    1. Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie
    2. David and Victoria Beckham
    3. Prince Andrew and Sarah Ferguson
    4. Tony and Cherie Blair

22. The 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature was won by?

    1. Stephen King
    2. Hilary Mantel
    3. Bob Dylan
    4. JK Rowling

23. The 2016 Juba military clashes (in capital city Juba on the White Nile) were between factions of the People's Liberation Army of?

    1. Morocco
    2. Sudan
    3. South Africa
    4. Israel

24. Iconic boxer Muhammad Ali (1942-16) was multiple world champion?

    1. Middleweight
    2. Heavyweight
    3. Cruiserweight
    4. Bantamweight

25. The futuristic video made for the 1983 song 'Human Touch', which fascinatingly is set in 2016, was the biggest hit for Rick?

    1. Astley
    2. Springfield
    3. Wakeman
    4. Stein

26. The Maracanã Stadium hosted the 2016?

    1. US Presidential election debates
    2. Summer Olympics
    3. UEFA European Championship
    4. Moonies Convention

27. How many Sundays does 2016 have?

    1. 51
    2. 52
    3. 53
    4. 54

28. In May 2016, the US Pentagon was exposed as still using?

    1. Invisible Ink
    2. Windows XP
    3. 1980s floppy-disks
    4. 2nd World War ration packs in the canteen

29. During 2016 the top Chinese website, a search engine, ranked 4th globally is?

    1. Alibaba
    2. Taobao
    3. Baidu
    4. Renren

30. In 2016 in Amritsar, India, 8,726 young people broke the world record for a?

    1. Game of softball
    2. Bollywood dance
    3. Yoga session
    4. Firewalk on hot coals

31. Who achieved a record-breaking 51million video views in 24 hours on VEVO in January 2016?

    1. Adele
    2. Coldplay
    3. David Bowie
    4. Status Quo

32. Almandin won the 2016?

    1. Melbourne Cup
    2. Grand National
    3. Turner Prize
    4. Best Picture Oscar

33. UK MPs voted to strip whose knighthood due to his role on the failure of the BHS retail company and debts of its employee pension scheme?

    1. Alan Sugar
    2. Philip Green
    3. Charles Dunstone
    4. Richard Branson

34. Which nation was disqualified from the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest due to debts to the European Broadcasting Union?

    1. Romania
    2. Greece
    3. Ireland
    4. Germany

35. In May 2016, the Eurozone agreed a further €10.3bn loan to?

    1. Spain
    2. Greece
    3. Iceland
    4. Germany

36. Pink, Airlift, Dear Zindagi, and The Untold Story are popular 2016 movies from what big film-making nation?

    1. Australia
    2. India
    3. France
    4. Sweden

37. Before becoming UK Prime Minister in 2016, Theresa May was the longest serving in what role since the 1950s?

    1. Home Secretary
    2. Chancellor of the Exchequor
    3. Health Secretary
    4. Chief Whip

38. The 2016 F1 Championship was won by team?

    1. Porsche
    2. Mercedes
    3. Honda
    4. Ikea

39. The 2016 highest-grossing video game adaptation film ever to date is War?

    1. Baby
    2. Craft
    3. Dance
    4. Hole

40. Spotlight won the 2016?

    1. Grand National
    2. Best Picture Oscar
    3. Turner Prize
    4. Melbourne Cup

41. The 2016 film sequel and highest-grossing animated film opening of all time in North America to date was 'Finding (What?)'?

    1. Dory
    2. Love
    3. Happiness
    4. Out

42. 2016 produced the highest-grossing X-Men film to date, named from the Marvel Comics character, Dead?

    1. Clever
    2. Pool
    3. Wood
    4. Leg

43. 'Beyond' was the 2016 and 13th film of what movie franchise?

    1. Star Trek
    2. Star Wars
    3. Twilight
    4. Harry Potter

44. Which football club bought Paul Pogba for €105million in 2016, breaking the world record transfer fee?

    1. Chelsea
    2. Manchester United
    3. Barcelona
    4. LA Galaxy

45. Who in 2016 announced that he would be a father for the ninth time?

    1. Silvio Berlusconi
    2. George Bush Snr
    3. Mick Jagger
    4. Mick Hucknall

46. The famous video game, version 2, released in 2009, set in 2016, featuring Joseph Allen, is 'Call Of (What?)'?

    1. Doves
    2. Duty
    3. The Wild
    4. Nature

47. The Night Manager TV serial is a popular 2016 adaptation of whose novel of the same name?

    1. William S Burroughs
    2. John Le Carré
    3. Jeffrey Archer
    4. Ian Fleming

48. Leicester City FC, shock winners of the 2016 soccer English Premiership title, are branded/called the (What?), alluding to famous local tradition?

    1. Cobblers
    2. Foxes
    3. Stags
    4. Spacemen

49. Chris Froome won the 2016?

    1. Tour de France
    2. F1 Championship
    3. British Golf Open
    4. America's Got Talent

50. 'Better Call Saul' is a 2016 spin-off from?

    1. Breaking Bad
    2. South Park
    3. Game of Thrones
    4. Dancing with the Stars

51. Whose 2016 book is 'Leonard: My Fifty-Year Friendship with a Remarkable Man'?

    1. Marvin Hagler
    2. William Shatner
    3. Joni Mitchell
    4. Harry Shearer

52. Who began a world tour in 2016 called 'Formation'?

    1. U2
    2. The Rolling Stones
    3. Beyoncé
    4. Bob Dylan

53. Antonio Guterres was appointed in 2016 as successor to Ban Ki-moon as head of?

    1. The United Nations
    2. NASA
    3. FIFA
    4. The BBC

54. The major Japanese Funai Electric Co produced the last commercial (What?) in 2016?

    1. Car cigarette lighter
    2. Video Cassette Recorder (VCR)
    3. Tube TV
    4. Space Invaders Machine

55. In 2016 NASA's Juno spacecraft became the first to orbit?

    1. Mars
    2. Jupiter
    3. Mercury
    4. The Sun

56. Arianna Huffington departed in 2016 from her own eponymous news website, the Huffington?

    1. Day
    2. Star
    3. Post
    4. Blog

57. What anniversary of Shakespeare's death was in 2016?

    1. 200
    2. 400
    3. 600
    4. 1000

58. The 2016 Superbowl saw (Which city?) Broncos beat (Which state?) Panthers?

    1. Chicago
    2. Denver
    3. Houston
    4. Carolina
    5. Atlanta
    6. Florida

59. The first and last days of the year 2016 are respectively?

    1. Monday
    2. Wednesday
    3. Friday
    4. Saturday

60. In 2016 Radovan Karadžić was sentenced to 40 years in prison for crimes in what war?

    1. Iraq-Iran
    2. Libyan Civil
    3. Bosnian
    4. Armenian-Azerbaijani

61. Irvine Welsh's 2016 book The Blade Artist, catching up with Begbie, is a follow-up to?

    1. Clockwork Orange
    2. Trainspotting
    3. Fifty Shades of Grey
    4. Bridget Jones's Diary

62. Match these tennis grand slams to the 2016 winners: Australian, French, Wimbledon, US - Wawrinka, Murray, Nadal, Djokovic, Federer?

63. The corporate reward/motivation 'Theory' for which Oliver Hart and Bengt R Holmström received the 2016 Nobel Economics Prize is called?

    1. Crime
    2. Contract
    3. Delusion
    4. Greed

64. Whose successful sex privacy/rights violation case against Gawker forced the website into bankruptcy in 2016?

    1. Donald Trump
    2. Hulk Hogan
    3. Prince Charles
    4. Joan Collins

65. Donald Trump's VP running mate for the 2016 US Presidential election is Mike?

    1. Shilling
    2. Buck
    3. Pence
    4. Cents

66. The year 2016 in Roman numerals is CCXVI; DDXCI; MMIXX; MMXVI; or MIIIIXXDM?

67. In August 2016 which nation's senate voted to impeach its president Dilma Rousseff?

    1. South Africa
    2. Canada
    3. Brazil
    4. Ireland

68. Stolen in 2002 from Amsterdam and recovered in 2016, Seascape at Scheveningen and Congregation Leaving the Reformed Church in Nuenen are paintings valued at $100m by?

    1. Tracy Emin
    2. Andy Warhol
    3. Vincent Van Gogh
    4. Damien Hirst

69. What global health threat did the World Health Organization declare in January 2016?

    1. Zika Virus
    2. Bird Flu
    3. Indian Swine Flu
    4. Mumps

70. Mexican Joaquín 'El Chapo' Guzmán made the news again in 2016 as the most powerful man in what industry?

    1. Mobile telephony
    2. Football
    3. Latin-American dance
    4. Drug trafficking

71. Professional footballer and 7th dan karate master Boyko Borisov quit in 2016 as Prime Minister of?

    1. France
    2. Spain
    3. Bulgaria
    4. Japan

72. The Gotthard Base opened in Switzerland in 2016 as the world's?

    1. Tallest building
    2. Longest traffic tunnel
    3. Most secure bank
    4. Most expensive shop

73. Put these notable UK politicians on the side of either 'stay' or 'leave' in the EU 'Brexit' referendum: May, Johnson, Gove, Cameron, Farage, Corbyn?

74. A computerised emissions testing fraud in 2016 created multi-billion penalties and reputational damage for?

    1. Ryanair
    2. Volkswagen
    3. The White House
    4. The City of London

75. Leicester City FC's 2016 Premier League Championship title after miraculous relegation escape in 2015, was partly credited to what intervention?

    1. Vegetarian diets
    2. Post-training iced baths
    3. Richard III's toebone ash scattering on the pitch
    4. Visits and karma blessings to the ground by Buddhist Monks

76. Which classic British TV sitcom became a big 2016 movie release?

    1. Only Fools and Horses
    2. Absolutely Fabulous
    3. Blackadder
    4. On the Buses

77. The 2016 Netflix series 'The Crown' stars Claire Foy as?

    1. Elizabeth II
    2. Queen Victoria
    3. Winnie Mandela
    4. Yvonne Goolagong

78. The 2016 Ryder Cup was won by (Who?) when beating (Who?) 17-11 in (What sport?)?

    1. Australia
    2. Russia
    3. USA
    4. Europe
    5. in Tennis
    6. Golf
    7. Sailing
    8. Scrabble

79. Which nation won the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest, with Jamala's '1944' - the first ever with lyrics in Crimean Tatar?

    1. Italy
    2. Germany
    3. Ukraine
    4. Israel

80. Radiohead's ninth album released in 2016 is A Moon Shaped?

    1. Face
    2. Satellite
    3. Pool or Balloon

81. Stephen King's 2016 book is End of?

    1. Day
    2. Time
    3. Watch
    4. Clocks

82. Remarkably the first three male places and the first two women's places in the 2016 Boston Marathon were all taken by?

    1. China
    2. Ethiopia
    3. USA
    4. Iceland

83. The BBC caused audience upset when it removed (What?) from its website in 2016?

    1. Traffic News
    2. Recipes
    3. Scrollbars
    4. All pictures of Jeremy Clarkson

84. Controversy affected Hilary Clinton's 2016 US Presidential campaign, about her using private instead of official?

    1. Personal fitness instructors
    2. Email
    3. Bathrooms
    4. Groceries

85. Israel Kristal of Haifa, Israel, confirmed in 2016 as the world's oldest man, was born in?

    1. 1884
    2. 1892
    3. 1903
    4. 1910

86. Uptown Funk won the 2016?

    1. Record of the Year Grammy
    2. Turner Prize
    3. Man Booker Prize
    4. Grand National

87. The 2016 UEFA European Championship was won by?

    1. Germany
    2. Portugal
    3. Spain
    4. Iceland

88. In April 2016 German newspaper Süddeutsche Zeitung published 11.5 million confidential Panamanian files detailing over 200,000 (What?) held unethically by noted personalities and heads of state?

    1. Stolen artworks
    2. Offshore companies
    3. Swiss bank accounts
    4. Holiday homes

89. In 2016, German Bernd Schmidt set a new world record of 8.8cms (about 3.5 inches) for the?

    1. Longest nose
    2. Biggest mouth gape
    3. Most sticking-out ear
    4. Longest big toe

90. Chicago (What?) won the 2016 Baseball World Series?

    1. Chiefs
    2. Braves
    3. Cubs
    4. Blues

91. Steven Gerrard retired from playing football at what club in 2016?

    1. LA Galaxy
    2. Liverpool
    3. Juventus
    4. Everton

92. David Bowie's album released just before he died in January 2016 is?

    1. Darkstar
    2. Blackstar
    3. Starman
    4. Darkman

93. 2016 was the tenth anniversary of the first (What?), by inventor Jack Dorsey?

    1. Facebook 'like'
    2. Tweet
    3. Instagram share
    4. Spotify stream

94. Record-breaking German Albert Beer created a robot in 2016 that could do (What?) in 0.887 of a second?

    1. Beat anyone at chess
    2. Make an omelette
    3. Calculate Pi to a billion decimal places
    4. Solve the Rubik's Cube

95. Who directed and wrote the 2016 Amazon TV series 'Crisis in Six Scenes'?

    1. Clint Eastwood
    2. Kevin Spacey
    3. Woody Allen
    4. Ben Affleck

96. Rule the World won the 2016?

    1. Primetime TV Show Emmy
    2. Turner Prize
    3. Mann Booker Prize
    4. Grand National

97. Singer-songwriter and TV personality Pete Burns (1959-16), was founder-member of?

    1. Duran Duran
    2. Dead or Alive
    3. The Sex Pistols
    4. The Bay City Rollers

98. Put these nations in order of the 2016 Olympics medal table (most golds first): China, Germany, Japan, USA, Great Britain, Russia?

99. The 2016 Superbowl broke tradition by not using Roman numerals in its name due to its number?

    1. 30
    2. 40
    3. 50 or 100

100. In France, April 2016, Franky Zapata set a world record of 2,252 metres for the longest?

     1. Jet ski jump
     2. Hoverboard flight
     3. Tightrope walk
     4. Hot dog