Grab a few beers...

And get set for the 2020 year quiz. 


TV:

1. Which pair made Strictly history by becoming the first same-sex couple on the Saturday night dance contest?

2. I’m A Celebrity launched with a record 14.3 million viewers in 2020 – what was the name of the Welsh castle where it was filmed?

3. Who won Bake Off’s live final this year? It attracted the show’s biggest audience since it moved from the BBC to C4 in 2017.

4. The Crown returned for Season 4 and included the real life story of when a man broke into the Queen’s bedroom in Buckingham Palace and sat on her bed... what was his name?

5. Which TV puppet show returned to our screens on Britbox, after first appearing in 1984?

6. Who starred in the BBC four- part thriller Roadkill written and created by David Hare about a justice minister whose private life comes under fire?


Film:

1. Which movie was the most on-demand film streamed in a year without cinemas?

2. Who won Best Actress at the 2020 Baftas for her role in the biopic Judy about Judy Garland?

3. Who played Rebecca in the Netflix version of the film of the same name released this year?

4. What block-buster film’s release was delayed twice in 2020 because of the pandemic?

5. Which South Korean film became the first ever non-Hollywood production to become the highest-grossing film of the year and won best film at the Oscars?

6. Which Disney blockbuster that premiered in the US in March just before lockdown was eventually released on Disney Plus for a premium fee in the UK?


Streaming Heroes:

1. Who live-streamed PE lessons every day during lockdown to keep the nation’s kids – and their parents – fit and healthy?

2. Which multi platinum-selling artist kept the nation dancing during lockdown with her Friday night kitchen discos?

3. Whose Easter Sunday performance entered the record books for drawing the biggest audience for a classical live stream in YouTube’s history with 2.8 million concurrent viewers?

4. What was the most watched Netflix original film of 2020, with 99 million views worldwide – and, who starred in it?

5. True crime series Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness was a huge hit during lockdown. What is the real name of its star, big cat collector Joe Exotic?

6. Which documentary overtook Tiger King as the most watched on Netflix in 2020 and which sporting legend was it about?


Music:

1. Captain Sir Tom Moore became the oldest person at 100 to have a UK number one after he featured on which song performed by Michael Ball?

2. Which Indie rock band from Oxford won Best Group at the 40th annual Brit Awards this year?

3. Which teenage girl from Dudley won The Voice UK in November after being coached by Olly Murs and now has a single and album coming out?

4. What is the name of Robbie Williams’ new Christmas album?

5. What was the name of the Ariana Grande solo single that went viral on TikTok?

6. What did artists Ariana Grande, Justin Bieber, Sheryl Crow and Jessie Ware all have in common in 2020?


Sport:

1. Lewis Hamilton made history winning a seventh F1 world title – whose record did he equal?

2. When competitive snooker returned in June, what did Ronnie O’Sullivan do to honour the late legend Willie Thorne during the Championship League?

3. Leeds United were promoted back to the Premier League this year – for how many years had they been away?

4. Which Premier League ground is Radio 1 DJ Jordan North’s “happy place” that he mentioned during the I’m A Celebrity trials?

5. Who did Gipsy King Tyson Fury knock out to win the WBC heavyweight crown in February?

6. What was the sporting so-called “super-spreader” event attended by more than 250,000 over four days in March?


News / Politics:

1. On which date was the first lockdown declared in a special televised bulletin by Prime Minister Boris Johnson from Downing Street?

2. What was the name of the town Boris Johnson’s close adviser Dominic Cummings drove to, during lockdown, to supposedly test his eyesight?

3. In which city was George Floyd killed, sparking the worldwide Black Lives Matter protests against police brutality and racism?

4. Which Government adviser on coronavirus, whose advice brought about the first lockdown, was forced to quit after being caught breaking the rules by seeing his married lover?

5. Whose complaint has led to an investigation into the controversial Princess Diana interview with Martin Bashir that was broadcast again in 2020 after 25 years?

6. Which member of the royal family received a special gift from David Attenborough ahead of a screening of his new film A Life on Our Planet and what was it?


Answers:

TV:

1. Boxer Nicola Adams and professional dancer Katya Jones.

2. Gwrych Castle.

3. Peter Sawkins.

4. Michael Fagan

5. Spitting Image.

6. Hugh Laurie.


Film:

1. Hamilton on Disney Plus.

2. Renee Zellweger.

3. No one. The character is dead and never appears in the film.

4. No Time to Die.

5. Parasite.

6. Mulan.


Streaming Hero’s:

1. Joe Wicks.

2. Sophie Ellis-Bextor.

3. Andrea Bocelli from the Duomo in Milan.

4. Extraction starring Chris Hemsworth.

5 Joseph Maldonado-Passage.

6. The Last Dance about basketball legend Michael Jordan.


Music:

1. You’ll Never Walk Alone.

2. Foals.

3. Blessing Chitapa.

4. The Christmas Present.

5. Positions.

6. They all recorded videos to their songs at home.


Sport:

1. Michael Schumacher.

2. Ronnie sported a large moustache.

3. Sixteen.

4. Turf Moor, Burnley FC.

5. Deontay Wilder.

6. The Cheltenham Festival.


News / Politics:

1. March 23rd.

2. Barnard Castle.

3. Minneapolis.

4. Prof Neil Ferguson.

5. Her brother Charles Spencer.

6. Prince George received a fossilised shark tooth.