2021 in review

JANUARY: The USA’s first youth poet laureate recited a powerful poem called The Hill We Climb at the inauguration of President Biden in January. What is her name?

• Amanda Holden

• Amanda Gorman

• Mandy Moore

• Amanda Hugandkiss

Answer explanation

The most quoted lines are the last 4 lines:

The new dawn blooms as we free it.

For there is always light,

if only we’re brave enough to see it.

If only we’re brave enough to be it.

FEBRUARY: ASOS bought the struggling Topshop business, but how much did they pay?

• £230M

• £280M

• £330M

• £380M

MARCH: THAT interview with Harry & Meghan. What year did they get married?

• 2016

• 2017

• 2018

• 2019

Answer explanation

May 19th 2019 at Windsor Castle

APRIL: Restrictions still in place throughout England, but thousands of anti-vax protesters take to the streets of London. How many brain cells does your average anti-vax protester have?

• 0

• Less than one

• Very few

• Zero

MAY: Bennifer v2.0. How many years between Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez break up and then make up?

• 5

• 9

• 13

• 17

Answer explanation

Engaged in 2002, postponed their wedding and broke up in 2004. Back together in May 2021

JUNE: What % of the adult population have received their 2nd jab by this point?

• 45%

• 50%

• 55%

• 60%

JULY: Euro 2020 finals spell heartache for England again. What was the score on penalties?

• 5-4

• 4-3

• 3-2

• 2-1

AUGUST: Job vacancies reach a record high, causing a big spike in pay rises. How much did they rise on average?

• 5.4%

• 6.4%

• 7.4%

• 8.4%

SEPTEMBER: Emma Raducanu won 7 best of 3 matches en route to winning the US Open. How many sets did she lose in total?

• 3

• 2

• 1

• 0

Answer explanation

More common than you might think and it's been done 22 times this millennium: 6 Mens and 16 Women's

OCTOBER: Adele released Easy On Me and broke the record for most streams in a week. How many?

• 18m

• 20m

• 22m

• 24m