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Worksheets2017 Christmas Quiz
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 15mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which 2016 BBC TV programme had the highest Christmas viewing figures?
a)
Bake Off
b)
Dr Who
c)
Call the Midwife
d)
Mrs. Brown's Boys
2.
Which artist had the 2016 Christmas Number 1 Single?
a)
Little Mix
b)
Clean Bandit
c)
James Arthur
d)
Mariah Carey
3.
Who's first official meeting took the headlines in January this year?
a)
Donald Trump and Theresa May
b)
Prince Harry and Megan Mharkle
c)
Ant and Dec
d)
Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho
4.
Which team were top of the Premier League in January 2017
a)
Man City
b)
Tottenham
c)
Liverpool
d)
Chelsea
5.
What did a disgruntled twitter employer do on his last day of work in November this year?
a)
Crash the servers
b)
Delete Donald Trump's account
c)
Spam every member
d)
Change the word limit
6.
What food item did Greggs use to replace Jesus in a nativity scene this year?
a)
A pasty
b)
A festive bake
c)
A sausage roll
d)
A gingerbread man
7.
Which is the biggest film at the US box office up to December this year?
a)
Wonder Woman
b)
Beauty and The Beast
c)
Guardians of the Galaxy II
d)
Spiderman Homecoming
8.
Which UK Political party lost the most seats in the 2017 Election
a)
Conservatives
b)
Labour
c)
UKIP
d)
SNP
9.
How many of the 15 members of the UN Security Council voted against America's recognition of Jerusalem as the political capital of Israel
a)
14
b)
10
c)
6
d)
2
10.
Who won the 2017 FA Cup?
a)
Arsenal
b)
Chelsea
c)
Liverpool
d)
Man City
11.
In which Borough of London is Grenfell Tower?
a)
Camden
b)
Lambeth
c)
Wansworth
d)
Kensington and Chelsea
12.
Apart from Ed Sheeran, who has had the biggest selling Album this year in the UK?
a)
Stormzy
b)
Little Mix
c)
Bruno Mars
d)
Rag n Bone Man
13.
Who won this year's Great British Bake Off?
a)
Stephen Carter-Bailey
b)
Sophie Faldo
c)
Kate Lyon
d)
Noel Feilding
14.
Which City was named as the 2021 UK City of Culture this year?
a)
Coventry
b)
Sunderland
c)
Cardiff
d)
Dundee
15.
How many sides does a new UK pound coin have?
a)
14
b)
12
c)
10
d)
7
16.
Chester Bennington, who died this year, was the lead singer of which band?
a)
ACDC
b)
Green Day
c)
Linkin Park
d)
System of a Down
17.
What was unusual about the final of The Apprentice on BBC1 this year?
a)
It was cancelled
b)
Alan Sugar was fired
c)
Two people both won
d)
Donald trump won
18.
Which James Bond Actor Died this year?
a)
Sean Connery
b)
Roger Moore
c)
George Lazenby
d)
Timothy Dalton
19.
The author of Paddington died this year, what was his name?
a)
Michael Morpurgo
b)
JRR Tolkien
c)
AA Milne
d)
Michael Bond
20.
Who won this year's F1 World Championship?
a)
Jenson Button
b)
Lewis Hamilton
c)
Sebastian Vettel
d)
Sergio Perez
21.
Who won the British Masters Golf held at Close House this year?
a)
Paul Dunne
b)
Rory McIlroy
c)
Ian Poulter
d)
Shane Lowry
22.
Which TV programme featured former PCHS student Jamie Squire as one of the featured singers?
a)
X Factor
b)
Songs of Praise
c)
The Voice
d)
Strictly Come Dancing
23.
According to Government 'Progress 8' statistics, which of the following Northumberland schools had the best GCSE results in 2017
a)
Duchess's Alnwick
b)
KEVI Morpeth
c)
Prudhoe High
d)
Berwick Academy
24.
What unusual instrument did a member of Noel Gallagher's band play on his recent appearance on Jools Holland's Later?
a)
Scissors
b)
Spoons
c)
Single Handed Clap
d)
A Liam Gallagher doll
25.
Which film won Best Picture at the 2017 Oscars?
a)
Moonlight
b)
La La Land
c)
Wonder Woman
d)
Rogue One
26.
Who appears on the front of the new polymer £10 note?
a)
James Bond
b)
Jeremy Clarkson
c)
Jane Austen
d)
Joseph Swan
27.
Which US TV series did Megan Markle announce she was leaving after her engagement to Prince Harry was made official?
a)
Countryfile
b)
Suits
c)
The Good Wife
d)
Fringe
28.
How much profit is Mike Ashley estimated to make from the sale of Newcastle United?
a)
Under £10 Million
b)
£50-£100 million
c)
£100-£200 Million
d)
£200-£300 Million
29.
Who won this year's X-Factor?
a)
Sam Black
b)
Grace Davies
c)
Rak-Su
d)
Leon Mallett
30.
How many points have Manchester City dropped in the first 18 games of the current Premiership season?
a)
2
b)
4
c)
6
d)
8
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