1. Gomersal St. Mary’s
Quiz Of The Year: 2013
Or Mr Pitts’ and Miss Joyce’s
Christmas Quiz Mabob

2. Quiz Format
This quiz is split into different sections with questions in
each round.
The sections are:
• News
• Sport
• People
• Music
• Entertainment
• Christmas Songs

3. 12 questions, one for each month of the year!
NEWS

4. 1: January saw the birthday of the
London Underground. How old was it?
A. 100 years old
B. 125 years old
C. 150 years old
D. 175 years old
E. 200 years old

5. 2: In February, Oscar Pistorius was arrested
for shooting his girlfriend. Before this
happened, what was he famous for?

6. 3: In March, these two people met. It
was the first time in 600 years that
such a meeting was possible. Why?

7. 4: Which former Prime Minister of this
country died in April?

8. 5: In May, the Venezuelan government
tried to stop a shortage of what?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Bread
Toilet paper
Milk
Water
Money

9. 6: June saw an important anniversary for
the Tour de France. How many times has it
been held?

10. 7: On the 22nd July, Prince William and
Kate, Duchess of Cambridge, had their son.
What was his name?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Prince Henry
Prince Alexander
Prince Louis
Prince Edward
Prince George

11. 8: England played Scotland in a friendly match on 14th
August. How many times did Rickie Lambert touch the
ball before scoring on his debut?

12. 9: In September, Miley Cyrus broke the record
for the greatest number of views in 24 hours.
How many times was her video viewed?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
15.3 million
16.3 million
17.3 million
18.3 million
19.3 million

13. 10: October saw the opening of a sea
tunnel connecting Europe with which other
continent?

14. 11: November saw One Direction launch
their new album on 1D day. Which date
was this?

15. 12: What crashed into a pub in
Glasgow earlier this month?

16. 5 questions about the year in sport.
SPORT

17. 1: What nationality is Gareth Bale, the
footballer who was sold to Real Madrid for
£77 million in September?

18. 2: Who won the Men’s Singles Title at
Wimbledon in July?

19. 3: Which driver won his fourth consecutive
Formula One Driver’s Championship in
2013?

20. 4: Which country won the Rugby
League World Cup earlier this month?

21. 5: Which swimming star who featured on
I’m A Celebrity… announced her
retirement this year

22. 5 people to identify
PEOPLE

23. 1: What is this person’s full name?

24. 2: Who is this?

25. 3: Who is this in festive mood?

26. 4: Who has been disguised here?

27. 5: Who shaved her head for Comic
Relief?

28. Things about songs and that.
MUSIC

29. 1: Robin Thicke, TI & Pharrell have the
biggest selling song of 2013 (so far). What
is it called?

30. 2: Our Version Of Events is the biggest
selling album of 2013 (so far). Who is it by?

31. 3: Who won the 2013 BRIT Award for Best
British Group?

32. 4: Who wanted you to Roar in 2013?

33. 5: Who came second in this year’s X
Factor?

34. TV, films, apps and that
ENTERTAINMENT

35. 1: What is the most downloaded free
games app from Apple’s App Store in
2013 so far?

36. 2: Which film sequel has taken more
money than any other in 2013 so far?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Despicable Me 2
Iron Man 3
Monsters University
Fast & Furious 6
Cloudy With A Chance
Of Meatballs 2

37. 3: Which long running TV show celebrated
its 50th anniversary this year?

38. 4: Britain’s Got Talent returned to our
screens in 2013. Which judge is missing
from this photo?

39. 5: This photo is from one of the biggest
selling iPhone apps this year. Name the
game.

40. You know, songs. About Christmas.
CHRISTMAS SONGS

41. 1: What is the next line in this song?

42. 2: What are the missing words in this song?

43. 3: What are the next words in this song?

44. 4: What is the next word in this song?

45. 5: What is the next line in this song?

46. 6: What is the next line in this song?

47. 7: What is the next line in this song?

48. 8: What is the title of this song?

49. 9: What is the title of this song?

50. 10: What is the title of this song?

51. 11: What is the next line in this song?

52. 12: What is the title of this song?

53. 13: What is the title of this song?

54. 14: What is the title of this song?

55. 15: What is the next line in this song?

56. 16: What is the next line in this song?

57. 17: What is the next line in this song?

58. 18: What is the next line in this song?

59. 19: What is the next line in this song?

60. 20: What is the next line in this song?

61. In case there is a tie… in order to break that tie…
TIE BREAKER

62. How many races did Sebastian Vettel
win on his way to the 2013 Formula
One Title?