Royals
Who was given a primetime TV interview with Prince Harry and Meghan Markle in March?
Oprah Winfrey
Which landmark birthday did singer Beyoncé celebrate this year?
40
What was the name of Aldi’s rival version of the Colin the Caterpillar cake that M&S took legal action against them over in April?
Cuthbert the Caterpillar
Who replaced Nick Hewer as host of Countdown?
Anne Robinson
Which 90-year-old actor became the oldest person to go to space?
William Shatner
What first name did the Duke and Duchess of Sussex give their daughter?
Lilibet
Which singer was freed from a conservatorship that saw her father having control of her affairs?
Britney Spears
Which former cricketer was appointed the UK’s trade ambassador to Australia?
Ian Botham
A reunion special celebrating which American sitcom aired for the first time in May?
Friends
What fairy tale did Andrew Lloyd Webber and Emerald Fennell adapt into a stage musical which opened in August?
Cinderella
Of which country did the Queen cease being the head of state in November?
Barbados
Which singer’s French bulldogs were stolen after two men shot her dog walker in Los Angeles?
Lady Gaga
Where did a large Japanese container ship get stuck in March?
Suez Canal
What TV event did 31 million people watch in the UK?
Euro 2020 final
Which country overtook Germany to become the UK’s biggest single import market in the first half of the year?
China
For how many years will the details of Prince Philip’s will remain secret?
90
Which comedian ran 31 virtual marathons for charity in January?
Eddie Izzard
What was the maximum fine for not completing the 2021 census?
£1000
Nick Knowles appeared in a TV advert for which breakfast cereal?
Shreddies
Which country’s national team were fined at the European Beach Handball Championships for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms?
Norway
What first name did Princess Beatrice and Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi give their first child together?
Sienna
Who was named ‘sexiest bald man alive’ in March following a Google study?
Prince William
It was announced that which Australian city will host the 2032 Olympic Games?
Brisbane
24-year-old Jonathan Gibson became the youngest ever person to win the final of which TV game show?
Mastermind
After being laid to rest, whose headstone reads ‘I told you I was old’?
Captain Tom Moore