Sports
Who won the Currie Cup this year with a last-minute kick from Jordan Hendrikse?
What kind of summer were we invited to have in 2024?
Bonus: Which singer's album inspired the mini-craze?
A "brat" summer, inspired by Charli XCX
Which major member of the EFF resigned in 2024, and defected to another party?
Floyd Shivambu
Arkesh Patel joined as COO this year; at what college did he do his undergraduate degree?
Bonus: What did he study?
Cambridge and Biology
Which film won Best Picture at the Oscars in 2024?
Bonus: Who directed and wrote it?
Oppenheimer, helmed by Christopher Nolan
How many times did the Springboks lose in 2024?
Bonus: Name the teams they lost to
Twice - once to Ireland, and once to Argentina
What stimulating beverage did Sabrina Carpenter sing about in one of the year's biggest hits?
Espresso
Which US President passed away in December 2024?
James Earl Carter Jr
To the nearest million, how much revenue was brought in by the African office this year?
For half points: One million up or down
A total of R39 million
Which Pixar movie was the top grossing movie of 2024?
Inside Out 2: 2 Inside 2 Out
How many Grand Slams did Carlos Alcaraz win in 2024?
Bonus: Who won the others?
Alcaraz won two (Wimbledon & French Open); Jannik Sinner won the other two
Kendrick Lamar released this song that ended the brief two-week feud between him and Drake
Bonus: Who released "First Person Shooter", the track that led to the week of back and forth track releases?
Not Like Us - and J Cole started it all!
Luigi Mangione assassinated Brian Thompson, CEO of which health insurance company?
UnitedHealthcare
Which South African student got into Oxford this year?
Bonus: How many African students received interview invites to Oxbridge in the 2024/25 application cycle?
Josh Lewis from Somerset was accepted to read Physics at Oxford; while four students were invited to interview, all for Cambridge (David Brunt, Zac Erasmus, Mikhail Hawa, Luke Kauffman)
This alternative future film was studio A24's first ever box office #1, starring Kirsten Dunst as a war photographer traveling across America
Civil War
Who won the Champions League in 2024?
Bonus: Who did they beat in the final?
Real Madrid beat Borussia Dortmund
This group, made up of Julien Baker, Phoebe Bridgers, and Lucy Dacus, won three Grammys at the 2024 ceremony
boygenius
This rapper and producer had multiple allegations about him surface in 2024, including the battery of Cassie Ventura - don't forget the baby oil!
Diddy (Sean Combs, Puff Daddy, P Diddy etc)
From which institution did Jamie "Thanos of LinkedIn" Beaton earn a qualification in 2024?
Princeton - an accelerated MFin course
Bonus: Who portrayed an older Furiosa in 2014's Mad Max: Fury Road alongside Tom Hardy?
Anya Taylor-Joy, and Charlize Theron played the character in 2014's Oscar-winning epic.
Who won the NBA Championship in 2024?
Bonus: Who won Finals MVP?
The Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum
This Billie Eilish song was the most streamed Spotify track of 2024
BIRDS OF A FEATHER
This Twitter firebrand and general provocateur was named John Steenhuisen's Chief of Staff in 2024; after online outrage, Steenhuisen asked him to resign, and he refused.
Bonus: Which Crimson team member did he grow up with?
Roman Cabanac, who grew up in the East with Kyle Brown
Crimson's Africa results saw a total of 5 Ivy offers during the course of 2024; can you name any 2 of the 3 students that received Ivy offers from Africa this year?
Mureti (Columbia and Princeton), Lily (Columbia and Yale), and Mya (Yale)
Who was Hollywood's highest earner at the box office in 2024
Glen Powell