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El Salvador made this crypto-currency their national currency.
Bitcoin
This famous footballer left his club of 21 years to join Paris Saint-Germain
Lionel Messi
A "buy-man" was the Old English phrase that referred to what?
Merchant
Who released "Bad Habits" this year?
Ed Sheeran
When was the Union of the Crowns?
1707
Who is this years Times Person of the Year?
Elon Musk
The winner of the women's US Open in Tennis
Emma Raducanu
The study of Orthography is what?
study of conventions for writing a language
Taylor swift released her song "All Too Well" which talked about what Hollywood star?
Jake Gyllenhaal
Paisley College of Technology
Which prominent celebrity couple had a tell-all interview with Oprah, condemning the Man's family
Harry and Meghan
How long had it been since Scotland had beaten England in Twickenham?
1983 (40 years approx.)
How many ways are there in the English language to pronounce the phoneme [ai]
13 (I, wine, pie, indict, sign, sigh, island, aisle, seismic, by, buy, bye, eye)
Which American singer-songwriter had a meteoric rise in 2021 that started with the song "Drivers License"
Olivia Rodrigo
What height is Ben Nevis?
1,345 metres
Maria Ressa, a journalist, won what award this year?
Nobel Peace Prize
Joe Johnson, a retired NBA player, recently played another game with the Celtics due to the "hardship rule", when was the last time he played for the Celtics?
2001 (7000 days)
The runic letter <รพ> is known as what?
Thorn
Adele's "30" was her first album in how many years?
6 years
What percentage of Scotland is Atheist?
36.7%
The World Press Freedom Index ranks every country based on how free their press is, who is ranked 2nd to last
North Korea
The Boat Race, which happens every year on the Thames, switched venues this year; which river was it held on this year?
Great Ouse
When did the letter <j> become its own phoneme
1500s (16th C)
Lil Nas X faced lots of backlash this year because of what?
"aber" is a prefix meaning "mouth of the river" from what language is it derived from?
Pictish