Thanks to everyone who entered our 2020 Christmas Quiz. Here are the answers in bold:
1. In October a rare green puppy was born in Italy. What was the puppy named?
Verde
Pistachio
Olive
2. President elect Joe Biden will start his term in office in January, but how many electoral college votes does it take to win the US Presidential election?
538
270
The majority in-person votes (postal votes are fake news)
3. In November, Lewis Hamilton won a joint record seven Formula One world championships, but with whom does he share the record?
Michael Schumacher
Ayrton Senna
Sebastian Vettel
4. Tiger King was a lockdown TV highlight for many earlier in the year, but which Oscar winner has signed up to play Joe Exotic in a upcoming mini-series?
Matthew McConaughey
Joaquin Phoenix
Nicolas Cage
5. In November a couple were left a collection of what type of toys, that fetched more than £250,000 at auction?
Thunderbirds
Star Wars
Lego
6. Who portrayed Margaret Thatcher in season 4 of The Crown?
Gillian Anderson
Gillian McKeith
Gillian Jacobs
7. In October Arsenal FC announced they were releasing their much-loved mascot, but what is their name?
Chrissy Cannon
Gary Gooner
Gunnersaurus Rex
8. A Dutch journalist infiltrated an EU defence video conference, but how did he do it?
He impersonated Angela Merkel
The Dutch defence minister accidentally tweeted part of the password
He held Zoom’s CEO hostage until he was granted access
9. A metro train in in Spijkenisse, near Rotterdam, crashed through the barriers at the end of the track, but was saved by what?
A telephone box
A giant sculpture of a whale tale
An ice-cream van
10. In appreciation for NHS workers and carers, households across the UK took to their doorsteps for what?
A nationwide round of applause
Lighting candles
A collective singalong
