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General he declared himself Emperor of France? 1 Who won the Nobel Peace The Prize this year? 10 Which national leader elected this year was born in 2 The number of global the same year that Robert World forcibly displaced people Mugabe took his oath of office reached a record high at the as Prime of end of 2016. What was the Zimbabwe? total? Today a) 35 million 11 Which film won Best b) 40 million Picture Oscar the year that c) 65 million Sebastian Kurz, winner of this year’s Austrian Quiz 3 How many square presidential election, was kilometres of territory have born? been liberated from Islamic State control since the The United States minister threatened to chop terrorist organization’s peak up Theresa May? in 2013? 12 How long was Anthony a) 35,000 km² Scaramucci’s tenure as 19 The Daily Mail went all out b) 41,500 km² communications director in during the build-up to the c) 45,000 km² the White House in hours? 2017 election. Which group a) 144 hours did the paper suggest the 4 George Saunders won the b) 250 hours Theresa May should ‘crush’ Man Booker prize this year for c) 300 hours his book Lincoln in the Bardo, 20 Priti Patel resigned as what does the Bardo refer to? 13 What country did international development President Trump invent in a secretary after suggesting that The Insults speech to African leaders at part of the British aid budget the United Nations? could be spent on what? 5 What term did former White House Director of 14 Name the three Trump Around the EU Communications Anthony campaign aides who appeared Scaramucci call former White in court in October in 21 A medley of which band’s House Chief of Staff Reince connection with the grand songs was played to President Priebus in a phone call with a jury investigation into Trump on his to journalist? Russian interference in the Paris in July 2017? 2016 election? 6 What did President Trump 22 What percentage of the challenge Rex Tillerson to 15 Who was the first vote did Alternative für after the Secretary of State transgender person to Deutschland win in this was reported to have called be elected to a US year’s German election? the President a ‘moron’? state legislature this a) 12.6 % year? b) 13.5 % 7 What term did Hillary c) 20 % Clinton use to describe Britain this year? 16 Which two letters 8 Who did Kim Jong-un fell off the backdrop describe as a ‘deranged during Theresa May’s dotard’ ? Party Conference speech in Manchester? The Young 17 Where did Jeremy 9 At 39, Corbyn’s misplaced high-five became France’s youngest on the election night 2017 president and youngest leader land? of France since Napoleon. How old was Napoleon when 18 Which former cabinet

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Asia summer. How much will Neymar cost the club in wages 23 If the Chinese Communist and transfer fees? GETTY IMAGES Party was a nation what would a) $150 million its population be? b) $284 million a) 50 million c) $528 million. b) 70 million c) 90 million 30 What was the inflation rate in Venezuela between January 24 How long was Xi Jinping’s and September 2017? opening speech to the 19th a) 234 % Congress of the Communist b) 452 % Party of this year? – c) 536 % a) 3 hours, 20 minutes b) 1 hour, 40 minutes Which leadeer said it? c) 2 hours, 30 minutes 31 Look at the time that we are 25 Which famous literary living in: it is the moment of 34 I always pound the potatoes 37 The Church of England character was blocked by which Hegel spoke, the with a potato masher, not a made a 17.1% return on its Chinese censors this year for moment when the owl of blender … then there’ll always investments for 2016. What is being used as an unflattering Minerva takes flight. be a few lumps . the total value of the Church comparison to Xi Jinping? of England’s assets? 32 Hackers are free people like Holy restoration Middle East and North Africa artists. If artists get up Body maintenance in the morning feeling good, all 35 Whose tomb in the Church 26 Which five nations they do all day is paint. of the Holy Sepulchre was 38 What was the size of originally enforced the The same goes for hackers. restored for $4 million this Macron’s make-up bill in the embargo on ? year? first three months of his 33 We have taken firm action presidency in ? 27 How many Saudi Arabian to take out tigers, swatted flies, 36 Who admitted to falling a) €20,000 princes were arrested this year and hunted down foxes. asleep while praying this year? b) €26,000 in a dramatic crackdown on c) €30,000 corruption? 39 Which former prime 28 Lebanese Prime Minister minister of an English- Saad Hariri dramatically speaking country saved a resigned in November this fortune by conveniently being year, how long did is in a relationship with their resignation last? hairdresser?

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