Quiz Questions for 2013
January
1
2
3
The CPI inflation rate had been the same for 4 months, what was it?
Where did France send troops to stop insurgents in January 2013?
Who was chosen to lead the European Ryder Cup team?
2.7%
Mali
Paul McGinley
February
4
5
6
Which party came 2nd to the Lib Dems in the Eastleigh by-election?
Which film received an Oscar for best picture last year?
Who was arrested for killing his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp?
UKIP
Argo
Oscar Pistorius
March
7
8
9
David Miliband resigned from politics to become head of which organization in
the USA
Who won dancing on ice this March?
Who became the 105th archbishop of Canterbury on the 21st of March?
International Rescue
Committee
Beth Tweddle
Justin Welby
April
10
11
12
Which American city was devastated by bombs during its marathon?
Which major technology company saw profits drop for the first time in 10 years?
Which well known golfer won The Masters in Augusta, in a play off against Angel
Cabrera?
Boston
Apple
Adam Scott
May
13
14
15
Which 3 teams were relegated from the premiership this year?
Who won the Rugby Union championship this year?
Which company purchased the O2 home phone & broadband in May this year?
QPR, Wigan & Reading
Leicester Tigers
Sky
June
16
17
18
Which author of 'The Wilt series, Porterhouse Blue & Blot of the Landscape' died
on June 6th?
Which group of Kenyans has the government agreed a compensation payment?
Which group closed the Glastonbury festival on the Pyramid stage in 2013?
Tom Sharpe
Mau Mau
Mumford & Sons
July
19
20
21
Who won the Ladies final at Wimbledon this year?
The Duchess of Cambridge had a baby boy in July, what are his forenames?
Which female presenter was appointed to the BBCs Radio 4 Today program?
Marion Bartoli
George Alexander Louis
Mishal Hussain
August
22
23
24
Which American citizen did Russia grant asylum to in August?
Who was unveiled as the 12th Doctor Who?
Which 2 mobile operators launched their 4G operations in August 2013?
Edward Snowden
Peter Capaldi
O2 & Vodafone
September
25
26
27
Which Chinese telecoms company has had concerns against it and spying on
peoples telephone conversations in September?
Gareth Bale went to Real Madrid in September, how much did they pay?
Which Australian singer announced they will be joining the BBC’s Voice 2014?
Huawei
£85.3 or 100 Euros
Kylie Minogue
October
28
29
30
Who won the world baseball series this year?
Who was this year’s Mercury prize winner?
Nokia saw an increase of sales of their Lumia smartphone when they announced
they would be bought by which company?
Boston Red Sox
James Blake
Microsoft
November
31
32
33
Who did Prince William sing with at a fund raising event in Kensington Palace?
Which month & where will Monty Python perform next year?
How much are JPMorgan to pay the USA government after its dodgy dealings?
Bon Jovi & Taylor Swift
July 1-5, O2 Arena
$13billion
December
34
35
36
Which car company has announced it will restart production of its famous car?
Who has been named the 2013 African player of the year by the BBC?
Which USA city has just been given the go ahead to apply for bankruptcy?
Saab
Yaya Toure
Detroit
1.
2.
Tie Break Questions
In what year was the dog licence abolished in the UK
What is the distance between London, England and Paris, France, as the crow
flies?
1987
213 miles (343km)