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Celebrity Gossip 2008

1. Which Brit socialite stunned friends and family in August by tying the knot in a quickie Las Vegas wedding ceremony?

2. Which boy band did Wayne Rooney reportedly sing with at his wedding reception in June?

3. Which supermodel caused controversy by posing nude for Playboy magazine in October?

4. Which actress made headlines this year due to her relationship with married actor Balthazar Getty?

5. Which mouthy singer entered into a war of words with Elton John at September's GQ Awards?

6. Which aging rocker checked into rehab in June amid rumours of infidelity and a spiralling alcohol problem?

7. Which blonde bombshell annulled her brief marriage to bad boy Rick Salomon in March citing 'fraud' as the reason for the split?

8. Which glamourous female star was refused entry to the Cartier International polo tournament held in July?

9. Which superstar singer surprised fans in April when she married her much younger boyfriend, actor Nick Cannon?

10. Which troubled celebrity was forced to declare bankruptcy in August?


Politics 2008

1. Who resigned as chief of the Metropolitan police in October after losing the support of London mayor, Boris Johnson?

2. What were the names of the two American mortgage companies that were effectively nationalised following the collapse of the subprime mortgage market?

3. Which Labour politician, nicknamed 'The Prince of Darkness', returned to government in October as Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform?

4. Which government minister resigned as Secretary of State for Work and Pensions in January, following a scandal over donations to his deputy leadership campaign?

5. Which Balkan state declared its independence from Serbia in February of this year?

6. Which former Mayor of New York ran against John McCain in the race for the Republican party presidential nomination?

7. Which British bank was part nationalised in September, with its savings business sold to Spanish bank Santander?

8. Who is the President of the Movement for Democratic Change who agreed a power-sharing agreement with Robert Mugabe following Zimbabwe's presidential elections in 2008?

9. Yousaf Raza Gillani, who survived an assassination attempt earlier this year, is the Prime Minister of which country?

10. Who succeeded Fidel Castro as President of Cuba in February?


Film 2008

1. How to Lose Friends and Alienate People is loosely based on the bestselling memoir of which well known journalist?

2. What is the name of the school basketball team featured in the popular Disney film High School Musical 3?

3. Who played alcoholic super hero Hancock in the film of the same name?

4. Which action packed 2008 sequel was subtitled The Golden Army?

5. Which British star won the Best Actor Oscar at the Academy Awards ceremony held in February?

6. Who directed the gangster crime thriller RocknRolla released in September?

7. Which Heroes star played the title role in the hit comedy Forgetting Sarah Marshall?

8. Name the light hearted comedy which stared George Clooney as a 1920s American Football coach and Renee Zellweger as his love interest?

9. Teen flick Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging is based on a series of books by which author?

10. Which American comedian voiced the lovable title character in Horton Hear A Who?


Sport 2008

1. Who was the leading try scorer in the Six Nations Championship this year?

2. How many gold medals did swimmer Michael Phelps win at the Beijing Olympics?

3. Who won darts' PDC World Championship this year?

4. Which team won the Conference play-off this year, ending a spell of five years outside the football league?

5. Which cricketer famously played a 'switch-hit' against New Zealand this summer?

6. Which cyclist became the first Briton to win three gold medals at a single Olympics for 100 years?

7. Where was Formula One's first night race held?

8. Which football club became the world's richest after being taken over by an investment group from Abu Dhabi?

9. In which Grand Slam tennis tournament did Andy Murray reach the final before losing to Roger Federer?

10. Who was Europe's most successful player in this year's Ryder Cup?


Births 2008

1. Which day of the week did actress Nicole Kidman name her daughter, born in July, after?

2. Which stylish trans-Atlantic couple became proud parents to a son in August?

3. Which British actress released the first pictures of her newborn son on social networking site MySpace in October?

4. Which American rocker is father to Nicole Richie's daughter Harlow, who was born in January?

5. Which actress gave birth to a daughter named Honor Marie in June?

6. Which glamorous newsreader became a first-time mum in September?

7. Which Oscar winning actor became a dad for the second time in August?

8. In which European country did Angelina Jolie give birth to twins Knox Leon and Vivienne Marcheline this year?

9. What unusual middle name did Christina Aguilera give son Max, who was born in January?

10. Which US A-list star and her musician husband welcomed twins into the world in February?


TV 2008

1. Who presented a series about his Farming Heroes on BBC2 this year?

2. What was the title of the talent show dedicated to finding two people to play Nancy and Oliver in a forthcoming West End production?

3. Who played the notorious TV campaigner of the title in Filth: The Mary Whitehouse Story?

4. Which couple won this year's Dancing on Ice final?

5. Which EastEnders character survived being buried alive by his wife this year?

6. What character did Anna Friel play in the comedy series Pushing Daisies?

7. Who played the title role in the Curse of Comedy series episode Frankie Howerd: Rather You Than Me?

8. Which real-life novelist did Ian McDiarmid portray in the drama seriesCity of Vice?

9. What was the surname of the family under the microscope in the real-life series The Family?

10. Who played Elizabeth Bennet in the time-shift comedy-drama Lost in Austen?


Lucky Dip 2008

1. Which member of the royal family celebrated an 18th birthday this year?

2. In August, Russia and Georgia went to war over which breakaway region?

3. What is the name of the world's largest particle accelerator that was switched on in September?

4. What annual holiday was this year the earliest it has been since 1913?

5. In which country did the annual G8 summit take place?

6. In Chinese astrology, the majority of 2008 falls into the year of which animal?

7. What was the first category 4 hurricane of the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season that caused havoc in the Caribbean and U.S?

8. After Cuban president Fidel Castro stepped down in February, the president of which African country became the world's longest serving non-royal ruler?

9. Whose royal wedding took place at Windsor Castle in May?

10. Who was commissioned to write a poem in honour of 110-year-old Harry Patch, the last surviving Tommy to have fought in WWI?


Pop 2008

1. Glastonbury founder Michel Eavis received criticism for asking which rapper to headline the festival, held in June?

2. Which member of Girls Aloud lent her vocals to Will.i.am's top ten single 'Heartbreaker'?

3. Which Mint Royale song returned to the charts in June, three years after its original release?

4. Which singer did her bit for charity in March with the release of the double A side single 'Better in Time/Footprints in the Sand' for Sports Relief?

5. Released for only one week as a free download on Coldplay's website, how many times was the song 'Violet Hill' downloaded in May?

6. Which pop veteran released the album 'Hard Candy' in April?

7. Which boy band scored their 15th top ten hit in September?

8. For how many weeks did Duffy's debut single 'Mercy' top the charts?

9. Which band won the 2008 Mercury prize for best album?

10. Which legendary artist was presented with an Outstanding Contribution to music award at the Brits in February?


R.I.P. 2008

1. For which 1986 film did Paul Newman, who died in September, win a Best Actor Oscar?

2. In which English city did painter Beryl Cook die in May?

3. In 1983, Geoffrey Howe became Foreign Secretary in Margaret Thatcher's Cabinet, succeeding which MP who died in March?

4. Which former World Chess Champion died in Iceland in January?

5. Roy Scheider, who died in February, played which character in the 1975 blockbuster Jaws?

6. Musician Ellas Otha Bates, who died in Florida in June, was better known by what name?

7. Which Russian novelist, who received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970, died in Moscow in August?

8. Science fiction author Arthur C Clarke was born in Minehead, Somerset, but in which country did he die in March?

9. Writer and broadcaster Jeremy Beadle, who died in January, was the first host of which popular ITV show which began in 1990?

10. Which musician and broadcaster, who died in April, named his record label 'Calligraph' after a pastime he enjoyed?


Winners 2008

1. Which Channel 4 programme featuring the voice of Kayvan Novak won a BAFTA for Best Comedy?

2. Who performed with three different artists at this year's BRIT Awards and won the Best Male Solo Artist category?

3. Who became the youngest Formula 1 winner in history at this year's Italian Grand Prix?

4. Barack Obama won the election to become the presidential nominee for which party?

5. How many gold medals did Great Britain win in this year's Summer Olympics?

6. Dima Bilan sang "Believe" to win the Eurovision Song Contest for which country?

7. Martin Chalfie, Osamu Shimomura and Roger Y. Tsien share the 2008 Nobel Prize in which field?

8. Which film won four out of its eight Oscar nominations at the 80th Academy Awards held in February?

9. Which British city celebrated being selected as the 2008 European Capital of Culture?

10. Who won this year's series of Celebrity Masterchef?