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How much can you remember about 2023?   Try this quiz and find out.   It is  a general knowledge quiz about the events of 2023, so think back to then and try your luck.  Use it with friends, family, workmates or in a pub quiz.     How did you do?   What was your score?

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00:00Hello everybody, welcome to another quiz.

00:04This is a quiz of the year 2023.

00:09So all of the answers will have something to do with 2023.

00:14So grab your pen, grab your paper and get ready to answer the questions.

00:20I'll answer them all as soon as I've asked all of the questions.

00:26So let's get ready to play.

00:30And here we go, question number one.

00:34Name the artist who had a hit in January 2023 with the song called Flowers.

00:40Who was that?

00:41Be quick, you've only got five seconds to write your answer down.

00:49Question number two.

00:51Collins Dictionary designated which acronym the most notable word of 2023?

00:56Is it A-NFT, B-I-Q, C-Swifty Pants or D-A-I?

01:04It's the quiz of the year.

01:05What do you think?

01:07Designated the acronym the most notable word of 2023.

01:11Which was it?

01:12Write it down quickly.

01:13Answers coming at the end.

01:16Question number three.

01:17Is this the easiest ever question?

01:20Is it A-YES or is it NO?

01:25Question four.

01:26In February.

01:27Who stunned Scotland by suddenly announcing she would resign as First Minister?

01:31In February.

01:33Who stunned Scotland and the rest of the country by suddenly announcing she would resign as the First Minister?

01:41Quick, write it down.

01:43Question number five.

01:46Who did Chinese President Xi Jinping meet between the 20th and the 22nd of March 2023?

02:03Was it A-Boris Johnson, B-Vladimir Putin, C-Dean Seymour or D-Elon Musk?

02:10Who do you reckon it was?

02:14Question number six.

02:16In April, Dominic Raab resigned from which political posts after an inquiry found he bullied civil servants?

02:25Is it A-Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary?

02:28Was it B-Deputy Head of the DWP and Justice Secretary?

02:32Was it C-Chancellor of the Exchequer and Defence Secretary?

02:35Or was it D-Chief of Making It Up and Lead Plum Buyer?

02:39Hmm.

02:40Which one was it?

02:42Somehow, I don't think it was D.

02:46Question number seven.

02:48Which major event took place on the 6th of May at Westminster Abbey?

02:53What major event took place on the 6th of May at Westminster Abbey?

03:01Remember, this is the quiz of the year 2023, so it's got to be 6th of May 2023.

03:08Moving on to question number eight.

03:11Lola Pierce Brown made a sad exit from witch soap in June.

03:15No idea.

03:19Lola Pierce Brown made a sad exit from witch soap in June.

03:24Apparently, she was played by Danielle Harald.

03:27Hmm.

03:27Not a clue.

03:28Question number nine.

03:30July saw the release of the biggest film of the year, Barbie.

03:33But which film took the second most amount of money at the box office?

03:38In 2023.

03:41Is it A-Guardians of the Galaxy Volume 3?

03:44Is it B-Secret Life of Karen Empson?

03:48Is it C-The Super Mario Brothers movie?

03:51Or was it D-Oppenheimer?

03:56What do you reckon?

03:59Write it down really quickly.

04:01Time's running out.

04:02Moving on to question number 10.

04:05In August, Donald Trump became the first former US president in history

04:11to have his mugshot taken after he was arrested.

04:15On which charge?

04:17Was it A-False accounting?

04:19B-Mishandling classified material?

04:21Was it C-Racketeering?

04:23Or was it D-Theft of 723 bottles of fake tan?

04:29Decide which one's correct.

04:31Write it down.

04:31And we'll move on to question number 11.

04:37Which country beat England in the final of the FIFA Women's World Cup

04:41on the 20th of August 2023?

04:46Which country was it?

04:47And that's the flags of Canada, Brazil, South Africa, Spain and France.

04:57Question number 12.

04:58In September at the National Television Awards,

05:01who won for Best Drama Performance

05:03and was also given a special recognition award?

05:06Was it A-Sarah Lancashire?

05:09Was it B-Graham Norton?

05:11Was it C-Anton Deck?

05:14Or was it D-Lenny Henry?

05:17What do you reckon it is?

05:18Write it down.

05:19Be quick.

05:23Question number 13.

05:25The world's oldest dog ever, Bobby,

05:28died at home in Portugal in October.

05:31But how old was he?

05:33Ah, is it A-23 years and one week?

05:37Was it B-29 years and five months?

05:40Or was it C-31 years and five months?

05:43How old was he when he popped his clogs?

05:47Question number 14.

05:49In November, a 1932 Pablo Picasso masterpiece

05:53sold for £113 million,

05:57the second highest price ever achieved for the artist.

06:00But what was it called?

06:02Woman with watch,

06:04woman with telephone,

06:05woman with hat,

06:07woman with carpet.

06:09Name the painting.

06:11That's an awful lot of money.

06:12£113 million.

06:14Phew, I wouldn't pay that much for a painting.

06:19Question number 15.

06:21In December,

06:22who was named as Time Magazine's Person of the Year?

06:26Is it A-Colin Starr?

06:29Is it B-Taylor Swift?

06:30Is it C-Elon Musk?

06:32Is it D-Kamala Harris?

06:34Or was it E-Joe Biden?

06:37Who was Time Magazine's Person of the Year in 2023?

06:44Think you know.

06:45Write it down.

06:45Be quick.

06:47We're now going on to thinking times.

06:49Answers are on the way.

06:51You have a little think.

06:51I'll have a little sip of tea.

06:57Lovely.

06:59Okay.

07:00Question number one.

07:02Miley Cyrus had a hit with flowers in January.

07:05Number two.

07:07The acronym that was the most notable word of 2023 was AI.

07:13The easiest answer ever was, of course, yes.

07:21Nicola Sturgeon stunned Scotland by suddenly announcing she would resign as First Minister.

07:27So you've written a book about her time.

07:30Yeah.

07:31Question number five.

07:33Xi Jinping met Vladimir Putin in March 2023.

07:38Question six.

07:40Dominic Raab resigned as Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary.

07:45Nothing to do with plums whatsoever.

07:47Question number seven.

07:49It was the coronation of King Charles and Queen Camilla, which took place on the 6th of May in Westminster Abbey.

07:56Question eight.

07:58She made a sad ex-fit from EastEnders in June, dear Lola Pierce Brown.

08:03Question nine.

08:04It was the Super Mario Bros. movie.

08:08It was really, really close because Barbie took $1.44 billion in cinemas worldwide.

08:17Gosh.

08:21Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president in history to have his mugshot taken for a charge of racketeering.

08:31Naughty boy.

08:32Question eleven.

08:34It was Spain that beat England in the FIFA Women's World Cup on the 20th of August.

08:42It was Sarah Lancashire.

08:44Ah, lovely Sarah.

08:46She won Best Drama Performance and was given a Special Recognition Award at the National Television Awards in September of 2023.

08:56The world oldest dog, Bobby, died at his home in Portugal in October.

09:01He was 31 years and five months old.

09:06Well done, Bobby.

09:08Question number fourteen.

09:10Woman with Watch.

09:12Woman with a Watch was the painting by Pablo Picasso that sold for £113 million.

09:18Looking at it, I don't even think it was worth five pounds.

09:23But there we go.

09:24Fifteen Time Magazine's Person of the Year was Taylor Swift.

09:29Oh, gosh.

09:30Did you get that right?

09:31How many did you get right?

09:33Did you get them all right?

09:34Or did you only get half right?

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09:50Till the next time, take care of yourself.

09:52Thanks for watching.

09:53And toodlepip.

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