The JOE Friday Pub Quiz: Week 327 - the 2022 roundup

We're almost there guys.

2022 is departing from the stage, making way for 2023.

What a year it's been. It may not have all been good (let's be honest, a lot of it wasn't) but it was certainly never dull.

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So let's see how much of it you remember. Cue a lot of 'wow, that was this year? That feels like so long ago' reactions as we take you through the last 12 months in the only way we know how - with a quiz.

Finally, a thank you to every single one of you who have quizzed with us this year. I hope you can finish the quizzing year on a high, and we'll see you in 2023!

ROUND 1: 2022 events

From which Black Sea island did Ukrainian border guards famously tell a Russian warship to 'go f**k yourself'?

Snake Island

Dog Island

Scorpion Island

Correct!

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Boris Johnson, his wife Carrie and Rishi Sunak were all fined in April for breaking lockdown rules after attending which gathering?

A curry night

A birthday party for Boris

A celebration following a by-election victory

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Wrong!

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Tory MP Neil Parish resigned as an MP after he watched porn twice in the House of Commons, but what did he claim he had been looking at the first time?

Cars

Tractors

Mary Berry's spotted dick recipe

Correct!

Wrong!

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It was the ridiculous court case that had everyone gripped by its pettiness, but who won the Wagatha Christie case?

Neither

Rebekah Vardy

Coleen Rooney

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Wrong!

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Which painting did Just Stop Oil protestors douse in tomato soup in October?

Van Gogh's Sunflowers

Da Vinci's Mona Lisa

Turner's Fighting Temeraire

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Wrong!

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ROUND 2: Sport

How many gold medals did Team GB win at the 2022 Winter Olympics?

One

Three

Two

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who won Super Bowl 56 way back in February?

Cincinnati Bengals

LA Rams

Green Bay Packers

Correct!

Wrong!

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What was the name of the horse that won this year's Grand National?

Noble Yeats

Tiger Roll

A Plus Tard

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Wrong!

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Who did Ireland beat in 2022 to qualify for next year's FIFA Women's World Cup?

Scotland

Wales

Iceland

Correct!

Wrong!

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Who did England beat 2-1 in the 2022 European Women’s Championship final at Wembley?

France

Netherlands

Germany

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Wrong!

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ROUND 3: Entertainment

Who did Will Smith slap at the Oscars?

Dave Chappelle

Chris Rock

Eddie Murphy

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Wrong!

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He later picked up the gong for Best Actor at the 2022 Academy Awards for his role in which film?

Don't Look Up

The Power of the Dog

King Richard

Correct!

Wrong!

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Harry Styles was in two films in 2022. One was the high profile disaster that was Don't Worry Darling. Can you name the other?

Bodies Bodies Bodies

My Policeman

White Noise

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Wrong!

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Who sported this bold look at the 2022 Grammy Awards?

Shawn Mendes

Justin Bieber

Justin Timberlake

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Wrong!

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What was the highest-grossing film of the year worldwide?

The Batman

Top Gun: Maverick

Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness

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Wrong!

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ROUND 4: World number 2s

As 2022 comes to an end, we're asking you which of these teams or sports people are finishing the year as the world number two. First up, which team is currently number two in the FIFA world rankings?

England

Brazil

Argentina

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Wrong!

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Next, who is number two in the men's singles tennis rankings?

Rafael Nadal

Novak Djokovic

Stefanos Tsitsipas

Correct!

Wrong!

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And which player is second in the world in the women's tennis rankings?

Iga Swiatek

Ons Jabeur

Simona Halep

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which nation currently sits at number two in the World Rugby rankings?

Australia

England

France

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Wrong!

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And finally, who is the world number two in golf?

Jordan Spieth

Scottie Scheffler

Rory McIlroy

Correct!

Wrong!

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ROUND 5: 2022 in music

Beyonce released her critically-acclaimed dance album RENAISSANCE this year, but what is she sitting on on the album cover?

A tank

A horse

A motorbike

Correct!

Wrong!

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Which British act set a new record for the longest time between a single first charting and hitting top spot on the US Billboard Hot 100, with their song 'Heat Waves'?

Glass Animals

Kate Bush

The Killers

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Wrong!

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Jim Carrey provided the voice of a radio DJ on whose 2022 album 'Dawn FM'?

Drake

The Weeknd

Taylor Swift

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Wrong!

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Which band released this masterpiece of an album in 2022?

Coldplay

Muse

Fontaines DC

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Wrong!

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And finally, Kate Bush's 'Running Up That Hill' received a new lease of life in 2022 thanks to its usage in Stranger Things. Which character in the show has the song played to them to help them escape the clutches of Vecna?

Will

Dustin

Max

Correct!

Wrong!

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