Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Academy Awards before he won the Best Actor Oscar. For what film did he win it?
King Richard
Life in a Year
The Pursuit of Happyness
Emancipation
Shinzo Abe was assassinated while giving a public speech. For which country had he served as the prime minister?
Japan
Tom Cruise played the role of Pete Mitchell in Top Gun again. What is his character's nickname, though?
Maverick
Which infamous serial killer's life was was turned into a biographical drama on Netflix?
Jeffrey Dahmer
Ted Bundy
John Wayne Gacy
Hannibal Lecter
Whose song "Running Up That Hill" received renewed global attention after being featured in season 4 of Stranger Things?
Sinéad O'Connor
Joni Mitchell
Kate Bush
Stevie Nicks
The UK had three prime ministers during 2022, but which of these people was NOT Prime Minister this year?
Rishi Sunak
Theresa May
Boris Johnson
Liz Truss
Who is the link between King George VI and King Charles III?
Queen Elizabeth I
Queen Elizabeth II
William, Prince of Wales
King Edward VIII
Qatar hosted a 2022 World Cup. Which African nation was the first to make it to the semi-finals?
Morocco
Who was accused of spitting on Chris Pine at the Venice film festival?
Harry Styles
Two young climate activists threw tomato soup on which famous painting?
Van Gogh's The Starry Night
Andy Warhol's Campbell's Soup Cans
Van Gogh's Sunflowers
Claude Monet's Haystacks
Many notable people died in 2022. But who did NOT die in 2022?
Olivia Newton-John
Pope Benedict XVI
Ken Block
Pele
Which city became the first ever to host both the Summer Olympics and the Winter Olympics in 2022?
Beijing (China)
Sochi (Russia)
Oslo (Norway)
Milan (Italy)
What was the most streamed song on Spotify in 2022?
Blinding Lights - The Weeknd
Running up that Hill - Kate Bush
As it was - Harry Styles
Efecto - Bad Bunny
The death of Mahsa Amini while in the custody of the Morality Police caused violent protests in which country?
Afghanistan
Saudi Arabia
Iran
Iraq
Oxford English Dictionary's Word of the Year was left to the public to decide for the the first time. What was it?
Permacrisis = entended period of instability
Vax = (verb or noun) anything related to vaccinations
Goblin mode = lazy, greedy anti-social behaviour
Gaslighting = manipulating someone by causing confusion
Which of the following artists did NOT release their album in 2022?
Rosalia: Motomami
Kendrick Lamar: Mr. Morale and the Big Steppers
Billie Eilish: Happier Than Ever
Taylor Swift: Midnights
