CRAIG BROWN: What do you remember of 2023 so far?

CRAIG BROWN: What do you remember of 2023 so far?

1. On December 31, a walrus stayed overnight in the harbour in Scarborough, resulting in the town cancelling its New Year fireworks. The walrus was named after which superhero?

a) Black Panther.

b) Wolverine.

c) The Hulk.

d) Thor.

On December 31, a walrus stayed overnight in the harbour in Scarborough, resulting in the town cancelling its New Year fireworks

2. The National Portrait Gallery re-opened in June, after a major refurbishment, with a special exhibition of photographs taken by which veteran musician?

a) Keith Richards.

b) Ozzy Osbourne.

c) Paul McCartney.

d) Elton John.

3. A 2023 horror movie, subtitled Blood And Honey has been described by one critic as ‘the most cretinous film of the year’. It features a much-loved children’s character. Who?

a) Winnie the Pooh.

b) Peter Pan.

c) Harry Potter.

d) Mickey Mouse.

4. Two of Hollywood’s biggest stars play Barbie and Ken in a forthcoming film about the plastic dolls. Which stars?

a) Glenn Close and Kevin Spacey.

b) Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling.

c) Scarlett Johansson and Tom Cruise.

d) Emma Watson and Benedict Cumberbatch.

Two of Hollywood’s biggest stars play Barbie and Ken in a forthcoming film about the plastic dolls. Which stars?

5. In June, university psychologists discovered that gorillas enjoy spinning themselves around in circles. Why?

a) Because they like feeling dizzy.

b) To avoid having to look directly at university psychologists.

c) Because they are on the look-out for predators.

d) To attract the opposite sex.

6. Published in January, Prince Harry’s memoir Spare came with an opening piece of wisdom from the American novelist William Faulkner. What?

a) Who controls the past controls the future.

b) In this bright future, you can’t forget your past.

c) The past is never dead. It’s not even past.

d) The past is another country.

7. On the dust jacket of Spare, Prince Harry describes himself as ‘husband, father, humanitarian, military veteran . . .’ and two other things. What are they?

a) ‘Mental wellness advocate and environmentalist.’

b) ‘Keep-fit fanatic and Prince of the Realm.’

c) ‘Podcaster and grandchild.’

d) ‘Dog-lover and litigant.’

On the dust jacket of Spare, Prince Harry describes himself as ‘husband, father, humanitarian, military veteran . . .’ and two other things. What are they?

8. In Spare, Prince Harry describes suffering from frostbite in a certain area. What does he call this body part?

a) My todger.

b) My little man.

c) My John Thomas.

d) My Wee Willie Winkie.

9. On January 20, the Lancashire Police issued Rishi Sunak with a fixed-penalty notice. For what?

a) Throwing orange peel out of the window of a moving vehicle.

b) Taking off his seat belt in a moving car.

c) Talking with his mouth full at a public event .

d) Shoplifting cigarettes.

10. Three of these celebrities divorced twice. One has divorced four times. Who is the odd one out?

a) Harrison Ford.

b) King Henry VIII.

c) Rupert Murdoch.

d) Madonna.

11. In May, who had to pay £510 in fines and costs after driving at 25mph in a 20mph zone?

a) The First Lord of the Admiralty.

b) The Chan- cellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.

c) The Governor of the Bank of England.

d) The Archbishop of Canterbury.

12. E.L. James, author of Fifty Shades Of Grey, recently published her latest bonkbuster, The Missus. In the Spectator, Julie Burchill wrote: ‘In more than 40 years of reviewing books, I don’t think I’ve ever read one quite this bad.’ Its first sex-based sentence comes on page 3. How does it go?

a) My heavy body flows south rousing hot desire.

b) My body rouses; desire, hot and heavy, flowing south.

c) Desire flows through my body, rousing heavy hotness.

d) Flow south, my hot body! My heavy head desires!

13. In April, who or what changed their name to Bannau Brycheiniog?

a) The Brecon Beacons.

b) Kemi Badenoch.

c) Brylcreem.

d) Bungee-jumping.

Answers: 1d; 2c; 3a; 4b; 5a; 6c; 7a; 8a; 9b;10c — Murdoch has divorced four times; 11d; 12b; 13a. 

(To be continued . . .)

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