[jjamez]

I would start off by putting the rules in, but I'm making it up as I go along, all I can say is that there will be different categories, Huddersfield Town, football, Sport, Music, TV & Film and a General one. All will be relevant to the year we have just had, probably google-able but I am trusting you unruly bunch to try and answer from your own nogging before turning to the dark side.

Have fun!

You thought I listed them in order of how I was going to go? maybe you're right. The first category is Huddersfield Town, lets see how well you have been paying attention this year, it has been rather hectic and very much the sort of year where you can quickly switch off.

Question number one, nice and easy, goes like this,

1) Which player scored Towns first goal of 2024?

2) Who was the first player to see red this year, and who against?

3) Which Town player scored the most league goals for this calendar year, including players that have already departed?

4) Which player has seen the most bookings this calendar year? Same as above, league games only, the answer actually surprised me.

5) Northern Irishmen Brodie Spencer and Callum Marshall were joined by Connor Falls in representing the Terriers this season, but who was the last Northern Irish international to represent the club before those two?

6) Town have had three full time managers in 2024, Moore, Breitenreiter and Duff, but who have the first two gone on to be appointed by?

7) Lee Nicholls began this season as number one, but who was the first player to score past him?

8) Who comes next in this sequence? Rudoni, Simpson, Jackson, Austerfield...?

9) Who comes next in this sequence? Pearson, Helik, Nicholls, Bojan...?

10) The following is an anagram of whom? A Dam Rave Cliche





Lets broaden it a touch, here is Football

1) which player scored the first goal of the 2024/2025 Premier league season?

2) which two players became the youngest and oldest scorers in euros history this summer?

3) which English side were the first to change manager this season?

4) what record was broken in the turkey v Czechia game at this summer's euros?

5) which player won the PFA players player of the year?

6) and who won young player of the year?

7) who finished as top scorer in the wsl for the season 2023-2024?

8) sticking with the wsl, who became the most expensive player when she moved clubs at the end of summer, breaking the world record at the time.

9) back to the men's game, which manager was the first to lose his job in 2024 overall?

10) who did Burnley sign for an EFL record fee this summer. Only for him to not make an appearance so far?





We are a society that sits in front of a screen and watches something, so how much have you been paying attention? Now for Film and TV

1) Which movie won the best picture award at the Oscars?

2) Deadpool and Wolverine was one of the most highly anticipated film of the year, but what was the name of the dog that played Dogpool?

3) Sticking with the MCU, Robert Downey Jnr announced his comeback, but who is he playing?

4) Dame Maggie Smith passed away in September, how many Academy Awards was she nominated for during her career?

5) Which 1996 classic disaster film received a sequel in 2024?

6) In which movie does Samuel L Jackson play Chris Pratt's characters dad?

7) Which Bafta winning female actress played a campaigning office operator and a gangland matriarch in TV dramas in 2024?

8) Which series, aired in January was credited with helping bring about justice in the wake of a national scandal?

9) A Health Committee is an anagram of which blockbuster staring actor?

10) Who plays Russell Crowe's son Lucius in Gladiator II?





Enough of the screen, lets get back to moving with Sport

1) Who won Sports Personality of the year for 2024?

2) Where was the ICC T20 World cup held?

3) What was the stage name of the Australian that went viral for scoring nil points breakdancing?

4) Which two tennis players won the Australian open?

5) Where was the Superbowl held and who won?

6) Jimmy Anderson took his 700th wicket, but who was his victim?

7) Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to get an IPL deal, how old is he?

8) How many new world records were set at the Paris Olympics?

9) All televised darts competitions were won by players from two countries, England and one other, what country was it and which players represented them?

10) A scrap of what was incorporated into the medals at the Paris Olympics?





If you're like me you'll listen to quite a bit, but also if you're like me, its not entirely modern, but here is 2024's Music section

1) Who beat Taylor Swift to the Song of the Year award?

2) Sabrina Carpenter spent 20 weeks at the top of the UK charts, but which song lasted the longest there?

3) Producer Quincy Jones passed away, which Michael Jackson album did he produce that won a Grammy for album of the year?

4) Which group eventually opened Manchester's new Co-op arena?

5) Which singer saw a return to the spotlight after their song featured in the film Saltburn?

6) Who performed in Glastonbury's Sunday Legends slot?

7) According to the Sunday Times Rich List, who became the first billionaire British musician?

8) James Blunt re-released which album to mark its 20th anniversary?

9) Which singer allegedly said "this is going to ruin the tour" after being arrested in June?

10) Which band released the albums Papercuts and From Zero in 2024?




And now for those that don't fall into any of the other categories, General

1) Which Country saw their monarch abdicate the throne?

2) Which video game was finally completed by a 13 year old from America?

3) The Francis Scott Key bridge was badly damaged by a ship named after which painter?

4) A Pygmy Hippopotamus called Moo Deng was born in captivity, but what does her name mean in English?

5) Archaeologists found a huge Mayan city by accident using laser surveying equipment. The city named Valeriana is in which country?

6) The Conservatives needed yet another party leader after Rishi Sunak stepped down, who were the final two candidates in the leadership contest?

7) Scientists uncovered dinosaur footprints in an Oxfordshire quarry, what two dino's had been making their mark some 166 million years ago?

8) Sweden became the 32nd country to do what?

9) What fruit taped to a wall sold for £4.9million in New York (apparently it is considered art)

10) Geoffrey Hinton won a Noble prize, but what is he known as the Godfather of?

[Lord Snooty]

1) Which player scored Towns first goal of 2024? Helik

2) Who was the first player to see red this year, and who against? Keighley Caravanno. Walsall.

3) Which Town player scored the most league goals for this calendar year, including players that have already departed? Koroma

4) Which player has seen the most bookings this calendar year? Same as above, league games only, the answer actually surprised me. Rudoni

5) Northern Irishmen Brodie Spencer and Callum Marshall were joined by Connor Falls in representing the Terriers this season, but who was the last Northern Irish international to represent the club before those two? Dolly Norwood

6) Town have had three full time managers in 2024, Moore, Breitenreiter and Duff, but who have the first two gone on to be appointed by? Port Vale and Port Vale reserves.

7) Lee Nicholls began this season as number one, but who was the first player to score past him? Helik

8) Who comes next in this sequence? Rudoni, Simpson, Jackson, Austerfield...? Rowe

9) Who comes next in this sequence? Pearson, Helik, Nicholls, Bojan...? Hudlin

10) The following is an anagram of whom? A Dam Rave Cliche Dave Carmichael

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1) which player scored the first goal of the 2024/2025 Premier league season? Haaland

2) which two players became the youngest and oldest scorers in euros history this summer? Lynda Bellingham's boy and Modric

3) which English side were the first to change manager this season? Smoke-on-Stench

4) what record was broken in the turkey v Czechia game at this summer's euros? Longest penalty shoot out

5) which player won the PFA players player of the year? Cole Palmer

6) and who won young player of the year? Bellingham

7) who finished as top scorer in the wsl for the season 2023-2024? Bunny Shaw

8) sticking with the wsl, who became the most expensive player when she moved clubs at the end of summer, breaking the world record at the time. Alessia Russo

9) back to the men's game, which manager was the first to lose his job in 2024 overall? Steve Cooper

10) who did Burnley sign for an EFL record fee this summer. Only for him to not make an appearance so far? Messi

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1) Which movie won the best picture award at the Oscars? Barbie

2) Deadpool and Wolverine was one of the most highly anticipated film of the year, but what was the name of the dog that played Dogpool? Terry the Terrier

3) Sticking with the MCU, Robert Downey Jnr announced his comeback, but who is he playing? Batman

4) Dame Maggie Smith passed away in September, how many Academy Awards was she nominated for during her career? Ten

5) Which 1996 classic disaster film received a sequel in 2024? Towering Inferno

6) In which movie does Samuel L Jackson play Chris Pratt's characters dad? Barbie

7) Which Bafta winning female actress played a campaigning office operator and a gangland matriarch in TV dramas in 2024? Lorraine Ashbourne

8) Which series, aired in January was credited with helping bring about justice in the wake of a national scandal? Mr Bates v The Post Office

9) A Health Committee is an anagram of which blockbuster staring actor?

10) Who plays Russell Crowe's son Lucius in Gladiator II? Nitro

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1) Who won Sports Personality of the year for 2024? Keely Hodgkinson

2) Where was the ICC T20 World cup held? India

3) What was the stage name of the Australian that went viral for scoring nil points breakdancing? Ray-Gun

4) Which two tennis players won the Australian open? Alcaraz and Sabalenka

5) Where was the Superbowl held and who won? New York and the 49ers

6) Jimmy Anderson took his 700th wicket, but who was his victim? Kohli

7) Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to get an IPL deal, how old is he? 17

8) How many new world records were set at the Paris Olympics? Ten

9) All televised darts competitions were won by players from two countries, England and one other, what country was it and which players represented them? Netherlands. Van Gerwen and Barneveld.

10) A scrap of what was incorporated into the medals at the Paris Olympics? Metal from the Eiffel Tower

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1) Who beat Taylor Swift to the Song of the Year award? Sabrina Carpenter

2) Sabrina Carpenter spent 20 weeks at the top of the UK charts, but which song lasted the longest there? Please Please Please

3) Producer Quincy Jones passed away, which Michael Jackson album did he produce that won a Grammy for album of the year? Bad

4) Which group eventually opened Manchester's new Co-op arena? The Cure

5) Which singer saw a return to the spotlight after their song featured in the film Saltburn? Kate Bush

6) Who performed in Glastonbury's Sunday Legends slot? Shania Twain

7) According to the Sunday Times Rich List, who became the first billionaire British musician? Paul McCartney

8) James Blunt re-released which album to mark its 20th anniversary? You're Beautiful

9) Which singer allegedly said "this is going to ruin the tour" after being arrested in June? Ed Sheeran

10) Which band released the albums Papercuts and From Zero in 2024? The Cure

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1) Which Country saw their monarch abdicate the throne? Denmark

2) Which video game was finally completed by a 13 year old from America? Space Invaders

3) The Francis Scott Key bridge was badly damaged by a ship named after which painter? Rolf Harris

4) A Pygmy Hippopotamus called Moo Deng was born in captivity, but what does her name mean in English? Mood Indigo

5) Archaeologists found a huge Mayan city by accident using laser surveying equipment. The city named Valeriana is in which country? Borneo

6) The Conservatives needed yet another party leader after Rishi Sunak stepped down, who were the final two candidates in the leadership contest? Bad Enoch and Jenrick

7) Scientists uncovered dinosaur footprints in an Oxfordshire quarry, what two dino's had been making their mark some 166 million years ago? T'Rex and Dyathinkesaurus

8) Sweden became the 32nd country to do what? Win Eurovision

9) What fruit taped to a wall sold for £4.9million in New York (apparently it is considered art) Banana

10) Geoffrey Hinton won a Noble prize, but what is he known as the Godfather of? Neil the Baby

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Nice one, jjamez. Without doubt, the hardest pub quiz ever.

[jjamez]

Some of those answers are right, some are wrong and some made me laugh

[jjamez]

I'll mark your answers snootio and dm you my observations in case you want another go.

[theo_luddite]

You need to get out more Snoots - I was still working on the Town questions and was looking to phone a friend or ask the audience for at least 8 of them. I thought maybe the Keighley Caravan driver for 3 to begin with but I thunk about it I agree with your answer. He started scoring regularly after the New year last season, also with 1. He made it 3-1 at Leicester but that didn't last long either. I thought Brighton Writer had maybe asked the best Scottish coach that Germany no longer has to go join him for a game of dominos during Oktoberfest. Didn't think either had a job, well, not in football, well, real football.

I've absolutely no chance with The Luvvies section - I really, really don't watch that stuff and I certainly don't get why there's an awards evening and party (apparently, or lots of parties) every week between New Year and Easter in Hollywood or somewhere else in the world. Why? Don't they have any films/TV progrrammes to shoot or release? I go get the beers in when those rounds start down the pub.

Now had it been about evening programmes on Quest or Dave, I can tell you how to find stuff to fix (for free or then flog it for a profit) and which politicians we were taking the piss out of last year (too easy - all of them). I'm only a couple of months away from being able to wire a magneto, a coil and a spark plug together. I'll rebuild the rest of the bike, lawn mower or tractor later, and I can shake a rattle can with the best of them but quite honestly, anything harder than two or three wires in a plug/socket or a switch needs a fully qualified sparky for me. Always know your limitations, then learn something new.

[jjamez]

snooty got 13 correct with two half correct. but only he knows which

[theo_luddite]

I phoned a friend and I was left hanging on the telephone ... so here's the answers to one section I've come up with. I've ignored Snoots's answers as he was clearly picking names out of a hat


Lets broaden it a touch, here is Football

1) which player scored the first goal of the 2024/2025 Premier league season? The one after the guy that scored the last goal of last season? Vaguely remember there was a game on Friday for some reason when they normally play them Saturday/Sunday and one on Monday. I'd have to Google who so I'll pass on this one.

2) which two players became the youngest and oldest scorers in euros history this summer? Ronni 7's grandson and Ronnie 7? Or was he the oldest player to cry in a match?

3) which English side were the first to change manager this season? Both Ends were the first to dump theirs (or he walked out) in August.* Does that count as a full change or only half a change?

4) what record was broken in the turkey v Czechia game at this summer's euros? Most cheques bounced in 90 minutes of basting? Fewest spectators (empty stadium?) due to earlier argy bargy?

5) which player won the PFA players player of the year? There's a Blue Mancs theme to this, I was tempted to go Haaland but I think it was Foden

6) and who won young player of the year? an ex Blue Manc now at Chelski (who aren't Chelski anymore realy are they) Cole Palmer

7) who finished as top scorer in the wsl for the season 2023-2024? Don't know but have Town offered her a contract yet?

8) sticking with the wsl, who became the most expensive player when she moved clubs at the end of summer, breaking the world record at the time. Umm, pass.

9) back to the men's game, which manager was the first to lose his job in 2024 overall? Etherington - Colchester*

10) who did Burnley sign for an EFL record fee this summer. Only for him to not make an appearance so far? This is Lancastria again. Sorry, but I don't follow furrin football too closely. You're gonna tell me now he is a real furriner aren't you?


*While I often mention The Sack Race in my threads, I also include it in my match day emails to my nephew and converted friends across the pond - so I didn't Google these, I just searched my own archive. I've taken this season to mean from the first game played and not from after the last games played (play-off's, cup finals, Euro's) last season.

[St Charles Owl]

1) Which player scored Towns first goal of 2024? Helik

2) Who was the first player to see red this year, and who against?

3) Which Town player scored the most league goals for this calendar year, including players that have already departed? Koroma

4) Which player has seen the most bookings this calendar year? Same as above, league games only, the answer actually surprised me. Lees

5) Northern Irishmen Brodie Spencer and Callum Marshall were joined by Connor Falls in representing the Terriers this season, but who was the last Northern Irish international to represent the club before those two?

6) Town have had three full time managers in 2024, Moore, Breitenreiter and Duff, but who have the first two gone on to be appointed by? Port Vale

7) Lee Nicholls began this season as number one, but who was the first player to score past him? Stansfield

8) Who comes next in this sequence? Rudoni, Simpson, Jackson, Austerfield...? Ward

9) Who comes next in this sequence? Pearson, Helik, Nicholls, Bojan...? Ward

10) The following is an anagram of whom? A Dam Rave Cliche Dave Carmichael


1) which player scored the first goal of the 2024/2025 Premier league season? Zirkzee

2) which two players became the youngest and oldest scorers in euros history this summer? Yamal and Modric

3) which English side were the first to change manager this season? Stoke City

4) what record was broken in the turkey v Czechia game at this summer's euros? Most bookings

5) which player won the PFA players player of the year? Cole Palmer

6) and who won young player of the year? Bellingham

7) who finished as top scorer in the wsl for the season 2023-2024?

8) sticking with the wsl, who became the most expensive player when she moved clubs at the end of summer, breaking the world record at the time. Lucy Bronze

9) back to the men's game, which manager was the first to lose his job in 2024 overall? Wayne Rooney

10) who did Burnley sign for an EFL record fee this summer. Only for him to not make an appearance so far? Tresor


1) Which movie won the best picture award at the Oscars? Oppenheimer

2) Deadpool and Wolverine was one of the most highly anticipated film of the year, but what was the name of the dog that played Dogpool? Wilson

3) Sticking with the MCU, Robert Downey Jnr announced his comeback, but who is he playing? Dr Doom

4) Dame Maggie Smith passed away in September, how many Academy Awards was she nominated for during her career? 6

5) Which 1996 classic disaster film received a sequel in 2024? Twister

6) In which movie does Samuel L Jackson play Chris Pratt's characters dad? Garfield

7) Which Bafta winning female actress played a campaigning office operator and a gangland matriarch in TV dramas in 2024? Sarah Lancashire

8) Which series, aired in January was credited with helping bring about justice in the wake of a national scandal? Mr Bates v The Post Office

9) A Health Committee is an anagram of which blockbuster staring actor?

10) Who plays Russell Crowe's son Lucius in Gladiator II? Paul Mescal


1) Who won Sports Personality of the year for 2024? Keely Hodgkinson

2) Where was the ICC T20 World cup held? India

3) What was the stage name of the Australian that went viral for scoring nil points breakdancing?

4) Which two tennis players won the Australian open?

5) Where was the Superbowl held and who won? Las Vegas, Kansas City Chiefs

6) Jimmy Anderson took his 700th wicket, but who was his victim?

7) Vaibhav Suryavanshi became the youngest player to get an IPL deal, how old is he? 16

8) How many new world records were set at the Paris Olympics? 4

9) All televised darts competitions were won by players from twBilo countries, England and one other, what country was it and which players represented them? Belgium

10) A scrap of what was incorporated into the medals at the Paris Olympics? Eiffel Tower


1) Who beat Taylor Swift to the Song of the Year award? Billie Eilish

2) Sabrina Carpenter spent 20 weeks at the top of the UK charts, but which song lasted the longest there?

3) Producer Quincy Jones passed away, which Michael Jackson album did he produce that won a Grammy for album of the year? Thriller

4) Which group eventually opened Manchester's new Co-op arena? Elbow

5) Which singer saw a return to the spotlight after their song featured in the film Saltburn?

6) Who performed in Glastonbury's Sunday Legends slot? Shania Twain

7) According to the Sunday Times Rich List, who became the first billionaire British musician? Sir Paul McCartney

8) James Blunt re-released which album to mark its 20th anniversary?

9) Which singer allegedly said "this is going to ruin the tour" after being arrested in June? Justin Timberlake

10) Which band released the albums Papercuts and From Zero in 2024?


1) Which Country saw their monarch abdicate the throne? Denmark

2) Which video game was finally completed by a 13 year old from America? Tetris

3) The Francis Scott Key bridge was badly damaged by a ship named after which painter? Dali

4) A Pygmy Hippopotamus called Moo Deng was born in captivity, but what does her name mean in English? Bouncy Pig

5) Archaeologists found a huge Mayan city by accident using laser surveying equipment. The city named Valeriana is in which country? Guatemala

6) The Conservatives needed yet another party leader after Rishi Sunak stepped down, who were the final two candidates in the leadership contest?

7) Scientists uncovered dinosaur footprints in an Oxfordshire quarry, what two dino's had been making their mark some 166 million years ago? T'Rex and ??

8) Sweden became the 32nd country to do what? Win Eurovision

9) What fruit taped to a wall sold for £4.9million in New York (apparently it is considered art) Banana

10) Geoffrey Hinton won a Noble prize, but what is he known as the Godfather of? Artificial intelligence

[jjamez]

Sco has gone top of the class there

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I'll pm you two with the marks for your answers and a few notes like I have done for snoots. It will be tomorrow after I've had my interview

[theo_luddite]

And now for those that don't fall into any of the other categories, General

1) Which Country saw their monarch abdicate the throne? Legoland - though they prefer to be called Denmark

2) Which video game was finally completed by a 13 year old from America? Pacman?

3) The Francis Scott Key bridge was badly damaged by a ship named after which painter? Darren Van Gough

4) A Pygmy Hippopotamus called Moo Deng was born in captivity, but what does her name mean in English? Slippery pig

5) Archaeologists found a huge Mayan city by accident using laser surveying equipment. The city named Valeriana is in which country? Peru

6) The Conservatives needed yet another party leader after Rishi Sunak stepped down, who were the final two candidates in the leadership contest? One of the racists was Badenoughch, the other is Jenr(ally regarded as a real pr)ick

7) Scientists uncovered dinosaur footprints in an Oxfordshire quarry, what two dino's had been making their mark some 166 million years ago? Fred Flintstone and Barney Rubble. Did you know Fred and Wilma were the first couple to be shown in bed together on US TV? Morecambe and Wise were the first two men to be shown in bed together on British TV. Luton (cough) Arsenal.

8) Sweden became the 32nd country to do what? Join NATO

9) What fruit taped to a wall sold for £4.9million in New York (apparently it is considered art) - I love the taste of gaffa tape with a bottle of chianti, but this was just bananas.

10) Geoffrey Hinton won a Noble prize, but what is he known as the Godfather of? Artificially, I'd need to use real Intelligence to answer this.