60 Question 2022 New Year Quiz – 01/01/2023 Round 1: Deaths of 2022 10 questions about the happy subject of people who died in 2022. None Which American actress is best known for her role in Star Trek, and was employed by Nasa to encourage more women and African-Americans to become astronauts? Which integral member of Fleetwood Mac’s was behind many of their biggest hits and died in 2022? Which Native American activist declined Marlon Brando’s Oscar for The Godfather on his behalf in 1973 and was booed off stage? Which former Soviet leader who died in 2022 helped bring the Cold War with the West to a peaceful end was one of the 20th Century’s most influential political figures? Which Greek composer was behind the immersive synth-electronic soundscape film themes for Chariots of Fire, and Blade Runner Which pioneering British fashion designer who rose to prominence in the 1970s with her controversial punk and new wave styles died in 2022? Which rock star’s breakthrough and best-known album, Bat Out Of Hell, remains one of the best-selling releases of all time? Which Brazilian footballing legend, regarded by many as the greatest player ever, won the World Cup three times and died in 2022? Which lead singer of British dance act Faithless, best known for their hit Insomnia, which made top three in the UK singles chart in 1996 died in December 2022? Which US rapper - real name Artis Leon Ivey Jr - who died in 2022, cemented his place in hip-hop history when he recorded Gangsta's Paradise? Round 2: Top 10 Films of 2022 The top ten films of 2022 according to box office takings. None The highest grossing film of 2022 featured Tom Cruise reprising a starring role and was a sequel to which 1986 film? Which 2022 Chinese science fiction comedy film is an adaptation of Cho Seok's webcomic series and tells the story of "the last human in the universe" as an astronaut finds himself stranded? 2022 saw the sixth instalment overall in the Jurassic Park film series, concluding the storyline of the original Jurassic Park trilogy, what was it called? With a possible 5 films being released in total, which franchise directed by James Cameron saw a second film have a worldwide opening of $441.7 million in 2022? Directed by Taika Waititi and released in 2022, what film is the sequel to Thor: Ragnarok and the 29th film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU)? "The Battle at Lake Changjin II", a 2022 Chinese war film grossed $626 million in China, making it the ninth-highest-grossing film of the year, what is it also known as? Introducing his trademark horror elements, who ended up directing Marvel's Comics Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness after Scott Derrickson stepped down? Which 2022 computer-animated comedy film is the sequel to a spin-off prequel of 2015 and the fifth entry overall in the Despicable Me franchise? Which film sequel released in 2022 had Marvel choosing not to recast the role of T'Challa when star Chadwick Boseman sadly died from colon cancer in 2020? In 2022 DC rebooted another franchise and released which film, starring Robert Pattinson after Ben Affleck dropped out? Round 3: Sport Events in 2022 10 questions about sporting events or achievements that took place in 2022. None Chess controversy arose in 2022 when Magnus Carlsen, the current world champion, dropped out of the tournament after playing who? In the 2022 Six Nations Championship which country won the Championship and the Grand Slam – both for the first time since 2010? In the 2022 golf Masters Tournament who won three strokes ahead of Rory McIlroy in his first major championship victory? In tennis, in 2022 who became the first home player to win an Australian Open singles title since Chris O'Neil in 1978? In women's cricket at the 2022 Commonwealth Games, Australia claimed the gold medal, after winning the Gold Medal Match by 9 runs, which country won silver? The 2022 The Women's Cup, a friendly invitational tournament of women's association football matches, took place in which of the U.S. States? In 2022 Max Emilian Verstappen followed up his 2021 World Drivers' Championship, at which country's Grand Prix did he secure the title? At the 2022 Winter Paralympics, which country won 4 gold medals total in the men's snowboarding categories? The Men's 100 metres at the 2022 World Athletics Championships was won by which athlete, with a time of 9.86? Who made 2022 the fastest Tour de France in history by riding 3,349,8 km in 79h 33' 20", thus realising an overall speed of 42.102 km/h? Round 4: Billboard 200 number-one albums of 2022 10 questions about the top albums of 2022. None The best selling album of 2022, what was the tenth studio album by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift? Despite reportedly being leaked a month before its release, which album by Harry Styles debuted with the best first-week sales in his career? Which collaborative studio album by Drake and 21 Savage features a sole guest appearance from Travis Scott? Beyoncé released her first solo studio release since Lemonade (2016) and the first instalment of a trilogy project in 2022, what was it called? Which album by SZA debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 with 318,000 units, breaking the record for the largest streaming week for an R&B album? Selling over 2 million copies worldwide on its opening day, what is the name of the first anthology album released by South Korean group BTS? What is the name of the fifth studio album by Kendrick Lamar, who headlined at Glastonbury Festival in 2022? In Spanish - "A Summer Without You", what is the fourth solo studio album, and fifth overall, by Puerto Rican rapper and singer Bad Bunny? The twelfth studio album by the Red Hot Chili Peppers, which album marked the return of guitarist John Frusciante in 2022? About as imaginative at naming albums as Led Zeppelin, which album did Adele release in 2022? Hint Round 5: Notable Events of 2022 10 questions around events which took place in 2022. None Acceding to the throne in 1952, and beginning her 70-year reign as the UK’s longest-reigning monarch who died in 2022 had the full name Elizabeth Alexandra Mary... what? The Day of Eight Billion, on 15 November 2022, was designated by the United Nations as the approximate day when the world population reached eight billion people. It follows the Day of Seven Billion, which was marked on 31 October of which year? Point given for a year either side. Hint During the COVID-19 pandemic, on the 1st of January, Europe passed how many million cases amidst a surge in the Omicron variant? Hint In 2022 researchers in the Antarctic found which ship that sank in 1915 during Ernest Shackleton's exploration? The Eurovision Song Contest 2022 held in Turin, Italy was won by Ukraine, which country came second? In 2022 Canada and Denmark ended their competing claims for Hans Island by dividing the island roughly in half, ending what was referred to as what War? Who was elected as President of India, making her the first tribal woman and youngest person to be elected to the office in 2022? Protests erupted in which country in 2022 following the death of Mahsa Amini in the custody of the country's "morality police"? NASA launched which rocket, the first uncrewed launch of its Space Launch System, the most powerful rocket ever launched into orbit, in 2022? On December 5 2022 The National Ignition Facility achieved which major milestone in the development of nuclear fusion power? Round 6: A mix of things from 2022 10 questions about a range of things that took place in 2022. None What day of the week did 2022 start on? Svante Pääbo won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 2022 for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution. Which country is he from? The 2022 FIFA World Cup was held in Qatar from November 20 until December 18, which country won? In July 2022 the first operational image from the which Space Telescope, showing the galaxy cluster SMACS 0723, were revealed to the public? In February 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which began in which year? Hint Who became the new UK prime minister on 25 October 2022, the third prime minister that year? In October of 2022, who completed his $44 billion acquisition of Twitter? Which world leader's black belt was revoked by the international taekwondo organisation in 2022? In February 2022, which storm killed 17 people, caused over 2.4 million power outages, and caused over €1.3 billion (2021 EUR) in damage across large parts of Europe? In April 2022 which Russian flagship became the largest warship to be sunk in action since World War II? Time's up
