Nieuwsquiz - Het jaar 2022

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The 2022 News Quiz

1. Who slapped Chris Rock in the face at the Oscar ceremony?

1. Tom Holland
2. Mark Ronson
3. Will Smith
4. Zack Efron

2. True or False: In June 2022 Nasa announced that they are going to investigate UFOs.

1. True
2. False

3. In May 2022, a man disguised as ...... threw cake at the Mona Lisa?

1. An elderly lady
2. The Mona Lisa
3. A museum security guard
4. An elderly gentleman

4. For her Jubilee in June 2022 Queen Elizabeth ll had tea with?

1. Winnie the Pooh
2. Paddingon Bear
3. James Bond
4. Harry Potter

5. True or False: "Baby Shark" was the most watched video on Youtube in 2022.

1. True
2. False

6. Who had the most monthly listeners on Spotify in 2022?

1. The Weeknd
2. Taylor Swift
3. Harry Styles
4. Ed Sheeran

7. How long was Queen Elizabeth on the throne?

1. 70 years
2. 100 years
3. 50 years
4. 30 years

8. Which COVID variant spread very quickly at the beginning of 2022?

1. Delta
2. Epsilon
3. Beta
4. Omicron

9. Who is the prime minister of the UK at the end of 2022?

1. Boris Johnson
2. David Cameron
3. Rishi Sunak
4. Theresa May

10. Where were the Winter Olympics held?

1. China
2. England
3. France
4. South Korea

11. Who has scored the most goals in FIFA World Cup finals?

1. Lionel Messi
2. Cristiano Ronaldo
3. Neymar
4. Kylian Mbappé

12. In what month did Russia invade Ukraine?

1. January
2. February
3. March
4. April

13. What were farmers protesting against in 2022?

1. The Dutch Flag
2. The nitrogen reduction policy of the Dutch government
3. The new European livestock manure quota
4. Wolves

14. The new government (Rutte IV) consists of how many ministers?

1. 17
2. 18
3. 19
4. 20

15. Which 2022 event can be illustrated by the following set of emoticons?
🧍‍♂️🧍🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️🧍🕣🧍‍♂️🧍🧍‍♂️🧍🧍‍♀️😩🧍🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️🧍🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️🧍🧍‍♀️🕑🧍🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️🧍🧍‍♀️🤬🧍🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️🧍🧍‍♀️🕕🧍‍♀️🧍‍♂️🧍🧍‍♀️❌🛫❌🤬🧳🧳🧳🧳🧳🧳🧳🧳🧳

1. Covid 19 social distancing
2. The queues at Schiphol
3. Black Friday
4. World Record "polonaise" in Maastricht

16. The Voice of Holland was cancelled in what month?

1. January
2. February
3. March
4. April

17. The first waterslide that has a looping was opened where?

1. Slagharen
2. Hellendoorn
3. Duinrell
4. Center Parcs

18. After 6 weeks of trial, how much did Amber Heard end up needing to pay Johnny Depp?

1. 3 million dollars
2. 10 million dollars
3. 20 million dollars
4. 26 million dollars

19. Max Verstappen has signed a new deal with Red Bull in 2022. How long will he be driving for that team?

1. Until 2024
2. Until 2026
3. Until 2028
4. Until 2030

20. How many people are living on planet earth since November last year?

1. More than 6 billion
2. More than 7 billion
3. More than 8 billion
4. More than 9 billion

21. Putin announced a partial mobilisation in September 2022. What became the most searched question on Google right after that?

1. Where is Ukraine
2. How to fire a gun
3. How to break your own arm
4. How to flee a country

22. Liz Truss became prime minister of the UK right after Boris Johnson. For how long?

1. 45 days
2. 55 days
3. 65 days
4. 75 days

23. Which position did Morroco manage to reach at the Football world cup?

1. 6th
2. 5th
3. 4th
4. 3rd

24. Which Netflix series featured the song "Running up that hill" by Kate Bush?

1. Stranger Things
2. Wednesday
3. The Crown
4. The Witcher

25. At which position did The Netherlands end up with S10's song "The Diepte" at the Eurovision Song Contest?

1. 4
2. 9
3. 11
4. 18

                             And the winner is...?