Pop Quiz 2024: Do you remember everything that happened this year?

Think you’ve kept up with everything that made headlines this year? From a Grammy win for Miley Cyrus to a viral mashup by Dua Lipa in Mumbai, 2024 was packed with unforgettable events. Dive into this 25-question quiz to relive the year’s biggest surprises, controversies, and heartwarming moments.

Written by Garima Sadhwani

December 31, 2024 10:09 IST

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Do you remember everything that happened this year?

1. An American rapper and a Canadian rapper had a public feud in March 2024 after the release of a song called Like That. What are the names of the rappers?

2. An immersive exhibit based on a popular film was held in Scotland’s Glasgow in February this year. The exhibit was an epic fail and inspired countless memes. What was its name?

3. American singer-songwriter and actor Miley Cyrus won her first Grammy for her song _____ in 2024.

4. An Indian billionaire’s son’s wedding was the obsession of the news media this year, and not just in India. What are the names of the newlyweds?

5. This 51-year-old Turkish shooter won a silver medal in the mixed team 10-metre air pistol event at Paris Olympics 2024. But he became famous for his minimal gear and his cool and relaxed demeanour during the competition. What’s his name?

6. Which new criminal code replaced the Indian Penal Code this year?

7. In one of the cutest moments captured at the Paris Olympics, Sweden’s Armand Duplantis ran straight to his girlfriend after winning the gold medal. What sport did he win in?

8. A five-second video shared on social media by Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni featuring Prime Minister Narendra Modi broke the internet during the latter’s first foreign visit following him becoming PM for the third time. What was the hashtag that the Italian PM used in her caption?

9. How old was Indian industrialist and philanthropist Ratan Naval Tata at the time of his death?

10. The Indian Space Research Organisation’s ___ spacecraft, India’s first solar mission, successfully completed its first halo orbit around the Sun-Earth L1 point.

11. Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk heads this department under the Donald Trump administration. Name the department.

12. Zomato CEO Deepinder Goyal posted a controversial job listing wherein the person recruited for the role would not receive a salary for the first year, but instead have to donate Rs 20 lakh to Feeding India, the company’s non-profit initiative. What was the job role he advertised?

13. Payal Kapadia scripted history at the 2024 Cannes Film Festival by directing the first Indian film in 30 years that not only entered the main competition but also won the Grand Prix. What’s the film’s name?

14. Jools Lebron started a trend on social media platform TikTok in August 2024. A word used in the viral phrase ‘Very ____ , very mindful’ was shortlisted for Oxford’s Word of the Year 2024. What’s the word?

15. What is Oxford’s Word of the Year 2024?

16. An English and Albanian singer and songwriter, while performing during her tour in Mumbai in November this year, played a viral mashup of her song Levitating with the Shah Rukh Khan hit Woh Ladki Jo, driving the internet crazy. Name the singer.

17. In October this year, former Maharashtra minister Baba Siddique was shot to death. The alleged perpetrator, while claiming responsibility, said that this was a message to Bollywood star Salman Khan. Who claimed responsibility for the killing?

18. This 58-year-old climate activist sat on a hunger strike or a ‘climate fast’ to demand a special status and statehood for Ladakh, and to protect the ‘fragile’ ecosystem of the region. He also inspired Aamir Khan’s character in a 2009 film. What’s his name?

19 Which film was India’s official entry for the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards?

20. A China-born cryptocurrency mogul, Justin Sun, spent $6.2 million to buy an artwork made by Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan. He then ate the artwork and called the piece ‘iconic’. What was the artwork?

21. British writer Samantha Harvey won the Booker Prize for fiction for this novel in 2024. What is the book’s name?

22. Which Indian comedian hosted the 52nd Annual International Emmy Awards?

23. Which Indian billionaire was charged for an alleged bribery scheme by the US Securities and Exchange Commission in 2024?

24. Sitaram Yechury, an Indian Marxist politician and a former Member of Parliament from West Bengal, passed away this year. Which political party did he belong to?

25. A film by an Indian director made it to the top of former US President Barack Obama’s famous year-end lists in 2024. Name the director.