From Moo Deng to Me Espresso: it’s the 2024 bumper pop culture quiz of the year

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1. 1.In January, one celebrity received an email intended for another with a very similar name – and was astonished to find out how much money the other was making. Who were the two stars involved?
2. 2.Drake and Kendrick Lamar’s feud via diss tracks dominated headlines this year. But who was the third rapper who sparked the fight, then apologised for his diss track about Kendrick?
3. 3.In February, an unlicensed Willy Wonka “experience” staged in a Glasgow warehouse was so mediocre that angry parents called the police. Which of the following DIDN’T happen next?
4. 4.A little pygmy hippo called Moo Deng won the internet’s heart this year. What does her Thai name roughly translate to in English?
5. 5.Taylor Swift wrapped up her Eras tour this year. How many shows did she play in total?
6. 6.Which of these celebrities was NOT the subject of a lookalike competition this year?
7. 7.As part of his comeback to Hollywood, Armie Hammer launched a very strange podcast called Armie HammerTime, which saw him interview his own mother. What did she give him for his birthday?
8. 8.On the seemingly endless press tour for the equally long film Wicked, Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo were interviewed by Out Magazine journalist Tracy Gilchrist, who told the stars that people had been “taking the lyrics of Defying Gravity and really holding space with that”. How did Grande and Erivo respond?
9. 9.In her song Girl, So Confusing, Charli xcx described the complicated feelings she had been harbouring about another woman – which, to the delight of the internet, turned out to be Lorde. The pair worked it out on a remix, in which Lorde remembered something someone said to her when she was 10. What was it?
10. 10.Which film-maker said he walked out of Joker: Folie à Deux after 15 minutes to go shopping and called it “a really bad musical”?
11. 11.In Luca Guadagnino’s film Challengers, what is the food that Patrick and Art share in a sexually-charged scene?
12. 12.In the first episode of Baby Reindeer, what does Donny give to Martha during their first conversation?
13. 13.Rebel Wilson made headlines when her memoir was published, with a heavily publicised chapter eventually being redacted from the book in Australia and the UK. What was the chapter called?
14. 14.In July, Jack Black cancelled Tenacious D’s Australian tour after Kyle Gass made a joke about the attempted assassination of Donald Trump. What was happening on stage when it happened?
15. 15.Sabrina Carpenter’s song Espresso became song of the (northern hemisphere) summer this year. And then the spring. And then the winter. It simply will not stop. She’s now selling a Sabrina Carpenter-branded product line named for it. What is the product?
16. 16.This year, Charlotte Wood was nominated for the Booker prize. How many years had it been since an Australian author was nominated?
17. 17.Oasis announced their reunion tour in August. What was the band originally called before Noel Gallagher joined?
18. 18.Himbos, zaddies and golden retriever boyfriends are out; the “hot rodent boyfriend” is in. Who WASN'T an example of this very 2024 compliment?
19. 19.Which of the following programs did actor Andrew Garfield go on to discuss the grief of losing his mother this year?
20. 20.In August, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez announced their divorce, heralding the end of Bennifer 2.0. How long were they married for?
21. 21.Which of these four phrases does not exist in the modern vernacular?
22. 22.Which female singer began selling pictures of her feet on OnlyFans this year?
23. 23.Sally Rooney’s fourth novel came out this year. What was the title?
24. 24.Ridley Scott’s Gladiator 2 came out this year, 24-years after Gladiator, which starred Russell Crowe. Who did Crowe once hire to write a Gladiator sequel that was never made?
25. 25.This is Pantone’s colour of the year. What is its name?
26. 26.Which of the following musicians DIDN'T fall off stage while performing this year?
27. 27.In November, a banana duct-taped to a wall sold at Sotheby’s for US$5.2m. Who purchased this work by artist Maurizio Cattelan?
28. 28.In the film The Substance, an ageing aerobics star played by Demi Moore gains access to an illicit new drug that creates a younger version of herself. Who plays the young Demi Moore?
29. 29.Which pop star is played by a CGI monkey in their biopic?
30. 30.Which of the following WASN’T the plot of a 2024 Netflix Christmas film?

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