Welcome readers to the Voice Christmas Quiz. It has been a terrific year for popular culture and, in the week between Christmas and New Year, we'll be introducing you all to our top 10s of 2024 in various cultural categories. But for now, we're all stock-piling vegetables and wrapping presents in the run-up to Christmas. So what better time to kick back with a few festive brainteasers?
When you're finished, click here to see the answers to the quiz and let us know in the comments how you did. Same rules as Christmas presents under the tree: no peeking.
ROUND ONE: The Culture of 2024
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The first 10 questions on this year's quiz are all about the popular culture of 2024. So let's see how well you remember the best of this year on the big and small screen, as well as in the worlds of music, literature, and more.
- This summer, which TV show finally gave us the romance we all wanted between the characters Colin and Penelope?
- Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign adopted lime green branding as an homage to which British singer-songwriter?
- Which fictional bear was given a real UK passport by the British government this year?
- Which British musician went viral in 2024 due to a social media photo of his surprisingly tall son and a subsequent onslaught of memes?
- Which intense and harrowing Netflix drama about a stalker, released back in April, has a name which sounds like it might be a cutesy Christmas story?
- In January, the whole country was talking about an ITV drama based on the Post Office scandal. What was the name of the campaigner played by Toby Jones in the series?
- Which author broke away from his super-popular Thursday Murder Club series this year to introduce a whole new world of characters in the crime novel We Solve Murders?
- Which Ted Lasso and Game of Thrones actor, who has a heck of a singing voice, hosted the Olivier Awards for theatre in April 2024?
- Timothée Chalamet could get an Oscar nomination for his performance as which iconic singer in the movie biopic A Complete Unknown?
- Which 2000s music star has achieved the incredible feat of winning three different reality TV series in 2024?
ROUND TWO: 2024 in Pictures
There were plenty of people who made a big impact on the world in 2024, whether that was in the political space or in the landscape of pop culture. All you have to do in this round is identify the famous person hiding behind the Voice logo.
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ROUND THREE: Merry Christmas
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It's the most wonderful time of the year and so it would be rude not to give you a quiz round to match the festive spirit. This is a real pick n mix of a round, including festive culture old and new, as well as some questions on Christmas traditions. See how you do and then treat yourself to a chocolate coin in celebration. That's the way Christmas should be, after all.
- Which mythical creature gives its name to Christmas lights, and can even go on top of your tree?
- Which animated duo are returning to BBC screens this Christmas Day for a brand new adventure, 34 years after their first TV special aired on Christmas Eve 1990?
- Dr Seuss created which green festive menace in a classic book first published in 1957?
- Which of Santa’s traditional reindeer shares its name with a Roman god?
- Which classic pantomime was inspired by a real Mayor of London from 600 years ago?
- What is the festive link between the actors Edmund Gwenn and Richard Attenborough?
- Name the singer who presented this year’s Netflix special A Nonsense Christmas.
- Which Christmas foodstuff is often referred to as “kilted soldiers” in Scotland?
- Name the missing musical act in this Christmas sequence: Paul Young, Kylie Minogue, Chris Martin, ?????, Paul Young.
- What kind of Christmas character links a Disney animated musical from 2013, a Michael Fassbender crime thriller from 2017, and a Netflix romcom from 2024?
That's it! Remember to check out the answers and then hop to the comments section to let us know how you scored out of a maximum of 30 points. There's no prize on offer, but make sure to share this with your friends so that you can get festive bragging rights. There might be a few extra roast potatoes on your plate if you come out on top.
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