The Voice Quiz – January 2025

Have you been paying attention to pop culture since the New Year? Grab a cup of tea and have a crack at our pub quiz for January, complete with questions about movies, TV, music, and more.

The Voice Quiz – January 2025

We all love a quiz, don't we? Well, after you all enjoyed the Voice Christmas Quiz so much, we've decided to make it a regular thing. So on the last Friday of each month, we'll be treating you to a selection of questions about the world of pop culture in the Voice Pub Quiz. It's a chance to test your knowledge of everything that's happening in the cultural world, as well as showing off your general culture knowledge as well. We've got two rounds of straight questions and, like any good quiz, a picture round.

When you're finished, click here to see the answers to the quiz and let us know in the comments how you did. There's no prize on offer, but few things taste as good as bragging rights.

ROUND ONE: The Month in Culture

Lauren Laverne has stepped down from her breakfast show on BBC 6MusicLauren Laverne has stepped down from her breakfast show on BBC 6Music
(Credit: Roo Reynolds)

The first 10 questions on this month's quiz are all about the popular culture news and events of January. So dive into these teasers and see how much you can remember about the latest events in the worlds of film, TV, literature, theatre, and more.

  1. What type of mythical creature is Count Orlok in the new horror movie Nosferatu?
  2. Ross Kemp is returning to EastEnders this year, but which famous character does he play on the BBC soap?
  3. Which famous chat show host, who died in 2023, has returned to a host a new interview podcast thanks to AI technology?
  4. Which controversial Netflix movie musical won four awards at the Golden Globes and managed a near-record 13 nominations from the Oscars?
  5. Which singer spent most of January at the top of the UK Singles Chart with her track That's So True?
  6. New stars named Hammer and Cyclone joined the cast of which BBC TV show for its second series this month?
  7. Lauren Laverne is handing her BBC 6Music breakfast show over to which former host of the breakfast slot on BBC Radio One?
  8. The new theatre revival of classic Greek tragedy Elektra stars which Marvel actor in the lead role, making her first UK stage appearance?
  9. Which famous satirical author will be commemorated on a new £2 coin this year, marking the 75th anniversary of his death?
  10. What is the link between Charlotte from The Traitors and Martin Clunes in the ITV drama series Out There?

ROUND TWO: Emojis at the Movies

Let's get cryptic! Your job here is to decipher the emoji-based clues to find the movies we're pointing you towards. We've given you an extra clue as well in the form of the year the film was originally released. It couldn't be easier, right?

(1)
An emoji of a ship and an emoji of a down arrow1997
(2)
Emojis of two witches, one Black and one white2024
(3)
An emoji of a microphone and an emoji of an umbrella in the rain1952
(4)
Two emojis of mouths, followed by an emoji of a scared face1975
(5)
An emoji of a racing car, an emoji of a gust, and an emoji of a red, angry face2001
(6)
An emoji of a racing car above three emojis: a left arrow, a wristwatch, and a right arrow1985
(7)
An emoji of a notepad, an emoji showing a kiss, and an emoji of a rain cloud2004
(8)
An emoji of a rocket and an emoji of a male face2019
(9)
An emoji of an alarm clock and an emoji of looping arrows, above six emojis depicting calendar pages1993
(10)
An emoji showing a pile of pound notes, an emoji of the Hungary flag, and an emoji of a hotel2014

ROUND THREE: Face the Music

A microphone attached to a stand against a dark blue background(Credit: Stephan/Pixabay)

Which artist is responsible for singing each of the following lyrics? To help you out, we've put the year the song was released in brackets. How's your musical knowledge shaping up?

  1. "When I was six years old, I broke my leg. I was running from my brother and his friends." (2017)
  2. "Ooh, one step to the right. We headin' to the dive bar we always thought was nice." (2024)
  3. "How many special people change? How many lives are livin' strange? Where were you while we were getting high?" (1996)
  4. "There used to be a greying tower alone on the sea. And you became the light on the dark side of me." (1994)
  5. "The neighbours spread the word and my mom cried when she heard. I stole my girl away from everybody gathered there that day." (2003)
  6. "Caviar and cigarettes. Well versed in etiquette. Extraordinarily nice." (1974)
  7. "Welcome to a new kind of tension all across the alien nation, where everything isn't meant to be okay." (2004)
  8. "Think I only want one number in my phone. I might change your contact to 'don't leave me alone'." (2022)
  9. "How does it feel? How does it feel? To be on your own, with no direction home." (1965)
  10. "You look like fun to me. You look a little like somebody I know. And I can tell you how this ends. I'll be in your head all weekend." (2023)

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. Hopefully you've done well enough to consider yourself a king or queen of the culture world.

Header Image Credit: Pete Linforth/Pixabay

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Tom is the editor of Voice and a freelance entertainment journalist. He has been a film critic and showbiz reporter for more than seven years and is dedicated to helping young people enter the world of entertainment journalism. He loves horror movies, musicals, and pro wrestling — but not normally at the same time.

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