As of June 2019 Flashcards

1
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Which Chinese zodiac year began on February 5th 2019?

A

Pig

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Who won the Men’s singles at the 2019 Australian Open Tennis?

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Novak Djokovic

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Who won the women’s singles at the 2019 Australian Open Tennis?

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Naomi Osaka

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Which wartime family memoir was the Costa Book of the Year for 2018?

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Bart Van Es

The Cut Out Girl

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5
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Oscar best actor (2019 ceremony for 2018 films)

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Rami Malek

Bohemian Rhapsody

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Oscar best actress (2019 ceremony for 2018 films)

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Olivia Coleman

The Favourite

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Oscar best director (2019 ceremony for 2018 films)

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Alfonso Cuarón

Roma

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Oscar best film (2019 ceremony for 2018 films)

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Green Book

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Oscar best supporting actor (2019 ceremony for 2018 films)

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Mahershala Ali

Green Book

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10
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Oscar best supporting actress (2019 ceremony for 2018 films)

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Regina King

If Beale Street Could Talk

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11
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Brits 2019 best album

A

A Brief Inquiry into Online Relationships

The 1975

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12
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Brits 2019 best group

A

The 1975

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13
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Brits 2019 best female solo

A

Jorja Smith

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14
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Brits 2019 best male solo

A

George Ezra

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15
Q

Super Bowl LIII winners (lowest scoring Super Bowl ever)

A

New England Patriots 13 - 3 LA Rams

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16
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Oscars most overall nominations (11) - shared by two films

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Roma / The Favourite

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17
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Japanese architect Arata Isozaki won which Nobel Prize in 2019?

A

Pritzker Prize

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18
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Rugby Union

6 Nations winners, 2019

A

Wales

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19
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Golf

Masters at Augusta, 2019

A

Tiger Woods

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20
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Rugby Union Premiership 2019 Champions

A

Saracens

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21
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Football - Champions League final

Teams and score

A

Liverpool v Tottenham Hotspur

2 - 0

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Football - FA Cup

Teams and Score

A

Man City v Watford

6 - 0

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23
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Football - Premier League

A

Man City

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24
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Eurovision winner artist and country

A

Arcade by Duncan Laurence

Netherlands

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25
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Britain’s Got Talent winner

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Colin Thackeray (singing war veteran)

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26
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Golf - US Open winner and course

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Gary Woodland at Pebble Beach (Calif)

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27
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Literature - Women’s Prize For Fiction

A

Tayari Jones

An American Marriage

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28
Q

Ice Hockey Stanley Cup winners

A

St Louis Blues

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29
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NBA champions

A

Toronto Raptors

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30
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Tennis - French open men winner

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Rafael Nadal beat Dominic Thiem

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31
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Tennis - French open women winner

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Ashleigh Barty (AUS) bt Marketa Vondrousova (CZE)

32
Q

Golf - The Open

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Federico Molinari at Carnoustie

33
Q

Tour de France winner

A

Geraint Thomas

34
Q

Wimbledon men’s singles winner

A

Novak Djokovic beat Kevin Anderson

35
Q

Wimbledon women singles winner

A

Angelique Kerber beat Serena Williams

36
Q

Football - Community Shield

A

Manchester City

37
Q

Golf - US PGA winner and course

A

Brooks Koepka at Bellerive (Missouri)

38
Q

Rugby League challenge cup winner

A

Catalans Dragons

39
Q

Architecture - Carbuncle Cup

A

Redrock Stockport

40
Q

Celebrity Big Brother winner

A

Ryan Thomas (Coronation Street actor)

41
Q

Emmy best comedy

A

The Marvelous Mrs Maisel

42
Q

Emmy best comedy actor

A

Bill Hader - Barry

43
Q

Emmy best comedy actress

A

Rachel Brosnahan - The Marvelous Mrs Maisel

44
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Emmy best drama

A

Game of Thrones

45
Q

Emmy best drama actor

A

Matthew Rhys - The Americans

46
Q

Emmy best drama actress

A

Claire Foy -The Crown

47
Q

Top boy and girl baby names of previous year

A

Oliver and Olivia

48
Q

Mercury Music Prize

A

Wolf Alice

Visions of a Life

49
Q

County Cricket champions

A

Surrey

50
Q

Cricket T20 winners

A

Worcestershire

51
Q

Women’s Super League cricket champions

A

Surrey Stars

52
Q

Tennis - US Open men’s singles winner

A

Novak Djokovic

53
Q

Tennis - US Open women’s singles winner

A

Naomi Osaka

54
Q

Architecture - Stirling Prize

A

Bloomberg London

Foster and Partners

55
Q

Great British Bake-Off 2018 winner

A

Rahul

56
Q

Booker Prize author and title

A

Anna Burns for Milkman

57
Q

Nobel Memorial Prize for Economic Sciences

A

William Nordhaus (US) and Paul Romer (US)

58
Q

Nobel Peace Prize winner and reason

A
Dennis Mukwege (DRC) and Nadia Murad (Iraqi Yazidi)
Combating war crimes
59
Q

Nobel Prize for Chemistry winner and reason

A

Frances H. Arnold, George P. Smith and Sir Gregory P. Winter.

60
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Nobel Prize for Literature winner and reason

A

NONE

61
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Nobel Prize for Physics winner and reason

A

Arthur Ashkin, Gerard Mouro and Donna Strickland

Inventions in laser physics

62
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Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine winner and reason

A

James P. Allison and Tasuku Honjo

Cancer therapy by negative immune regulation

63
Q

Baseball world series winners

A

Boston Red Sox

64
Q

Rugby League super league winner

A

Wigan Warriors

65
Q

Formula 1 champion

A

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)

66
Q

MotoGP winner

A

Marc Marquez - Spain

67
Q

Turner Prize artist and medium

A

Charlotte Prodger (video filmed on iPhone)

68
Q

The Apprentice winner

A

Sian Gabbidon (swimwear)

69
Q

I’m a Celebrity winner

A

Harry Redknapp

70
Q

Strictly Come Dancing winner

A

Stacey Dooley

71
Q

X Factor winner

A

Dalton Harris

72
Q

Collins Dictionaries Word of the year 2018

A

Single-use

73
Q

Oxford Dictionaries Word of the year (UK) 2018

A

Toxic

74
Q

Time Person of the Year 2018

A

Jamal Khashoggi and Other Journalists

75
Q

Sports Personality of the Year 2018

A

Geraint Thomas