2023 quiz questions – The 40 best quiz questions about this year

Well, it’s official, 2023 is almost at an end, and what a year it’s been. From the release of Prince Harry’s memoir, to the arrival of the Barbie movie, to the Roman Empire taking over TikTok, it’s truly been an eventful year.

While we don’t want to remember all of this year (we’re still not over the many celebrity breakups), we’re still very keen to prove our superior knowledge of everything that’s happened in the last 12 months.

And if you’re anything like us then a quiz of the year is always a regular feature at family Christmas parties or New Year’s Eve gatherings. Let’s face it just wouldn’t feel like the festive season if you weren’t having a fierce competition with your sibling to prove you know that obscure meme that was posted all the way back in February.

So in order to see if your friends, families, or colleagues have been keeping up with the news, sports, memes, trends, TV and films of 2023, we’ve come up with 40 quiz questions and answers to test everyone’s knowledge on the year that is 2023.

Good luck!

The best 2023 quiz questions

1. What was the name of Prince Harry’s memoir published in January?
2. At the beginning of the year which country re-opened its borders to international visitors three years after the beginning of the covid pandemic?
3. What did Kylie Jenner wear to the Schiaparelli fashion show in January?
4. What is the name of the fungal infection that caused a global pandemic in the TV series The Last of Us?
5. After winning four Grammys in February, Beyoncé is now the most awarded artist in the prize’s history, but how many Grammys in total does she have?
6. During the BAFTAs in February, what was the meme that went viral?
7. The Scandoval cheating scandal shocked the reality TV world in March, who was accused of having the sixth month long affair?
8. Why was Gary Lineker forced off his hosting duties for Match of the Day in March?
9. What date did Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour commence?
10. In April which country became the 31st country to join NATO?
11. Netflix’s Beef was one of the most popular shows of the year, who were the two lead actors in the series?
12. Who won the Women’s Six Nations?
13. Where was King Charles’ coronation held?
14. And which guest couldn’t find her seat at the coronation?
15. Who was the actor who took on the role of Ariel in the live action Disney movie The Little Mermaid?
16. What was the name of Kylie Minogue’s viral single released in May?
17. How many months did the WGA strike go on for?
18. What city hosted the Eurovision contest this year?
19. Who won the men’s 2022 – 2023 Premier League?
20. Who’s set was famously cut short at Glastonbury?
21. What is the name of the Barbie played by Kate McKinnon in the Barbie movie?
22. Which Greek Island suffered serious wild fires which caused many tourists to flee it?
23. What was the final score of the FIFA Women’s World Cup final match between England and Spain?
24. What is the name of the social media app designed by Meta, aimed to rival Twitter/X?
25. How was a Just Stop Oil protestor removed from an Ashes test match at Lords?
26. In August which former US president’s mugshot went viral?
27. What is the name of the TikTok trend that sees people showcase their meals of mismatched items?
28. In September what epidemic was said to be being brought over to the UK from Paris?
29. Who won the women’s singles title at the US Open?
30. NASA declared this summer the hottest on record, but what was the average global temperature that summer? (closest answer wins)
31. Who was the only non Red Bull F1 driver to win a Grand Prix race in the 2023 Formula One World Championship?
32. Who narrated Britney Spears’ highly anticipated memoir The Woman in Me for the audio book version?
33. Who won Big Brother 2023?
34. What is the real name of the TikToker who went viral as ‘Tube Girl’?
35. Which Love Island contestant appeared in three versions of the show this year?
36. Which former British Prime Minister was appointed Foreign Secretary in November?
37. What milestone birthday did Prince Charles reach this year?
38. Which music artist shaved his hair off in November, causing the internet to lose its mind?
39. What was the Oxford English Dictionary word of the year?
40. As of December 2023, how many users does Chat GPT now have (closest answer wins)?

The best 2023 quiz answers

1. Spare
2. China
3. A dress with a lion’s head on it
4. Cordyceps
5. 32
6. Ariana DeBose rapping ‘Angela Bassett did the thing’
7. Tom Sandoval and Raquel Leviss
8. He was a in a impartiality row with the BBC over his Twitter after he criticised the language used in a government asylum policy
9. 17th March 2023
10. Finland
11. Steven Yeun and Ali Wong
12. England
13. Westminster Abbey
14. Katy Perry
15. Halle Bailey
16. ‘Padam Padam’
17. 4 months from 2 May 2023 – 27 Sept 2023
18. Liverpool, UK
19. Manchester City
20. Lana Del Rey
21. Weird Barbie
22. Rhodes
23. Spain won 1-0 to England
24. Threads
25. England wicket-keeper Jonny Bairstow picked up one of the protestors and moved him off the pitch
26. Donald Trump
27. Girl Dinner
28. A bed bug invasion
29. Coco Gauff
30. 16.77C
31. Carlos Sainz at Ferrari
32. Michelle Williams
33. Jordan Sangha
34. Sabrina Bahsoon
35. Scott van-der-Sluis on Love Island UK, Love Island US, and Love Island Games
36. David Cameron
37. His 75th birthday on 14th November 2023
38. Harry Styles
39. Rizz
40. Around 180.5million

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