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- 1.How did Nigella Lawson describe the Greggs festive bake in her Christmas advert for the high-street baked goods chain?
- 2.Which news website, known for airing extremist views and bizarre conspiracy theories, was the subject of a surprise takeover by comedy brand The Onion?
- 3.Facebook owner Meta fired staff at its Los Angeles office for using their $25 meal credits to buy what?
- 4.Sir Richard Branson officiated at the nuptials of which couple on his private Caribbean Island this year?
- 5.West Ham United shareholder Daniel Křetínský swooped on Royal Mail owner IDS with a takeover this year. What is his nickname?
- 6.What festive products are expected to be 25% bigger this year, thanks to silt and sea breezes?
- 7.Which factor increased France’s growth rate in the second quarter of 2024?
- 8.Did the price of Brent crude (closing price) peak this year at
- 9.The digital bank Revolut held a two-day party to celebrate reaching 50 million global customers. Which pop star did it hire to perform at an exclusive concert?
- 10.Secretive quantitative trading firm Jane Street made headlines for paying New York interns more than UK prime minister Keir Starmer. What was their advertised pay?
- 11.Which UK bank has proposed to turn some of its disused offices into social housing?
- 12.What phrase did former transport secretary Louise Haigh use to describe P&O Ferries over its attitude to labour rights, earning her a rebuke from the prime minister?
- 13.What £100m expenditure was cited by HS2 Ltd’s chair as he tried to explain its soaring costs?
- 14.A lorry driver was held for more than 55 hours at one of the UK’s new post-Brexit UK border posts in May. Which character from a hit US TV series did he share his name with?
- 15.Campbell’s Soup, the brand made famous by Andy Warhol’s 1960s artwork of the same name, dropped the ‘soup’ from its name this year after how many years?
- 16.A warehouse sale by which top French brand caused four-hour queues in Hampshire?
- 17.Which of the following brands did Sports Direct tycoon Mike Ashley’s Frasers Group not try to take control of this year?
- 18.Which brand opened a champagne bar in Newcastle’s Fenwick department store?
- 19.How far is new Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol’s “supercommute” by private jet from southern California to Seattle, which created a backlash?
- 20.Which body was described in an MPs’ report as ‘incompetent at best, dishonest at worst’?
- 21.Two years ago Vladimir Putin was blamed for skyrocketing UK inflation. Which other figure was accused of prolonging Britain’s high inflation era, when their UK tour sent hotel prices soaring?
- 22.Who cut the asking price of his London house by £10m, blaming a looming crackdown on non-doms for rich people leaving the country?
- 23.After becoming the UK’s first female chancellor, which artefact did Rachel Reeves want removed from the Treasury, before being told it would cost at least £8,000 just to cover it up?
- 24.Jaguar ruffled feathers with a new electric “concept” model to try to reinvigorate the British car brand. Which of these was a real colour option for buyers?
- 25.OpenAI this year hurriedly changed the voice of a talking chatbot after an actor who has played an AI role complained it was stolen. Whose voice did it resemble?
- 26.Rupert Murdoch’s bid to change the family trust to ensure his eldest son Lachlan keeps control of his empire after his death has been thrown out by a Nevada commissioner. What was the plan’s codename?
- 27.Aeroplane maker Boeing has lurched from crisis to crisis since two fatal crashes in 2018 and 2019. What fault – thankfully not deadly this time – prompted the resignation of chief executive Dave Calhoun?
- 28.Earlier this year, Netflix revealed its most-watched shows for the first half of 2024. Which of the following proved most popular?
- 29.Mr Bates vs the Post Office thrust the plight of wrongfully prosecuted post office operators into the national spotlight. How many people watch the first episode?
- 30.Alton Towers to Madame Tussauds owner Merlin recently struck a deal to bring which global gaming phenomenon to life at its theme parks?
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