From Posh Spice’s pants to a big Brit-Pop band reunion – take on Bizarre’s big Christmas quiz

FROM a bust-up on stage at the Oscars to Bennifer finally getting hitched, there hasn’t been a dull moment in showbiz this year.

There have been band break-ups, A-list babies and celebrity feuds along the way, but how closely have you been paying attention?

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Switch off the naff Christmas telly, polish off your selection boxes and put aside those leftover pigs in blankets because it’s time to take my Bizarre Quiz of the Year.

The answers are at the bottom of the page  . . . but no peeking!

BATTLE OF THE BANDS

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1. Which Britpop band announced they are reuniting for the first time in eight years for shows next summer?
2. Little Mix went on hiatus in May. What are the names of the three members?
3. Which female pop trio reunited after a decade and gave their first chat to Bizarre?
4. Which chart-topping group is on hiatus while its members undertake military service?
5. ABBA launched a ground-breaking digital residency in East London, but what is it called?

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SOLO STAR SUCCESS

1. Beyonce posed on a mirrored horse for the cover of her first solo album in six years. What is the album called?
2. What was the longest-running No1 single of 2022, spending ten weeks at the top?
3. Adele finally kicked off her Las Vegas residency in November, but in what month had it been due to start?
4. Whose album was the fastest-selling of the year, shifting 204,000 copies in the UK in a week?
5. Which Brit topped the charts in June with a song which was first released 37 years ago?

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LOVE IS IN THE AIR

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1. Calvin Harris got engaged to which Radio 1 DJ?
2. Who welcomed their first baby, a boy, with rapper A$AP Rocky?
3. Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck got ­married how many years after ending their original engagement?
4. Which US comic has this year dated both Kim Kardashian and Emily Ratajkowski ?
5. Which TV judge proposed to their partner Lauren ­Silverman after 13 years of dating?

TOUR DE FORCE

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1. Dua Lipa kicked off her epic 91-date Future Nostalgia tour in Miami in February, but in which country did she end the concerts last month?
2. Harry Styles played to 100,000 people across two nights at which venue in Manchester?
3. Which act’s tour was designed to be eco-friendly, with energy-producing dancefloors and exercise bikes?
4. Ed Sheeran kicked off his fourth major concert tour in April, but what is it called?
5. Which US-born rapper played multiple dates across the UK on his Big Steppers Tour?

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SPOT THE DIFFERENCE

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1. Which rapper lost his billionaire status in October after being cancelled?
2. Madonna split from her dancer boyfriend Ahlamalik Williams in April after how many years?
3. Which singer claimed to have been axed from performing at the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee after falling out with a fellow Welsh musician?
4. Damon Albarn accused which singer of not writing her own songs, sparking a feud?
5. Who was banned from the high-end restaurant Balthazar in the US for allegedly being rude to staff?

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AND THE BEST AWARD GOES TO…

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1. Who did Will Smith slap on stage at the Oscars in March?
2. Which singer was named Best Dance Act at the Brits – a decade after appearing on The Voice?
3. At the Grammys, which group won in the Best Rock Album, Best Rock Song and Best Rock Performance categories?
4. What is the four-letter title of the Best Picture winner at the Academy Awards?
5. Why were Ant & Dec unable to collect their 21st consecutive Best Presenter prize at the National Television Awards?

WHOSE LINE IS IT ANYWAY?

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1. “Unfortunately I’m married to someone that has eaten the same thing for the last 25 years.”
2. “Do you know what made me do it? Wayne Rooney. I saw his hair and thought, I can actually get my hair done.”
3. “Somehow, Victoria’s knickers ended up being chucked out of the window.”
4. “He farted in my face. He did it deliberately, right in my face.”
5. “Beyonce has the same 24 hours in the day that we do and I just think you’re given one life and it’s up to you what you do with it.”

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SMALL SCREEN TO SILVER SCREEN

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1. Strictly Come Dancing was won by which celebrity?
2. Who is the singer who came second at Eurovision for the UK in May – our best result in two decades?
3. The Sun revealed how ITV would be reviving which famous reality TV show, five years after it ended on Channel 5?
4. What movie made more than £1billion to become the biggest box office hit of 2022?
5. Ariana Grande moved to London in the summer to shoot which two-part film franchise?