Whether you're slumped on the sofa after a big Christmas dinner, looking for some fun questions to entertain the family for an hour or so, or just want to test your own knowledge during this festive period, here are a few quiz questions to get your brain cogs turning.
Whether you decide to take part solo or in teams, there are enough questions here to match any specialist subject with topics such as sport, TV, film, music, general knowledge, and Welsh-related facts all making the bill.
The questions aren't split into subject matter but just listed below with the answers further down the page (so no cheating!).
Good luck!
Questions
1. Before this year, when did Wales last qualify for a football world cup?
2. Which actor did Working Girl star Melanie Griffith marry twice?
3. Which day of the week is named after Norse god Odin’s wife?
4. Which Antipodean pop band filmed their music video in the Rhondda in 1994?
5. Which Roman emperor is hailed in Welsh mythology and the song Yma o Hyd?
6. How many US states begin with the letter M?
7. The chemical symbol Y denotes which uncommon metal?
8. Fill in the missing actor from this sequence: Paul McGann, Christopher Eccleston, ???, Matt Smith.
9. Name the Tory politician (in)famous for miming awfully to the Welsh national anthem.
10. Ambridge is the setting for which soap?
11. Where are the Angel Falls waterfalls?
12. How old was Queen Elizabeth II when she died in September 2022?
13. Who was declared the Sportsman of the Century in 1999 by both the prestigious US magazine Sports Illustrated’ and the BBC?
14. Which of these TV shows is NOT made in Wales? His Dark Materials, Vigil, Sex Education.
15. Who was the last Labour Prime Minister before Tony Blair in 1997?
16. When did Concorde take its final journey?
17. Which sports league celebrated its 30th year in 2022?
18. Larry Page and Sergey Brin founded which giant of the internet back in 1998?
19. Who replaced John Humphrys as host of Mastermind this year?
20. In which decade did Plaid Cymru win its first seat in the UK Parliament?
21. Which of these A-listers is said to have Welsh ancestry – George Clooney, Tom Cruise, or Brad Pitt?
22. Name the Welsh train service these stops feature on: Pontypridd, Porth, Llwynypia
23. Dame Judi Dench and Eddie Izzard made a film in Wales that came out in 2021 – name that film.
24. Banksy is associated with which British city?
25. Where is the US Masters golf tournament held?
26. Name the song these lyrics are from: 'Lipstick cherry all over the lens as she's falling, And miles of sharp blue water coming in'
27. Rob McElhenney is co-owner with Ryan Reynolds of Wrexham FC but name his long-running comedy show.
28. The ingredients tequila, orange liqueur, and lime juice make up which cocktail?
29. Which band sang the track Guns of Brixton?
30. What do the French call the English Channel?
31. When did Cardiff become the capital of Wales?
32. How many Prime Minister's did the UK have this year?
33. How many keys are there on a piano?
34. What horror film franchise welcomed a new sequel in 2022?
35. Which planet has the most moons?
36. Welshman Rhys Thomas is the showrunner on which Disney+ Marvel series?
37. What is the official name of the original Fifa World Cup trophy used between 1930 and 1970?
38. Who won the football World Cup 2022 in December?
39. Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield came under fire this year for allegedly doing what?
41. What type of nuts are traditionally used in pesto?
42. Which singer's real name is John Roger Stephens?
43. How many goals did Wales score in the World Cup 2022?
44. Who wrote Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau?
45. What film is this quote from: "No, Dutch-Irish. My father was from Wales"?
46. Which Welsh rugby international has the nickname 'Sheriff'?
47. What do these names have in common – Arwen, Olwen, Gladys?
48. Which Welsh actress won a Bafta for her role in BBC drama Anthony?
49. What is Japanese sake made from?
50. Which Welsh town hosted a premiere of Jurassic Park 1993?
Answers
1. 1958
2. Don Johnson (once in 1976 and then again in 1989)
3. Friday (From her name Frigg or Friia)
4. Crowded House (for the song Locked Out)
5. Magnus Maximus
6. Eight (Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Minnesota, and Maine)
7. Yttrium
8. David Tennant (in a list of Doctor Who actors)
9. John Redwood
10. The Archers
11. Venezuela
12. 96
13. Muhammad Ali
14. Vigil
15. James Callaghan
16. 2003
17. The Premier League
18. Google
19. Clive Myrie
20. 1966
21. Tom Cruise – apparently his great-great grandfather was from Flintshire
22. The Transport for Wales Treherbert service
23. Six Seconds to Midnight
24. Bristol
25. Augusta, Georgia
26. Girls on Film – Duran Duran
27. It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
28. Margarita
29. The Clash
30. La Manche
31. 1955
32. 3
33. 88
34. Scream
35. Saturn
36. Hawkeye
37. Jules Rimet
38. Argentina
39. Skipping the queue to visit the Queen lying in state
40. Brokeback Mountain
41. Pine nuts
42. John Legend
43. 1
44. Evan and James James
45. The Naked Gun
46. Ken Owens
47. They were all storm names in 2021
48. Raki Ayola
49. Rice
50. Carmarthen
